Where medicine meets innovation

Sai Kurapati
Third-Year Medical Student
Penn State College of Medicine

Driven by a passion for bridging health disparities, third-year medical student Sai Kurapati is advancing innovation in post-cataract surgery recovery.

Recognizing the challenges elderly patients face in adhering to complex eye drop regimens, she joined a project through the Center for Medical Innovation's (CMI) I-Corps program to develop an eye implant for treating post-surgery inflammation.

Kurapati saw the implant’s potential to revolutionize ophthalmic care and joined CMI’s Innovation Fellows Program to further its development.

“To me as a future physician, I think the most fascinating part is really seeing the bench to bedside translation of these ideas play out and the transformative potential they could have on patient lives,” said Kurapati.

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