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Non-invasive. Pain relief.

Sonovis is developing precision interventional focused ultrasound for pain

Who we are

A critical clinical vacuum exists for patients with musculoskeletal joint pain who have exhausted conservative care but for whom invasive surgery is contraindicated or undesirable. Whether driven by degenerative changes, mechanical impingement, or trauma, these individuals often fail to find durable relief from current standards of care—leaving them without a definitive path forward.

Sonovis Therapy was founded to address this gap. We are architecting a non-invasive platform that integrates real-time MRI guidance with therapeutic ultrasound for high-fidelity thermal ablation. By enabling clinicians to visualize, target, and treat with millimeter precision, we aim to provide a solution for patients who were previously out of options—all without a single incision.

Our work is the commercial culmination of 15 years of groundbreaking development within the University of Utah’s Focused Ultrasound Laboratory. Validated by extensive NIH-funded research and led by a team of imaging pioneers and medtech entrepreneurs, Sonovis is striving to establish a generational leap in the safety and efficacy of interventional medicine.

Meet the Team

  • Nathaniel Skinner, PhD

    Founder & CEO

    A medtech entrepreneur with 15 years of experience scaling surgical innovations from R&D to strategic acquisition

  • Allison Payne, PhD

    Founder & CTO

    Global leader in MR-guided focused ultrasound engineering and therapeutic hardware design

  • Lubdha Shah, MD

    Founder & CMO

    Nationally recognized interventional neuroradiologist and director of spine imaging and intervention

  • Viola Rieke, PhD

    Founder & CSO

    Pioneering scientist in MR thermometry and real-time thermal therapy monitoring

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