Our Team

Safe surgery any time, any place ™

Every year, millions of people worldwide lack access to safe surgical conditions, often due to resource constraints, remote locations, or disaster-stricken areas. SurgiBox Inc. was founded to bridge this critical gap. Incubated at MIT and Harvard, our award-winning innovation, developed in collaboration with leading labs, medical institutions, and humanitarian organizations, provides a groundbreaking solution for performing safe surgical even in the most difficult settings. Our ultra-portable surgical environment—the SurgiField™ System— enables clean safe surgery any time, any place by transforming any space into a surgical environment.

 

Our Mission

At SurgiBox Inc. we aim to make surgery safer for both patients and healthcare providers around the world through our innovative technology, co-developed with users and centered around patient needs.

Our Vision

A world where every patient receives safe surgical care, regardless of location or circumstance.

 

Meet the Team

Our team comprises seasoned professionals with expertise in medicine, engineering, global health, and business. We are surgeons, medical device innovators, and humanitarian aid specialists who are passionate about leveraging technology to solve critical challenges in surgical care.

Mike Teodorescu

Co-Founder & CEO

Kelly Laurel

VP & COO

Sashidhar Jonnalagedda

Co-Founder and VP

Atif Rakin

CTO

Karen Bernstein Pinto

Director Global Partnerships

Meet the Board

Sam Goldberger

Board Director

Debbie Teodorescu

Founder & Board Member

Steve Eppinger

Board Member

John Reichenbach

Board Observer

Robert Smalley

Board Observer

Meet the Advisors

Art Rosenthal
Asad Moten
Andrew Knott
Daniel Frey
David King
Hassan Mashbari
Jason Campagna
Jeffrey Toney
Jerry Comanescu
Meena Cherian
Oded Biran
Rick Starrs
Stephen Odom
Steven Bokshan