Principal


Dr. Chris Shen joins EWHV from New Enterprise Associates, a diversified venture capital fund, where he invested in biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. Prior to joining EWHV, Dr. Shen held the position of Senior Design Engineer at Guidant Corporation's Neurovascular Venture, an internal start-up, where he invented and commercialized a minimally-invasive therapy for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Dr. Shen also worked in Japan as a Design Engineer for Pfizer, Inc.’s Strategic Innovation Group, an internal medical technology incubator. 

Dr. Shen continues to hold a Lecturer position at the Stanford School of Medicine, teaching a course on medical technology innovation. He has nine patents issued and several pending in the fields of interventional neuroradiology and interventional cardiology. 

Dr. Shen received his MD from the Stanford School of Medicine, his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an MSE in Biomechanical Engineering from the Stanford School of Engineering. He received his BS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. Dr. Shen currently sits on the board of Denali Medical.

   
 

MANAGING DIRECTORS
SENIOR ADVISORS
PARTNERS
ADJUNCT PARTNERS
PRINCIPALS
 Tamara N. Elias, MD
 Christopher Shen, MD
 Toby Sykes, PhD
 

 



 

 
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