Vivian Golfin (De Ruijter), MD

Vivian joined Intuitive Ventures in 2021, bringing over 10 years of experience developing clinical, business development, market entry and partnership strategies for digital health, pharma and medtech companies as well as working on strategy for venture capital investments. She is a Stanford University trained physician in healthcare technology innovation and an experienced professional in developing business strategies for life science companies. Before joining Intuitive Ventures, Vivian served as a senior manager in Manatt, Phelps & Phillips’ digital and technology consulting practice. At Manatt, she worked with healthcare technology and medtech companies to create clinical, regulatory, business and marketing strategies. Prior to Manatt, she was the assistant program director of the UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium, where she co-managed the pediatric health technology incubator at Stanford Children’s Health. Vivian holds a postdoctoral designation in biodesign from the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, a credential in Pediatric Healthcare Technology Innovation from Stanford’s Division of Pediatric Surgery, a credential in Surgical Education and Innovation from Stanford’s General Surgery department and a credential in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the IRCAD, a world-renowned minimally invasive surgery center in France. She is an instructor at Stanford University, educating students in the fundamentals of biodesign.