Founder Stories
Stanford Emergence accelerates health innovations at the forefront of science, technology, and social impact. Learn about some of our extraordinary founders and their work through the stories below.
To engage with these innovators and other Emergence ecosystem valued members, contact sgillett@stanford.edu
Suraj Pavagada
Precision Medicine
About 1 in 3 adults globally are affected by steatotic liver disease, yet early detection remains a major gap in care.
Dr. Corey Rovzar
Healthcare Access
Traditional physical therapy to address aging-related issues can be inconvenient and inaccessible.
Rich Bailey
Food as Medicine
Nearly 50 million Americans face food insecurity and 49% have pre-diabetes or diabetes.
Julia Kao-Sow
Precision Medicine
Understanding a key biomarker can reduce complications in vulnerable pediatric populations.
Longsha Liu
Healthcare Access
Overcrowding across our healthcare safety nets is compromising operational efficiency and threatening timely delivery of care.
Mariella Satow
Behavioral Health
466 million deaf people do not have access to media with sign language.
Mara Steiu
Behavioral Health
K-12 districts and schools are experiencing a mounting compliance burden.
Zach Dyce
Healthcare Access
Medicaid behavioral health and safety net providers are stretched thin by admin burden when resources should be going to care.