From the Innovator's Workbench

Interventional cardiologist Paul Yock has had a transformational impact on patient care around the world. Beyond his direct contributions as an inventor of paradigm-changing health technologies (including the Rapid Exchange angioplasty and stenting system), he catalyzed a sea change in health technology innovation education with the formation of the Medical Device Network and then the launch of Stanford Biodesign. As one half of the duo that initiated the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship 25 years ago, he guided the ambitions of hundreds of aspiring innovators and helped nurture an unparalleled community of coaches, mentors, and advisors across health technology domains. Additionally, as director of Stanford Biodesign for more than two decades, he played a pivotal role in building Biodesign into a globally recognized, widely emulated force in training health technology innovators.