Board Of Directors
We are grateful to have a multispecialty inspiring leadership team dedicated to fast-tracking diagnostics, therapeutics, technologies, and policies.

Board Of Directors

Babak Kateb
Chairman and CEO of SBMT 1st President SBMT, WBMF Pioneer in Medicine Award, 2015 | NanoneuroSurgery and NeuroPhotonics Subcommittee SBMT 2023-2024, BCI, Neurotechnology, Neuroengineering Subcommitee 2023-2024, Military Medicine Subcommittee 2023 - 2024 | Neuroscience20 Global Chairman
Founding Chairman of the Board of SBMT and President of World Brain Mapping Foundation, Scientific Director of SBMT and Brain Mapping Foundation, Director of National Center for Nano-Bio-Electronics, Director of Brain Technology and Innovation Park (BTIP), and Chairman of science advisory board of Infinity Arc (cancer/radiosurgery tech).

Kevin Morris
MBBS.| Member of the SBMT Advisory Board - Research Fellow, Senior Research Scientist, Academic Affairs Director (Voluntary) | 2021 Student Service and Leadership Award Recipient | Neuroscience20 Global Leadership Award | 2024 Golden Axon Leadership Award
Dr. Kevin Morris, MBBS, has consistently demonstrated a passion for pursuing excellence in academics or extra-curricular activities throughout his journey. He earned the ‘Best Student Award’ multiple times during schooling and became the first medical doctor in his family. During his medical school training in India, he developed a strong interest in research, especially neurosciences and medical oncology. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, India.

Joe F. Bolanos
M.D.| Research Fellow, Research Scientist, Chief Operating Officer 2022-2024, Advisory Board Member | 2021 Student Service and Leadership Award Recipient | Neuroscience20 Global Leadership Award | 2024 Golden Axon Leadership Award
Dr. Joe F. Bolanos, MD, embodies a compelling fusion of medical expertise and technological acumen. With an unwavering interest in harnessing innovation to improve healthcare efficiency, and a commitment to improving patient access to novel diagnostics and therapies.

Babak Kateb
Chairman and CEO of SBMT 1st President SBMT, WBMF Pioneer in Medicine Award, 2015 | NanoneuroSurgery and NeuroPhotonics Subcommittee SBMT 2023-2024, BCI, Neurotechnology, Neuroengineering Subcommitee 2023-2024, Military Medicine Subcommittee 2023 - 2024 | Neuroscience20 Global Chairman
Founding Chairman of the Board of SBMT and President of World Brain Mapping Foundation, Scientific Director of SBMT and Brain Mapping Foundation, Director of National Center for Nano-Bio-Electronics, Director of Brain Technology and Innovation Park (BTIP), and Chairman of science advisory board of Infinity Arc (cancer/radiosurgery tech).

Eric Kandel
Member of the USA, German and France National Academies of Science, Kavil Professor and Director of Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences and Senior Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, NY, USA

Qifa Zhou
Epilepsy, EEG, MEG and NeuroRadiology Subcommittee SBMT 2023-2024
Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology in the USC Keck School of Medicine as well as the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California.

David Baron, DO, MSEd
2024 GFC Gold Axon Leadership Award WBMF
David Baron, DO, MSEd, is Senior Vice President and Provost of the Western University of Health Sciences and serves as Chief Academic Officer of the university. He is responsible for academic, accreditation, and budgetary affairs.

Giuseppe Umana
Chair of Cerebrovascular advances Subcommittee 2023-2024 | 2023 Award Recipient
Highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Epidural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Lawrence Steinman
2023 WBMF Pioneer in Medicine Award Recipient
Dr. Lawrence Steinman is a professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Pediatrics, and Genetics. He also served as the Chair of the Stanford University Interdepartmental Program in Immunology from 2003-2011.

Kenneth P. Green
Military Medicine and Veteran's Health Subcommittee SBMT 2023-2024 | GPS Project Lead (2023) - Archived
Kenneth P. Green, D.M.D., B.S.

Harry Kloor
2019 Golden Axon Award Recipient
Dr. Harry Kloor is a successful serial entrepreneur, scientist, technologist, educator, policy advisor, author, and Hollywood filmmaker. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Beyond Imagination; a company that has developed a suite of exponential technology solutions that deploys AI, AR, Robotics, Machine Learning and human-computer interaction technology to enhance and revolutionize the world’s workforce.