Special In-Person Event: Dr. Christopher Cheng “From Vascular Motion to Medical Device Innovation, and a Few Tips for Entrepreneurs”

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Cheng
Executive Chairman, Medres Group; President, VIBE Solutions LLC; Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Stanford University; President, Cardiovascular Implant Durability

Talk Title: “From Vascular Motion to Medical Device Innovation, and a Few Tips for Entrepreneurs”

Where: Wilkinson Auditorium, 021

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Abstract

The human body is a dynamic environment, yet we often study it in a static state.  For example, nearly all medical imaging is done with patients lying immobile on their backs.  However, blood vessels experience pulsatile forces from heart beats, displacements from breathing, and deformations from musculoskeletal motion.  This talk will focus on a few examples of blood vessels and how understanding their motions have led to improvements in medical device development and patient care.  In addition, I’ll share some of the top lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Christopher Cheng is an entrepreneur, executive, professor, and author specializing in medical device development and cardiovascular biomechanics research.  Within medical devices, his experience spans design, manufacturing, preclinical testing, clinical trials, and marketing, including being co-founder and CEO of Kōli, Inc., a company developing a catheter-based solution for gallstone disease.  He was also CEO of Global Science & Technology, an aerospace government contractor focused on satellite remote sensing for earth science, and sold it in Sep 2025.  Dr. Cheng is currently President of VIBE Solutions, Adjunct Professor of Surgery at Stanford, Director of the Vascular Intervention Biomechanics & Engineering Lab (Stanford VIBE Lab), Executive Chairman of Medres Group, and President of CardioVascular Implant Durability (CVID), a non-profit leading the effort to improve durability of cardiovascular devices.  He has authored over 100 publications, edited Handbook of Vascular Motion (PROSE Book Award Nominee), and is the preeminent expert in quantifying vascular motion.  Dr. Cheng is a board member of several commercial and non-profit organizations, including the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering.