Medicine & Health

Research Areas


  • Neuroengineering
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biomechanics
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Biosignals
  • Biomedical Image Analysis
  • Brain-Machine Interfaces
  • Drug Delivery
  • Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling
  • Wearable Devices

Additional Information


  • Professional Affiliations
    • Acoustical Society of America
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
    • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
    • IEEE Society for Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
    • IEEE in Engineering in Medicine and Biology
  • Honors & Awards
    • National Academy of Medicine, 2021
    • Bodossaki Foundation Award of Scientific Excellence in Applied Science, 2017
    • Fellow, Acoustical Society of America, 2017
    • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2014
    • Nagy Award by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering – NIH, 2007
    • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2007
    • New Investigator Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2006
    • Young Investigator Award, Acoustical Society of America, 2002 
  • Professional Experience
    • Professor of Neurological Surgery, 2024-
    • Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016–
    • Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2014-
    • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2014-
    • Graduate Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015–2020
    • Associate Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2009–2013
    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009–2013
    • Assistant Professor of Radiology, Columbia University, 2003–2009
    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2003–2009
    • Instructor, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2002-2003  

Additional Information


  • Professional Affiliations
    • Co-Founder, Rover Diagnostics and Rover Labs, 2019-Present
    • Co-Founder, Harlem Biospace (biotech incubator started with NYC’s Mayor’s Office), 2013
    • Co-Founder and Chair of Scientific Advisory Board, Claros Diagnostics (sold in 2011 to OPKO Health, NYSE: OPK), 2004-2011
  • Honors & Awards
    • Inducted Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2016
    • Thiele Lectureship Award, University of Notre Dame, 2015
    • Kjeldgaard International Lectures in Molecular Biology, Aarhus Denmark, 2013
    • Runner-up, Wall Street Journal Innovation Award in Medical Devices, 2011
    • NASA Launch, one of ten innovators in human health and sustainability, 2010
    • MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35, 2010
    • Invited attendee, National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, UC Irvine
    • Wallace H. Coulter Early Career Award Phase II, 2008
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2008
    • Invited participant, National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering, Seattle, 2007
    • Walter H. Coulter Early Career Award, 2006
    • American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, 2006
    • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship (postdoc), 2004-2005
    • Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, 2002
    • Delegate, International Achievement Summit, Dublin, Ireland (1 of 200 graduate students in the world from all disciplines chosen to attend), 2002
    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship, 1997-2002
    • National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship B, 1999-2001
    • National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship A, 1997-1999
    • Dean’s Silver Medal in Science, University of Alberta, 1997
    • Canada Scholar, 1993-1997
  • Professional Experience
    • Vice Provost for the Fourth Purpose and Strategic Impact, Columbia University, 2022-Present
    • Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016-Present
    • Faculty Co-Director of Entrepreneurship, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Columbia University, 2014-2023
    • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2011-2016
    • Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2005-2011

Research Areas


  • Bioelectronics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biomaterials
  • Biosignals
  • Cell & Tissue Engineering
  • Medical Devices and Systems
  • Medical Robotics
  • 3D Printing and Biofabrication
  • Drug Delivery
  • Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technology
  • Personalized Medicine and Patient-specific Modeling
  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Wearable Devices
  • Digital Health