Who We Are

OAM Hub Labs are advanced manufacturing labs operating under the control of the Office of Advanced Manufacturing to:

1. Develop new products and AM processes
2. Use AM to manufacture medical devices and non-medical device products

Three VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) in Charleston, Richmond, and Seattle currently serve as VHA OAM Hubs Labs. The hospitals follow a Quality Management System and two are registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as medical device developers and manufacturers. Three additional sites in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Cleveland will become OAM Hub Labs in the next few years.

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Leadership

Current OAM Hub Labs

Nikki Beitenman
OAM Charleston Hub Lab Lead

Title: Supervisory Biomedical Engineer
Location: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

Dmitry Levin
OAM Seattle Hub Lab Lead

Title: Clinical Director, VA Ventures
Location: Puget Sound VA Healthcare System

Brian Burkhardt
OAM Richmond Hub Lab Lead

Title: Clinical Rehabilitation Engineer
Location: Central Virginia VA Healthcare System

Future OAM Hub Labs

Garrett Grindle
OAM Pittsburgh (Future) Hub Lab Lead

Title: Associate Director for Engineering, Human Engineering Research Laboratory (HERL)
Location: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Katie Schultz
OAM Milwaukee (Future) Hub Lab Lead

Title: Assitive Technology Program Director
Location: Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Bill Corcuera
OAM Cleveland (Future) Hub Lab Lead

Title: Innovations Program Coordinator
Location: VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

Our Team in Action

A woman examining a skull replica

A group of 4 men and 1 woman holding awards

3 men in an operating room with masks

A man working in a circuit box

A group of a woman and 3 men in business casual attire