A surgeon and Biomedical engineer who has contributed to innovations in Tissue Engineering, NanoTechnology, Radiofrequency ablation, Biophotonics, and DNA sequencing technology, Dr. Huynh developed and refined the idea of optimizing Mixed Reality for Surgical Operations through her years of experience with today’s complex healthcare system. She is a creative trailblazer pushing the boundaries of healthcare technology.

Dr. Tran Tu Huynh

Founder & President

She has 25 years of executive and senior leadership in the healthcare industry, business development, market intelligence, NPI, and sales. In addition to managing Divisions and teams, industry-leading Fortune 100 companies: GE Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, Philips Healthcare, Hewlett Packard offering diagnostic imaging solutions, IT solutions, and services in North America and Global Markets. Delivered significant

Beverly Plost

Business Development Leadership

Carl has 20+ years of software development experience in cutting-edge areas within gaming, mobile and wearable devices. He’s been leading cross-national teams out of South Korea and the Nordics. Carl has been focusing solely on AI and AR experiences for the last eight years.

Carl Tonsgard

Chief Technology Officer

Michael is the founder and President of Loricca, Inc. with more than 25 years of experience in IT security. He has successfully managed and actively participated in a multitude of IT security consulting projects for a variety of organizations and agencies including Department of Homeland Security, Siemens, FBI, University of Alabama Medical System, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, and numerous healthcare organizations.

Michael Whitcomb

Security & Compliance Strategy

Desmond has a background in Sound and Software engineering. This, along with his years of clinical experience as an Optometric technician, has enabled him to broaden and combine his knowledge. Desmond is passionate about bridging the gap between customers and technology, and his creativity, out-of-the-box thinking make him an excellent member of our team.

Desmond Adkins

Product Support Specialist

Margaret brings over 20 years of hands-on experience in all facets of product launch from design concept to commercialization in the US and international markets. Her expertise is in developing US and global med device regulatory strategy, bridging quality compliance gaps in pre-/post-M&A, and catalyzing organizational changes to support accelerated growth in a highly regulated

Margaret Wong

Global Regulatory/Operations Compliance

Winnie is an experienced and effective clinical application specialist. She has a long track record of planning and implementing successful pilots. Winnie has also been impactful in development of new products and features, capturing the business requirements, designing the product road map, monitoring the product development following Lean Startup

Winnie Tsui

Clinical & Commercial Implementation

Heather is Vice President of Finance for a large hospital system in the Midwest and a seasoned senior executive in healthcare. She is also a Venture Partner at Loud Capital. She brings deep experience in the financial sector, including financial strategy, operations, capital planning, joint ventures, and board leadership in the for-and non-profit sectors. She specializes in start-up leadership positions and those requiring significant business and human capital re-organizations.

Heather Brandon

CPA, Investor & Board Member, Finance Advisor

Alan has more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Focused on new and emerging HealthTech innovation products and solutions to improve patient care and outcomes . He has also worked directly with the Center of Medicare and Medicaid, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, American Hospital Association, and some of the largest hospital groups in the nation. Was advisor to the Canadian Technology Accelerator programs and the Israeli Consultant as a mentor for new HealthTech companies.

Alan Golombek

Launch Partner

Mitchell Fong has been in healthcare for over 10 years. He is a Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives and has served in population health and digital health innovation roles. He is passionate about healthcare innovation to drive equitable access to quality care for all. As a public health professional, Mitchell has been able to help develop population health and virtual care infrastructure, policy, and services aligned with his mission of improving the delivery and quality of health leveraging technology.

Mitchell Fong

Launch Partner

An initial love for the surgical setting as a global Product Manager for Pilling Weck many years ago launched Kelly Jordan-Krasner into a long time healthcare career. She has led marketing, sales and growth efforts of innovative, life changing products for many years across multiple specialties, while heavily focused on oncology, radiology and surgery. Kelly has become a launch partner and trusted advisor for start-up healthtech companies who develop products that will change the way medicine is delivered, for the better. With so much opportunity to improve the provider and patient experience, Kelly did not hesitate to come on board to help make providers aware of, and gain access to, OpticSurg as quickly as possible.

Kelly Krasner

Launch Partner

Justin Sambol, MD

Development & Implementation

Raymond Raven, MD, MBA

Development & Growth West Coast

Michael Sirkin, MD

Development & Growth East Coast

Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc(MedEd), FACS, AFAMEE

Clinical Advisor, OpticSurg Scientific Advisory Council

Mark Richman, MD, MPH, FACEP, FACP

Emergency Medicine Physician and Associate Professor

Destini McMillan-Foster (she/her) is a graduate student at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Policy. She graduated in 2021 with her bachelor's degree in biology from the City College of New York. Destini previously worked on the Multi-site PFAS Health Study, where she implemented various aspects of the clinic-based study protocol with adults and children, including administering informed consent, administering a health questionnaire, and distributing study participation incentives. She also took on the responsibility of administering child neurobehavioral assessments. Destini was further promoted to team lead, which involved additional responsibilities for reviewing the quality of other team members' work, serving as a backup to the office manager, and assisting with community outreach activities to raise awareness about the study in the local community.

Destini McMillan-Foster

LifeSci 2024 Intern

Justin is a junior at Hunter College majoring in computer science. His prior experience interning at various startups as a software engineer has strengthened his desire to explore a career where technology can be utilized in unique ways to help others. Through academic work and internships, Justin has explored multiple facets of computer science including full-stack web development, AL/ML, and data analytics. These experiences have expanded his passion to pursue a career within the technical field to participate in creating something that is beneficial to others. In his free time, Justin also enjoys maintaining various technical websites and projects, watching movies and TV shows, playing video games, and walking his dog.

Justin Chu

LifeSci 2024 Intern

Nutcha is a senior at Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College obtaining a Masters’ Degree in Business Analytics with a Concentration in Data Analytics. She has a background in Communicative Disorders due to her undergraduate studies as well as three years of professional experience in pharmacy. This blend of healthcare and business experience equips her with versatility in tackling diverse challenges within both sectors.

Nutcha Sutidtanukati

LifeSci 2024 Intern

Sydney is a senior at Cornell University and is currently obtaining her B.S. in Human Biology, Health, and Society. She has a research background in the field of Genetics and Nutritional Sciences with a focus on underserved populations, as well as clinical experience as a medical apprentice in the field of orthopedics. These experiences have both guided and expanded her passion to serve others as an aspiring healthcare provider and innovator.

Sydney Nhambiu

LifeSci 2023 Intern

Ibrahim is a biomedical engineer obtaining his Master's of Translational Medicine from UC Berkeley-UCSF. He has experience within the fields of Neuroengineering, Molecular Genetics, and Gene Therapy. He is also a volunteer EMT and serves on the board of Clear Direction Mentoring. These endeavors have cultivated unique skills and perspectives as he forges a career aiming to utilize technology to advance healthcare

Ibrahim Abdel Wahab

LifeSci 2023 Intern

Abdoul Bouda is a Queens College Neuroscience program graduate with research focus in Biophysics, Molecular, and Behavioral Neuroscience. He conducted a study to identify links between peripheral changes and CNS plasticity in the context of painful injuries and a study examining the effects of computerized cognitive training on depression patients. Additionally, he has completed a Master of Science degree in Translational Medicine at the CUNY School of Medicine and the Groove School of Engineering. He carried out a capstone project with a biodesign team and prototyped a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy(PEG) tube. He is also a scholar of both NHI MARC and Yale School of Medicine PATHS programs. After working as a Teaching Assistant for the Department of Education over 7 years, Abdoul joined the New York City Department of Health as a public health advisor where he participated in the COVID-19 test and trace program. He loves volunteering, simplifying science problems, and being physically active.

Abdoul Bouda

LifeSci 2023 Intern

Kim is an industry veteran with extensive experience in healthcare and medical device. She held key executive roles in medical device organizations including Roche – Boehringer Mannheim, BioStar, Medingo Ltd., Anodyne Therapy, and Dysis Medical where she created a team that built women’s health revenues to over $1.3M the first year.

Kim Stebbings

Business Development

Jed is an experienced academic clinical research designer. He has worked with various large medical universities studying patients in clinical settings, operating chemical and biomedical research laboratories through which he has built fundamental understanding and multidisciplinary acumen of academic scientific study. He has been effective in designing protocols, implementing novel ideas, analyzing large data sets, publishing peer reviewed manuscripts and promoting diversity and health

Jed Ig-Izevbekhai

Research Associate

Doug has spent the past 30 years working at the intersection of health care policy, law, politics and entrepreneurship. Prior to founding Novana and working with Azafran Capital as an Advisor and Investor, Doug has been founder, CEO and Chairman of three venture-backed technology companies. Under his leadership, these companies secured over two dozen patents, were recognized with multiple juried awards for innovation, and partnered with Apple to feature the first medical device brought to market with patient connectivity and control via an iPhone app. He was named a Fierce 15 CEO by Fierce BioTech in 2013. Doug exited via an asset sale to a global strategic and market leader.

Doug McCormack

Senior Advisor - Business and Partnership Development

Dr. Nosratieh’s passion for disruptive technologies drives her career. A former FDA/CDRH Lead Reviewer and Senior Advisor for Innovation, she was awarded an FDA Outstanding

Anita Nosratieh, PhD

Regulatory Affairs & Product Expert

Doug is an Army veteran and proven C-suite Executive with multiple exits and more than 20 years experience in advanced tech and operational leadership. Having held successive leadership positions across multiple categories (publicly-

Doug Hughes

Business Strategy

Brent brings a breadth of expertise in health tech operations and financing. His extensive experience as VP of Clinical/R&D operations at Cardialen, President of Virtias, CEO of Lumen Medical, the VP of Once Innovation, and Sr Business Program

Brent Shelton

Operations Leadership

Michael Rizkalla has extensive experience with AR and AI. Michael has continually pushed the boundaries of innovation in software & game development. Michael has led many teams of developers to success. He fosters imagination and proficiency..

Michael Rizkalla

Deep Tech Innovation and Architect

Kyle has optimized his Mechanical Engineering training with extensive and diverse applications. His curiosity has helped him excel at his varied technical experiences. Kyle brought to us his creative and also methodical problem-solving skills that were tremendous for our bench to application implementation.

Kyle Chadwick

Product Manager

Dr. Adi is a Nephrologist with vast entrepreneurial experience in diverse fields and passion for healthtech innovation. He is managing partner and on the executive board of several dialysis clinics and other companies. He previously set up a vascular access center, and has been Head of Nephrology and Transplantation in a large hospital program.

Chudi Adi, MD, MBA

Development & Implementation