Team | OrthoKinetic Track

Meet the Team Behind OrthoKinetic Track

Rabeeh Majidi, PhD

CEO, President & Co-Founder

Sensor and circuit design expert with 15+ years in wearable sensing, analog mixed-signal IC design, signal processing, and AI-enabled clinical decision support. PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, WPI (2015); postdoctoral training at Harvard (2017–2019). Formerly Senior Lead R&D Engineer at Sensata Technologies. Named inventor on OKT’s foundational patent.

Ali Kiapour, PhD, MMSC

Scientific Advisor & Co-Founder · Biomechanics

Biomechanics expert with 20+ years in musculoskeletal modeling and orthopedic device development. PhD in Biomechanics; MMSc in Clinical Research, Harvard Medical School. Expertise in FDA regulatory strategy, clinical study design, and translational device validation across orthopedic and sports medicine applications.

Vahid Entezari, MD, MMSC

Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery; Division Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital. Holds an MMSc from Harvard Medical School and MBA from Case Western Reserve. Leads OKT’s clinical strategy, validation, and translation into musculoskeletal care.

Timothy Dow, PT, DPT

Clinical & Rehabilitation Advisor

Shoulder rehabilitation and human factors specialist bridging clinical PT and FDA-regulated device development. BS in Biomedical Engineering, MS in Management from WPI; DPT from Duke. Formerly Senior Quality Human Factors Engineer at Olympus Surgical Technologies.

Roozbeh Ghaffari, PhD

Technology Advisor · Wearables

Soft bioelectronics and wearable microfluidic systems innovator with 15+ years pioneering skin-interfaced biosensors. PhD, Harvard–MIT HST. Co-founder and CEO of Epicore Biosystems; Research Associate Professor, Northwestern University. Holds 50+ patents, 90+ publications. MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35.

Edward Clancy, PhD

Technology Advisor · EMG Signals

Biomedical signal processing and EMG instrumentation expert with 35+ years advancing electromyography research. BS from WPI; SM and PhD in EE from MIT (1991). Pioneered EMG amplitude estimation, signal whitening, and EMG-to-torque modeling. Professor of ECE & Biomedical Engineering, WPI.

Pratap Rao, PhD

Technology Advisor · E-Textile & Sensors

Printed flexible and stretchable electronics expert in biomedical sensor fabrication and E-textile systems. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University (2013). Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WPI. Leads OKT’s printed stretchable surface EMG electrode development.

Our Advisors

John Scudiere, MBA

Business Dev · Dual-Use Strategy

Medical device and defense technology commercialization executive with decades of experience. Former roles at GE, Oxford Instruments, RPI, and Draper. Leads OKT’s dual-use military and enterprise market expansion strategy.

Darren Flutie

Professional Sports Performance Advisor

Elite sports performance advisor with deep ties to professional and collegiate athletics. Former pro football player; experience at Boston College and Smith+Nephew. Brings sports credibility and network across MLB, NFL, and collegiate programs.

Kenan Rappuchi

Fractional Chief Growth Officer

Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Sellerant, a B2B startup growth accelerator (2007). Go-to-market strategist and sales coach with 30+ years helping B2B founders launch and scale. Alchemist Accelerator GTM advisor; 2019 MassChallenge Texas Top Expert. Mentor for 500+ startups.