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WE BUILD PRODUCTS THAT GIVE DOCTORS SUPERPOWERS

Illuminant Surgical™ was founded by two Stanford alumni with backgrounds in medicine and engineering. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and commercialization experts united in using our skills to make an impact on patients during the most challenging times in their lives. 

We’re backed by venture capital, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. Come help us solve tough problems at the intersection of software, hardware, and clinical practice in a beautiful office in sunny Los Angeles, CA.

A Passionate Team

We hire people who take their work seriously and treat each other kindly.

You’ll be joining a team where you will make a real difference. You’ll solve problems that have likely never been solved while working alongside talented, supportive teammates who challenge and inspire you. We push the limits of innovation, but we do it with humility, humor, and a shared commitment to each other’s success.

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Pushing What’s Possible

We’re building best-in-class hardware and software for surgery.

To make this happen, we need to solve problems at the cutting edge of clinical practice, computer vision, computer graphics, optoelectronic hardware, and artificial intelligence. It’s not easy, but patients are waiting.

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In an Inspiring Workplace

Our headquarters are in sunny Los Angeles, CA, next to the world’s leading hospitals and care centers.

We offer comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k), and generous equity packages. 

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March 18, 2026
Our Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Dr. James Hu, had the incredible opportunity to present our work at Illuminant Surgical on the big stage for NVIDIA GTC 2026. With over 30,000 attendees, GTC was the epicenter …
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February 10, 2026
Our Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Eldrick Millares, was recently featured in the Innovator Spotlight in The Lens Magazine, by LSI, highlighting the company’s transformative mission to create "X-ray vision for the body".View the full Alumni …
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January 11, 2026
We are thrilled to share that our Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Eldrick Millares, was recently featured in The Memo by LSI, Life Science Intelligence's newsletter and insights series highlighting emerging medtech companies, key market trends, …
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December 3, 2025
Congratulations to our co-founders for being featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare! Read more here: https://www.forbes.com/profile/illuminant-surgical/?list=30under30-healthcare/
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November 1, 2025
Illuminant Surgical will be presenting at the 2025 MDIC MedXR Summit, November 4–6 in Hyattsville, Maryland. Our poster, “Simplifying Cybersecurity for Start-Ups: A Practical Framework for eSTAR-Ready Documentation” will cover our in-house framework harmonizing …
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June 20, 2025
Illuminant Surgical is participating at the SIGGRAPH 2025 Posters Program in Vancouver, Canada. The software engineering team is showcasing their work on “Skylight: Real-Time Projection Mapping for Surgical Navigation”. It introduces Skylight, a non-invasive …
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June 12, 2025
Illuminant Surgical is leading a workshop at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. The workshop “XR in Medicine: From the Dev Floor to the Operating Room” brings together voices at the forefront of extended and …
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May 30, 2025
Dr. James Hu, MD, co-founder of Illuminant Surgical, is presenting at the Global Spine Congress 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Together with Illuminant Surgical advisor, Dr. John Liu (Co-Director of Spine Surgery at the …
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May 15, 2025
Illuminant Surgical is proud to sponsor the Global Spine Congress 2025!We’re excited to announce our participation in the upcoming Global Spine Congress 2025 as an official sponsor of this premier event in spine care. …
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May 14, 2025
Our co-founder and CEO, Eldrick Millares, was recently interviewed on a podcast with AJ Fortier discussing the story behind Illuminant Surgical. Eldrick discusses his journey to build the world’s first real-time anatomical projection system for …
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The information presented on this website reflects the current development stage and intended capabilities of the Skylight Surgical Navigation System. Skylight has not been approved or cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is not available for sale or commercial use. No claims are made regarding the device’s safety or effectiveness.