External Advisory Committee

The Department of Biomedical Engineering’s External Advisory Committee (EAC) is comprised of leaders in academia and industry who support excellence in biomedical engineering education.

2025-2026 EAC Members

Chair

Walter Humann

President/CEO, Virtual First

Dr. Ahmad Ahmadi

Plastic Surgeon, Avante Plastic Surgery

Dr. Thomas Caven

Affiliate Faculty, Dell Medical School
Chief Medical Officer, Axon Virtual Health
Co-Founder, ALM

John Cox

Co-Founder/CEO, SevenPico

Steve Engle

CEO, Averigon

Cecilia Giachelli

Professor/Associate Vice President for Research, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Washington

Dr. Andrea LeBlanc Davis

Senior Infection Preventionist, Texas Children’s Hospital

Azita Sharif

CEO, Biospecimen Inventory Network for Discovery Science (BINDS)
CEO, Precision Medicine Bioanking (DSI)

Metasebya Solomon

Co-Founder/Chief Scientific Officer, D-10 Therapeutics

Dr. Shahin Tavackoli

Partner/Cardiologist, Comprehensive Heart Care, Memorial Herman Medical Group

Avi Wolfson

Senior Director of Marketing, Cytiva