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Wake Forest Innovations brings together some of the brightest minds in science and medicine that are developing life-changing medical technologies for license. Meet our inventors and discover novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and more to grow your product pipeline.
Discover our featured inventors and the technologies they have developed by using the search features below. To search through all Wake Forest Baptist faculty, explore the School of Medicine directory.
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Anthony Atala, MD
Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Atala oversees a team of researchers who develop cell therapies and engineer replacement tissues and organs.
Anthony Atala, MD
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J. Daniel Bourland, PhD
Leader of the Radiation Physics and Dosimetry Core, Bourland researches radiation physics and devises irradiation techniques and procedures for preclinical studies and clinical trials.
J. Daniel Bourland, PhD
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Charles Branch, Jr., MD
Chair of the department of neurosurgery, Branch is a pioneer in spinal surgery who develops techniques and devices that transform the way clinicians perform spinal surgery.
Charles Branch, Jr., MD
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Philip Brown, PhD
Brown designs and builds medical devices, studies biomechanics and surgical robotics, and uses 3-D printing to produce prototypes, research tools, and anatomical models.
Philip Brown, PhD
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David Carroll, PhD
Director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Carroll researches alternative energy solutions, focusing primarily on quantum matrix composites.
David Carroll, PhD
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Waldemar Debinski, MD, PhD
Director of the Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Debinski pioneers novel approaches to drug development and delivery to target malignant brain tumor cells.
Waldemar Debinski, MD, PhD
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Pamela Duncan, PhD
Senior policy advisor for innovations and transitional outcomes, Duncan develops assessments to improve post-acute management and patient outcomes, particularly for stroke recovery.
Pamela Duncan, PhD
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Steven Feldman, MD, PhD
Director of the Center for Dermatology Research, Feldman researches medical adherence and develops products for health care professionals to improve patient care and satisfaction.
Steven Feldman, MD, PhD
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Barry Freedman, MD
Freedman studies genetic factors in kidney disease and other complex diseases and developed a diagnostic for the APOL1 gene for making decisions in patient care and kidney transplantation.
Barry Freedman, MD
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Errin Fulp, PhD
Errin Fulp, PhD, works with national laboratories and a leading networking company to employ evolutionary and biological principles to advance security and configuration diversity.
Errin Fulp, PhD
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Don Gage, PhD
Don Gage and his team are innovating in medical and network connected device security, currently an area of considerable vulnerability, including solutions for specific device manufacturers, both existing and new.
Don Gage, PhD
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Scott Gayzik, PhD
Gayzik creates and validates human body computational models that evaluate injury potential, vehicle design and safety, medical devices and other novel model validation approaches.
Scott Gayzik, PhD
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William Gmeiner, PhD, MBA
Gmeiner creates novel compounds and drug delivery systems to treat cancer that are more effective and have less side effects that common chemotherapy drugs.
William Gmeiner, PhD, MBA
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Metin Gurcan, PhD
Metin Gurcan, director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics, researches new technologies to improve cancer detection and diagnosis.
Metin Gurcan, PhD
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Adam Hall, PhD
Specializing in basic and applied nanobiotechnology, Hall develops nanotechnology-based medical applications to improve disease identification, prevention and treatment.
Adam Hall, PhD
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Samuel Deadwyler, PhD, and Robert Hampson, PhD
Deadwyler and Hampson develop animal models and neural prosthetics to study memory, behavior and cognition in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.
Samuel Deadwyler, PhD, and Robert Hampson, PhD
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Clifford Howard, Jr., MD
Howard specializes in minimally invasive spinal procedures and develops radiologic interventions and stent technologies to improve the efficacy and safety of surgical procedures.
Clifford Howard, Jr., MD
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L. Andrew Koman, MD
L. Andrew Koman, MD, pioneered the use of botulinum toxin injections for cerebral palsy spasticity management and neuromuscular uses, like plantar fasciitis.
L. Andrew Koman, MD
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Gregory Kucera, PhD
Director of the Tumor Tissue Core, Kucera researches lipid metabolism and develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancers, as well as assessing anticancer and antiviral therapeutics.
Gregory Kucera, PhD
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Nicole Levi, PhD
Levi develops electrically conductive polymer nanoparticles and other polymer materials to treat cancer and other diseases, as well as for device applications.
Nicole Levi, PhD
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Zhongyu Li, MD
Li invents extremity fixation devices, improves instrumentation design and researches alternative approaches to enhance upper extremity functional recovery.
Zhongyu Li, MD
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Hui-Kuan Lin, PhD
Director of the Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence, Lin studies genetic interactions and oncogenic and tumor suppressor networks, developing small molecule inhibitors and cancer therapies.
Hui-Kuan Lin, PhD
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Todd Lowther, PhD
Lowther develops therapeutic agents to prevent and treat disease, with a primary focus on hyperoxaluria and kidney stone formation, as well as prostate cancer and mesothelioma.
Todd Lowther, PhD
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Lance Miller, PhD
Co-director of the Cancer Genomics Core, Miller specializes in cancer research and functional genomics of cancer, focusing primarily on aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Lance Miller, PhD
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Majid Mirzazadeh, MD
Mirzazadeh researches urinary tract infections, device development and regenerative medicine, focusing on female incontinence, pelvic reconstruction surgeries and bladder and kidney cancer.
Majid Mirzazadeh, MD
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Joshua Nitsche, MD, PhD
Assistant residency director for simulation, Nitsche practices maternal-fetal medicine and develops innovative training devices for ultrasound guidance and other high-risk pregnancy procedures.
Joshua Nitsche, MD, PhD
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Michael Olympio, MD
Olympio uses his expertise in medical simulation and anesthesia technology to teach industries and medical professionals how to use, improve and troubleshoot anesthesia technology.
Michael Olympio, MD
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Timothy Pardee, MD, PhD
Director of leukemia translational research, Pardee partners with industry to conduct preclinical research and clinical trials in hematology and oncology, specializing in leukemia.
Timothy Pardee, MD, PhD
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Elaheh Rahbar, PhD
Rahbar investigates hemorrhagic shock, traumatic brain injury and resuscitation, partnering with industry to develop therapies and medical devices to improve trauma care.
Elaheh Rahbar, PhD
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Joel Stitzel, PhD
Leader of the joint Virginia Tech – Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics, Stitzel researches computational modeling, injury biomechanics and automotive safety.
Joel Stitzel, PhD
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Thaddeus Wadas, PhD
Wadas creates radiopharmaceuticals for use in diagnostic imaging and cancer therapy, including a unique approach for producing radiolabeled contrast agents for positron emission tomography.
Thaddeus Wadas, PhD
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Christopher Whitlow, MD, PhD
Whitlow uses innovative imaging approaches to study the longitudinal effects of aging, trauma and disease on brain mechanics, development and cognition.
Christopher Whitlow, MD, PhD
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R. Patrick Yeatts, MD
R. Patrick Yeatts, MD, specializes in ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive surgery and orbital surgery, using his medical observations to develop or enhance medical devices.
R. Patrick Yeatts, MD