Advisors, Coaches, and Clinical Partners
Harvard Medical School HealthTech Fellowship
Geographically, Harvard triangulates between thriving startup culture in Kendall Square, the epicenter of venture capital in Boston and booming bioscience business in Waltham and Weston, perfectly positioning fellows for an invaluable 10-month experience. It also means some of the world’s top innovators are right here in our own backyard. Meet our advisors, coaches, and clinical partners.
Advisors
| Paola Abello Program Director Director of Innovation, Harvard Medical School View LinkedIn Profile |
| Imran Eba Program Advisor Partner, Action Potential Venture Capital View LinkedIn Profile |
| Vanessa Gurie Program Advisor Co-Founder and CEO, I-Ophthalmology View LinkedIn Profile |
| Zach Malchano Program Advisor President, Cognito Therapeutics View LinkedIn Profile |
| Benjamin Pless Program Advisor CEO, Pivotal Design Labs View LinkedIn Profile |
| Aaron Sandoski Program Advisor Managing Director, Norwich Ventures View LinkedIn Profile |
| Chris Stivers Program Advisor Entrepreneur In Residence, inQB8 Medical Technologies View LinkedIn Profile |
| Conor Walsh, Ph.D. Program Advisor Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University View LinkedIn Profile |
| Krishna Yeshwant, MD Program Advisor Partner, Google Ventures View LinkedIn Profile |
Coaches
- Annie Garofalo, Team Development Leader
- Zach Malchano, Project Advisor & Coach
- Racquel Redwood, Coach
Clinical Partners
Each year, the HealthTech Fellows begin their 10-month journey at the problem-finding phase by conducting observations and identifying hundreds of unmet healthcare needs at a clinical partner site hosted at a Harvard-affiliated hospital. For two months of this clinical immersion, the team works alongside world-class physicians, generates a list of unfiltered needs, and finds opportunities to build creative collaborations to advance healthcare innovation within the clinical setting.
Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Clinical Partner: Thor Sundt, MD
Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Clinical Partners: Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD, and Gerard Doherty, MD