COMPANY

About Valar Labs

Valar Labs was founded at the intersection of AI and oncology, with a belief that pathology is an untapped modality in cancer care. We built our company around a vision of using AI and the rich information in pathology slides to help physicians and patients make the best possible decisions around cancer treatments.

Our Team

Leadership team

Anirudh Joshi

Anirudh Joshi

Co-founder & CEO

Anirudh is a biomedical engineer and computer scientist trained at the interface of medical AI at Stanford and Georgia Tech. He has built medical technology across cardiology, neurology and oncology and production AI systems used by millions of users.

Viswesh Krishna

Viswesh Krishna

Co-founder & CTO

Viswesh has researched pathology x AI for 5+ years and studied CS AI at Stanford. He previously developed and deployed computer vision products for detecting eye disorders in India.

Trevor Royce

Trevor Royce

VP Clinical Development

Trevor is a physician researcher and leader in health technology with interests in oncology and informatics; he has experience in both academic and industry settings and maintains an active clinical practice.

Lesli Kiedrowski

Lesli Kiedrowski

VP Medical Affairs

Lesli, a former clinician with over a decade of experience in oncology diagnostics, bridges innovation and patient care through research, collaboration, and education.

Experts

Scientific advisors

Eric Collisson

Eric Collisson, MD

Advisor

Oncologist and professor, Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Dr. Andrew Hendifar

Andrew Hendifar, MD

Advisor

Medical Oncologist and Medical Director of Pancreatic Cancer, Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Yair Lotan

Yair Lotan, MD

Advisor

Chief of Urologic Oncology and Vice Chair of Urology, UTSW

Stephen B Williams

Stephen B. Williams, MD, MS, FACS

Advisor

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Urology, Director of Urologic Oncology at The University of Texas Medical Branch

Jay Shah, MD

Jay Shah, MD

Advisor

Urologist, Chief of Medical Staff for Stanford Health Care