Episode 41: Enrique Saldivar, President & CEO at Rainmaker Technology, Inc.
Dr. Enrique Saldívar received his medical training in Universidad La Salle, received his MD from Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), his Masters in Biomedical Engineering from Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego. Throughout his career, he has been appointed faculty at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla Bioengineering Institute, The West Wireless Health Institute, and Case Western Reserve University. His expertise includes: Biomechanics, Microcirculation, Rheology, Platelet Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Bio-Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (Bio-MEMS), Nanotechnology, and Digital Health.
Dr. Saldívar career in medical devices has focused on the transformation of cutting-edge technological developments into meaningful medical solutions. His multidisciplinary background combined with a deep sense of social responsibility provides him with a unique perspective to provide solutions to unmet medical needs in underserved communities. Dr. Saldivar’s interests are focused on the use of technology to improve the quality of life, globally, and to ameliorate the accessibility to first-class medical attention in underprivileged communities.
Dr. Saldívar scientific career has focused on the study of biomechanical mechanisms responsible for complex physiological responses with an emphasis on the rheological mechanisms, at both the cellular level and at the cell membrane level. He has made seminal contributions to the understanding of platelet adhesion under flow and chronic adaptation to extreme hypoxia.