Implantable Devices

The implantable devices research thrust includes a focus on fundamental and applied research related to the design and testing of new devices, the optimal use of existing devices, and the behavior of implanted biomaterials, within fields such as cardiac, orthopaedic, and neurosurgery.

Faculty

Greg Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Research: Orthopaedic biomechanics, finite element analysis, surgical decisions, and planning

Jing Du, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research: Biomaterials, biomechanics, biomedical devices

Mehdi Kiani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Research: Integrated circuits, wireless implantable medical devices, neural interface 

Keefe Manning, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Dean of Schreyer Honors College
Research: Cardiovascular, devices, clotting 

Daniel Hayes, Ph.D. 
Department Head of Biomedical Engineering, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Nanotherapeutics and Regenerative Medicine 
Research: Nanomaterials, drug delivery, biomaterials 

Guha Manogharan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research: Additive manufacturing, mechanical and material characterization, and design for manufacturing 

Jian Yang, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Regenerative Engineering
Research: iomaterials, Tissue engineering, Drug delivery

Douglas Werner, Ph.D. 
John L. and Genevieve H. McCain Chair Professor
Research: Wearable antennas, wireless power transfer, computational electromagnetics

Robert Kunz, Ph.D. 
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering 
Research: Blood pumps, respiratory fluid dynamics, CFD 

Anilchandra Attaluri, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

April Armstrong, M.D., M.Sc.
James E. Bobb Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Chief, Division of Shoulder and Elbow

Mike Aynardi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Aman Dhawan, M.D.
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Barry Fell
CEO of Cranial Devices, Inc. 
Surgery Innovation Group Consultant

Ed Fox, M.D.
Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Matt Garner, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Randy Haluck, M.D.
General Surgeon

Will Hazard, M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Neurosurgery

Choon-Sik Jhun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Gus Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Chris Siedlecki, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

William Weiss, Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Lichong Xu, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Surgery  
Research: Biomaterial, blood coagulation, microbial infection

Fariborz Tavangarian, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research: Bone tissue engineering, Implants, scaffolds

Amir Sheikhi, Ph.D 
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering 
Research: Biomaterials, implantable biodevices, tissue regeneration 
Research lab website

Thomas Neuberger, Ph.D. 
Director, High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility, Associate Research Professor  
Research: Medical imaging, MRI, computed tomography (CT) 
Research lab website

Jared Butler, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Engineering Design
Research: Medical devices, compliant mechanisms, origami-based design 
Research lab website

Harry R. Allcock, Ph.D.
Evan Pugh University Professor of Chemistry 
Research: Polymers, bioerodible, biostable

Laura Cabrera, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, and Philosophy 
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Career Chair in Neuroethics 
Research: Neuroethics, neurotechnology

Betul Akkopru-Akgun, Ph.D. 
Assistant Research Professor 
Research: Bioferroelectrics, antibacterial coatings, ferroelectric based catalysis

Sample Projects

Final pre-clinical studies for a ventricular assist device for infants
Bill Weiss

FracSim
Greg Lewis and Spence Reid