About Us
Mediphan is a privately held firm that is pioneering technology in support of remote medical diagnostics. A collaboration between Epiphan Systems and physicians at Henry Ford Health System, the company develops the world’s only compact external hardware that enables diagnostic-quality images from ultrasound devices and other DICOM or other medical imaging equipment to be captured, streamed over the web, and recorded for archiving and future reference. This creates opportunities for remote medical supervision, guidance, and consultation between providers.
Mediphan products make it possible for physicians and other medical specialists to provide their expertise – including diagnosis of injuries and other medical problems – to patients in remote locations, such as the office next door, the clinic across town, the space station, traveling sports teams, and high-risk regions. This significantly maximizes physician resources while reducing the cost of having onsite medical expertise.
Mediphan’s core products include DistanceDoc™ and MedRecorder™. DistanceDoc connects to the USB port on a medical device such as ultrasound, captures the images that appear on screen at virtually original quality, and transmits these images over the web. MedRecorder captures the images, records and stores them.
Mediphan is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with field testing conducted at Henry Ford Health Services in Detroit, Michigan, around the world, and in space.
Management Team
Mike Sandler, MSC: President & CEO
Mike Sandler is a seasoned technology entrepreneur in the web and collaboration technology space. He has more than 17 years of management and software development experience in both private and public high technology organizations.
In addition to his role as President & CEO of Mediphan, Mike is also CEO & Founder of Epiphan Systems, a company with expertise in VGA signal processing. Previously, Mike was vice president of research and development at PointShotWireless, where he worked on North America’s first operational mobile wireless platform for trains. In 1999, Mike founded IPMeeting Inc., a software manufacturer that produced best-of-breed virtual meeting and synchronous collaboration applications. IPMeeting was acquired by DWL Incorporated in 2000, which was acquired by IBM in 2005.
Mike began his career working in driver development, Internet, network-based applications, telecommunications and information security during his terms in the Russian Academy of Science, Nortel Networks, Milkyway Technologies, Entrust, Gandalf Technologies, Sterling Software and Alcatel. He later began his own software development business, Epiphan Consulting, which became a leading provider of innovative WindowsCE remote diagnostics tools.
Mike received his M.Sc. In Computer Science from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and has been guest lecturer in Carleton University.
Scott A. Dulchavsky, M.D., Ph.D.: Advisor
Scott A. Dulchavsky, M.D. Ph.D. received his Undergraduate Degree in Physiology from Michigan State University and attended Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and surgical residency at Wayne State University in Detroit where he served as the Chief Administrative Resident. Dr Dulchavsky was selected as the Helen DuRoy Traveling Scholar which allowed study at Duke University Medical School under Dr. David Sabiston and at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
He was an assistant professor of surgery at SUNY-Stonybrook and the director of surgical research before returning to Detroit. Dr. Dulchavsky was promoted to tenured professor of surgery at Wayne State University in 1998. He was an attending surgeon at the Detroit Medical Center, the Director of Surgical Intensive Care, and the Chief of Surgery at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Dr. Dulchavsky currently serves as the Roy D. McClure Chairman of Surgery and the Surgeon in Chief at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Dr Dulchavsky completed a PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Wayne State University where he investigated the use of gene therapy to improve wound healing in disease states. He has served as research mentor to over 20 post-doctoral fellows and is the principal investigator for NASA in the Bio-astronautics Division involves teaching ultrasound to the astronaut and cosmonaut crews of the International Space Station to use for medical emergencies. This work has been modified for use on the Earth where his team supports the on-site care of professional sports teams and United States Olympic Committee athletes as well as the Winter Olympic Games. Dr. Dulchavsky is also funded by NASA to establish micro-invasive surgical techniques in zero gravity through the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Smart Medical Systems Team.
Dr. Dulchavsky has been elected to numerous professional organizations and national positions including the Society of University Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Central Surgical Society, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Clinical Surgery, and the American Surgical Association. He maintains an active role in local and national medical associations including the American College of Surgeons where he serves on the Committee on Trauma and as the Vice Chair for Technology and Research.
Dr. Dulchavsky is currently a professor of surgery, molecular biology and genetics at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He has received numerous medical student and resident teaching awards and has served as mentor to numerous pre and post-graduates in surgery and medicine. He has written over 100 peer-reviewed articles, numerous text chapters and edited a textbook, “Reflections” on the writings of Alexander Walt.
Ilan S. Rubinfeld, M.D., MBA: Advisor
Dr. Rubinfeld is an Attending Surgeon at Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) specializing in Trauma and Emergency Surgery; he is also boarded in Surgical Critical Care and helps to run one of the largest dedicated surgical ICUs in the country. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University, Associate program director for the surgical residency, associate director Surgical Intensive Care, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the College of Chest Physicians.
He has received three degrees from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in General Surgery at HFH, then a Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship at UCSD, in San Diego, CA. He also received his MBA from University of Michigan’s Ross school of business.
Committed to the care of the urban population, Dr. Rubinfeld has worked exclusively in inner city settings. His interest in Medical IT has led him to be part of many fascinating endeavors at Henry Ford Hospital and Health Systems. As a member of the department of surgery, he has been instrumental in many of the diverse projects the department pursues for research and operational improvement, including the department’s third-generation e-commerce approach to the operations of an academic medical department, and NASA-sponsored research that has resulted in award-winning interactive educational software currently found on the International Space Station.
Recently, Dr. Rubinfeld has joined a small group of individuals from health care who have partnered with technology experts from the automotive industry to discuss difficult medical problems. Smart Technologies, LLC was formed to capture the intellectual property side of this endeavor in partnership with Henry Ford Health Systems. Surgical Imagineering, LLC was formed to develop and disseminate medical education software and methods. Likewise, Mediphan was formed to enhance the use and applications of innovative VGA signal processing products for the purposes of remote medical diagnosis, consultation and education.
Misha Zhilin, MSC: Chief Technology Officer
Misha is the driving force behind the technology strategy at Mediphan and at Epiphan Systems. As Chief Technology Officer, Misha is responsible for maintaining awareness of technologies pertinent to the companys’ solutions. Misha provides the vision and strategic leadership in the implementation of technology to further the companys’ mission and goals.
Misha co-founded IPMeeting alongside Mike Sandler, and served as the companies chief engineer. Misha also spent time as a senior systems engineer at Parallel Graphics LLC, a Silicon Graphics company. Prior to that, Misha worked in a development role at ParaGraph International, Inc. Misha has his Masters of Science in applied mathematics from the Moscow State Aviation Institute in Russia.
Steve Ryan,CA: Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Steve Ryan, CA, oversees the day-to-day financial and business operations of both Mediphan and Epiphan Systems. Steve brings a solid understanding of the financial and operational needs of a technology-based company to the position.
His 12-year career as a chartered accountant includes a position as Financial Controller at Galazar Networks Inc. At Galazar, Steve oversaw the genesis and growth of a telecommunications start-up and raised more than US$22 million in venture capital funding over a two-year period.
Previously, Steve was Financial Controller at the Valhalla Inn, and has also held management and senior accounting positions with Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants and KPMG Chartered Accountants. Steve holds his Chartered Accountant designation from the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants and an Honors Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University