Josh Makower, MD

National Academy of Engineering elected Josh Makower, an AIMBE Fellow and General Partner, New Enterprise Associates for inventing balloon sinuplasty, and for leading the commercialization of this and multiple other innovations.

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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 106 new members and 23 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,355 and the number of international members to 298.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.” Election of new NAE members is the culmination of a yearlong process. The ballot is set in December and the final vote for membership occurs during January.

Individuals in the newly elected class will be formally inducted during the NAE’s annual meeting on Oct. 3, 2021. A list of the new members and international members follows, with their primary affiliations at the time of election and a brief statement of their principal engineering accomplishments… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Josh Makower, MD, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Makower was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for extraordinary contributions as a medical technology inventor, entrepreneur and mentor, advancing health and wellness for patients worldwide.