Alumni Database 2005-2009
2009
Aminat Adebiyi (MS BME '10, BS BME '09)
PhD Student
USC BME
amaynadflava@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 1/1/2012
Zachary Bass (BS BME '09)
Biomedical Engineer
AlloSource
bass.zachary@gmail.com
Centennial, CO
updated 1/1/2012
James Chan (MS BME '10, BS BMEN '09)
Owner of Chan International (www.chanbizsolutions.com)
Sales Engineer
Parasoft
terrang3@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 11/5/2011
Mariam Fleshman (ME EE 2012, BS BMEN 2009)
Manufacturing Engineer/Project Manager
Integra LifeSciences
mariamfleshman@gmail.com
Irvine, CA
updated 1/1/2012
John Gorski (MS Global Med '10, BS BME '09)
johngorski@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 6/16/2010
Elea Grotter (MS Eng Mgt '10, BS BMEC (GERM Minor) '09)
Professional Development Program
Abbott Labs
Two internships at Abbott Labs
grotterusc@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 1/1/2012
Dain Hans (BS BMEN '09)
Electrical Engineer
Long Range Systems
DHSK8R182@hotmail.com
Dallas, TX
updated 6/16/2010
Rishi Jain (MS MDDE '11, BS BME '09)
Quality Engineer at Alcon
rishijain88@gmail.com
updated 1/1/2012
Meredith Johnson (BS BME '09)
Quality Engineer
Covidien (formerly ev3 Neurovascular)
Also interned as a Manufacturing Engineer at 3M-Unitek
meredith.johnson17@gmail.com
Irvine, CA
updated 3/8/2010
Ann Jun (BS BME '09)
Technical Development Program
Edwards Lifesciences
ann_jun@edwards.com
Irvine, CA
updated 2/18/2010
Ann Jun (BS BME '09)
Technical Development Program
Edwards Lifesciences
ann_jun@edwards.com
Irvine, CA
updated 2/18/2010
Dennis Krouse (BS BME '09)
Quality Engineer
Abbott Laboratories
dennis.krouse@gmail.com
updated 5/15/2009
Kelly Phillips MS Eng Mgt '10, BS BMEL '09)
Consultant
Accenture
kellysuephillips@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 5/15/2010
Jeffrey Rodgers (BS BMEL '09)
J.D. Candidate, Intellectual Property (expected 2013)
Santa Clara University School of Law
jeffirod@gmail.com
Santa Clara, CA
updated 1/1/2012
Christopher Saito (BS BME '09)
Application Engineer
Mitsubishi Electric
trojanbeta@gmail.com
Nagoya, Japan
updated 2/10/2010
Priyank Sharma (BS BME, PSYC '09)
Medical Student (expected 2014)
University of Pennsylvania
sharma.priyank77@gmail.com
updated 1/1/2012
Nora Shnorhokian (BS BME '09)
Medtronic Minimed Diabetes
shnorhokian@gmail.com
updated 2/18/2010
Ashley Sullivan (BS BMEL '09)
Biomedical Engineer
Medtronic Diabetes
ansulliv@gmail.com
updated 2/19/2010
Andrew Taborda (BS BME '09)
Balloon Development Engineer
Interface Catheter Solutions
andrew.taborda@gmail.com
Laguna Niguel, CA
updated 6/16/2010
Margo Tomka (BS BME '09)
Student
Des Moines University for Osteopathic Medicine
mt.tomka@gmail.com
updated 5/15/2009
Melody Tsai (MS MDDE '11, BS BME '09)
Supplier Quality Engineer
Edwards Lifesciences
Previously co-op at Alcon and intern at Beckman Coulter
tsai.melodym@gmail.com
Irvine, CA
updated 1/1/2012
John Valdovinos (BS BMEN '09)
PhD. Biomedical Engineering Student
UCLA
johnv1217@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 2/18/2010
Lawrence Yu (BS BMEN '09)
PhD Student
USC BME
i.law.yu@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 1/1/2012
Benjamin Zatlin (BS BMEL '09
Production Supervisor
Abbott Vascular
Formerly an R&D Engineer, EPDP with Abbott Laboratories
benjamin.zatlin@gmail.com
Redwood City, CA
updated 1/1/2012
2008
LauraLee Quinn (formerly Brown) (BS BMME)
Slalom Consulting
Business Management Consultant
Formerly a Communications, Media & Technology Consultant at Accenture
lauralee.m.brown@accenture.com
San Francisco, CA
updated 1/1/2012
Diana Ciontea (BS BME, BUAD minor)
Financial Analyst
Disney
Formerly an Analyst in Biotechnology Investment Banking with Citi
ciontea@gmail.com
Burbank, CA
updated 7/12/2010
Minal Cordeiro (BS BME)
Medical Student (Class of 2017)
Rosalind Franklin's Chicago Medical School
Earned a Masters in Biomedical Sciences from Rosalind Franklin University in 2013
Previously a Software Engineer at Beckman Coulter
minal.cordeiro@alumni.usc.edu
Chicago, IL
updated 10/1/2013
Craig Davis (BS BME)
Resident - Emergency Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Earned MD at UT Southwestern Medical School
craigdavis85@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
updated 6/28/2012
Abhinay Eswarappa
EPICmt
Start-up with revolutionary medical software allowing physicians to efficiently document their work. Maximize life.
abhinay.eswarappa@gmail.com
West Los Angeles, CA
updated 12/2/2011
Taly (Golan) Engel (MS MDDE '09, BS BME '08)
Project Manager
Medtronic Diabetes R&D
lakrgurl834@sbcglobal.net
Los Angeles, CA
updated 12/2/2011
Phebe (Greenwood) Polk
Lab Manager
The UIC Medical Center
Working on treatments for Type I diabetes
Formerly a Cleanroom Technician at the University of Chicago Hospital, maintaining cGMP compliance for the Kovler Cleanroom facilty
pgreenwo@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
updated 6/26/2012
Tillman Hudson
MD Student (expected 5/2012)
UT Southwestern Medical School
tillman.hudson@gmail.com
Dallas, TX
updated 7/7/2009
Ahmad Jabr (BS BME)
Project Manager
Health Metric Systems, Inc.
ahmadjabr4@gmail.com
Palo Alto, CA
updated 7/7/2009
Bryan Johnston (BS BMME)
Director, South Bronx Science Studio
Iridescent
Formerly Networked Medicine Coordinator at the USC Keck School of Medicine
bejohnston@gmail.com
San Francisco, CA
updated 12/2/2011
Ankush Kapoor (MS BME)
Quality Assurance Engineer
Beckman Coulter
ankushskapoor@hotmail.com
Brea, CA
updated 2/25/2010
Raj Khalsa (BS BME)
Resident in Radiology
UCI
Earned MD at UCI Medical School
rajkhalsa1@gmail.com
Irvine, CA
updated 7/1/2012
Lorie Lodico IV (BS BME 2008)
Engineering Sales Executive
Duke Empirical
Formerly a R & D Engineer at MicroVention
Formerly a Balloon Development Engineer with Interface Associates
lorie.lodico@gmail.com
Laguna Nigel, CA
updated 2/25/2010
Althea Lyman (BS BME)
Teacher
Teach for America
althea.lyman@gmail.com
New York, NY
updated 9/3/2008
Lee Murtagh
Process Engineer in Pharmaceutical Packaging
Contract manufacturing organization for Pharmaceuticals
leallyn.murtagh@gmail.com
Wilmington, NC
updated 12/2/2011
Kevin Potgieter (MS Reg Sci '09, BS BME '08)
Senior Regulatory Affairs Analyst, Visualization product line
Stryker Endoscopy
kevin.potgieter@gmail.com
San Jose, CA
updated 6/26/2012
Josi Schwan (BS BME)
Analyst
Accenture
josischwan@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
updated 9/4/2008
Dennis Tran (BS BME (Craniofacial and Dental Technology minor) '08)
DDS Student
USC School of Dentistry
Formerly a Quality Engineer at Abbott Vascular
dennis.tran@usc.edu
Los Angeles, CA
Updated 6/26/2012
Scott Walter
Industrial Engineer
EFCO Corporation
I do project management for our recent expansion of manufacturing, including purchasing machines, designing in-house built fixtures/guarding/utilities delivery systems and laying out manufacturing cells.
sawalter@gmail.com
Des Moines, IA
updated 7/7/2009
Nga Ting Wong (BS BME)
Manufacturing Engineer
MicroVention, Inc.
ngating@gmail.com
Los Angeles
updated 12/2/2011
Jonathan Zarzar (MS BME '09, BS BMEC '08)
Research Associate
Genentech
jonathan.zarzar@gmail.com
San Francisco, CA
updated 12/2/2011
2007
Joe Acevedo (BS BME)
Alta Lodge Employee
Alta, UT
joseph.r.acevedo@gmail.com
updated 3/10/2010
Ida Ashoori (BS BME)
Technical Sales
Phenomenx
ida.ashoori@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 5/2/2008
Shivanth Bhaskaran (MS MDDE)
Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Medtronic CardioVascular
Santa Rosa, CA
shivanthb@gmail.com
updated 3/10/2010
Jenny Chan (BS BME 2007)
Regulatory Affairs Associate
Thoratec Corporation
Formerly with Boston Scientific Neuromodulation in the Spinal Cord Stimulation system department
jenny.chan@alumni.usc.edu
Pleasanton, CA
updated 6/26/2012
Ivy Chang (MS Bioscience, Biomedicine and Society, BS BMEC)
Technical Consultant Epic Systems
ivyrchang@gmail.com
Madison, WI
updated 3/11/2010
Travis Chong (MS BME 2007, BS BME 2006)
Quintiles
Formerly Vice Consul, Trade & Investment Life Sciences at UK Trade & Investment, British Consulate-General
Formerly an Industry Analyst in the Medical Imaging division of Frost & Sullivan
travis.chong@fco.gov.uk
Raleigh, NC
updated 7/3/2012
Matthew Chung (BS BME)
Nuclear Submarine Officer
United States Navy
mach8585@gmail.com
Seattle, WA
updated 5/11/2007
Leah Glynn (BSMS BME)
Associate Engineer
Power Management
Tacoma Public Utilities
lglynn@cityoftacoma.org
Tacoma, WA
updated 7/7/2008
Vincent Ho (BS BMEC)
MS Program in Industrial Systems Engineering
USC
Currently interning at City of Hope Cancer Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology
hov@usc.edu
Los Angeles, CA
updated 5/11/2007
Brian Kannard (BS BME)
Biomedical Engineer, Product Development
Medtronic Diabetes
brian.kannard@medtronic.com, bkannard@gmail.com
Northridge, CA
updated 5/11/2007
Adrian Lim (MS BME 2007, BS BMME 2006)
Manufacturing Engineer
Access Closure Inc.
adrian.lim@alumni.usc.edu
Redwood City, CA
updated 1/19/2011
Meghan McNulty (BS BME)
Orthopedic sales representative for small joints
Micromed
The position is outside sales. Our customers are Orthopedic Surgeons, Podiatrists, and Plastic Surgeons. I will be going into surgeries and teaching doctors how to use products made by Arthrex.
meghanmcnulty90@gmail.com
updated 1/5/2009
Kim Mulder (BS BME)
Manufacturing Engineer
Abbott Vascular
kimberly.k.mulder@gmail.com
Santa Clara, CA
updated 5/11/2007
Jared Seehafer (MS MDDE)
Medical Device Design and Marketing
jared@seehafer.net
Los Angeles, CA
updated 3/10/2010
Pooja Sharma (BS BMEC)
TDP Program
Edwards Lifesciences
poojas@usc.edu
updated 10/14/2007
Kyle Siegal (BS BME)
Law Student
University of Arizona
Formerly worked in International Regulatory Affairs at W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Ksiegal@wlgore.com*
Flagstaff, Arizona
updated 3/8/2010
Meera Sivarajah (MS BME 2007, BS BME 2006)
Regulatory Affairs - Global
Amgen
Thousand Oaks, CA
updated 9/9/2010
Elizabeth So (BS BMEC)
Patent Examiner
United States Patent & Trademark Office
elizabethkso@gmail.com
Alexandria, VA
updated 3/10/10
Jeffrey Sung (BS BMME)
Quality Engineer
St. Jude Medical (Formerly with Irvine Biomedical Inc.)
sungj01@sjm.com*, jhs3333@yahoo.com
Irvine, CA
updated 2/27/2008
Julie Szpira (BS BME)
Patent Examiner
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
julie.szpira@uspto.gov
Alexandria, VA
updated 3/10/2010
Xiaoning Wang (PhD BME)
Research Investigator
Bristol-Myers Squibb
xiaoningw@gmail.com
Princeton, NJ
updated 3/10/2010
Claudia Zhang (BS BME, MS BME)
Quality Engineer
Endologix, Inc.
Formerly with Alcon Labs
czhang@endologix.com, claudzee@gmail.com
Irvine, CA
updated 6/23/2008
2006
Victor Arcega (BS BME 2005, MS MDDE 2006)
MA Medical Sciences
Loyola University Chicago '08
Current enrollment:
MD Medicine, Exp. grad. 2013
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Manila, Philippines
arcega@alumni.usc.edu
Manila, Philippines
updated 3/25/2010
Julie Armstrong (MS/ BS BME)
President, J. Armstrong Consultancy
President, Reiki Fitness, LLC
Formerly Associate Product Manager, Implantable Systems at Bioness
Julie@ReikiFitness.org
Santa Clarita, CA
updated 3/22/2010
Levon Barsoumian (BS BMEC)
1L
The John Marshall Law School
levon.barsoumian@gmail.com
Chicago, IL
updated 3/22/2010
Saket Bhatt (MS MDDE)
International Regulatory Professional @ St Jude Medical - CRMD division.
saketbhatt@gmail.com
Sunnyvale, CA
updated 2/27/2008
Jason Elepano (BS/MS BME)
Process/Quality Engineer
Abbott Vascular
*jelepano@guidant.com
updated 1/11/2008
Benjamin Ferrara (BS BMEC)
Cross-Industry Strategy Group
Accenture
Also earned an MBA at Berkeley
benjaminferrara@gmail.com
updated 2/23/2016
Phillip Hendrickson (BS BMEE)
PhD student, Biomedical Engineering (expected 2010 or 2011)
USC
I'm working in Ted Berger's lab and working on the development of a spinal cord regulator for a motor cortical prosthetic device
phendric@usc.edu
Los Angeles, CA
updated 1/11/2008
Darryl Hwang (MS MIII, BS BMEC 2000)
PhD Student, BME
USC
Working on Diffusion Tensor Imaging with applications towards Alzheimer Disease.
Degree expected 2010.
darrylhw@usc.edu
Los Angeles, CA
updated 1/11/2008
Shantanu Kulkarni (MS BME)
Associate Engineer (I help in design, manufacturing and testing/calibration of trace-gas detection instruments.)
shantanu.k@gmail.com
Santa Monica, CA
updated 1/11/2008
Jasper Lee (MS)
PhD, BME Medical Imaging & Imaging Informatics, USC (in progress)
MS, BME Medical Imaging & Imaging Informatics, USC
BS, BMEE, USC
jasperle@usc.edu
Los Angeles, CA
updated 3/22/2010
Christina Lin (MS MDDE)
R&D Engineer, Durable Process Development
Abbott Vascular
tiantian.lin@av.abbott.com
Temecula, CA
updated 10/11/2007
Syed Sumran Mohiuddin (MS MDDE)
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Medtronic - CRDM (Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management)
mohyuddeen@gmail.com
Mounds View, MN
updated 2/27/2008
Claudia Murillo (BS BMEC)
MS Chemical Engineering
USC
claudiamurillo09@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 3/25/2010
Vrunda Rathod (BS BMEC 2006)
General Manager, Emerging Markets
InPress Technologies
Earned a MS in Biomedical Sciences Policy and Advocacy program at Georgetown University
vrundie@gmail.com
Mountain View, CA
updated 7/7/2016
Adam Rider (BS BME)
Process Engineer
Applied Medical
adam.rider@gmail.com
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
updated 10/31/2007
Krupa Savalia (BS BMEC)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
MD/PhD Scholars Program - M1 Scholar (Currently enrolled as a first year medical student)
Omaha, Nebraska
krupa.savalia@gmail.com
updated 7/7/2008
Sanaz Sandra Sotodeh (MS MDDE)
Quality Compliance Engineer
Alcon Labs
sanazsotodeh@gmail.com
Irvine, CA
updated 1/11/2008
Joseph Tedeschi (BS BMEC)
Senior Design Assurance Engineer
Medtronic CoreValve<
Irvine, CA
BS BMEC '06, MS BME '09
joseph.tedeschi@gmail.com
updated 4/1/2010
Robert Wu (MS BME)
Patent Agent
Hogan & Hartson
robertwu@gmail.com
Century City, Ca
updated 3/3/2008
Claudia Murillo (BS BMEC)
MS Chemical Engineering
USC
claudiamurillo09@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 3/25/2010
2005
Christina (Sählbrandt) Bernstein (MS MDDE)
Manufacturer's Representative for Starion and InnovaMed
sahlbran@usc.edu
California
updated 2/27/2008
Nadim Daher (MS BME)
Industry Analyst - Medical Imaging, Imaging Informatics
Frost & Sullivan
nadimdaher@gmail.com
Palo Alto, CA
updated 2/27/2008
Crystal Dizol (BS BMME, MS BME)
Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.
cdizol@ksea.com
Los Angeles, CA
updated 1/14/2008
Hari Keshava (BS EE 2003, MS MDDE 2005)
Medical Student
Case Western Reserve University
hari.keshava@gmail.com
Cleveland, OH
updated 2/27/2008
Karen Krouse (BS BMME)
Engineer Process/Quality
Abbott Vascular
karen.krouse@av.abbott.com
Temecula, CA
updated 2/13/2008
Samantha Henry (BS BMEC)
Licensing Specialist
USC Stevens Institute for Innovation
Formerly Senior Associate - Clinical Trial Operations
Amgen
Los Angeles, CA
updated 3/24/2007
Brianna Ranney (BS BMME)
Design Engineer
Stryker Endoscopy
Formerly a Teacher with Teach for America (2005-07)
brianna.ranney@mac.com, Brianna.Ranney@stryker.com
San Jose, CA
updated 2/25/2008
Joe Sabat (BS BMEE 2005)
Resident - General Surgery
Beth Israel Medical Center
Formerly MD/PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
joseph.sabat@gmail.com
New York, NY
updated 1/9/2013
Aarti Shetty (MS BME)
Research Analyst, Medical Devices
Frost & Sullivan (http://www.frost.com)
aarti.shetty@frost.com
Ian Topic (BS BME) Kristin White (MS MDDE) Cindy Woo (MS MDDE, BS BME 2004)
Process/Quality Engineer
Abbot Vascular, DES
ian.topic@av.abbott.com
iantopic@gmail.com
San Diego, CA
updated 2/13/2008
Medical diagnostics startup company
kristin.s.white@gmail.com
Menlo Park, CA
updated 1/22/2008
Software Engineer
St. Jude Medical
woo.cindy@gmail.com
Sylmar, CA
updated 1/11/2008
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