MassRobotics
Program Mentors and Healthcare Experts

Program Mentors

Elliot Helms

Advanced Solution Engineer, Novanta

Eric Klein

VP of Sales – Robotics and Automation, Novanta

Johannes Linzbach

Head of Research Hub Boston, Festo

Nuzha Yakoob

Founder and CEO, yaxxoo inc.

Dr. William Nguyen

Development Manager, Mitsubishi Electric US

Medical Advisory Board and Industry Experts

Chen Cao

Technology Strategist Principal, Emerging Technologies, Mass General Brigham Digital

Conor Walsh

Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Esther Kim

Head of Emerging Technologies, Mass General Brigham Digital

Dr. Gopinath Nageshwaran

Global Medical Evidence Generation Lead, Immunology, Sanofi

Iris Briancon

Innovation Strategy Advisor

Dr. Jaleel Durrani

Chief Anesthesiologist, CaloSpa Rejuvenation Center

Jennifer V. Audeh

Partner, Foley Hoag

Kamran Manzoor, MD, MBA

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine South Shore Health

Kitty Sahin

Strategic Advisor, Former Executive at Avantor and Novanta

Luke Poppish

Vice President of Inpatient Operations at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Mass General Brigham

Mary Jane McCraven

Marketing and Business Development Manager, Harmonic Drive

Travis McCready

Head of Industries, Leasing Advisory

Usman Ahmad

Division Chair of Thoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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