Our Mission
Over the past 50 years, the introduction of new imaging technologies has ushered in the era of personalized medicine. Although CT & MRI were first introduced in the 1970s, it was only in 2019 that we were able to unlock the full potential of data stored inside each scan.
Through its immersive VR platform, ImmersiveTouch® empowers clinicians with greater precision and consistency of care by accessing new insights from patient scans.
Personalized medicine is our top priority. ImmersiveTouch® designed its technology to simulate each patient’s unique pathology in 3D so that no information from the 2D scan data is lost in translation.
Leadership
Ben Burnham
CEO
Ben brings more than 20 years of experience across medical devices and healthcare technology. He spent nearly a decade at Stryker in sales and marketing roles across CMF, Foot and Ankle, and ENT, and later served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Everis, where he helped scale the commercial organization and strengthen customer relationships. His leadership is grounded in a people-first philosophy, focused on building trusted, aligned teams capable of delivering meaningful impact for patients and the clinicians who care for them.
Pat Banerjee
FOUNDER / COO
Dr. Pat Banerjee, a professor emeritus and visionary entrepreneur with an unrelenting passion and drive for improving patient outcomes, is the founder and COO of ImmersiveTouch®. Dr. Banerjee pioneered the field of enterprise virtual reality, starting with his first research lab in 1995 where he applied VR for Caterpillar, Motorola, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health. With Dr. Banerjee’s leadership, ImmersiveTouch® is committed to tackling some of the biggest problems in healthcare.
Seth Brusseau
CCO
Seth is an accomplished global leader in the medical device industry with over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and operations. He served as Vice President of the CMF, Neuro, and Thoracic divisions at Acumed, a Berkshire Hathaway company. In this role, he spearheaded a significant cultural transformation, revitalized the sales and marketing organizations, and drove sustainable long-term growth. Prior to Acumed, Seth spent 17 years at Stryker, holding various commercial and marketing leadership positions, where he played a pivotal role in establishing Stryker CMF as the U.S. market leader.
Jia Luo
CTO
Jia leads the company’s technical vision and drives end-to-end product innovation. With a deep background in VR/AR research and surgical simulation, Jia has spent his career transforming complex clinical challenges into practical, high‑fidelity immersive solutions. His work bridges cutting‑edge research and real-world deployment, focusing on building reliable, scalable technologies that empower clinicians, enhance training, and support the future of medical innovation.
Tim Slayton
CFO
Tim brings more than 30 years of manufacturing and finance leadership primarily focused on medical device companies. He has been active in VC/Venture Debt financing as well as lead on Mergers and Acquisitions including an exit with CrossRoad Extremity Systems to Johnson and Johnson. He has built systems from zero revenue to multi-million-dollar businesses, always focused on increasing shareholder value.
Lisa Holt
VP of Clinical, Compliance, & Medical Affairs
Over the course of her career, Dr. Holt has played a key role in leading clinical research and compliance organizations at major medical device companies like Stryker Corporation and DJO Global. She started her career with Stryker, where she spent 13 years in engineering, marketing, and clinical research, supporting exponential growth of their global trauma business. She subsequently helped build and lead the healthcare compliance function and developed a platform for managing healthcare provider interactions. She then moved to clinical research at DJO Global, where she developed a device registry platform, implemented EDCs, and patient interactive technologies. She also led two Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trials. Lisa holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Sciences from Rutgers, an MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.