Thomas Krummel

Thomas M. Krummel, MD, is a Venture Partner at Santé Ventures in Austin, Texas, where he focuses on early-stage healthcare and life sciences investments, mentoring scientists, and funding promising medical technologies. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent nearly two decades as the Emile Holman Professor of Surgery and Co-Director of the Mussallem Center for Biodesign at Stanford University. During his forty years in academic medicine, he trained 257 graduates and co-directed programs that developed medical technologies treating over seven million patients globally. He currently serves as the board chair for Fogarty Innovation and has authored more than 180 peer-reviewed articles on surgical technologies and simulation training. His contributions to pediatric surgery and medtech invention have been recognized with the American College of Surgeons Jacobson Innovation Award and the William E. Ladd Medal.