Instruction Team

Partner, Levine Bagade Han LLP

Johney Han has been a lecturer with MTM for several years and is a partner at the law firm of Levine Bagade Han LLP. His legal practice focuses primarily on patent strategy, due diligence, licensing transactions, protection of trade secrets, and patent opinions in the field of medical devices, mechanical, and electro-mechanical technologies.

MedTech Strategy Advisors, LLC and MedTech Color

Nada Hanafi is a thought leader within the Life Sciences and MedTech industry with over 22 years of experience across the public and private sectors. She is the Founder of MedTech Strategy Advisors, LLC where she advises life-science companies on regulatory strategy, product development, and clinical research to accomplish regulatory, compliance, and business goals.

Nada holds an MSc in Biomaterials and a BEng in Biomedical Materials Science & Engineering from Queen Mary College, University of London. She earned her MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nada is a Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) and a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) from the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

Surgeon-in-chief UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco: Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF

Dr. Hanmin Lee is the Michael Harrison endowed Professor and Surgeon-in-Chief of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and PI of the UCSF/Stanford PDC. He is internationally recognized as a leader in fetal surgery, minimally invasive neonatal surgery and surgical innovation.

VP, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs

Rebecca Lin is a seasoned healthcare innovator with expertise at the intersection of MedTech and AI. She has extensive experience in sales, marketing, corporate strategy, and business development through her roles at leading corporations like Johnson & Johnson and CR Bard, as well as high-growth startups. She serves as Vice President and board member of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, supporting the innovation ecosystem. She lectures at UCSF and UC Berkeley, leveraging her diverse academic background in biology, psychology, and business.

Director, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF

Joanne is Director and Brenda and Jeffrey L. Kang Presidential Chair in Health Care Financing at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), University of California San Francisco. Her research focuses on the economics of the health care workforce, organization of health care services, and quality of health care. Dr. Spetz is an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She received a Mentorship Award from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues of AcademyHealth. She was a member of the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine Committee on Consideration of Generational Issues in Workforce Management and Employment Practices and the Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Credentialing Research in Nursing.

Resident Physician, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCSF

Casey began her career in Medical Device Research and Development after graduating with a degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017. She later transitioned to a career in medicine and is now completing a residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the UCSF. Her research is focused on the use of biomaterials and tissue engineering in soft tissue reconstruction.