We Are Democratizing AI Development in Medical Imaging 

Our mission is to make responsible imaging AI development faster, and more accessible.  

About HOPPR 

Founded in 2019, HOPPR is led by a team of accomplished leaders spanning clinical radiology, AI development, and healthcare commercialization. We bring together technical precision and clinical insight to make AI development in medical imaging faster and more transparent. Our team understands both the promise of AI and the real-world challenges of implementing it. 

Together, we are building a trusted foundation for medical imaging AI. The HOPPR™ AI Foundry helps developers, healthcare organizations, and imaging vendors create, fine-tune, and validate models responsibly with traceability, transparency, and flexibility built in from the start.  

HOPPR balances scientific depth with engineering precision, supporting the demands of healthcare and the pace of innovation.   

Who We Are

We’re a team of builders, clinicians, engineers, and scientists working to reshape the future of medical imaging AI. With deep roots in healthcare and technology, we’re focused on solving real-world problems—at scale. Our diverse experiences drive a shared mission: to accelerate the development and deployment of foundation models that make a meaningful impact in clinical practice.

Leadership

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    Khan M. Siddiqui, MD

    Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO

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    Robert Bakos

    Co-Founder & CTO

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    Gerry Stegmaier

    Co-Founder

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    Melanie Traughber, DSc

    Chief Operating Officer

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    Bill Boonn, MD

    Chief Medical Officer

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    Woojin Kim, MD

    Chief Strategy and Chief Medical Information Officer

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    Keith Corbin

    Chief Financial Officer

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    Jennifer Harris

    VP of Quality and Regulatory Affairs

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    Jory Tremblay

    Chief Commercial Officer

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    Ted Schwab

    Chief Development Officer

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    Desiree Therianos

    Vice President of Human Resources

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    Claire Umeda

    Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Team

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    Javid Abderezaei, PhD

    Principal ML Scientist

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    Machine Learning Consultant

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    Emel Alkim, PhD

    Senior Software Engineer 

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    Ali Angeland

    Senior Software Engineer

  • Candace Bagley

    Executive Assistant

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    Julie Bauml, MD

    Associate Chief Medical Information Officer

  • Harris Bergman, PhD

    Director of Machine Learning

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    Roger Boodoo, MD

    Medical Director for AI

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    Eric Brattain, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist

  • Amber Converse

    Data Scientist

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    Jean-Benoit Delbrouck, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist

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    Trever Falconi

    IT Security and Operations Manager

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    Meryl Fang

    Senior ML Engineer

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    Ali Ganjizadeh, MD

    Innovation Research Scientist

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    John Gillotte

    Director of AI Engineering

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    Shayna Goldstein

    Director of Product

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    Dawei Gui, DSc

    Principal ML Engineer

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    Fatemeh Haghighi, PhD

    Senior ML Research Scientist

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    Dan Harms

    Director of Software Engineering

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    Chris Hunley

    Software Development Engineer in Test

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    Joshua Joseph

    Student Associate

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    Christine Kupchick

    Director of Regulatory Affairs

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    Lead Product Designer

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    Technical Project Manager

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    Brian Lippincott

    Security Engineer

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    Matt Morgan, MD

    Medical Director for AI

  • Gray Moxley

    Marketing Consultant

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    Ehmed Nauman

    Marketing Coordinator

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    Senior Software Engineer

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    Akash Pattnaik, PhD

    Innovation Research Scientist

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    John Paulett

    Principal Architect

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    Kristen Phelps

    Client Engagement Manager

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    Senior Quality Management System (QMS) Specialist

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    Ayis Pyrros, MD

    Medical Director for AI

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    Kalina Slavkova, Ph.D

    Innovation Research Scientist

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    Brian Simmons

    Senior Product Manager

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    Nupe Singhal, MD

    Medical Director for AI

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    Brandon Smith

    Data Licensing Representative

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    Iryna Soroka

    Junior Software Development Engineer in Test

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    Janice Storey

    Director of Client Experience

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    Jonathan Tang

    Staff Product Manager

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    Bryan Tinsley

    Staff Software Engineer

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    Hari Trivedi, MD

    Associate Chief Medical Information Officer

  • Evin Tunador

    Machine Learning Consultant

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    Dave Van Veen, PhD

    Principal ML Scientist

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    Nancy Yu

    Operations Manager

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