Praveen Rao

Praveen Rao is a Senior Mechanical Engineer specializing in Instruments and Accessories at Intuitive since May 2024. Prior to this role, Praveen held various positions at iota Biosciences, Inc. powered by Astellas, including Principal Product Development Engineer and Senior Product Development Engineer, from January 2021 to May 2024. Earlier experience includes serving as an R&D Engineer for Mechanical Circulatory Support at Abbott from April 2017 to January 2021, and as a Research and Development Engineer at Penumbra, Inc. and Ouroboros Medical, Inc. from January 2016 to December 2016 and June 2013 to December 2015, respectively. Praveen's career began as an Engineering Intern at Benvenue Medical from July 2012 to January 2013. Praveen holds a B.S. in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from San Jose State University, completed in 2014.