Discovery Fellows

Meet the UCLA Biodesign Discovery Fellows on the frontlines of healthcare innovation.
These individuals embody our mission to transform medicine through the identification of unmet needs and the development of novel technologies.

Current Fellows

2022 – 2021

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY. DEVICES. INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

Alexander Upfill-Brown, MD, MS

CARDIOLOGY. DIGITAL HEALTH. QUALITY.

David Cho, MD

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. ROCKET SCIENCE. INNOVATION.

Glen Meyerowitz, MS

PEDIATRICS. DEVICES. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.

Jacqueline Kading, MD

HOSPITALIST. HEALTH EQUITY. DEVICES.

Julio LaTorre, MD

DESIGN. CRITICAL CARE. BIOENGINEERING.

Laura Santoso, MD

DEVICES. RHEUMATOLOGY.

Richard Seto, MD

INFORMATICS. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. DIGITAL HEALTH.

Samir Akre

Alumni Fellows

2021 – 2020

DESIGN. INNOVATION. EDUCATION.

Byron Wilson, MS

GLOBAL MEDICINE. DEVICES. STRATEGY.

Christian Johnson, MBA, MS

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. PAIN MANAGEMENT. RESEARCH.

Elizabeth Lord, MD

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.. ROCKET SCIENCE. INNOVATION.

Glen Meyerowitz

EMERGENCY MEDICINE. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING. PEACE CORPS.

Jason Singer, MD

ANESTHESIOLOGY. BIOENGINEERING. TELEMEDICINE.

Laleh Jalilian, MD

DIGITAL. NURSING. CARDIAC ICU.

Onike Williams,NP-C,MSN,APRN,PHN

DEVICES. CARDIOVASCULAR. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

Wesley Jones, MS

2020 – 2019

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. DIGITAL. BIOMATERIALS

Alexandra Stavrakis, MD

SURGERY. ENGINEERING. SOFTWARE.

Gabe Oland, MD

ROBOTICS. ENGINEERING. STROKE.

Gil Herrnstadt, PhD

DIAGNOSTICS. CARDIOLOGY. CHRONIC CARE.

Luke Allera

CARDIOVASCULAR. BIOMATERIALS. ENGINEERING.

Marcus Goudie, PhD

 

RADIATION ONCOLOGY. INFORMATICS. CONSULTING.

Neil Parikh, MD, MBA

MEDICINE. CRITICAL CARE. ENGINEERING.

Obi Emeruwa, MD, MBA

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. INFECTION. IMMUNOTHERAPY.

Peter Hsiue, MD

UROLOGY. ROBOTIC SURGERY. BIOMATERIALS.

Renea Sturm, MD

PEDIATRICS. ONCOLOGY. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.

Stephen Speicher, MD

Accelerator Fellows

The UCLA Biodesign Accelerator Fellows represent faculty and staff advancing novel concepts in healthcare technology.
These individuals are champions of innovation and contribute to fostering the greater entrepreneurial culture at UCLA.

Current Fellows

2022 – 2021

NEUROSCIENCE. GASTROENTEROLOGY. MEDICAL DEVICES.

Dean Ehrlich, MD

SURGERY. WOMENS HEALTH. ONCOLOGY.

Farnaz Haji, DO

SURGERY. ENGINEERING. SOFTWARE.

Gabriel Oland, MD

DEVICES. BIOMATERIALS. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.

George Aninwene II, PhD

PLASTIC SURGERY. MICROVASCULATURE. RECONSTRUCTION.

Jason Roostaeian, MD

INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY. DEVICES.

Jose Morales, MD

ANESTHESIA. MEDICAL DEVICES. SOFTWARE.

Jure Marijic, MD

HOSPITALIST. SOFTWARE. TELEMEDICINE.

Li Zhou, MD

ORTHOPAEDICS. DEVICES. DATA SCIENCE.

Nelson SooHoo, MD

MEDICINE. CRITICAL CARE. ENGINEERING

Obi Emeruwa, MD

PRECISION MEDICINE. ONCOLOGY. DATA SCIENCE.

Paul Boutros, PhD, MBA

UROLOGY. ROBOTIC SURGERY. BIOMATERIALS.

Renea Sturm, MD

DIAGNOSTICS. BIOINFORMATICS. PHARMACEUTICALS.

Seungjun Yeo

COMPUTER SCIENCE. DIAGNOSTICS. CRYPTOLOGY.

Sumita Jonak, MS, MBA

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. DEVICES. ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY.

Tyler Clites, PhD

Alumni Fellows

2021 – 2020

WEARABLES. CARDIOLOGY. DIAGNOSTICS.

Ali Nsair, MD

DIAGNOSTICS. HEAD&NECK SURGERY. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.

Ashley Kita, MD

GASTROENTEROLOGY. SOFTWARE. INNOVATION.

Berkeley Limketkai, MD, PhD

NEUROSURGERY. DEVICES. ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY.

Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD

WOMEN'S HEALTH. DRUG DELIVERY. ONCOLOGY.

Leena Nathan, MD

PLASTIC SURGERY. NEUROBIOLOGY. REGULATORY SCIENCE.

Michael Delong, MD

DEVICES. CARDIOLOGY. DIGITAL.

Rushi Parikh, MD

WOMEN'S HEALTH. DRUG DELIVERY. SURGERY.

Tamara Grisales, MD

BIOENGINEERING. BIOMATERIALS. RESEARCH.

Timothy Deming, PhD