2023 FCVC Innovation Challenge
Congratulations to the 2023 FCVC Innovation Challenge Winners!
Internal - Quality Improvement/Clinical Process Track Winner
ECMO XR Procedural Simulation
Taylor Kantor, MD; Rishindra Reddy, MD; Deb Lee, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP; William Lynch, MD; Ashraf Abou El Ela, MD; Cindy Hsu, MD, PhD, MS
External - Commercial Device or Product Winner
A Fuzzy Neural Network Physiologic Close Loop Control System for Diuretic Management after Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Dan Ehrmann, MD; Kayvan Najarian, PhD
Check out the selected photos and program for our 2023 Innovation Challenge below!
Congratulations to Just Do It Awardees
iECHO; Submitted by: Veronica Zitterman, NP, Medical Specialty and Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Nursing, School of Nursing
Bubbles for Fontans; Submitted by: Michelle Dwyer, NP, Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiac Care Cards; Submitted by Tom Cascino, Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine
Cardiac Rehab Resources Digital Hub; Submitted by Tom Cascino, MD, Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine
Obtaining Spanish PROMIS surveys to include diverse populations in a Multi-Center study; Submitted by: Adriana Batazzi, Clinical Research Coordinator - Senior
Respiratory Care Department Mobile Education Units; Submitted by: Amanda Ausmus, BS, RRT, CVC ICU Clinical Specialist
Vectorcardiography Prognostic Modeling for Congestive Heart Failure; Submitted by: Vishwaratn Asthana, MD, PhD. Resident, Internal Medicine
Meet the Judges
Francis Caputo, MD
Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Kenneth Nelson
Partner
MedTech Advantage Fund
Charity Tarn, MBA
Senior Associate
Arboretum Ventures
Brook Watts, MD, MS
Chief Quality Officer and Professor, Internal Medicine
Michigan Medicine
All 2023 Innovation Challenge and Just Do it Award Submissions
The entries below were submitted by teams in 2023 competing for up to $100,000 in funding from the FCVC Innovation Challenge or a lower complexity Just Do It Award. If you would like to submit a question or comment, email a team member directly or through FCVCInnovation@umich.edu. If posting about the Innovation Challenge on Twitter, please use the tag #FCVCInnovationChallenge.
Ideas were submitted in video or text form. To view a video, click on the submission, and then click again on the video. Don't forget to scroll down to see beyond the first row.
Have an idea?
Reach out to the FCVC Innovation team (FCVCInnovation@umich.edu) for a consult at any time.