OUR JOURNEY
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
-Lao Tzu
Co-Founder
Shane Shahrestani
Shane Shahrestani Ph.D., M.S., is a candidate in the USC-Caltech M.D.-Ph.D. program where he researches next-generation diagnostic technologies for stroke. He developed and patented a handheld eddy current damping stroke sensor that can differentiate stroke subtypes and generate an image of potential stroke in minutes, allowing for faster diagnosis and treatment. Shahrestani’s research was awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), worth more than $2.4 million, funding an early-stage clinical trial of the stroke device. Separately, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shahrestani led a team that developed a wearable pulmonary function sensor to allow for remote lung monitoring while limiting contact with sick patients. He serves as the Co-Founder of StrokeDx.
Co-Founder
Alexander Ballatori
Alexander Ballatori is an MD candidate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with 10 years of research leading to 26 accepted publications, 1 textbook chapter, 28 podium presentations, and 24 poster presentations. He has received $110,000 in funding for his research and was a recipient of the Discovery Grant in Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center. After graduating from the University of Rochester with a degree in Biology and Chemistry, he worked at UC San Francisco where he coordinated clinical trials, presenting his research to the FDA on behalf of multiple Orthopedic device companies.
Our Journey So Far
