Dor Spitzer
Product leader and co‑founder focused on surgical data and innovation
Tel Aviv District, Israel
Summary
Empathy-driven product leadership who translates partner feedback into actionable product roadmaps and features. surgicalvideo+1
Experience executing rapid, partner‑focused product work — exemplified by leading the development and rollout of metadata tabs for SDSC's Surgical Video Platform to support research workflows. surgicalvideo+1
Combines military innovation leadership with startup and operations experience, having led innovation at the Israeli Air Force before holding strategic operations roles at Zing! and product leadership at SDSC. co+2
Founder and people‑focused leader at Alta Grid while continuing product work in surgical data science, indicating concurrent leadership across startup and mission‑driven non‑profit contexts. altagrid+1
Work
Education
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Writing
Engineering the Metadata Tabs: How The University of Oklahoma Inspired a New SVP Feature
May 1, 2025Blog post describing the collaboration with the University of Oklahoma that led to rapid development of metadata tabs for the Surgical Video Platform, and noting coordination with SDSC engineering, QA, and product (with Dor as Director of Product).
From Feedback to Functionality: Our Empathy-Led Approach to Surgical Product Development
March 1, 2025Blog post describing a product‑management approach centered on gathering partner feedback, translating it into cross‑team roadmaps, and delivering features that address real clinical and research needs; highlights Dor's role as Director of Product and examples of partnerships and feature work.