Dr. Stefansic is an expert in the field of image guided surgery. Before joining Pathfinder full-time as the Chief Operating Officer early in 2005, Dr. Stefansic worked as a Research Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University, where his R&D efforts were focused on functional neuroimaging and image-guided neurosurgery. He received his doctorate in biomedical engineering in 2000 from Vanderbilt University, where his research focus was image-guided liver surgery, and his MBA in 2005 from the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University. Since co-founding Pathfinder in mid-2004 , Jim has lead R&D efforts and performed many operational duties, including finance and fundraising, business development, and FDA regulatory approval. He has also served as the principal investigator on $3.4 million in small business innovative research grants awarded to Pathfinder.
