Brad Hansen

Brad Hansen, PhD, serves as the Manager of Research and Development at Cook Research Incorporated, a position held since December 2015, where leadership of a collaborative team focused on testing medical devices is a key responsibility. Prior roles include Team Lead within the same department and Bench Testing Engineer, performing non-clinical feasibility and GLP testing. Brad's academic background includes a PhD and MS in Bioengineering from UC San Diego, where significant contributions involved the development of an advanced robotic test system and software for surgical simulations. Earlier experience includes consulting engineering at DGH Inc. and undergraduate research at the University of Utah, focusing on neurosurgical devices and drug delivery systems.