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Research Statement

Jan Pietzsch's research interests are in probabilistic systems analysis and innovation management. A particular focus of his work is the assessment and evaluation of new technologies. The emphasis of this work is on providing decision support for industry and investors during research, design, development, and early testing, where evidence is still limited. A primary application field is medical technology, where early understanding of the health-economic profile and value proposition of emerging technologies is increasingly becoming a critical element of successful product commercialization.

Dr. Pietzsch is President and CEO of Wing Tech Inc., a management consulting firm active in the fields of technology assessment, advanced systems analysis, and strategic decision support. In addition to his appointment as Consulting Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering, he also serves as an Advisory Faculty member in the Stanford Biodesign program.

Research Projects
"Medical Device Development Models" (with Stanford University Biodesign)
“Assessing the Impact of Medical Technology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apne
Stanford Researchers Publish Comprehensive Model for Medical Device Development (June 2009)
Researchers Present Preliminary Findings from InHealth-Funded Obstructive Sleep Apnea Study (May 200
Summary: "Medical Device Development Models" (with Stanford University Biodesign) Link: http://www.inhealth.org/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH000086 [Close Box] Summary: “Assessing the Impact of Medical Technology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea” (with Northwestern University) Link: http://www.inhealth.org/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH000163 [Close Box] Summary: Stanford Researchers Publish Comprehensive Model for Medical Device Development (June 2009) Link: http://www.inhealth.org/wtn/Page.asp?PageID=WTN000102 [Close Box] Summary: Researchers Present Preliminary Findings from InHealth-Funded Obstructive Sleep Apnea Study (May 2009) Link: http://www.inhealth.org/wtn/Page.asp?PageID=WTN000093 [Close Box]
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Degree	Discipline	Year	School
PhD	Management Science and Engineering	2004	Stanford University
ENG	Industrial Engineering/Bioengineering and Manageme	2000	University of Karlsruhe/Germany
MS	Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Resear	1998	Stanford University
BS	Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management	1997	University of Karlsruhe/Germany

Course Number	Course Title	Link
MS&E 256	Technology Assessment and Regulation of Medical De	http://scpd.stanford.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do;jsessionid=1D94D11D27870B0230BD908A1FF5
MS&E 101 & 408	Stanford-FDA Fellowship-Program	http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/career/fda.jsp
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