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Clinical Lead
Hanmin Lee, MD
Professor & Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon in Chief, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Engineering Lead
Shuvo Roy, PhD
Professor, Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences
Department of Surgery
Accelerating the translation of pioneering medical devices to improve patient care
Surgical Innovations is an initiative of the Department of Surgery in partnership with the Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences to identify, mentor, and facilitate the translation of novel medical technologies into transformative new devices and treatments to improve human health. Surgeons are natural innovators, constantly faced with opportunities to think creatively and devise new solutions in the operating room.
Biodevice Innovation Pathway
For residents interested in medical technology and surgical innovation, the Biodevice Innovation Pathway provides rigorous hands-on research experiences developing and translating novel medical devices and technologies for unmet clinical needs alongside surgical innovators, bioengineering faculty and graduate students, and device industry professionals.
