# Amin Nikoozadeh

> Amin Nikoozadeh is the founder and CEO of Vave Health, a San Jose company building affordable, wireless handheld ultrasound. A Stanford-trained electrical engineer who spent years shrinking an entire imaging system onto the tip of a 3mm catheter, he started Vave in 2015 after confronting a stark fact: roughly two-thirds of the world's population has no access to medical imaging. The company's pocket-sized probe earned FDA 510(k) clearance in 2019 and now powers millions of scans across hospitals, medical schools, and underserved clinics.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Vave Health
- **Organizations:** Vave Health, Stanford University (E. L. Ginzton Laboratory)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded Vave Health (2015), maker of an FDA-cleared wireless handheld ultrasound, Led the product to FDA 510(k) clearance in 2019, Built technology now used for 10M+ scans across hospitals and medical schools

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Joins Stanford's E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, beginning work on ultrasound transducer and imaging research
- **2004** — Begins PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
- **2010** — Completes PhD; continues as senior research engineer working on intracardiac and volumetric ultrasound imaging
- **2015** — Founds Vave Health to make ultrasound portable, affordable and accessible
- **2019** — Vave Personal Ultrasound System receives FDA 510(k) clearance (K191541)
- **2025** — Expands leadership and partnerships; surpasses 10 million scans performed

## Achievements

- Founded Vave Health (2015), maker of an FDA-cleared wireless handheld ultrasound
- Led the product to FDA 510(k) clearance in 2019
- Built technology now used for 10M+ scans across hospitals and medical schools
- Earned a Stanford PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on ultrasound miniaturization
- Pioneered work on catheter-based intracardiac ultrasound and real-time volumetric imaging at Stanford

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Vave Health announced key hires including a Chief Commercial Officer and an advisory board addition from GE Healthcare to support a growth push.

## Links

- Website: https://vavehealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-nikoozadeh-914a3a16
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VaveHealth

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Last updated: 2026-06-14