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At its core, what is Sunnybrook Medventions?

About the Program

Sunnybrook Medventions isn’t a typical incubator or accelerator. Medventions is a hospital-based training program that targets the clinical needs of our patients and nurtures our top entrepreneurial and medtech industry talent in Canada. The program is a multidisciplinary and dynamic community of like-minded clinicians, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who share the same vision; to create the future of healthcare and develop a well-trained workforce with the required skills and expertise to translate research outcomes into benefits for Canadians.

Our mission is to build an environment for clinical innovation that will generate a cluster effect of medtech companies. The program bridges the gap between engineering research and clinical domain by immersing trainees in the life of Sunnybrook, allowing them to observe clinical procedures and interact with clinicians.

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Leadership

Meet the founders of the Sunnybrook Medventions Program. Our forward-looking leadership team drives our mantra, guides our strategy, and leads our people. Working with each other and with our trainees, their knowledge and experience come together to make a difference for all our stakeholders – trainees, patients, healthcare providers and medical device industry members.

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Dr. Bradley Strauss
Co-Founder, Medventions
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Dr. Graham Wright
Co-Founder, Medventions
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Dr. Ahmed Nasef
Co-Founder, Medventions & Program Manager, Medventions Toronto
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Dr. Brian Courtney
Co-Founder & Director, Medventions
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Our Mentors

Our fellows get frictionless access to academic, clinical, and industry leaders from the local health technology ecosystem who provide our fellows with real-world advice on healthcare innovation and technology commercialization. This network of mentors is one of the most valuable benefits of training at Sunnybrook Medventions.

Clinical & Research Mentors

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Dennis Ko
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Dr. Paul Santerre
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Dr. Cari Whyne
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Dr. Eugene Crystal
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Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera
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Dr. Sam Radhakrishnan

Industry Advisors

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Cameron Piron
President and Chief Strategy Officer at Synaptive Medical
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Harold Wodlinger
President, Wodlinger Consultin
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Hassan Jaferi
Co-Director UTEST, Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
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Jayson Parker
Associate Professor, MBIOTECH University of Toronto
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Kris Shah
President, Baylis Medical Technologies
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Nick Kuryluk
Principal at Virtus Insights
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Shahira Bhimani
VP Market Access Government Affairs Public Policy, Baxter Corporation
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Stefano Picone
Vice President of Finance & Business Development, Conavi Medical
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Stephen Leonard
Registered Patent Agent, Hill & Schumacher
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John Doe

Commercialization Professional Research Mentor

Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.

Jane Smith

Technology Innovation Industry Leader

Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.

Dr. Ahmed Nasef

Program Lead, Sunnybrook Medventions

Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.