James Wall is a Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Stanford University who specializes in minimally-invasive approaches to children’s surgery. He is a physician entrepreneur who has developed multiple health technologies from idea to commercialization. James is the former Director of the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship. His passion for building sustainable businesses that address the needs of underserved patients led him to found the Impact1 program at Stanford focused on accelerating health technology development for pediatric, maternal, and fetal patients. The programs that he led at Stanford have been responsible for the development of health technologies that benefit patients globally. James joined Intuitive Surgical in 2023 where he is focused on Advanced Product Development.