Diku Mandavia

Diku Mandavia MD is an experienced Chief Medical Officer with expertise in commercializing disruptive healthcare technologies. Dr. Mandavia, a recognized expert in emergency medicine, brings 28 years of emergency medicine experience and 15 years of medical device experience.

Previously, Dr. Mandavia served as the global Chief Medical Officer of FUJIFILM Sonosite Inc. since 2009 and FUJIFILM Medical USA since 2015. He joined Sonosite as a medical advisor in 2007 and played a pivotal role in establishing point-of-care ultrasound as the new standard of care in the ED and ICU. At Sonosite, he was instrumental in taking a disruptive technology in miniaturized ultrasound and developing new care pathways at the point of care. Dr. Mandavia led market development efforts focused on the core markets of emergency medicine, critical care and anesthesia that ultimately led to better patient outcomes at a lower cost. He also previously served as Chief Medical Officer for Ceribell developing novel point of care EEG for the ED and ICU.

As attending staff physician at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center Dr. Mandavia is a recognized educator and lecturer with >100 publications and >200 speaking engagements. He received his medical degree from Memorial University in Canada, residency at LAC+USC Medical Center and is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.