Jay Alberts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engieering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
James
M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor. Pathology and Biomedical Engineering, Case
Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
Biocompatibility of implants; human vascular
grafts.
Ravi
V. Bellamkonda, Ph.D. >>
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia
Tech/Emory University
Adjunct Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Biomaterials, neural and vascular cell and
tissue engineering, nerve regeneration, vascular grafts,
and controlled drug delivery.
Richard
C. Burgess, M.D., Ph.D.
Full Staff Physician, Department of Neurology, Cleveland
Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Electrophysiological monitoring; EEG processing.
Marco
E. Cabrera, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Rainbow
Babies and Children's Hospital and Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Physiological Systems Analysis; modeling
and control of energy metabolism in skeletal and cardiac
muscle during exercise, hypoxia, and/or ischemia.
Arnold Caplan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University
Peter
Cavanagh, Ph.D.
Staff and Chairman, Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland
Clinic Foundation
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve
University
Foot complications of diabetes, bone biomechanics.
Ronald
Cechner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Microscopic 3-D imaging of tissue.
John
Chae, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neural Rehabilitation, MetroHealth
Medical Center, Cleveland
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Application of neuroprostheses in hemiplegia.
Yuanna
Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Staff, Department of Molecular Cardiology,
Cleveland Clinic
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Cardiac imaging, mechanisms of arrhythmias,
implantable defibrillators, cardiac remodeling, antiarrhythmic
therapy.
Hillel
Chiel, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Biology and Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Neurobiology: Biomechanical and neural basis
of feeding behavior in the marine mollusk Aplysia californica;
neuromechanical system modeling; analysis of neural
network dynamics.
Guy
Chisolm, Ph.D.
Vice Chairman, Lerner Research Institute and Staff,
Department of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Cell and molecular mechanisms in vascular
disease and vascular biology; role of lipoprotein oxidation
in atherosclerosis; lipoprotein transport into, accumulation
in and injury to arterial tissue.
Jianmin
Cui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Washington University of St. Louis,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Janis Daly
Adjunct Associate Professor, VA Medical Center
Margot Damaser
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Brian
Davis, Ph.D. >>
Associate Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Associate Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Human locomotion, diabetic foot pathology,
space flight- induced osteoporosis and biomedical instrumentation.
David
Dean, Ph.D. >>
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, University
Hospitals and Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
3-D medical imaging and morphometrics; skull, brain,
soft tissue face.
Louis F. Dell'Osso,
Ph.D. >>
Professor, Neurology, VA Medical Center and Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Neurophysiological control, ocular motor control & oscillations.
Cheri Deng,
Ph.D. >>
Associate Professor, Department
of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Ultrasound for flow quantification, treatment planning, tumor detection; ultrasound contrast agent development; high intensity focused ultrasound.
Kathleen
Derwin, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Case Western Reserve
University
Tendon mechanobiology and tissue engineering.
Isabelle
Deschenes, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Metrohealth Medical
Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case
Western Reserve University
Molecular imaging, ion channel structure and function,
genetic regulation of ion channels, cellular and molecular
mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias.
Pedro
J. Diaz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology, MetroHealth Medical
Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case
Western Reserve University
Computer graphics and magnetic resonance imaging.
Claire
M. Doerschuk, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies
and Childrens Hospital, and Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Regulation of the inflammatory response in
the lungs, particularly the recruitment of white blood
cells, during pneumonia, sepsis, and the acute respiratory
distress syndrome.
Jeffrey
L. Duerk, Ph.D.
Professor, Radiology, Case Western Reserve University
and University Hospitals
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case
Western Reserve University
Magnetic resonance imaging, flow visualization, interventional
MRI.
Igor
Efimov , Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Washington University of St. Louis
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Agata
A. Exner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Image-guided drug delivery, functional CT
and MRI, polymers for interventional radiology applications,
cellular and animal models of cancer.
Baowei
Fei, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Case
Western Reserve University
Quantitative image analysis, multimodality
image registration, fusion visualization, image-guided
minimally invasive therapy, prostate cancer, photodynamic
therapy.
Elizabeth
Fisher, Ph.D.
Assistant Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Case Western Reserve
University
Quantitative image analysis for monitoring multiple
sclerosis.
Jinming
Gao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center,
University of Texas Southwestern
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Targeted drug delivery and cancer
therapy.
Linda
M. Graham, M.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland
Clinic Foundation
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case
Western Reserve University
Vascular Surgery and Biomedical
Engineering.
Warren
M. Grill , Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke
University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Mark A. Griswold, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Magnetic resonance imaging: parallel imaging, hardware design, rapid acquisitions.
Elizabeth Hardin
Adjunct Assistant Professor, VA Medical Center Rehabilitation Research and Development
Christopher Hernandez
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Vincent
Hetherington, D.P.M.
Assistant Professor, Ohio college of Podiatric Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Biomaterials and biomechanics
of foot prostheses.
David
Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dohenyi Eye Institute, University
of Southern California
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Departmenet
of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Optical coherence tomography of the eye, modeling of
corneal healing response, optical aberrations of the
eye and visual functions, laser vision correction.
Jill
S. Kawalec-Carroll, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ohio College of Podiatry Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Biomaterials, small joint replacement, orthopaedic
fixation devices.
Michael
W. Keith, M.D.
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, MetroHealth
Medical Center (School of Medicine), and Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Restoration of motor function in hands.
Kevin
Kilgore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Engineering, MetroHealth
Medical Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Functional electrical stimulation, restoration of hand
function in quadriplegics, hand biomechanics.
Kandice
Kottke-Marchant, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff, Dept. of Clinical Pathology, Section
Head of Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Cleveland
Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Interaction of blood and materials, endothelial cell
function on biomaterials.
William
J. Landis, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Pathology,
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Mineralization of vertebrates, effect of mechanical
force on mineralization, calcium transport in mineralization,
tissue engineering.
Kenneth
R. Laurita, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Professor, Heart & Vascular Research
Center, MetroHealth Medical Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Cellular mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias using fluorescent
imaging techniques, instrumentation and software design
for real-time cardiac mapping.
Zhenghong
Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Radiology, University
Hospitals and Biomedical Engineering, Case Western
Reserve University
Quantitative PET and SPECT imaging, multimodal
image registration, 3D visualization, molecular imaging
and small animal imaging systems.
R.
John Leigh, M.D. >>
Professor, Department of Neurology, VA Medical Center
and University Hospitals and Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Normal and abnormal motor control, eye movements.
Cameron
McIntyre, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Theoretical modeling of the interaction between electric
fields and the nervous system; deep brain stimulation.
George
Muschler, M.D.
Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Musculoskeletal oncology, adult reconstructive orthopaedic
surgery, fracture non-union, research in bone healing
and bone grafting materials.
Raymond
F. Muzic, Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, University
Hospitals and Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Physiologic modeling and experiment design for position
emission tomography.
Sherif
G. Nour, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University
Hospitals and Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Development of new interventional MRI techniques and
percutaneous thermal ablation therapies for cancer
treatment, sleep apnea, and other biomedical applications.
Mark "Marty" Pagel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Arizona Cancer Center and Arizona Research Labs
University of Arizona
Development of new MRI contrast agents to detect the presence of functional or molecular markers of disease, non-invasively assess disease states, assess tumor angiogenesis and anti-angiogenic therapies, and assess cartilage degeneration.
Marc
Penn, M.D.
Assistant Staff, Department of Cardiology & Cell
Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Myocardial ischemia, vascular biology, cardiac
critical care.
Clare
Rimnac, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Musculoskeletal Mechanics
and Materials Laboratories, Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering and Orthopaedics, and Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Musculoskeletal biomaterials and biomechanics.
David
S. Rosenbaum, M.D. >>
Associate Professor, Heart & Vascular Research
Center, MetroHealth Medical Center, and Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
High-resolution cardiac optical mapping, arrhythmia
mechanism, ECG signal processing.
Mark
S. Rzeszotarski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, MetroHealth
Medical Center, and Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Computer applications in radiology: magnetic resonance
imaging, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, and
ultrasound.
James
Thomas, M.D.
Staff, Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Cleveland
Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Cardiac imaging, image processing, echocardiography,
MRI, and cardiac CT imaging; cardiac mechanics and
valvular dysfunction; structural and fluid dynamics
modeling of the cardiovascular system; cardiac alterations
and telemedicine in manned space flight.
Jean
A. Tkach, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University
Hospitals of Cleveland and Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Functional MR imaging.
Ronald
L. Triolo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, VA
Medical Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University
Rehabilitation engineering, neural control of motion,
lower- extremity neuroprostheses, orthopaedic biomechanics
and prosthetic/orthotic design.
Antonie
J. van den Bogert, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Biomechanics of human movement.
Geoff
Vince, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of
Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Image and signal processing of intravascular ultrasound
images, coronary plaque rupture, cellular aspects of
atherosclerosis.
Albert
L. Waldo, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals,
and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western
Reserve University
Cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac excitation mapping,
mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and conduction.
Barry
W. Wessels, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University
Hospitals and Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Radiolabeled antibody therapy (Dosimetry and clinical
trials), image-guided radiotherapy, intensity modulated
radiation therapy, image fusion of CT, MR, SPECT and
PET for adaptive radiation therapy treatment planning.
Guang
Hui Yue, Ph.D.
Assistant Staff, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Neural control of movement.
Maciej
Zborowski, Ph.D. >>
Assistant Staff, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
High-speed magnetic cell sorting.
Assem G. Ziady, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Self assembling non-viral gene therapy vectors; Proteomics in cystic fibrosis; Redox mediated inflammatory signaling in the lung.
Nicholas
P. Ziats, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University
Hospitals and Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Vascular grafts, cell-material interactions, extra
cellular matrix, tissue engineering, blood compatibility.