Resume

Senior Director of Research and Development / Vice President for Research and Development

ENDRA Life Sciences Inc.

Promoted to VP R&D following successful execution of the company’s clinical strategy; restructured the R&D organization and redirected development priorities, contributing to $5M in subsequent fundraising.

• Led an 8-month engineering effort to identify and resolve the causes of clinical performance failure in the company’s thermoacoustic diagnostic device, taking the system from TRL 0 to TRL 5. Used k-Wave, Ansys HFSS, and internally developed tools to model the acoustic system and identify signal aliasing caused by rib interference, with interference signals hundreds of times larger than the clinical targets.
• Redesigned the hardware by optimizing RF antenna spacing relative to the acoustic sensor, resolving the interference without requiring a full system redesign.
• Improved device clinical efficacy, measured by correlation with MRI-PDFF, from 4% to 89%. Directed multi-site clinical trials involving 70+ patients and supported peer-reviewed publications.
• Led an interdisciplinary team to design a third-generation combined ultrasound and thermoacoustic device to address usability issues. The design reduced projected manufacturing costs by 33%, the probe footprint by half, and the overall system footprint by 5x.

Applied Science Team Leader

ENDRA Life Sciences Inc.

Assumed technical ownership for the first- and second-generation device pipeline and independently analyzed clinical data that identified major discrepancies in baseline efficacy, including a 4% correlation with gold-standard measurements.

• Presented the clinical and technical findings directly to the Board, resulting in a 50% reduction in operating costs and a change in the company’s technical direction.
• Led the redesign of the acoustic sensor, increasing baseline sensitivity by 6 dB and reducing array-wide sensitivity variation 3-fold.
• Managed system specifications, QA procedures, and clinical deployment training, while coordinating technical work between company leadership and external engineering contractors.
• Major contributor to clinical trial design and execution, medical-device validation, ISO 13485, and design verification and validation.

Principal Researcher

Vortex Medical Imaging

First US employee hire of an early-stage computational ultrasound startup. Joined a computer-science-focused team as the primary ultrasound imaging expert. Established the company’s US acoustic laboratory, including equipment procurement, custom 3D-printed components, and core testing infrastructure.

• Defined the technical specifications and characterization methods for a 3D ultrasound probe based on Full Matrix Capture and real-time full waveform inversion for imaging tissue density and speed of sound.
• Worked with external vendors to transition the probe from design to physical prototype, including defining QA requirements and performance targets for the software and computer science team.

Team Leader & Postdoctoral Fellow

Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology

Managed a $1M development budget and a multidisciplinary team of 10–20 engineers, computer scientists, biologists, and clinical researchers. Led development of optical and acoustic technologies from laboratory prototypes toward clinical applications.

• Led development of a combined photoacoustic and ultrasound prostate imaging system from initial design through prototype development and clinical testing. Authored initial designs and managed external subcontractors responsible for custom ultrasound arrays, multi-port optical waveguides, and specialized cart housings.
• Implemented real-time signal-processing algorithms and software workflows using MATLAB, Python, and CUDA, increasing photoacoustic imaging data-processing speed by 10x.
• Designed and executed a validation program covering preclinical testing, ex vivo studies, and a first-in-human feasibility clinical trial for early cancer detection. The project was selected as one of five Stanford projects to receive funding from Philips Healthcare based on its potential for clinical and commercial translation.

Graduate Researcher – Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering

Tel Aviv University, School of Engineering

Developed novel photoacoustic methods and prototype devices for early detection of osteoporosis, advancing technologies from bench-top concepts to first-in-human clinical studies.

• Designed experimental systems and studies spanning acoustic instrumentation, biophotonics, statistical optics, and laser-tissue interactions.

Algorithms Engineer

OptiCul Diagnostics Ltd.

Established advanced signal-processing methods and an SVM classifier for a rapid optical bacteria-detection device, evaluating performance against clinical-trial data.

• Performed and analyzed clinical trials. Used the results to bridge the gap to commercialization, contributing to the company’s early business plan.

Graduate Researcher – M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering & Management Track

Tel Aviv University, School of Engineering

Developed a novel magneto-motive ultrasound method for early detection of cancer, from concept through modeling and benchtop prototype.

Algorithms & Image Processing Engineer

Weizmann Institute of Science

Designed and implemented a real-time multi-threaded video and sensor analysis system capable of capturing and processing rapidly changing, unpredictable whisker movement to control a live feedback loop.

Operations Research Officer

Israel Defense Forces

Applied quantitative analysis and operational modeling to support planning and decision-making. Selected for the Lotem academic and technical military program.

Accelerated Management Development Certificate Program

University of Michigan, Ross School of Business

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering

Tel Aviv University

Interdisciplinary research spanning Biomedical and Electrical Engineering

M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering & Management Track

Tel Aviv University

Minor in Business Administration

B.Sc., Biomedical Engineering

Tel Aviv University