About Us

Who We Are

At NovaSonix Healthcare, we have access to well-established research facilities for the testing of our devices along with software developers, research staff and coordinators. We have an exceptional advisory committee of physician experts in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and orthopedic surgery to ensure the development of clinically relevant solutions.

Core Team

Randa Mudathir

Chief Executive Officer, co-founder

Randa Mudathir holds a master’s in Medical Biophysics from Western University. Her research focused on the use of 4D ultrasound imaging in the hand and wrist. She played a key role in optimizing the 4D ultrasound functionality of our ultrasound devices, particularly for the imaging of soft tissue in the hands and wrist.

Megan Hutter

Chief Technical Officer, co-founder

Megan Hutter is a Doctoral student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Western University. Her research focuses on using 3D ultrasound to investigate the relationship between osteoarthritis and angiogenesis using 3D Doppler ultrasound and Superb Microvascular Imaging techniques.

Carla du Toit

Co-founder, Clinical Strategy Lead

Carla du Toit is a specialized researcher with a background in integrative biosciences and a medical student at Dalhousie University. She has worked on applying 3D ultrasound hand and knee scanning devices to osteoarthritis treatments and has published work in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open and in the Journal of Medical Physics.

Emily Lalone

Co-founder, Senior Advisor

Dr. Emily Lalone, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Western University. She specializes in upper limb biomechanics, medical imaging techniques and osteoarthritis research. Dr. Lalone brings her knowledge of research project building to manage and test our device iterations in future clinical trials.

Aaron Fenster

Co-founder, Senior Advisor

Dr. Aaron Fenster, PhD, FRSC, O.Ont, is a Professor of Medical Imaging and Medical Biophysics at Western University with extensive knowledge and experience in medical imaging, specializing in 3D and 4D ultrasound technology. He provides insights on device hardware and software development, imaging analysis and machine learning techniques, and is a four-time founder that has spun off multiple medical device companies.

Product Development Team

David Tessier

Project Manager, Regulatory

David is an experienced project manager, with extensive experience in completing regulatory filing for clinical trials and medical device testing. David lends NovaSonix his expertise by aiding in clinical trial research ethics board filings, participant recruitment, and running clinical trials.

Lori Gardi

Senior Software

Developer

Lori is a senior software developer, with an extensive background in computer science. Lori has developed and patented software associated with three-dimensional and four-dimensional ultrasound image acquisition, ultrasound needle guidance, ultrasound biopsy systems, and image-guided, robot-aided software applications for biopsy and surgical procedures.

Igor Gyacskov

Senior Software

Developer

Igor is a senior software developer specializing in machine learning. His expertise comes in when developing the AI tools that differentiate NovaVue from conventional three-dimensional ultrasound devices.

Kevin Barker

Mechanical Designer

Kevin is a mechanical designer, and is highly involved in the manufacturing and testing of the hardware associated with NovaSonix’ technology.

Jeffrey Bax

Mechanical Engineer

Jeff is a mechanical engineer, and is highly involved in the manufacturing and testing of the hardware associated with NovaSonix’s technology. Jeff holds a variety of patents associated with various ultrasound-based technologies.

Advisors

Assaf Kadar

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hand and Upper Limb Centre

Dr. Assaf Kadar is a hand and wrist surgeon, and is part of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre as an Assistant Professor. He also serves as a clinical and academic lead in hand and wrist biomechanics for the HULC bioengineering lab. Dr. Kadar completed multiple fellowships, two of which were completed at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Yale University.

Martin Smith

Business Development Manager, TechAlliance

Martin brings with him experience from both the research and business world. He completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Waterloo and completed further post-doctoral training in microscopy at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning in Toronto. As a researcher, he is passionate about understanding the biochemistry and structural biology of the gut-brain axis. In the business world, Martin has experience in commercialization and intellectual property through positions held as a technology transfer professional and corporate strategist at major institutions across Ontario. As an entrepreneur, he has experience in the neurotechnology, laboratory, and artificial intelligence industries.

Colin Macaulay

Business Development Manager, WORLDiscoveries Western University

Colin is a biotechnology professional with over 15 years experience developing novel protein therapeutics in an entrepreneurial biotech environment. He is a Business Development Manager at WORLDiscoveries and a life-science startup advisor for new entrepreneurs.

Stefanie Curtis

B2B Marketing Specialist, PACE Creative

As the CEO and Founder of Pace Creative Group, Stefanie helps business leaders achieve their growth vision with strategic and tailored marketing solutions. With over 17 years of experience in B2B marketing communication, Stefanie has a proven track record of generating over $1B for her clients, working across continents, with over 16+ industries – including regulated ones. Stefanie also serves as a Fractional CMO for 7 & 8-figure manufacturing companies. Her mission is to make the financial case for brand building in B2B, using a catalytic approach to build credibility, visibility, trust, ROI, and revenue growth.

Address:

Bionext Incubator

Robarts Research Institute

Western University

1151 Richmond Street, London ON, N6A 5B7

If you have any questions, let us know.

novasonix.healthcare@gmail.com randa@novasonixhealthcare.com