Keith Hansen, MD is a transplant surgeon and medical device innovator. He completed general surgery residency at UCSF, where he served as chief resident, and is currently a fellow at the University of Colorado.

As a Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow, Keith founded Diatiro, where he serves as CEO and leads development of the KidneyPod - an intraoperative preservation device that creates a stable 4 C microclimate around the kidney during vascular anastomosis. By shielding the kidney from harmful warming when it matters most, KidneyPod helps more kidneys function immediately after transplant. Modeling suggests it could move more than 5,000 patients off dialysis, expand organ utilization, and reduce health system costs by over $2 billion each year. The device has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation.

Keith served as an assistant editor of the World Journal of Surgery and has published extensively on transplantation and surgical innovation. His prior experience spans IDEO (as physician-in-residence working on human-centered device design), Abbott, and Akina, focusing on biomedical engineering and translational technologies.

He has also contributed in public service and academic innovation, including a gubernatorial appointment to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and playing a key role in establishing Purdue's Bechtel Innovation Design Center.