About Us | Penn Health-Tech

We empower Penn innovators to create and develop transformative medical devices and health technologies.

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Penn Health-Tech launched in 2017 as a University-wide effort to advance Penn’s world-class breakthroughs into devices and health technologies.

Sponsored in part by a generous gift from Penn alum Jonathan Brassington, the Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology, known simply as Penn Health-Tech, was established as a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Office of the Vice Provost of Research. Penn Health-Tech provides resources and links innovators to regional partners, including the University of Pennsylvania health system and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, expanding Penn's biomedical technology pipeline.

Our Team

Penn Health-Tech fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation across the University among faculty, staff, fellows, and students. Innovations and innovators developed here will advance healthcare, improve lives, and benefit society everywhere.

Katherine Reuther, PhD, MBA Executive Director

Glory Durham, MPH Director of Operations

Courtney Houtsma, MS Director of Program Management and Development

India Watson Program and Administrative Coordinator

Brian Litt, MD Faculty Director

Cameron Baston, MD, MSCE Faculty Associate Director

Mark Yim, PhD Faculty Associate Director

Eric Eaton, PhD Technical Advisor

Dustyn Roberts, PhD Engineer in Residence

Clinical Fellows

Clinical Fellows provide guidance to Penn Health-Tech programs and teams and serve as a connection point to Penn Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and beyond.

Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Ashley Boenisch, MSN, RN, CMSRN Senior Clinical Manager, Penn Heart & Vascular Center

Lawrence E. Fried, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Heather M. Giannini, MD Attending Physician and Instructor of Medicine in Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care

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Sonul Mehta, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Director of the Division of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Nadav Schwartz, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Attending, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Student Fellows

Student Fellows are masters-level students with strong business, scientific and/or technical backgrounds that provide project support for the Health Tech Accelerator Program portfolio teams and other special projects.

Prateek Sharma, MD-PhD Candidate Student Fellow

Roland Washington Student Fellow

Mingde (Bryan) Zeng Student Fellow

Xiangyu Zou Student Fellow

Strategic Advisory Board

The Penn Health-Tech Strategic Advisory Board is a dynamic group of health technology, entrepreneurial, and investment leaders who provide strategic oversight to enable the center to advance research and technology development across Penn and beyond.