Our Team

Alexander Bystritsky, MD, PhD

Chief Executive Officer / Founder

Dr. Bystritsky is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. He previously directed the UCLA Anxiety Disorders Clinic and the Targeted Brain Stimulation Program, a joint effort between Psychiatry and Neurosurgery. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and received the NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award for his work on low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFUP), including research conducted as a Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School.

He earned his MD and PhD from the Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University and completed his psychiatry residency at NYU, followed by the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at UCLA.

John H. Marlow, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel

Mr. Marlow leads legal and corporate strategy at BrainSonix. He is also Managing Director – EMEA at RingCentral (NYSE: RNG), where he previously served as General Counsel, SVP of Corporate Development, and Board Member. Before that, he practiced corporate and securities law, advising venture capital firms and private companies.

He holds a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law and a BA, summa cum laude, from Colgate University.

Serge Bozin

Head of Compliance and Engineering Operations

Mr. Bozin brings over three decades of experience in engineering management, quality systems, and regulatory compliance for Class II and III medical devices. At BrainSonix, he oversees vendor relationships, engineering operations, and regulatory alignment, drawing on prior leadership roles at Abbott, Medtronic, and Epredia where he managed global teams and ensured compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, and EU MDR standards.

He holds an MS in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from the Moscow Electro Technical Institute of Telecommunications and is a Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Andrew Bishay

Head of Customer Relations

Mr. Bishay is the Head of Customer Relations at BrainSonix, where he is responsible for ensuring exceptional customer experiences and fostering long-term relationships with clients. His expertise spans customer service, product development, and client management, making him a key figure in optimizing BrainSonix’s relationship with its customers.

Andrew is a senior at UCLA and is currently applying to medical school.

Our Medical Advisory Board

    • Peter Whybrow, MD – Professor and Former Department Chair, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA; Director Emeritus, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.

    • Alan Schatzberg, MD – Professor and Former Department Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University; Former President of the American Psychiatric Association.

    • Robert Cancro, MD – Professor and Former Department Chair, Psychiatry, NYU Medical School.

    • Darin Dougherty, MD, MSc – Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Director of Division of Neurotherapeutics, Massachusetts General Hospital

BrainSonix Corporation
15002 Sunstone Place
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

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