Mohammad F. Kiani, Ph.D., F.A.H.A., Board Chairman and President

Dr. Kiani is a co-founder of Engineering World Health. He has an academic background in biomedical and electrical engineering and has received a number of scholarly research and teaching awards. Dr. Kiani is a recognized expert in the field of biomedical engineering research and education and is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with a joint appointment in the Department of Radiation Oncology, at Temple University.

Catherine Peck, C.P.A., Treasurer

Cathy, a founding board member of Engineering World Health, has served EWH in various capacities from Treasurer to President. She brings more than 25 years of business and accounting experience to EWH as well as extensive non-profit service—both professionally and as a volunteer. Cathy served the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis as board member and Finance Committee Chair. Formerly employed by Perry-Smith & Co and by Coopers & Lybrand (PricewaterhouseCoopers) she is now self-employed as a CPA/consultant and business manager.

Robert A. Malkin, Ph.D., P.E.

A co-founder of EWH, Bob is now Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, North Carolina. Bob also directs the EWH-Duke Summer Institute Program. Previously, Dr. Malkin was the Herbert Herff Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The Joint Biomedical Program at the University of Memphis, Tennessee and The University of Tennessee. Before moving to Tennessee, Dr. Malkin was a professor of Electrical Engineering at The City College of New York and a member of the graduate faculty at The City University of New York and a research associate at Columbia University. Dr. Malkin received his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Duke University in 1991 and 1993, respectively. Prior to attending graduate school, Dr. Malkin taught English in Thailand, worked at EM Microelectronics in Switzerland designing integrated circuits, worked for Cordis Corporation designing pacemakers and worked for Sarns Incorporated designing heart lung machines. Dr Malkin received the BS degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan in 1984. Dr. Malkin is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Dr. Malkin serves as an expert advisor to the World Health Organization’s Advisory Group on Healthcare Technology, Advisory Group on Innovative Technologies and serves on the World Health Organization’s subcommittee on medical equipment donations.

Corinna E. Lathan, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Lathan is Founder and CEO of AnthroTronix, Inc., a biomedical engineering R and D company. Her work on technology for children with disabilities has been featured in Forbes, Time, and the New Yorker magazines as well as led to such distinctions as Maryland's "Top Innovator of the Year," and one of MIT Technology Review Magazine's "Top 100 World Innovators.” She has also been named a Technology Pioneer and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr. Lathan is actively involved in educational outreach programs that empower women and minorities in engineering and science including the FIRST and VEX robotics programs. Dr. Lathan received her B.A. from Swarthmore College, and an S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT.

Mhoire Murphy, B.S.E., Board Secretary

Mhoire received her B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 2009. She is an Engineering World Health Summer Institute alumnus, participating in the Central American program in 2008 where she was based in Diriamba, Nicaragua. In addition, during her senior year at Duke, Mhoire was part of a team of undergraduate researchers working with Dr. Robert Malkin on the development of the BMET training program. Since graduation, Mhoire has been involved with several education non-profits both here and abroad, and currently works as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.

Michael R. Tracey, PhD

Michael Tracey is currently Vice President and Venture Leader for a Johnson & Johnson venture program and has been with Johnson & Johnson since 2000. His responsibilities include all aspects of venture program management from concept development and testing through to design, creation and delivery of strategic business and technology development plans.

Prior to his role at SNS, Mike championed efforts in women’s healthcare at Johnson & Johnson & Ethicon. He established a team environment to drive concept creation and development, leading to a charter of new projects and consequent product lines. While at Ethicon, he participated in a European market management board, focused in the research and development arena and participated in the development of a co-invention process that extended outside the US market.

Mike has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Catholic University in Washington D.C. His early career focus was in the field of Human Factors Engineering and Electronic Instrumentation. With that background, he formed a successful start-up company called Anthrotonix, focused around Human Centered Electronics.

Nicole Lemerond, CFA

Nicole brings more than 15 years of healthcare corporate finance experience to EWH having been employed by Lehman Brothers and the Carlyle Group where she structured balance sheets, executed leverage buyouts and managed significant investments in the healthcare industry. In addition to extensive for-profit board experience, Nicole has been involved with several non-profit organizations including Planned Parenthood of NYC, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and various education non-profits on both a board level and as a volunteer.

Nicole received her B.S. in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University where she was a Cornell Tradition Fellow.

Nicole is currently self-employed as a private investor.