Meet the Alumni 2022-2023 Fellows!

Jessica Abreu
2022-23 Leerink Innovation Fellow
Jessica Abreu received her PhD in neural engineering at Case Western Reserve University, where she developed cutting-edge neurotechnologies to reverse paralysis due to spinal cord injuries. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), one of the most competitive universities in Latin America. Jessica earned her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from UFRJ by creating computational models that guided surgical procedures to correct hand deformities caused by leprosy. During her PhD, she was selected for the CWRU Translational Fellowship, a program that provided mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, as well as in-depth training in clinical translation. Jessica has a long-term passion for biomedical innovation, and she is the creator of Sirius, an application that allows surgeons to assess neuromotor function at a glance. She is a skilled communicator, and she has received awards for her compelling pitches and for her excellence in graduate teaching. Throughout her career, Jessica has developed software and medical products in three different countries: Brazil, Germany, and the US. Her international background has shaped her into an adaptable and creative engineer with a broad understanding of healthcare innovation. Outside of her research and engineering activities, Jessica is deeply involved in community service. She is the founding director of Núcleo de Programadores do Amanhã (NUPA), an initiative to teach programming to underprivileged students in her home country of Brazil. In her free time, she enjoys reading books, backpacking with her husband, and playing the piano.

Bharadwaj Chada
2022-23 HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Bharadwaj received his MBBS degree from King’s College London in 2019, following which he completed the Academic Foundation Programme (AFP) in Leadership & Management in the East Midlands. Prior to commencing the HealthTech fellowship, he undertook the prestigious Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow scheme within the Transformation Directorate of NHS England, the government body responsible for shaping technology, data, and digital health policy. Whilst an undergraduate at King’s, Bharadwaj obtained a First-Class Honours BSc in Healthcare Management, which offered an introduction to health policy and economics, and strategy and organisational change in healthcare. As an AFP trainee, he undertook an internship at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) within the Interventional Procedures Programme, appraising novel interventional techniques for implementation within NICE guidelines. Bharadwaj has a keen interest in healthtech and has provided commentary on a range of related topics, including the use of virtual consultations in primary care, and Electronic Health Record implementation. He is currently pursuing a Master of Studies in Healthcare Data and Informatics at the University of Cambridge, comprising modules such as data governance, healthcare systems improvement, and med-tech innovation and commercialisation. He had previously worked for a healthtech communications agency, working closely with a range of innovative and forward-thinking healthtech start-ups. Bharadwaj is keen to leverage the fellowship, together with his earlier experiences, to better understand the factors that determine successful introduction of a healthcare technology to market. In his spare time, Bharadwaj enjoys creative writing and narrative medicine, and has published his reflections as a junior doctor in the British Medical Journal blogs. He is also an avid cricket enthusiast, and enjoys exercising and keeping fit.

Angela Feldhaus
2022-23 HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Angela Feldhaus is an applied math PhD student at Harvard University. Angela obtained a master’s degree in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University where she was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her work on transmembrane protein interactions. She also received a master’s degree in economics from the University of Oxford as a Clarendon Fellow. She has been internationally recognized for her writing as a St. Gallen Symposium winner and published author. Angela has conducted research at both Sandia and Los Alamos National Labs where her research spanned bioengineering, mathematics, applied physics, and materials science. She has extensive experience in designing, building, and prototyping devices as well as theoretical modeling and data analysis for both academic research and start-ups. She completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of New Mexico in physics, applied mathematics, and economics. As an undergraduate she founded and subsequently sold a healthcare company that lowered out of pocket costs for home healthcare for the elderly. Angela is passionate about making healthcare more efficient through technology and interdisciplinary innovation. Outside her professional life she enjoys traveling, carpentry and research aimed at increasing longevity in humans. She is excited about the opportunity to work at the interface of innovation and research afforded by the Harvard HealthTech Fellowship and plans to use the opportunity to enter the start-up ecosystem full time.

Roger Flint
2022-23 HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Dr Roger Flint MB ChB is a physician and clinical entrepreneur, driven to use health technology and innovation to overcome health’s most pressing challenges; specifically safely managing pain during the global opioid crisis. He studied Marine and Environmental Biology at St Andrews University, Scotland. Whilst at St Andrews he competed in boxing and rugby, becoming the Scottish Universities Super-heavyweight boxing champion and represented his University Rugby First XV. Thereafter, he read a Masters of Science degree in Public Health Research at the University of Edinburgh, supervised by Prof Sir Aziz Sheikh. His published thesis explored the sensitivity and specificity of creating novel search terms to identify previously unknown patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis in a General Practice database. This sparked his interest in the power of data to improve health. Following his Masters degree he read Medicine at Dundee University, Captaining the boxing club, and commissioning into the British Army Reserve at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Two weeks after graduating and starting his medical internship, Dr Flint had a challenging and distressing experience prescribing opioids for a patient in pain at the end of their life. This experience drove him to create SPOT, The Safer Prescription of Opioids Tool. SPOT is a novel digital health software as a medical device platform, distributed as software as a service. SPOT significantly improves the confidence of opioid prescribing and adherence to guidelines. SPOT is in commercial use supporting a population of over 110,000 prescribers and patients, and part of the Scottish Government’s COVID-19 palliative care toolkit. SPOT is able to predict whether an opioid prescription is likely to cause harm. Dr Flint has been featured on the BBC in TV, radio, news and print articles. He has published in academic journals and contributed to the Enhanced Palliative Care Handbook. Outside of work, Dr Flint enjoys forestry, fishing and spending time with friends. He has hung up his gloves and retired as an undefeated amateur boxer.

Stephanie Musinsky
2022-23 HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Stephanie Musinsky is an electrical engineer with an enduring interest in healthcare technology. She received an undergraduate degree in both Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering from Duke University. Her core technical expertise revolves around PCB design and includes FPGA development and firmware. She has worked in industry, academia, and even at the intersection between. Stephanie has proven to impact every organization that she has worked in such as by creating an FPGA developers’ group at work to increase lab-wide collaboration and by being the first undergraduate to contribute to the core code of Dr. Randles’ lab at Duke. She has worked on complex electro-optical systems and various medical devices at all stages- from ideation to commercialization. Stephanie has experience with V&V and electrical safety testing necessary for FDA clearance. She has always been interested in entrepreneurship and spent time during the height of the pandemic volunteering on the hardware technology and various other aspects of work for RespiraWorks, a volunteer-composed nonprofit striving towards open-source medical devices. Stephanie has proven technical competence with medical devices and has sought out greater responsibilities and successfully grown into leadership roles. Outside of work, she enjoys long-distance running, various other outdoor activities including hiking and scuba diving, and reading about various topics.

Nitya Rajeshuni
2022-23 Leerink Innovation Fellow
Nitya Rajeshuni is a physician, epidemiologist, educator, and writer passionate about leveraging technology and innovation to promote global health equity. She trained in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania with specializations in global health and informatics. She completed her undergraduate and medical studies at Stanford University, where she also obtained a Master’s in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. Nitya’s interest in health technology stemmed from a passion for digital education.  As an undergraduate, she created digital curricula for underserved schools and clinics.  As an NIH intern, she collaborated with international partners using distance-learning to train healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries.  As a Global Health Education Fellow with Stanford’s Digital Medical International Collaborative, she led a multidisciplinary team developing a digital anatomy curriculum for medical schools in India and Rwanda.  She most recently led a study in the Dominican Republic evaluating implementation of a digital application to record community health campaign data at the point-of-care. Nitya has a strong track record across clinical, health services, and global health research with numerous presentations and publications in top journals like Cancer and JAMA Ophthalmology.  She is an innovative leader with versatile experience including directing education nonprofit Splash.  Nitya is also passionate about the medical humanities and creative arts.  She has directed an arts collaborative on special needs, contributed as a journalist for ABC News, and writes for Synapsis and Two Peds in a Pod. Nitya has earned several awards including induction into Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford Cap and Gown Society for Women Leaders, Gold Humanism Honor Society, and the Nightingale Fellowship.  Outside of work, she is an avid performing artist and starred in the viral music video Dear Future Doctor, sang on the album Circle of Friends, and is currently writing a children’s book.

Bridget Slomka
2022-23 HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Bridget Slomka received her Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona working to transform cancer care with advanced imaging probes for detecting gastrointestinal tumors. In addition to years of diverse academic research and clinical experience, she also carries industry experience in R&D Engineering at Wallaby Medical, Inc., where she helped commercialize neurovascular implants and value segment medical devices for global healthtech markets. Equally an artist and an engineer, Bridget’s expertise in product sketching, CAD modeling, and rendering helped her earn the Voltaire Elegant Design Award for her patent-pending CycleSafe device, now moving forward to licensing with major US cycling companies. Building on her experience in the University of Arizona’s pilot Health Sciences Design program, as well as time spent teaching students how to translate basic research findings into successful medical products, she hopes to use the Harvard HealthTech Fellowship to begin building unforgettable products and innovative ventures of her own. When she’s not in the laboratory, you can find her tending to her garden, feeding her chickens, or painting landscapes from her last hike.

Ana Trapero Martin
2022-23 HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Ana Trapero is a biomedical and mechanical engineer who works in the intersection of healthcare and technology. She was most recently a Senior Product Design Engineer at the Trauma and Extremities Division at Stryker. In this position, she is actively involved in the research and development of surgical instruments. With an innovative and efficient approach to problem-solving, Ana thrives in the interface of arts and science to build creative, cutting-edge, and impactful solutions. Previously, Ana was the Director of Engineering at a stealth startup that develops wearable health monitoring devices and where she has authored over 10 patents in quick succession. During that time, she made key product and technical design decisions and helped pitch the product to potential partners across the US and Europe while also supporting the testing and strategy development. In addition to her work in the industry, Ana has been part of academic research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she worked closely with top-tier hospitals like the Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel in the development of medical devices. The projects were focused on improving health and wellness by delivering engineering solutions such as designing pneumatic actuators of soft robotics for minimally invasive procedures, developing drug delivery systems at the point of care, and controlling medical swarm robotics. She received first-class honours during her Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London and was awarded a year-long scholarship at Boston University during her undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering from the Higher Technical School of Engineering of Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI). Besides her professional interests, Ana can be found in a concert, art exhibit, or hiking in the mountains.