SCCM Discovery Critical Care Innovation Incubator

Pre-course Moderator(s)

• GM

  Greg Martin, MD, MSc, FCCM (he/him/his)

  Emory University, Georgia

  Disclosure(s): Elsevier Publishing: Other Financial or Material Support (Ongoing); UpToDate: Other Financial or Material Support (Ongoing)
• 

  Kelley Elahi, RN (she/her/hers)

  Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Illinois

  Disclosure(s): CoLabs Medical: Consultant (Terminated, August 1, 2024), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Terminated, August 1, 2024)
• AW

  An-Kwok Wong, MD, PhD

  Duke University Medical Center

  Disclosure(s): Merck Sharp & Dohme Inc.: Consultant (Ongoing), Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing); Synappse: Owner/Co-Owner Founder/Co-Founder (Ongoing)
• DG

  Dimitra Georganopoulou (she/her/hers)

  Illinois

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Shadi Battah, MD

  Disclosure(s): Telesair Inc: Employee (any industry) (Ongoing)

Session Facilitator(s)

• 

  Morrison Nguyen, MD, MBA

  North Carolina

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Christopher Benassi

  Baxter Healthcare

  Disclosure(s): Baxter Healthcare: Salary (Ongoing)
• 

  Erik Kulstad (he/him/his)

  University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, New Mexico

  Disclosure(s): Haemonetics: Consulting fees or other remuneration (Ongoing)
• AK

  Aman Khera, MBA

  CAN

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Allison Komiyama, PhD (she/her/hers)

  California

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Michelle Hoffman (she/her/hers)

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Lisa Dhar

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Katelyn Storton (she/her/hers)

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Anthony Chang (he/him/his)

  Childrens Hospital of Orange County, California

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Christopher Steele (he/him/his)

  Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• 

  Smith Heavner, PhD, RN (he/they)

  Pragmatic Approach, South Carolina

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
• EI

  Erica Isaacs

  Disclosure(s): Nemera: Employee (any industry) (Terminated, May 15, 2025)
• FG

  Fred Ginnebaugh

  Disclosure information not submitted.
• BR

  Branden Rosenhan, MD

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Designed to foster collaboration among leading minds across diverse disciplines, this event will explore emerging critical care innovations in pharmaceuticals, medical technology, big data, and AI; spark collaboration by networking, sharing ideas, and building powerful partnerships; and fuel inspiration through poster presentations and educational discussions. Whether you are an entrepreneur in the trenches or a motivated clinician-innovator, the Critical Care Innovation Incubator offers resources to help you navigate the innovation landscape.

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Learn more about Discovery, the Critical Care Research Network.

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Time

  SCCM Pitch Competition
  

  Laurel Omeert, MD

  Jameel Durrani, MD FACP FCCP

  Tosan Ugbeye

  Xina Quan
• 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Central Time

  Medical Technology Energy Consortium (MTEC) Pitch Competition
  

  Andrew Butrus

  Niklas Steuer

  Lori Arakaki