For over 30 years, CEO and founder Jeffrey Owen, Ph.D., has led much scientific, clinical, and technological development in Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM), and started and led IOM programs at multiple universities, as well as one of the US’s largest private providers, serving over 600 hospitals at its peak.
Despite the progress, Dr. Owen and his collaborators observed that most patients still couldn’t access IOM and that many more high-risk surgeries could also benefit from IOM. In 2019, he started NeuroVascular Research & Design with the goal of developing an automated IOM platform to bring reliable, accurate, and affordable monitoring to preserve the quality of life for all patients.
NeuroVascular Research & Design (NeuroVRD) is dedicated to advancing patient care through innovative solutions in Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM). Our team comprises seasoned researchers, clinicians, and industry experts committed to enhancing surgical outcomes and preserving patient quality of life.
Jeffrey Owen received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from The University of Arizona, emphasizing auditory neurophysiology. Dr. Owen developed and led the IOM programs for Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Washington, St. Louis, and Johns Hopkins University, before founding and exiting Sentient Medical Systems, providing IOM to over 14,000 patients a year.
Nicholas Chung is an experienced leader in business and software development. Most recently, he spent +5 years at The Trade Desk leading enterprise initiatives and international growth. He has degrees from Brown and Columbia Universities.
Obed is an accomplished engineering leader with deep technical expertise. As founding engineer and CTO at NeuroVRD, he built the AI-IOM platform from the ground up. Previously, he led data and software engineering teams at Vimeo and Enso Financial. Obed holds an engineering degree from Columbia University and has a proven track record of developing high-performance data pipelines and machine learning models.
Paul D. Sponseller, M.D. obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan. He completed his Orthopaedic residency at the University of Wisconsin and a Pediatric Orthopaedics fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, finishing in 1986. In 2004, he earned an MBA at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Lawrence Lenke, is Co-Director of Och Spine, surgeon-in-chief at the Och Spine Hospital, and chief of spinal deformity surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Lenke is one of the world’s foremost leaders in spinal deformity surgery. His world-renowned practice is devoted exclusively to spinal deformity surgery with an emphasis on complex reconstructive surgery in both children and adults for the treatment of various spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, and other major spinal imbalances, as well as spondylolisthesis.
