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JUAN VERDE

Surgeon-Scientist · Translational Innovator

Data-driven · AI-powered · Image-guided · Energy-based · Human-centered

I'm a Surgeon-Scientist

Advancing image-guided surgery and medical innovation — from the operating room to the bedside.

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About

Surgeon-scientist by training, innovator by instinct.

Juan M. Verde, MD, MSc — Business, Engineering & Surgical Technology Transfer

I am a fully trained surgeon, deeply devoted to translational research. I tackle challenges with divergent thinking, exploring unconventional and innovative solutions. My constant pursuit is to impact patient outcomes and contribute to the evolution of healthcare systems through creative problem-solving.

"Working at the intersection of surgery and technology — where AI, image guidance, data, and energy converge into precise, minimally invasive therapies."

Current roles

Juan Verde — portrait by Lorenzo Pierucci, Taiwan 2026

Taiwan · July 2026 — Photo: Lorenzo Pierucci

Expertise

Image-Guided Surgery & Therapy

  • Ablation Therapies
  • Advanced Ultrasound
  • Noninvasive Interventions

Translational & Preclinical Research

  • Medical Devices
  • AI/ML-based Software as Medical Devices

Computer-Assisted Intervention

  • Intraoperative Planning & Decision-Making
  • Extended Reality
  • Personalized AI Models

Innovation

  • Business, Engineering & Surgical Technologies Transfer

Professional Journey

  1. 2006

    Medical Degree

    University of Buenos Aires (UBA)

    Graduated top of class, GPA 9.19/10.

  2. 2007–2011

    General Surgery Residency

    UBA University Hospital

    Vascular, oncologic, thoracic & digestive surgery; focus on advanced imaging and image-guided therapies.

  3. 2009

    Research Fellow, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

    Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami

  4. 2011

    Chief Resident, Department of Surgery

    UBA University Hospital

    Led a team of 20 residents.

  5. 2011

    Abdominal Ultrasound Course

    Argentinian Society of Ultrasound (SAEU), Buenos Aires

    GPA 9/10 · Mar–Dec 2011

  6. 2011–2012

    Digestive Surgery Fellowship

    UBA University Hospital

    HBP surgery, liver tumor ablations, minimally invasive surgery.

  7. 2012–2013

    HBP Surgery & Liver Transplantation

    Beaujon Hospital, Paris

  8. 2013

    European University Diploma in HBP Oncology

    Paul-Brousse Hospital, Paris

  9. 2013

    USMLE & ECFMG Certification

    Limited license to practice in New York.

  10. 2013–2014

    Research Fellow, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

    Westchester Medical Center (NY Medical College)

  11. 2014

    Volunteer Surgeon

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  12. 2015–2021

    Founder & CEO

    m3d ~ health (medical 3D / health-tech startup), Buenos Aires

  13. 2016–2017

    Full-Stack & Data Science

    Digital House Coding School

    Web development and machine learning.

  14. 2018–2019

    Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

    IHU Strasbourg & IRCAD

    Needle-based image-guided ablation for liver and pancreas.

  15. 2020–2023

    Master's in Business, Engineering & Surgical Technologies Transfer

    University of Strasbourg

    Finance, regulatory affairs, IP, product quality.

Certifications & licenses

Medical licenses: Spain (active) · Argentina, medical & surgical (active) · USMLE / ECFMG (USA).

Focus

Areas of focus.

Where my research and clinical work concentrate.

  • Image-guided surgery & navigation
  • Ablation & focal therapies
  • Advanced & AI-powered ultrasound
  • Computer-assisted intervention & robotics
  • Surgical AI, data science & SaMD
  • Extended reality, 3D modeling & digital twins
  • Preclinical & translational device evaluation
  • Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) interventions

Projects

Selected projects.

A selection of public research and innovation projects I contribute to.

ARC

Adjustable-stiffness steerable needle for image-guided percutaneous interventions: controlled trajectory changes and single-insertion access to multiple targets (ablation, biopsy, fiducial placement, drug delivery).

IHU Strasbourg · SATT Conectus

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POCUSI

A strategic consortium (E-Scopics, Vermon, IHU Strasbourg, Inria) developing a new generation of software-based, intelligent and frugal point-of-care ultrasound.

France 2030 (2025–2029)

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MEDITWIN

A France 2030 program led by Dassault Systèmes with 14 partners (including IHU Strasbourg and Inria), building virtual twins for precision medicine in cardiology, neurology and oncology.

France 2030 · Bpifrance i-Demo

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FUS-DELIVER

A non-invasive focused-ultrasound device for localized drug delivery, designed to overcome barriers (blood–brain barrier, pancreatic stroma) behind treatment resistance, with a preclinical efficacy study (ICube).

Fondation FORCE

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FAST-Tx

A fast-track surgical pathway for lung cancer at IHU Strasbourg, combining advanced imaging, AI, surgical navigation and minimally invasive/robotic surgery — diagnosis to surgery in under 24 hours.

Fondation FORCE

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LUPIN

Intravascular-ultrasound–based 3D reconstruction for intraoperative liver navigation.

IHU Strasbourg (Proof-of-Concept)

thermoNav

Real-time thermal-ablation planning using neural-surrogate models and automated trajectory optimization.

ITI HealthTech

SIMM-tracking

Single-insertion fiducial-marker deployment to enhance SBRT guidance.

IHU Strasbourg · ITI HealthTech

Research

Publications & talks.

Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters across image-guided therapy, trauma, and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery.

Google ScholarORCID

Selected publications

A selected top 10 — see Google Scholar or ORCID for the full list.

Book chapters

Author/co-author of 15+ book chapters in surgical atlases and textbooks — including the American College of Surgeons Multimedia Atlas of Surgery, Springer Trauma Surgery and Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine, and Elsevier Atlas of Trauma & Emergency Surgical Techniques.

Honors & awards

Multiple national awards for anatomy & surgical research (Argentina, 2005–2012); CIRSE Featured Paper of the Session (2012).

Selected talks

Media & press

Juan Verde — B.E.S.T. Innovation Workshop faculty at IRCAD Taiwan, July 2026

Asia-IRCAD, Taiwan · July 2026

Faculty — B.E.S.T. Innovation Workshop

Photo: Lorenzo Pierucci

Watch

JT de la Radiologie Interventionnelle · ICube

Thérapies ultrasonores & aiguilles intelligentes

Aug 2026

Featured segment on the ARC needle — non-linear trajectories for simplified percutaneous procedures.

B.E.S.T. Innovation Workshop 2026

IRCAD Taiwan

B.E.S.T. Innovation Workshop 2026

Jul 2026

Five lectures on needs finding, concept selection, intellectual property and regulatory strategy.

IHU Strasbourg

B.E.S.T. Innovation Course 2026

Aug 2026

Needs finding and a contrarian look at design thinking, at the IHU Strasbourg edition.

Talks & interviews

Patents & IP

Device for Assisting the Guidance of a Therapy Delivery Instrument

EP 4 494 593 A1 · IHU Strasbourg · published 2025

In total, co-inventor on 6 patents and software filings (2022–2026) spanning image-guided intervention, ablation planning, steerable instruments and surgical navigation — details on request.

Academic service

Supervision & mentorship

Since 2023, co-supervised or mentored 17 trainees — 3 PhD candidates, 3 Master's students, and 11 engineering interns — in ablation planning, ultrasound AI, steerable needles and surgical navigation.

IHU Strasbourg · Inria (MIMESIS) · ICube — University of Strasbourg (MLMS)

Collaborate

Open to consulting

Let's collaborate.

At the IHU Strasbourg, I help medtech innovators turn promising technology into validated, regulator-ready products — across preclinical science end-to-end, from study design and in-life data collection to analysis and regulatory work. Drawing on training as a surgeon, a translational scientist, and a GLP study director, I work at the seams others struggle with — preclinical study design, regulatory strategy, pre-clinical validation, and the AI and machine learning that increasingly sits inside the device, including AI-enabled Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).

I direct GLP-compliant and non-GLP preclinical studies — working with both startup companies and large corporations — at the IHU Strasbourg preclinical platform, France's first GLP-certified facility for non-clinical medical-device evaluation.

Preclinical & translational services

  • 25+ studies directed
  • GLP & non-GLP
  • 15+ sponsors
  • 11 clinical domains
  • FDA-directed submissions

Directed 25+ preclinical and experimental device-evaluation studies (GLP-compliant and non-GLP) as Study Director for 15+ industry and academic sponsors — from early-stage startups to multinationals — spanning 11 clinical domains, reflecting broad interdisciplinary reach, and supporting regulatory submissions including to the U.S. FDA. These studies have supported successful regulatory clearances across the major agencies — U.S. FDA, European CE marking / EU MDR, and Japan's PMDA, among others — with a strong track record of clearing review with minimal deficiencies.

Figures reflect a non-confidential selection; sponsor and device details remain confidential.

  • Endovascular
  • Phlebology
  • Laparoscopic
  • Flexible/therapeutic endoscopy
  • Endoscopic ultrasound
  • Percutaneous image-guided ablation
  • Interventional pulmonology/thoracic
  • Colorectal/transanal
  • Interventional radiology & oncology
  • Interventional cardiology/EP
  • Vascular & image-guided

Regulatory & innovation training

Continuing education in regulatory science — IPI Academy: FDA Approval Process for Medical Devices (2024), Market Authorisation of AI-Enabled Medical Devices (2026), Human Factors & Instructions for Use (2024), and Sustainable Design & Manufacture for Medical Devices (2023); NAMSA (FDA preclinical requirements); EU MDR / EU AI Act and medical-software design.

Preclinical & GLP study design / direction

Study design (acute / survival / safety), endpoints, histopathology, GLP study direction, SOPs.

Outcome → A defensible, regulator-ready preclinical program.

Regulatory pre-submission (FDA) strategy

Pre-Sub packages, draft protocols, regulatory questions, evidence strategy.

Outcome → A stronger, better-aligned FDA interaction.

Image-guided surgery & device evaluation

A surgeon's clinical insight for device design and bench-to-bedside validation; ablation, ultrasound, navigation, robotic compatibility.

Outcome → A device validated against real clinical use.

AI/ML in medtech & technology transfer

SaMD evaluation, surgical-data-science perspective, CRO selection and benchmarking, R&D-to-clinic translation.

Outcome → Credible AI claims and a faster path to the clinic.

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Beyond the lab

  • AI & Machine Learning
  • Crypto & Web3
  • Books & Podcasts
  • Building & DIY
  • Drone Piloting (FPV)
  • 3D Printing & Modeling
  • Traveling
  • Cooking & Baking
  • Gaming

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