Lab Members
BioMOST Laboratory
Affiliated with CCAD and BME @Iowa
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Professor M.L. Raghavan, Ph.D. |
Primary Investigator |
Graduate Researchers |
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Anna Hoppe |
Ph.D. Candidate, Biomaterial coating on neurovascular stents |
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Ben Berkowitz |
Ph.D. Candidate, Cerebral aneurysm morphology and biomechanics M.S. Thesis: "Development and demonstration of an automated method for deriving novel morphometric indices of cerebral aneurysms" (2012, University of Iowa) |
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Tim Chung |
Ph.D. Candidate, Novel mechanical tests for biological soft tissues M.S. Thesis:"Heterogeneous Finite Element Stress Analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms : Comparison Between Ruptured and Unruptured Lesions" (2013, University of Iowa) |
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Chaid Schwarz |
Ph.D. Candidate, Biosynthetic membrane for cardiovascular applications M.S. Thesis: "Modeling of the radial compressive properties of an aortic stent graft" (2012, University of Iowa) |
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Nasibeh Hasanlou |
M.S. Candidate, Blood flow modeling |
Ph.D. Alumni |
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Ryan AmelonDirector of R&D, IDx |
Ph.D. Awarded in Summer 2012 Dissertation: "Development and characterization of a finite element model of lung motion" |
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Rohini RetarekarR&D Engineer, MicroVention |
Ph.D. Awarded in Fall 2012 Dissertation: "Hemodynamics and natural history outcome in unruptured intracranial aneurysms" |
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Kathleen LinNon-Clinical Engineer, MED Institute |
Ph.D. Awarded in Summer 2012 Dissertation: "Role of neck angulation and endograft oversizing in folding and its impact on device fixation strength" |
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Manasi RamachandranSr. Development Engineer, Covidien |
Ph.D. Awarded in Fall 2011 Dissertation: "On the role of intracranial aneurysm morphology in stable versus unstable lesions" |
| Jarin KratzbergProduct Development Engineer, MED Institute |
Ph. D Awarded in Spring 2008 Dissertation: "Modification of endovascular graft parameters in order to decrease graft migration" |
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Baoshun MaResearcher, University of Vermont |
Ph. D Awarded in Fall 2004 Dissertation: "Modeling the geometry, hemodynamics and tissue mechanics of cerebral aneurysms" |
Medical Fellow Alumni |
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Govinda PaudelPediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic |
Fellowship completed in Summer 2015 Project: "Pulmonary hemodynamics in Tetralogy of Fallot" |
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Aditya BadhekaPediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Fellowship completed in Summer 2015 Project: "Oxygenator monitoring during extracorporeal life support" |
M.S. Alumni |
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Ben DickerhoffPh.D. Candidate, Marquette University |
M.S. Awarded in Fall 2013 Thesis: "Development and evaluation of a novel percutaneous heart valve" |
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Gaurav ShardaHR Analyst, General Mills |
M.S. Awarded in Fall 2011 Thesis: "Cerebral aneurysm morphometrics from 2D biplane angiograms" |
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Amanda FedlerPrincipal Engineer, Baxter Healthcare |
M.S. Awarded in Summer 2007 Thesis: "Understanding swallowing: biomechanical model of the human upper aerodigestive tract" |
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David WelchSoftware Engineer, UrtheCast |
M.S. Awarded in Fall 2011 Thesis: "Development of a protocol for 3-D reconstruction of brain aneurysms from volumetric image data" |
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Setu TrivediCardiology Fellow, St. Luke's/Sinai-Aurora Health Care |
M.S. Awarded in Spring 2006 Thesis: "Investigation of the effects of type II endoleaks on abdominal aortic aneurysm wall stress after endovascular repair" |
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Patricia WalkerQuality Engineer, Medtronic |
M.S. Awarded in Fall 2002 Thesis: "The role of proteolytic enzymes on the propensity for plastic deformation of porcine aortic tissue" |
B.S.E. Alumni |
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Justin JohnImplementation Specialist, Intelligent Medical Objects |
B.S.E. Awarded in Spring 2015 |
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Eric DingesPh.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
B.S.E. Awarded in Spring 2014 |
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Kevin JohnsonEngineer, Zimmer |
B.S.E. Awarded in Spring 2014 |
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Tatiana CorreaMD Candidate, University of Iowa |
B.S.E. Awarded in Spring 2013 |
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Andrew Jennings |
B.S.E. Awarded in Spring 2013 |
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Steve LinR&D Engineer, MicroVention |
B.S.E. Awarded in Fall 2012 |
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Rachel WilliamsR&D Engineer, Boston Scientific |
B.S.E. Awarded in Fall 2011 |
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Tony MelchiorriPh.D. Candidate, University of Maryland |
B.S.E. Awarded in Fall 2011 |
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Ephraim Ben-AbrahamPh.D. Candidate, Mayo Clinic |
B.S.E. Awarded in 2008 |
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Roshni ParikhVascular and Interventional Radiology Fellow, University of Michigan Health System |
B.S.E. Awarded in 2006 |
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Chiraag DhariaRadiologist, Johns Hopkins |
B.S.E. Awarded in 2003 |
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Elizabeth RikkersProduct Development Engineer, Terumo |
B.S.E. Awarded in 2005 |
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Jay DittmanQuality and Regulatory Director, NICO Corporation |
B.S.E. Awarded in 2001 |