Our Team

Minimally Invasive New Technologies Program (MINT)

Our team at the Minimally Invasive New Technologies (MINT) Program, an innovative collaboration between NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. Jeffrey Milsom

Dr. Jeffrey Milsom is the Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Digestive Care at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Milsom was formerly Colorectal Surgery Division Chief and Co-Founder of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center at Mount Sinai and the Director of Research for the Cleveland Clinic's Department of Colorectal Surgery. Dr. Milsom received his MD from the University of Pittsburgh. Read Dr. Milsom's Full Profile

Dr. J. Frederick Cornhill

Dr. J. Frederick Cornhill is the Administrative Director of the MINT Program. He was the founding Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Cleveland Clinic and the founding Director of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering at Oxford University. Dr. Cornhill founded a number of medical technology companies and serves on the board of several medical technology start-ups. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Oxford University.

Dr. Darren Schneider

Dr. Darren Schneider is the Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Director of the Center for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Associate Professor of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Schneider was Associate Professor of Surgery and Radiology at UCSF and received his MD from UCSD. Read Dr. Schneider's Full Profile

Dr. Howard Riina

Dr. Howard Riina was the Co-Director of Interventional Neuroradiology and Professor of Neurological Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Currently Professor and Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery at NYU, Dr. Riina received his MD from Temple University.

Dr. Sang Lee

Dr. Sang Lee is an Associate Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Lee has particular expertise in laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery and has developed numerous devices in collaboration with industry to advance this field. He received his Medical Degree from New York University. Read Dr. Lee's Full Profile

Christopher Dillon

Christopher Dillon is the Director of Business Development and Operations for MINT and was a founding member of the MINT team. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Anh Nguyen

Anh Nguyen is MINT's Senior Biomedical Engineer, bringing to the MINT team more than 20 years of medical device development experience. Anh is the technical lead on all MINT projects and leads MINT's team of engineers and contractors. He received his bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University.