Professor of Biomedical Engineering with 17 years of experience in computational modeling of cardiovascular systems and medical devices. Specializes in patient-specific hemodynamic simulation, prosthetic heart valve mechanics, and fluid-structure interaction analysis. Key expertise encompasses image-to-simulation pipelines, virtual surgical planning, 3D and 4D hemodynamic simulations, and mechanobiology. This expert has established themselves as a leading authority through extensive publications in peer-reviewed journals and editorial leadership in major cardiovascular biomechanics publications, while maintaining international research collaborations.
Formal Education
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Iowa
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Iowa
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Iowa
Career Highlights
- Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Engineering at a major research university
- Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at a major research university
- Chief Technology Officer at a biomedical engineering company commercializing proprietary cell separation technology and biomedical diagnostic systems
- Visiting Associate Professor at a leading international research university
- Associate Editor for leading biomechanical engineering journals
- Directed computational biomechanics research laboratory for many years
Expert Qualifications
- Specialist in computational fluid-structure interaction (FSI) modeling of cardiovascular devices, including bioprosthetic heart valves, bicuspid aortic valves, and mitral valve mechanics
- Extensive experience in patient-specific 3D and 4D hemodynamic simulations, image-to-simulation pipelines, and virtual surgical planning applications
- Author of numerous peer-reviewed publications in biomechanical engineering, medical device design, and mechanobiology
- Recipient of significant federal research funding with substantive expertise in cardiovascular biomechanics and disease mechanism analysis
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of cases can this expert support?
Medical device cases involving cardiovascular implants—prosthetic valves, stents, flow diverters. They analyze device performance using computational modeling of blood flow and mechanics, and can evaluate whether design or failure caused patient harm. They've published extensively in the field and held federal research funding.
What is this expert's technical background?
Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from top research universities. They're currently an Associate Professor and also CTO at a biomedical company. They've led a major research lab in computational biomechanics and serve as Associate Editor for leading engineering journals.
What technologies does this expert specialize in?
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) modeling for analyzing cardiovascular device and blood flow interactions. They convert medical images into detailed hemodynamic simulations using MATLAB and isogeometric analysis, with expertise in prosthetic valve design.
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) modeling
- NURBS isogeometric analysis
- Patient-specific cardiovascular modeling
- MATLAB
- Image-based hemodynamic simulation
- Prosthetic valve design and analysis
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