Innovation Center Team

Cory Criss, MD
Director of the Innovation Center

Cory Criss, MD, is a pediatric surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the director of its Innovation Center, where he helps transform unmet clinical needs into new medical technologies. He also serves as program director for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship and co-director of the ECMO service. Beyond his clinical and teaching roles, Dr. Criss is chief operating officer and co-principal investigator of the Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium, a multi-million-dollar FDA-funded initiative accelerating the development and commercialization of pediatric-specific medical devices. His work reflects a commitment to advancing children’s health while cultivating the next generation of medical innovators.

Jon Campbell
Educational Coordinator

Jon is the educational coordinator and a project engineer at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Innovation Center. He brings a strong background in medical innovation, having worked in the startup space and previously managed the Innovation Fellowship program at the University of Michigan. At Nationwide Children’s, Jonathan combines his engineering expertise with a passion for education, guiding fellows and clinicians through the biodesign process and supporting the development of novel pediatric solutions.

McKay Noll
Program Manager

McKay is the managing director of the Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium and program manager for the Innovation Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. With a strong background in product development and the medtech regulatory space, McKay oversees strategy and partnership development to accelerate pediatric medical device innovation. His expertise bridges regulatory pathways and commercialization, helping bring life-changing startup technologies from concept to clinic.

Jackson Weeks
Operations Manager

Jackson is the operations manager at the Innovation Center. A 2024 graduate of Bucknell University, Jackson has completed the Innovation Fellowship, where he trained in the biodesign process and medical technology development. In his current role, he supports the Center’s operations and helps drive initiatives that foster innovation in pediatric health care.

Jon Stranan
Innovation Fellowship Engineer

Jon is a mechanical/biomedical engineer currently working as a fellow in the Nationwide Children's Innovation Center. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University in 2019. After his bachelor's degree, he went to work at Timken Steel in Canton, Ohio as a steel business associate, working on various process improvement projects, along with being a supervisor in the rolling mill and finishing department. In 2021, he began his master's in biomedical engineering under the advisement of Dr. Daniel Gallego Perez at OSU where he later transitioned into his PhD after completion of his masters. During his time in graduate school, his thesis revolved around developing cell therapies to help revascularize the brain in AD mouse models; along with improving healing in damaged sciatic nerves via electroporation of pro angiogenic genes. 

Jake Gooding
Innovation Center Fellow

Jake recently graduated with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering from The Ohio State University, along with a minor in business. His graduate program specialized in Medical Product Development, where his industry-sponsored thesis project was centered around advancing 3D printing technologies to enable the production of personalized pharmaceutical treatments in an effort to improve clinical outcomes. Jake has previous experience with Nationwide Children’s, as he interned with the Office of Technology Commercialization in 2023. He has special interests in cardiology, orthopedics and pharmacology.

Breanna Napper
Innovation Center Fellow

Breanna is a fellowship engineer in the Innovation Center and has recently graduated with her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from The Ohio State University. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in biomedical engineering with a specialization in medical product development focusing on clinical gaps in women's health at The Ohio State University. Prior to her time at Ohio State, she studied Robotics & Automation, and Electrical Engineering at Marion Technical College; bringing a wealth of experience to her role at Nationwide Children's.

Claire Hayes
Innovation Center Fellow

Claire recently completed her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Bucknell University. During her time at Bucknell, she conducted research in collaboration with the department of Orthopedics at Geisinger Medical Center to improve clinical guidelines for lower right extremity trauma patients, served as a design engineering intern to develop an innovative walking cane with the Perricelli-Gegnas Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (PGCEI) and completed a capstone project to improve neonatal unplanned extubations with the Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital NICU. Following the Nationwide Children's Innovation Center Fellowship, Claire aims to pursue a career designing and developing medical and sports devices.

Eileen Dunn
Innovation Center Fellow

Eileen graduated with her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from The Ohio State University. Before the fellowship, she built and repaired homes with Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver.

Ramakrishnan Krishna Moorthy
Innovation Center Fellow

Ram is a technology and business professional currently working as a fellow in the Nationwide Children’s Innovation Center. He received his bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from Amrita University before beginning his career as a software engineer. Over the course of his career, he has worked across several industries, including healthcare, media and broadcasting, logistics, energy and technology, with experience spanning software development, data analytics, process improvement and organizational change.

In 2026, Ram received his MBA from The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, where he focused on product management, operations and marketing. During his MBA, he worked on projects involving product strategy, commercialization, continuous improvement and go-to-market strategy across organizations ranging from startups to large technology companies.

Elly Wrasman
Innovation Engineering Fellow

Elly recently graduated with her bachelor’s in biomedical engineering and is currently pursuing her master's in biomedical engineering at The Ohio State University.

Srujan Jaladi
Innovation Engineering Fellow

Srujan has recently graduated from The Ohio State University with his master's in biomedical engineering in medical product development. 

Timothy Dillon
Innovation Engineering Fellow

Timothy is a recent Biomedical Engineering graduate from Bucknell University.