Dr Yazdi’s focus and expertise is on early-stage healthcare innovation. He has over 30 years of experience in academia and industry in research, invention, product development, investment, and strategy all focused on medical devices. Dr Yazdi received the BS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University, a MSE in Ultrasonics from UT-Austin, his PhD in Biophotonics from UT-Austin, and his MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Business at UPenn. Most of his career has been in industry, at Johnson & Johnson, in R&D, Business Development, and as Corporate Director, Science & Technology. Dr Yazdi joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2009 as head of the Johns Hopkins Center for Bioeng. Innovation & Design (CBID), and is also Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
