From the Innovator’s Workbench with Paul Yock, MD

Описание: On Monday, September 22, 2025 the global Biodesign community gathered for a conversation like no other, celebrating the remarkable journey of an extraordinary clinician, inventor, leader, educator, mentor, and friend.

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.

From the Innovator's Workbench Series
Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University

Featuring: Paul Yock, MD - Martha Meier Weiland Professor in the School of Medicine, Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering; Founder and Director Emeritus, Stanford Biodesign

In conversation with: Josh Makower, MD - Yock Family Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering; Byers Family Director and Co-founder, Stanford Biodesign

Special thanks to our sponsor: Wilson Sonsini