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Nicholas Theodore, MD (left), director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgical Spine Center, advises David Gullotti. (Image: Will Kirk \/ Homewood Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Johns Hopkins medical student David Gullotti was growing up near Philadelphia, he spent a lot of time working with his hands\u2014doing carpentry with his uncle, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, and helping his mother come up with innovative solutions to care for his father, who had multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by the different techniques of how things are made,\u201d Gullotti says. \u201cI have often asked myself and others, \u2018Why is something made this way? Could it be done differently?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

In med school, as Gullotti went through clinical rotations and conducted research in the lab of neurosurgeon Henry Brem<\/a>, he continually strived to better understand the reasons behind current approaches and ways in which the field could benefit from innovation.<\/p>\n

Gullotti further pursued these questions this academic year when he became the first medical student to enroll in the Whiting School\u2019s Master of Science program in the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design<\/a> (CBID), paving the way for a new option for future medical students. \u201cTaking an additional year between the third and fourth year of medical school<\/a> is becoming more common at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

In the yearlong CBID program, students get in-depth, hands-on experience in designing and developing innovative medical devices and preparing them to enter the market. Participants learn the fundamentals of identifying clinical needs, product design, intellectual property law, Food and Drug Administration regulations, and securing funding for project development.<\/p>\n

All the while, student teams are developing two devices\u2014one for the U.S. and one for the developing world\u2014and are taking those devices through each step of the process. Gullotti is currently working on an endoscopy-related project for applications in India as well as a surgical tool to help with intraoperative assessments for both neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery.<\/p>\n

Gullotti, who plans to pursue his residency in neurosurgery after medical school, says that his CBID experience will be invaluable for his future career.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving an in-depth perspective of technical feasibility and how to design something that is commercially viable will help me to have an impact on future patients\u2014both inside the operating room and beyond\u2014through health care innovations,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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