ZetrOZ™ is revolutionizing the ultrasound industry by introducing proprietary generator technology that is more efficient, more portable, and more economically viable than any ultrasound generator presently available.
ZetrOZ's first product is the world's smallest ultrasound pain therapy device. This device (currently in clinical trials) addresses the demand for non-pharmaceutical alternatives to current pain treatments in the approximately $50 billion global pain management market.
ZetrOZ™ technology is also available for licensing. Contact us today if you are interested in making your ultrasound device more competitive in size, functionality, and pricing.
The ZetrOZ™ Engineering and Scientific Team
Shane Fleshman
Biomedical Engineer for Advanced Health Products
Fleshman is a hardware engineer who joined the ZetrOZ team after his bachelor and master studies in Biomedical Engineering from California Polytechnical Institute.
He brings a wealth of experience in biomedical system integration, hardware/software development and instrument interfacing for research and new product development.
Matthew Langer, Ph.D.
Scientist for Advanced Health Products
Langer joined the ZetrOZ team after completing his doctorate in chemical engineering at the University of Illinois. His previous experience includes studying cell membrane biology, optical techniques, and the construction and maintenance of custom research equipment.Langer is an expert in chemical engineering processes, particularly as they relate to biochemical effects, transport kinetics and biological processes at the cell and tissue level.
He brings his research expertise, biomedical background and hands on experience to the ZetrOZ research team.
Adelaide de Guillebon
Scientist for Advanced Health Products
Guillebon completed her masters in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University and has a long history in biomedical research by working in wet-biomedical laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. She brings her biosafety and biological background to the ZetrOZ team.
Rebecca Taggart
Scientist for Advanced Health Products
Rebecca is a strong scientist and product developer. She has 5 years of experience in the consumer product industry with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. While at K-C, Rebecca led numerous impact up projects as lead scientist.
She developed business-leading products such as elastic technology for Huggies diapers, nanotopography surface treatments for endotracheal tubes, and novel product manufacturing and brand development for professional skin care.
Taggart has her B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sabrina Guarino
Core-Biomedical Engineer
Guarino has worked in the ultrasound research and development space for five years, and brings with her a wealth of biosafety experience and clinical study design. Graduating with her bachelor and masters from Cornell University, Guarino is an expert in ZetrOZ circuit architecture and transducer integration.
Andrew Püüsalu
Engineering Technical Support and UltrOZ™ Technician
Püüsalu has over six years of experience in inventory management and technical support for various small businesses. He brings a wealth of hands-on experience in mechanical and electrical engineering to support new product research as well as the current ZetrOZ product offerings.
George Lewis Sr., Ph.D.
Advisor of Biomedical Ultrasound
glewis@zetroz.com
Lewis completed is doctoral studies at Worcester Polytechnical Institute, and has over 40 years of ultrasound research, development and commercialization experience leading ultrasound development a companies such as Seimens, HP and Philips. Lewis is world renowned in designing custom ultrasound transducers for a variety of medical, military and industrial applications.
Lyndon V. Hernandez, M.D.
Dr. Hernandez was born and raised in the Philippines and earned his
undergraduate (Magna Cum Laude, 1986) and medical degree (University
Scholar, 1990) from the University of Santo Tomas-Philippines, and completed
his residency and fellowship training at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
He then pursued a one-year subspecialty fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy at
the University of Florida in Gainesville. He graduated from Harvard University in
Boston, MA with a Master’s Degree in Public Health. Patient-centered outcomes,
endoscopic ultrasound, intestinal cancers, and pancreatic diseases are among
his areas of interest. A published author, he serves as Chairman of the Editorial
Review Board of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the official medical journal of the
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). He is also active in
national organizations and served as a member of the Publications Committee of
the ASGE.
Dr. Hernandez is a board certified gastroenterologist, and served as a full time
faculty member of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He currently
holds a clinical faculty appointment at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and has
been chosen as one of “The Best Doctors in America”.
Dr. Holly Schmitt
Dr. Holly Schmitt grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and decided at pproximately age 5 that she
wanted to be a veterinarian. Holly attended enison University in Granville, Ohio and received
a BS in biology while running varsity track and cross country. After graduating from The
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005, Holly completed an ambulatory
internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in exington, Kentucky and was asked to stay at
Hagyard to work in the Sport Horse department. In her first year as an associate, she attended
the Chi Institute and became certified in veterinary acupuncture. While with Hagyard, Holly
worked in Thermal, California, Traverse City, Michigan, and Lexington, Kentucky as the official
horse show veterinarian for five years. She enjoyed the challenge of diagnosing lamenesses,
and utilized acupuncture along with cutting edge therapies available to help keep her high
performance athletes in the ring.
In December 2010, Holly began working for Farmvet.com,
a company that sells veterinary pharmaceuticals and equine supplies, where she aided in
prescription procurement, advised clients on utilization of therapy equipment and appropriate
supplement administration, and continued her work as an acupuncturist. This spring, Holly
decided to begin practicing on her own, focusing on acupuncture in performance horses. Her
involvement with Ultroz began during the World Equestrian Games in 2010 where she met
with Bryant Guffey, the owner of the company, and began using the prototype LITUS devices
on various cases.
Once she witnessed the incredible healing powers of the Ultroz, she began
working closely with the company to aid in education of veterinarians, therapists, and trainers in the benefits of LITUS. Outside of work, Holly enjoys volunteering her time on the Board of
Trustees of both PATH (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) International
and the Lexington Humane Society, competing her horse in the jumpers, running, doing hot
yoga, and spending time with her family.
Angi Ghanem
Biomedical Engineering Intern
Ghanem completed her bachelors in electrical engineering and masters in biomedical
engineering, and has a deep understanding of firmware and software coding for consumer
medical devices. In the biological context, Ghanem is experienced in stochastic modeling of
biological engineering phenomena; from the very basic concepts in electrophysiology and into
more complex models of various cellular processes.
Born in Cairo, Egypt and multilingual, Ghanem brings her passion for medical research and
electrical biomedical engineering to the ZetrOZ team.
Nola Booth
Biomedical Engineering Intern
Booth is currently an electrical engineering student at Tompkins County Community College.
Born in Ithaca, NY and having a wealth of design expertise, Booth brings her passion for ultrasound research and
electrical engineering to the ZetrOZ team.
Dorina Lleshi
Biomedical Engineering Intern
Lleshi joined ZetrOZ after graduation from Cooper Union with a degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering. Her past research included working with laterite rock indigenous to the Upper West Region of Africa to filter fluoride (research was implemented in villages that had populations with a high incidence of fluorosis cases), conducting pharmacological studies on the crayfish nerve cord, and conducting an energy audit in Jirapa, Ghana in which Lleshi worked on tracking woodfuel consumption in the 500 person community over the course of 2 months. (This research was prompted by the increasing threat of deforestation in a community reliant on wood for energy.) Lleshi is mentored by Dr. George Lewis Jr. and Dr. Matthew Langer in human subjects ethics, clinical study design and ultrasound-assisted drug delivery.
Rhiannon Guffey
Biomedical Engineering Intern
Guffey was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a second year biomedical engineering student at the University of Arizona. She is specifically interested in the physiology of the human body, and developing innovative medical devices to improve the human condition. Guffey is mentored by Dr. George Lewis Jr. and Mr. Shane Fleshman at ZetrOZ in Time-Reversal Acoustic (TRA) focusing for therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound applications.
Zachary C. Krieger
Biomedical Engineering Intern
Krieger joined the ZetrOZ team after completing his bachelor studies in Bioengineering at the Pennsylvania State University - University Park. His previous experience includes medical research involving neural regeneration, clinical experience with cardiovascular devices, as well as medical device product development. Krieger is mentored by Dr. George Lewis Jr. and Mr. Bryant Guffey in medical device design and new equine product development at ZetrOZ.
