Dr. Rami Shorti has spent his career focused on developing and expanding medical applications of not yet proven technologies to fit the needs of caregivers and deliver better care for patients. Dr. Shorti’s multi-disciplinary experience spans healthcare innovation, biomechanical engineering, anatomic modeling, and clinical research. He received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University and both his MSc in Mechanical Engineering and his MBA from the University of Utah. Rami also holds a doctorate from the University of Utah, with emphasis in biomechanics and was presented, among many awards and recognitions, with “The Outstanding Dissertation of the Year” award in recognition for the devotion to advancing research, intellectual merit, and benefiting the broader impacts to society. Throughout his career, Dr. Shorti spearheaded various successful grant awards, patented medical device inventions, and R&D initiatives with an emphasis on research to practice. He is the lead R&D scientist and emerging technologies consultant at Intermountain Healthcare Transformation Lab. Currently, Dr. Shorti is leading the advanced visualization center initiative to bring novel visualization, simulation, and analysis technologies to clinicians and stakeholders across Intermountain to augment operative planning, intraoperative assistance, and patient-specific simulation. He works closely with various clinical specialties to create entirely new applications to fit their specific needs and circumstances and address their struggles.