The Clinician Engineer Hub was launched in 2019 in collaboration between clinicians and engineers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Imperial College London and King’s College London.
It has grown ever since…
Creating a future generation of clinician engineers
Provision of biomedical engineering principles to advance the future of healthcare
Creating an inclusive platform for global clinicians and engineers
Experts
Members
Years of Experience
What We Offer
Education, Research and Industry opportunities across the Clinician Engineer interface
Meet the Team
K Banu Kose
Jeffrey Turner
Liana Shvachiy
Claire Fine
Faisal Nawaz
Daren Poh
Chloe Jordan
Angie Natalia Barón Gómez
Maria Constantinides
Laura Lazzari
Diane Ghanem
Athena Pagon
Neel Sharma
ADVISORY BOARD
Prof Khek Yu Ho
National University Hospital of Singapore
Singapore
Professor Lawrence Ho graduated with first class honours from the University of Sydney, and undertook his training in therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Besides being an accomplished endoscopist, he is an effective educator, winning the Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, National University of Singapore, in 2000 and 2003 respectively, and being conferred the honorary International Life Membership of the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India to recognise his contribution to endoscopic training in India. He chairs the Asian Endoscopic Ultrasound Group.
Prof Chak-sing Lau
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Professor Lau is Chair and Daniel CK Yu Professor in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong and Honorary Chief of Service of the Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. He is also President of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, having previously served as Vice-President (Education and Examinations) between 2011 and 2016.
Prof Paula Mendes
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
Paula M Mendes is a Professor of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and EPSRC Leadership Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering.
Her research interests lies in the interdisciplinary area of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and in particular on the development of novel methods for controlling the structure and functionality of materials at the molecular and nanometer scale.
Her research is driven by both fundamental scientific questions and potential applications in the energy, and in particular, biomedical field.
She has published more than 70 papers, reviews and book chapters, with several invited lectures and keynote presentations at leading academic institutions, conferences and companies across UK and internationally. She is an editor of Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, as well as editor of a book on Nanotechnology
Lyricists
Dr Marielle Vehmeijer-Heeman
Radboud University Medical Center
Netherlands
Marielle is a consultant surgeon in the field of coloproctology and burns. She works in a value based health care organization Equipe Zorgbedrijven and at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Since 2015 she is member of the advisory board of Siilo: the free secure messaging app for medical team players. During a fellowship in 2010 Marielle visited many leading burn centres (Shanghai, Texas, Boston, Sydney) as well as the WHO.
Dr Jeff Mailu
CURE
Kenya
Dr. Jeff Mailu began serving at CURE Kenya in 2011 as an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident and COSECSA fellow. After completing fellowships at Assiut University Hospital in Egypt and Alabama Orthopedic Sports Medicine in the US, he returned to CURE Kenya in 2014 to his current role, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Philosophers
The Media
Prof Felise B Milan
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
United States
Dr. Felise Milan is currently a Professor of Clinical Medicine, the Director of the Clinical Skills Center, and the Director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Programs for first- and second-year medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She also directs the 3rd-year Clinical Skills Assessment and Review Programs. Dr. Milan’s academic interests include teaching and assessment of clinical skills (especially communication skills), psychosocial and behavioral medicine (smoking cessation and exercise counseling), complementary/alternative medicine and women’s health.
Pia Seeto
Australia
Pia graduated from UNSW Computer Science Engineering (CSE) in 1995 and got her first big opportunity to create change in this area when she was made Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Council at Ericsson in 2013. As Ericsson’s Diversity Lead, she introduced a leadership support structure to promote women in leadership in Ericsson’s key discipline areas. She also mentored young female employees who had chosen to pursue careers in engineering and telecommunications. She currently serves as Chair of the CSE Industry Advisory Board.
Fredrik Öhrn
Karolinska Institute
Sweden
Fredrik Öhrn lives to disrupt in order to create higher value and optimize patient outcomes. He has held management positions in International marketing and Operations in healthcare in Europe as well as in South East Asia, and most recently with Karolinska University Hospital as a Senior Innovation Manager. Fredrik is a registered nurse from The Red Cross College in Stockholm, Sweden.
Klementina Sula
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
United States
Klementina (Tina) Sula is currently the Chief Development Officer at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, where she is responsible for all of the hospital’s fundraising efforts. Previously, Tina served as the Director of International Giving and Engagement at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), spearheading the College’s fundraising efforts outside of the United States. Tina has also worked for the US Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the Club de Madrid in Madrid, Spain and for the State Department (Main State) in Washington, D.C.
Prof Marcy Zenobi Wong
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Marcy Zenobi-Wong’s main research focus is cartilage engineering and regeneration: the success of cell-based therapies for tissue repair is dependent on our ability to reliably control the growth and differentiation of stem cells used in the treatment. The interaction of cells with the extracellular environment can have a potent influence on cell fate. The nature of biomaterials (composition, charge and stiffness), ligand and growth factor availability, oxygen tension and the presence of mechanical and electrical signals can potently induce the desired morphology, cytoskeletal architecture and biosynthetic activity. She engineers both 2D and 3D cellular systems to mimic different extracellular environments.
Dr John Ong
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
John is a specialist registrar in Gastroenterology and Hepatology within the Cambridge deanery, and a W.D. Armstrong doctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge undertaking research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He is also a young fellow at the National University of Singapore and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. John previously received research training though NIHR funded clinical research training fellowships at King’s College London and Stanford University. He has research interests in organoids, biomaterials, and clinical interests in liver failure, ERCP, and medical education.
Mark Wehde
Mayo Clinic
United States
Mark Wehde is chair of the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, fellow in the Mayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence, and associate lecturer for the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium program. Mark is the executive leader of a team of managers, engineers, software developers, project managers, and technologists in multiple operating units providing development, implementation, and integration of innovative technology solutions across Mayo Clinic to create medical devices that help our healthcare teams better care for our patients.
Phanish Chandra
Docplexus
India
Phanish is a business savvy entrepreneur with expertise in the healthcare technology space. Phanish founded Docplexus and established it as a leading enterprise in Indian healthcare and doctor networking space. Phanish is an executionist and outcome oriented leader. He is passionate about art, design and its practical application in technology based solutions.
Athletes
Dr Lidan You
University of Toronto
Canada
Dr. Lidan You is Erwin Edward Hart Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto with cross-appointments in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME). Dr. You is the director of Cellular Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Toronto. Her research is focused on solving biomechanical questions in muscular skeletal system at the cellular level. Her team has published 90+ peer reviewed journal articles and conference papers. Dr. You has given more than 50 invited talks internationally, and is the elected Vice Chair of the Biomechanical and Biomedical Engineering Committee in International Chinese Mineral Research Society.
Dr Nobuyoshi Takeshita
National Cancer Centre
Japan
Dr Nobuyoshi Takeshita is a surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery/ NEXT medical device innovation center at NCC Japan. He has generated many collaborations with med tech start ups, academics and clinicians in Japan and Singapore including surgical robots, neuro modulators, tissue engineering, cancer diagnostic tools and AI based systems for minimally invasive surgery.
Dr Bruno Van Vlem
Belgium
Doctor Bruno Van Vlem is currently head of the Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension department at OLV Clinic, Aalst Belgium. Bruno gained his medical degree in 1994 from the University of Ghent and specialized in Internal Medicine and Nephrology in 1999 and 2000 respectively and gained his PhD in Medical Sciences in 2002. He followed management trainings from Vlerick, Harvard, Levinson and Insead. Bruno has executive responsibility for strategy and operations of one of Belgium’s largest Nephrology-Dialysis units, including quality (JCI accreditation, operating procedures), clinical excellence, postgraduate teaching and clinical research. In addition, he has extensive experience and skills in biomedical engineering, medical devices and intellectual property.
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