Team
Chester Koh, MD
R. Brandon Hunter, MD
Christine Luk, MBE
Jhalak Mehta, MBE
Balakrishna Haridas, PhD
Gwenyth Fischer, MD
Richard Wilson, PhD
Matthew Wettergreen, PhD
Achu Byju, MS
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Chester Koh, MD, FACS, FAAP – Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
Balakrishna Haridas, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, SWPDC – Texas A&M Engineering
Richard Willson, PhD – University of Houston
Matthew Wettergreen, PhD – Rice University Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK)
Gwenyth Fisher, MD, Director of PDIC – University of Minnesota
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Christine Luk, MBE, SWPDC Portfolio Manager – EchoNous
Achu Byju, MS, – Texas A&M Engineering
Jhalak Mehta, MBE, SWPDC Fellow
Isabella Schmitt – Vice President of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs at HeartSciences
Ellie Reynolds, MBE – Proxima CRO
Caroline Jennings – Proxima CRO
Jeff Albertsen – R&D and Engineering at Quest Medical
Justin Meade – Strategy and Administration at Interplay Learning
Robert Kroslowitz – CEO at Berlin Heart, Inc
ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Alan Cooper – Engineering at Cooper Consulting
Ashok Gowda – CEO at Biotex, Inc.
John Reale – Venture Partner at Texas Medical Center
Joe Cunningham – Managing Director at Sante Ventures
Gordon Schatz – President at Schatz Reimbursement Strategies LLC
Michael Ritchey – Chief Medical Officer (retd) at Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Susan Alpert – President at Susan Alpert Consulting
Emily Reiser – Strategy and New Ventures at Texas Medical Center
Ann Tanabe – CEO at BioHouston, Inc
Michael Dilling – Technology Commercialization and Ventures at Baylor College of Medicine