Associated Faculty
Faculty Panelist:
- Dr. Tao Le
- Dr. In Kim
- Dr. Beth Spurlin
- Dr. Joseph Neimat
- Dr. Shahab Ghafghazi
- Dr. Tani Kaholon
- Dr. Guru Giridharan
- Dr. Hermann Frieboes
- Mr. Shawn Glinter
- Dr. Alex Ding
- Dr. Soham Dasgupta
The Faculty Committee is an interdisciplinary group with expertise in Biomedical innovation and conducts formal evaluations of student projects at various points throughout the program. The panel is drawn from a pool of faculty from the School of Medicine and J.B. Speed School of Engineering who have agreed to donate their time to the program and have a background in biotechnology and innovation.
Cardio/Thoracic Faculty Advisors

Tani Kahlon, M.D., MBA
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Victor van Berkel, M.D., Ph.D.
Department Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Shahab Ghafghazi

Mark Slaughter
Engineering Faculty Advisors

Thomas Roussel, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering

Guruprusad Giridharan, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering

Hermann Frieboes, PhD
Professor of Bioengineering
Neurosurgery Faculty Advisor
Urology Faculty Advisors
Pulm/Crit Care Faculty Advisors

Joseph S. Neimat, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair of Neurological Surgery

Kellen B. Choi, D.O., FACOS
Physician Mentor

Alex M. Ng, MD
Physician Mentor
Faculty Panelist
ENT Faculty Advisor

Tao Le, MD
Department of Allergy and Immunology

Shawn Glinter
Department of Neurological Surgery: Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Jeffrey Bumpous, MD
Chairman of Department of Otolaryngology
Professor of Otolaryngology
Upcoming departments will include Interventional Radiology and Pediatric Cardiology