Core Team

Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA

Africa Ophthalmology Lead

Kumasi, Ghana
Naana Wireko Brobby, MD

Africa Neonatology Lead

Kumasi, Ghana
Darius Moshfeghi, MD

Chief Medical Advisor

Palo Alto, USA
Imoro Zeba Braimah, MD

Ghana Lead

Accra, Ghana
Muniratu Alhassan

Ghana ROP Lead Coordinator
Brandon Sprague

Technology Lead

Oregon, USA

Local Leadership

Samuel Bondzie, MD

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow

Accra, Ghana
Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, MD

Neonatology Lead

Accra, Ghana
Maame Temah Appiah-Berko, MD

Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow

Kumasi, Ghana
Emmanuel Oppong, MD

Neonatology Fellow

Kumasi, Ghana
Ida Ansing, MD

Ophthalmologist

Tamale, Ghana
Gilbert Bonsaana, MD

Ophthalmology Lead

Tamale, Ghana
Dominic Bagbio, MD

Neonatology Lead

Tamale, Ghana
Halwani Fuseini, MD

Pediatrician

Tamale, Ghana

Board of Directors

Geoff Tabin, MD

Palo Alto, USA
Scott R. Lambert, MD

Palo Alto, USA
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD

Palo Alto, USA
Charlie Aaronson

Strategy Lead

Dallas, TX

Staff

Mary Twenboah

Kumasi Photography Lead
Sarah Tamaloke

Photographer

Kumasi
Martha Boateng

Photographer

Accra
Edith Agyeman

Photographer

Accra
Hamida Amin

Photographer

Tamale

Research Team

Cindy Zhao, MD, MBA

Palo Alto, USA
Ashna Ahya, MSc

London, UK
Hanks Wallace

Salt Lake City, USA
Kate Overbey

Columbus, USA
Jessica Sedhom, MD

Palo Alto, USA
Andrew DesLauriers, MD

Palo Alto, USA
Estelle Apewokin

Columbus, USA

Founders

Arthur Brant, MD

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Boston, MA
Sarthak Shah

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Palo Alto, USA

Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA

Africa Ophthalmology Lead

Vitreoretinal Surgeon and CEO of Africa Eye Imaging Centre, leading all Diabetic Retinopathy and ROP screening and treatment efforts country wide in Ghana. Dr Ahmed is responsible for teaching ROP treatment techniques.
Naana Wireko Brobby, MD

Africa Neonatology Lead

Head of Neonatal Care at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Oversees the ROP screening service.
Darius Moshfeghi, MD

Chief Medical Advisor

Chief of the Retina Division and Professor at the Horngren Family Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a global leader in telemedicine for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and oversees the largest TeleROP screening network in the United States.
Brandon Sprague

Technology Lead

Brandon leads software at ZBB, developing a state-of-the-art telemedicine system. Previously, Brandon was a staff software engineer at Google and started an NGO (Silicon Ally) dedicated to providing the highest quality of software engineering to NGOs.
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Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, MD

Neonatology Lead

Head of Neonatal Care at Greater Accra Regional Hospital. Oversees the ROP screening service.
Charlie Aaronson

Strategy Lead

Charlie leads Strategy for ZBB focusing on US operations, technology vision and opportunities to scale global impact. In addition, Charlie is Partner and Technology Director at Aevitas Property Partners and a Founding Venture Partner at Vela Partners. Prior to Aevitas and Vela, Charlie's held multiple roles at Google Cloud, Facebook, and Verily (Google X Life Sciences) in the United States and in Europe.
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Arthur Brant, MD

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Arthur led the deployment of the first diabetic retinopathy and sickle cell retinopathy screening network in West Africa (Africa Eye Imaging Center - Kumasi, Ghana) in 2023 and co-launched the first TeleROP screening center in SubSaharan Africa in 2024. Arthur attended Stanford University for undergrad (computer science), medical school, and ophthalmology residency. He also previously worked at Google as a Software Engineer for 6 years and a Clinical Researcher for 2 years. He is attending Harvard for his Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship.
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Sarthak Shah

Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Sarthak co-launched the first TeleROP screening center in SubSaharan Africa in 2024. He has traveled to Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to conduct needs assessments to better understand the challenges of ROP care. His personal connection to the disease comes from his uncle, who is bilaterally blind from ROP. Sarthak is a current CIGH Global Health Research Fellow and 4th year Medical Student at Stanford.
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Core Team

Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA

Naana Wireko Brobby, MD

Darius Moshfeghi, MD

Imoro Zeba Braimah, MD

Muniratu Alhassan

Brandon Sprague

Local Leadership

Samuel Bondzie, MD

Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, MD

Maame Temah Appiah-Berko, MD

Emmanuel Oppong, MD

Ida Ansing, MD

Gilbert Bonsaana, MD

Dominic Bagbio, MD

Halwani Fuseini, MD

Board of Directors

Geoff Tabin, MD

Scott R. Lambert, MD

Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD

Charlie Aaronson

Staff

Mary Twenboah

Sarah Tamaloke

Martha Boateng

Edith Agyeman

Hamida Amin

Research Team

Cindy Zhao, MD, MBA

Ashna Ahya, MSc

Hanks Wallace

Kate Overbey

Jessica Sedhom, MD

Andrew DesLauriers, MD

Estelle Apewokin

Founders

Arthur Brant, MD

Sarthak Shah

Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA

Naana Wireko Brobby, MD

Darius Moshfeghi, MD

Brandon Sprague

Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, MD

Charlie Aaronson

Arthur Brant, MD

Sarthak Shah