Team

Engineers, scientists and surgeons, building in Chicago.

Briteseed brings optical engineering, signal processing and clinical research under one roof, guided by surgeons who know what's at stake in the operating room.

Core expertise
01
Optical design & optimization
02
Hyperspectral & multispectral imaging
03
Machine learning & deep learning
04
Surgical imaging systems & integration
The people
Jonathan Gunn
Leadership
Jonathan Gunn, JD, PhD
Founder & CEO
Shetha Shukair
Translation
Shetha Shukair, PhD
Director of Clinical & Translational Research
Graham Throckmorton
Engineering
Graham Throckmorton, PhD
Lead Optical Engineer
Akshay Vadali
Engineering
Akshay Vadali
Lead Signal Processing Engineer
Steve McPhilliamy
Translation
Steve McPhilliamy
Product Design
Vikram Karnani
Board
Vikram Karnani, MS, MBA
Board Member · CEO, Collegium Pharmaceutical
Thomas Luby
Board
Thomas Luby, PhD
Board Member · Chief Innovation Officer, TMC
Hari Subramanian
Board
Hari Subramanian, PhD, MBA
Board Member · Chief Operating Officer, ASP Health
David Mahvi
Clinical advisor
David Mahvi, MD
Chief of Surgical Oncology · Former Chair, American Board of Surgery
Magdy Milad
Clinical advisor
Magdy Milad, MD, MS
Chief of Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery · Faculty for 100+ training programs incl. AAGL, APGO, CREOG & ACOG
David Kalainov
Clinical advisor
David Kalainov, MD, MBA
Orthopedic Surgery · Co-chair, medical product value analysis
Careers

Build what surgeons see next.

We're a team of engineers, clinicians and operators working on one problem: helping surgeons see what they can't. If that's your kind of problem, we'd like to meet you.

Surgical team during a preclinical laparoscopic study
Briteseed hardware lab
Briteseed office
Open roles2
Lab TechnicianLab operationsPart-time · Chicago, IL · On-siteView posting →Winter 2027 InternsEngineering & researchInternship · Chicago, IL · On-siteView posting →

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4611 N Lincoln Ave · Chicago, IL 60625
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