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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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