Krummel, Thomas M.: - Thomas M. Krummel is Professor/Chair, Department of Surgery at Stanford University. He has served in leadership positions in all of the important surgical societies, has mentored over 200 students, residents, and postdocs, and is the recipient of more than $3 million in research grants. He is Co-Director of the Stanford Biodesign Program. Dr Krummel has been a pioneer and innovator throughout his career. He has received two Smithsonian Information Technology Innovation Awards for work in the application of information technology to simulation-based surgical training and robotics. He remains an active start-up consultant with three successful exits and nine in the pipeline.