Jithesh Veetil, PhD
Medical Device Innovation Consortium
Dr. Jithesh Veetil, PhD is the Head of the Centre for Digital Health and Technology at the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC). His prime focus at MDIC is to aid in the development of regulatory science resources and regulatory grade tools working collaboratively with government and industry stakeholders in an effort to advance solutions that promote patient access to innovative medical technologies. Jithesh’s current portfolio at MDIC includes projects in Medical Device Cybersecurity, Medical Extended Reality (MedXR), Software as/in Medical Devices (SaMD/SiMD), Computational Modeling & Simulation (CM&S), and Digital Pathology.
Previously, Jithesh worked with Global Biological Standards Institute (GBSI), a Washington DC based non-profit as its Scientific Program Manager, leading the development and implementation of multiple programs on science policy, communications, and advocacy, including those related to cell line authentication, antibody validation, and reproducibility in biomedical research and development. Jithesh has extensive experience in designing and development of programs towards modernizing scientific workforce and practices by building academic-industrial-nonprofit collaboration through his work at National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus as the Lead Scientist and Program Manager for the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES). Jithesh also served as the Operations Manager for Preludesys Inc., working with international clientele from medical, IT, insurance and paralegal organizations on medical/healthcare data management.
Jithesh completed his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, followed by postdoctoral fellowship at NIH. He has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews and book chapters.