Clinician-driven.
Engineering-led.
Nattoro was founded by a cardiac surgeon-in-training and a product engineer who share a goal: simple, fast-to-market solutions for overlooked problems in surgery and critical care.
Our founders
CEO & Co-Founder
Verónica Toro, MD
MIT Biological Engineer · Stanford MD · Stanford Biodesign alum · Olympic rower · Cardiac Surgery Resident, Cedars-Sinai
Has led the development of several medical devices through pre-clinical validation at MIT and Stanford. NumoSeal™ grew out of her daily experience caring for patients after heart and lung surgery.
CTO & Co-Founder
Natzem Lima, PhD
MIT Mechanical Engineer · University of Arizona Optics PhD in Biomedical Imaging · Founder, EMI Optics
Brings a decade of experience in product design, R&D and complex manufacturing, including biomedical technologies.
Domain experts as advisors & supporters
Joanna Chikwe, MD
Chair of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars-Sinai · Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Pedro Catarino, MD, FRCS
Director of Aortic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai · Internationally recognized leader in heart and lung transplantation
Armin Kiankhooy, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Huntington Hospital
Martha Rumford
Regulatory advisor · 35 years in VP and Director of Regulatory Affairs roles at major health technology companies