ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Our vast lineup of board and committee members is made up of researchers, experts, faculty, providers, and advocates. These individuals help us gather expertise, opinions, and support as we aim to help our portfolio members develop and commercialize pediatric medical devices, glean new insights about the MedTech industry, and share strategic guidance with our portfolio members.

Stakeholder Committee

Our high-impact Stakeholder Committee includes clinical and industry leaders with specialized expertise in commercializing pediatric medical devices. They actively support the advancement of CTIP and its Portfolio Members.

Andrew Watson
Mayo Clinic

Bradley Hauert
Children’s Hospital
Colorado

Christina Bernstein
BB Medical
Surgical Inc.

Chuck Magness
Seattle Children’s Hospital

Dave Whelan
Bespoke Business
Strategy Inc.

David Sheridan
OHSU

Diana Joseph
Corporate Accelerator
Forum

Donald Loewel
Pasadena SBDC

Eunjoo Pacifici
USC

George Tolomiczenko
Cal Tech

Gunjan Siroya
Larta Institute

Jennifer McCaney
UCLA

Julian Gold
Cedars-Sinai

Kathryn Edgerton
Mintz

Kathryne Cooper
Jumpstart Nova

Katie Bales
EverPulse Foundation

Keith Hoffman
Athos Therapeutics Inc.

Krista Nelson
Children’s Mercy Hospital

Lauren Edgerton
Piper Sandler & Co.

Lindsay Stolzenburg
Northwestern University

NUCATS

Ling Kung
Kaiser Permanente

Lisa Suennen
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Megan O’Brien
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Monica Vajani
mHUB

Omkar P. Kulkarni
CHLA

Prakash Rao
Medtronic

Rubayath Mohsen
The Lundquist Institute

Sanjeet Hegde
Rady Children’s Hospital

Taylor McPartland
ScaleHealth

Clinical Advisory Board

Our Clinical Advisory Board includes physicians, mid-level providers, therapists and other healthcare professionals at all stages of their career. We engage our advisors to learn more about the MedTech industry and contribute to the advancement of pediatric technologies.

Abbie Bauer
OHSU

Adam Cross
OSF Healthcare

Alexander Van Speybroeck
CHLA

Andrea Matho
CHLA

Andrew Cheng
CHLA

Andy Chang
CHLA

Animesh Tandon
Cleveland Clinic

Anne Marie Morse
Janet Weis Hospital

Ashwini Lakshmanan
CHLA

Ben Orwoll
OHSU

Beth Smith
CHLA

Chloe Han
OHSU

Deidre McLaughlin
OHSU

Eugene Kim
CHLA

Felicity Case
OHSU

Gagan Mathur
UC Irvine

Gautam Nagendra
Gilead Sciences

Heather Cohen
CHLA

Irina Kukuyeva
Executive Venture

Fund

Jane Xiao
OHSU

Jessica Bailey
OHSU

John Moorhead
OHSU

Jonathon Tan
CHLA

Jose Pineda
CHLA

Jud Heugel
FlyteHealth

Justin Azar
Janet Weis Hospital

Lindsey Patton
Children’s Health System of Texas

Marlo McIlraith
OHSU

Matthew Bromwich
CHEO, Ottawa
Children’s Hospital

Matthew Halsey
OHSU

Miles Ellenby
OHSU

Michael Natarus
Lurie Children’s Hospital

Neha Patel
CHLA

Om Jha
CHLA

Sanhita Reddy
Kaiser Permanente

Sanjay Belani
Kaiser Permanente

Patrick Evers
OHSU

Sowmya Beksha
USC

Sarah Hecht
OHSU

Stephany Kunzweiler
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Steven McGaughey
OHSU

Sudha Nallasamy
CHLA

Sumedha Mongia
Remmie Health

SunHee Chung
OHSU

Susanne Duvall
OHSU

Tai-Wei Wu
Janet Weis Hospital

Investor Advisory Board

The Investor Advisory Board consists of individuals who allocate capital or influence capital allocation toward medical device projects. Their valuable insights and strategic guidance help our pediatric innovators overcome financial barriers on the path to commercialization.

Adam Heller
Oakwood Circle Ventures

Alexandra Shandiz
Boomerang Ventures

Andrew Meadow
Health Innovation
Capital

Becca Shmukler
Laerdal Million
Lives Fund

Branden Rosenhan
MedMountain
Ventures

David Kereiakes
Windham Venture Partners

David Prim
Broadview Ventures

Eric Ulchaker
Serial Stage Venture Partners

Janet Boachie
The California Endowment

John Parker
Springhood Ventures

Justin Williams
Seae Ventures

Simone Otenaike
Aligned Health Law

Thomya Goode
Former Healthcare
Venture Capital

Zoe Guttendorf
Former Healthcare
Venture Capital

Consortium Community

The Consortium Community is intended to encourage pediatric-specific MedTech innovation to ultimately reach the broadest number of patients. They unify various technology transfer, research, and innovation stakeholders across CTIP consortium sites for best-practice sharing, targeted discussions, and partnerships to reduce the commercialization barriers that may limit pediatric MedTech innovation. 

Erin Overstreet
USC Stevens Center
for Innovation

Jonathan Jubera
OHSU

Kaushik Ghosh
Lurie Children’s Hospital

Krista Nelson
Children’s Mercy Hospital

Martin Broome
CHLA

Megha Patel
UCLA Technology
Development Group

Megan O’Brien
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Nick Heuermann
OSF Healthcare

Nirdesh Gupta
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center