Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
About the Center
Founded in 2010 through a $150 million gift from the government of Abu Dhabi, the mission of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation (SZI) is to make pediatric surgery more precise, less invasive and pain free. Our focus areas include technology innovation, pediatric device development and basic science designed to improve any interventions in pediatric patients.
Since its inception, the Institute has created an extensive infrastructure for research and development along with a focus on intellectual property and technology commercialization. The Institute encourages close partnerships between clinical and scientific experts, as well as with outside collaborators in both academia and industry.
The Institute currently has more than 15 investigators primarily affiliated with SZI and more than 70 technical and scientific staff, including postgraduate and graduate students and fellows. The Institute is further supported by, and has access to, more than 600 clinicians and clinician-scientists with Children’s National Hospital and the Children’s National Research Institute, the research arm of Children’s National.
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Principal Investigators
Kevin Cleary, Ph.D.
- Associate Director, Engineering
- Sheikh Zayed Professor, Bioengineering
Kolaleh Eskandanian, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.M.P.
- Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Children’s National Hospital
- Executive Director, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
Julia Finkel, M.D.
- Anesthesiologist
- Acute Pain Specialist, Sheikh Zayed Research Faculty
Nobuyuki Ishibashi, M.D.
- Foglia-Hills Professor of Pediatric Cardiac Research
- Director of Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory
Marius George Linguraru, D.Phil., M.A., M.Sc.
- Principal Investigator
- Connor Family Professor, Research and Innovation
Diego A. Preciado, M.D., Ph.D.
- Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Co-Director of the Cochlear Implant Program
Anthony Sandler, M.D.
- Senior Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief, Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Center for Surgical Care
- Director, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
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Contact Us
Anthony Sandler, M.D.
Center Director
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Kolaleh Eskandanian, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.M.P.
Executive Director, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer
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Kevin Cleary, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Engineering
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202-476-3809