OUR MENTORS
Engage with distinguished mentors from academia and industry, fostering valuable connections and gaining insights from their expertise.
Oshin Anand, PhD
Dr. Anand, the Data Science Lead at Sahaj Software with a PhD in Natural Language Processing, will share her deep knowledge in programming and fine-tuning large language models.
Joshua Biro, PhD
Dr. Biro, a research fellow at the National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare at MedStar, specializes in cognitive ergonomics and systems engineering, particularly in AI technologies like ambient digital scribes. He will offer guidance on safe implementation of AI in healthcare and optimization of patient care and clinical workflows.
Jeff Jacobs, PhD
Dr. Jacobs, an Assistant Teaching Professor of Data Science and Analytics at Georgetown University, has extensive experience in data science and computational political theory. His expertise in quantitative analysis and text-analytics enables him to guide hackathon teams in data-driven healthcare innovations.
Paulie Jesukiewicz
Paulie Jesukiewicz, a Cyber Security Software Engineer at Graham Technologies with a Computer Science background, excels in secure software development. He will offer guidance on technical issues and help answer questions about code.
Leo Li
Li, an entrepreneur and current PhD candidate in Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, will share his expertise in integrating clinical knowledge into fine-tuning and prompt engineering of GPT models in Azure OpenAI Studio. With passion of leveraging informatics within psychiatry, Leo will provide technical insights into the clinical applications using OpenAI products.
Emisa Nategh, PhD
Dr. Nategh, an Assistant Teaching Professor at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, focuses on machine learning algorithms in healthcare. Her prior role as an NLP/ML scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and expertise in AI and operations positions her as a valuable business mentor for students.
Nnenna Ebere Oluigbo, MD
Dr. Oluigbo, an internal medicine physician at Medstar Health, will provide insights on patient care, including clinical contexts, workflows, and documentation used in clinics.
Maureen Robbins
Robbins brings over 32 years of expertise at CoreLogic as an account executive. Inspired by the untimely passing of her father, Maureen has emerged as a patient advocate. She has spent the last 7 years working with Patient Safety Movement, currently serving on the USA Patient Network Board and dedicating herself to helping families navigate complex healthcare systems.
Sophie Shi, CRNP
Sophie Shi, a nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins' Department of Internal Medicine, cares for patients and teaches medical/nurse practitioner students. She'll address clinical questions and detail patient care in complex outpatient settings.
Duk Yong Shin
Duk, the telehealth platform manager at MedStar Telehealth Innovation Center, has been at the forefront of launching products to enable digital patient care. Drawing from his background in emergency medicine, electronic medical records, and digital product management, Duk brings a wealth of technical insights to participating teams.
Christopher Spevak, MD, MPH, JD
Dr. Spevak, Professor of Anesthesiology at Georgetown School of Medicine and Clinical Ethicist in the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, has a rich blend of experience in Medicine, Law, and Public Health. His expertise uniquely qualifies him to mentor student teams on ethics, integrating legal insights with health innovations.
Jeff Weinfeld, MD
Dr. Weinfeld is a practicing Family Physician, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, the Course-Director of Evidence Based Medicine at Georgetown who is passionate about evidence-based medicine and clinical informatics. He will guide teams in understanding topics like clinical decision making and electronic health systems.
Ken Williams
Ken is a serial entrepreneur and has consulted with the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies, insurance groups, and professional organizations as Managing Director at Avalere Health. Now a Georgetown Entrepreneur in Residence while continuing to develop innovative ventures, Ken will share his insights in product, compliance, and market strategy.
Jeff Wishnie
Jeff Wishnie, the Head of Markets and Director of Sahaj Impact at Sahaj Software, will bring extensive expertise in product design and development, guiding teams in creating user-focused prototypes.