Leadership

Director

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  The Surgical Innovation Center is currently directed by Janani S. Reisenauer, M.D., a thoracic surgeon and interventional pulmonologist and vice chair of Innovation within the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic.

  Dr. Reisenauer's research interests include:

  • Minimally invasive diagnostics and therapeutics to better facilitate patient care and treatment outcomes in lung cancer
  • Evolution of digital surgery both within the operating room and surrounding a surgical patient's care

  Additionally, as vice chair of Innovation, Dr. Reisenauer is dedicated to fostering engagement, collaboration and discovery across the Department of Surgery and facilitating device development and first-in-human trials.

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  Hilary E. Blair, M.S.
  Administrator

• Bettie J. Lechtenberg, M.B.A.
• Senior Program Coordinator

Innovation committee members

• Benzon M. Dy, M.D.
• Judy C. Boughey, M.D.
• Sean P. Cleary, M.D.
• Kyle S. Ettinger, M.D., D.D.S.
• Susan Hallbeck, Ph.D.
• Robert B. Hill, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
• Ryan F. Kelly, M.A.
• Bernardo C. Mendes, M.D.
• Stephanie F. Polites, M.D., M.P.H.
• Mikel Prieto, M.D.
• Sherief F. Shawki, M.B., B.Ch., M.D.
• Rory L. Smoot, M.D.
• Daniel Stephens, M.D.
• Michael J. Thorn, Jr., APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
• Aparna Vijayasekaran, M.B.B.S.