James Hu
FounderCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Illuminant Surgical
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedIlluminant Surgical · YC
About
James Hu studied bioengineering at Stanford and holds a medical degree from UCI. He is co-founder and co-CEO of Illuminant Surgical.
Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Illuminant SurgicalYC S22
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, James can intro founders to Illuminant Surgical's investors below.
Illuminant Surgical's investors · 5
Co-founders at Illuminant Surgical
EM
Eldrick MillaresFounder
JM
Jhoneldrick MillaresCofounder
Experience
- Illuminant SurgicalCo-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- National Science Foundation (NSF)Scientific Reviewer - Medical Device Directoratecurrent2025 — present
- Y CombinatorSummer 2022 Cohort2022
- Stanford University School of Medicine: Stanford Cardiovascular InstituteResearcher - Sean Wu Lab2015 — 2019
Skills & more
Languages English · Mandarin Chinese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Hu?
- James Hu studied bioengineering at Stanford and holds a medical degree from UCI. He is co-founder and co-CEO of Illuminant Surgical.
- Where does James Hu work?
- James Hu is Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Illuminant Surgical.
- What companies did James Hu found?
- James Hu founded Illuminant Surgical.
- Where did James Hu go to school?
- James Hu studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Bioengineering); UC Irvine School of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine - MD); El Camino High School.
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