Bilal M. Shafi, M.D., M.S.E.
Founder, President: Bilal Shafi is the founder and president of SurgSolutions, LLC. He has lead a development team in completing prototypes and all related animal studies to show proof of concept. Bilal has completed a fellowship in the Biodesign Surgical Innovation Program at Stanford University, where he has developed a number of devices through various stages of development including chronic animal studies and human clinical trials. During this time he has gained significant experience in device development from concept to commercialization. Bilal completed his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Pennsylvania in Bioengineering, focusing on biomechanics and instrument design. After completing his medical education at Thomas Jefferson Medical College he started a general surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania.
Gabriel Sanchez BS., MS.

Chief Technical Officer: Gabriel Sanchez will serve as the CTO leading the development of all the prototypes and all appropriate test apparatus for the devcies. Recently Gabriel completed a fellowship in the Biodesign program with Dr. Shafi. He completed his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he developed a novel needle-free drug injection system. Currently at Stanford, Gabriel has completed his MS degree and currently obtaining his PhD in Mechanical Engineering focusing on medical device design and electro-mechanical systems.

 
Eric Thorsell

Eric Thorsell is the R&D and Mechanical Design Lead for SurgSolutions. He holds mechanical engineering degrees from Stanford and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with experience in medical device design, biomechanics, and design thinking. On the ground for SurgSolutions, he is instrumental in prototyping, detailed design, experiment design, protocol development, and conducting animal studies. He has worked closely with surgeons to get prototype devices into the OR and has directed procedure during human clinical feasibility studies. Eric is also a founder of ReMotion Designs and co-designer of the JaipurKnee prosthetic knee designed for extreme affordability.