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. The committee meets twice a year to provide counsel and help the department achieve its strategic goals.
2025-2026 EAC Members
Walter Humann
Chair, BME External Advisory Committee
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
