Image-Guided Surgery & Therapy
- Ablation Therapies
- Advanced Ultrasound
- Noninvasive Interventions
Strasbourg · France
Open to consultingJUAN 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.
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
- Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, IHU Strasbourg — Research Scientist, Translational Research · Preclinical Research Officer · Innovation Manager
- Associate Research Scientist — MIMESIS team, Inria: scientific computing, data assimilation, machine learning, and control
- Associate Research Scientist — MLMS team, ICube Institute, University of Strasbourg: machine learning, modeling and simulation
Expertise
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
- 2006
Medical Degree
University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
Graduated top of class, GPA 9.19/10.
- 2007–2011
General Surgery Residency
UBA University Hospital
Vascular, oncologic, thoracic & digestive surgery; focus on advanced imaging and image-guided therapies.
- 2009
Research Fellow, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami
- 2011
Chief Resident, Department of Surgery
UBA University Hospital
Led a team of 20 residents.
- 2011
Abdominal Ultrasound Course
Argentinian Society of Ultrasound (SAEU), Buenos Aires
GPA 9/10 · Mar–Dec 2011
- 2011–2012
Digestive Surgery Fellowship
UBA University Hospital
HBP surgery, liver tumor ablations, minimally invasive surgery.
- 2012–2013
HBP Surgery & Liver Transplantation
Beaujon Hospital, Paris
- 2013
European University Diploma in HBP Oncology
Paul-Brousse Hospital, Paris
- 2013
USMLE & ECFMG Certification
Limited license to practice in New York.
- 2013–2014
Research Fellow, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
Westchester Medical Center (NY Medical College)
- 2014
Volunteer Surgeon
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
- 2015–2021
Founder & CEO
m3d ~ health (medical 3D / health-tech startup), Buenos Aires
- 2016–2017
Full-Stack & Data Science
Digital House Coding School
Web development and machine learning.
- 2018–2019
Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
IHU Strasbourg & IRCAD
Needle-based image-guided ablation for liver and pancreas.
- 2020–2023
Master's in Business, Engineering & Surgical Technologies Transfer
University of Strasbourg
Finance, regulatory affairs, IP, product quality.
Certifications & licenses
- ECFMG Certification — ECFMG (2014)
- ATLS, Advanced Trauma Life Support — American College of Surgeons (2012)
- Abdominal Ultrasound Certification — Argentine Society of Ultrasound, SAEU (2011)
- Video-endoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery Certification — Argentine Association of Surgery (2010)
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).
Learn morePOCUSI
A strategic consortium (E-Scopics, Vermon, IHU Strasbourg, Inria) developing a new generation of software-based, intelligent and frugal point-of-care ultrasound.
Learn moreMEDITWIN
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.
Learn moreFUS-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).
Learn moreFAST-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.
Learn moreSONAR
Doctoral research (Université de Strasbourg): dual-application registration of raw ultrasound signals for image-guided intervention.
LUPIN
Intravascular-ultrasound–based 3D reconstruction for intraoperative liver navigation.
thermoNav
Real-time thermal-ablation planning using neural-surrogate models and automated trajectory optimization.
SIMM-tracking
Single-insertion fiducial-marker deployment to enhance SBRT guidance.
Research
Publications & talks.
Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters across image-guided therapy, trauma, and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery.
Selected publications
A selected top 10 — see Google Scholar or ORCID for the full list.
Honors & awards
- Best Presentation (Audience Choice) Award — IPCAI 2026, Nagoya · co-authored paper Personalization of Liver Microwave Ablation Simulation
- Outstanding Paper Award — MICCAI AE-CAI / CARE / OR 2.0 (2024)
Selected talks
- B.E.S.T. Innovation Week — faculty & team coach, IHU Strasbourg (2019–present; participant in 2018)·IRCAD Taiwan (2026)
- POCUS Academy 2022 — Introducing diSplay U/S, ultrasound simulation for point-of-care lung ultrasound
- Surgical Data Science Summer School (edu4SDS) — "Human Anatomy Through the Scope" (recurring faculty, 2022–2024)
- Surgical AI Day 2023, Orsi Innotech (Belgium) — Less is More: Advancements in Minimally Invasive Robotic Percutaneous Technologies
- SOFAQ Congress 2025 — Use of AI in Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Therapy: Concepts, Benefits & Challenges
- MediTwin Symposium 2026 (PariSanté Campus, Paris) — From Margins to Models: Digital Twins for Microwave Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases
- IPCAI 2026 — International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions (Nagoya)
Media & press
One-Health lemur surgery — Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix × IHU Strasbourg (July 2026)
- France 3 Grand Est / FranceInfo — "Bilbo le lémurien, sauvé d'une mort certaine…"
- L'Alsace — "Une équipe de l'IHU sauve un lémurien du parc de Sainte-Croix grâce à une chirurgie innovante"
- Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA) — "Une équipe de l'IHU sauve un lémurien du parc de Sainte-Croix"
- Radio Mélodie — "Un lémurien du parc Sainte-Croix sauvé grâce à une intervention médicale hors du commun"
- Top Music — "Un lémurien du parc Sainte-Croix sauvé par l'IHU de Strasbourg"
Patents & IP
Co-inventor on filed patents in image-guided intervention and surgical navigation.
- Image-guided surgical platform — real-time multimodal imaging integration and interactive planning (filed 2022).
- Device for assisting the guidance of a therapy-delivery instrument — hybrid pre-/intra-operative navigation for ablation and biopsy (filed 2024).
Further patents in preparation.
Academic service
IHU Strasbourg · Inria (MIMESIS) · ICube — University of Strasbourg (MLMS)
Consulting
Open to consultingLet's collaborate.
I help medtech innovators turn promising technology into validated, regulator-ready products. 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, clinical validation, and the AI/ML that increasingly sits inside the device.
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 & 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.
Beyond the lab
- AI & Machine Learning
- Crypto & Web3
- Books & Podcasts
- Building & DIY
- Drone Piloting (FPV)
- 3D Printing & Modeling
- Traveling
- Cooking & Baking
- Gaming
Contact
Let's connect.
Consulting & collaboration
Juan Verde — MedTech Advisor
For consulting, advisory and partnership inquiries.
consulting@juanmaverde.comResearch & academic
IHU Strasbourg
For research, teaching and IHU-related matters.
- juan.verde@ihu-strasbourg.eu
1 Pl. de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- +33 (0)3 90 41 36 45