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Alumni Contact Directory
The following alumni of the Biomedical Engineering Program have kindly agreed to list information about their work with us and to serve as points of contact between current BME students and the "real world." Any other alumni who wish to be listed here, please send updates to Webmaster.
Gary T. Anderson
Ph.D. (August 1989), instrumentation
Professor
Department of Applied Science
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR 72204
501-569-9021
gtanderson@ualr.edu
Ruhi Arslanoglu
Ph.D. (August 1998), cell mechanics/tissue engineering
University of California, San Diego
Department of Bioengineering
Cardiomechanics Research, PFBH 243
9500 Gillman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
858-822-2132
ruhi@ucsd.edu
www.arslandoglu.net
Daniel Barnes, M.D.
MS (1992) Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Greater Cincinnati Associated Physicians
672 Neeb Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233
(513) 451-1996
Dbarnes25@cinci.rr.com
Dr. Steven F. Barrett, P.E.
Ph.D. (August 1993) laser-tissue interaction and robotic laser eye surgery
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Wyoming
Voice: (307) 766-6181
E-mail: steveb@uwyo.edu
http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/electrical/faculty/barrett.html
Jennifer Kehlet Barton
Ph.D. (August 1998), laser-tissue interaction
Associate Professor
The University of Arizona
ECE Building 104
1230 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85021-0104
520-621-4116 office
520-626-8175 lab
barton@u.arizona.edu
Naresh C. Bhavaraju
Ph.D. (May 2000), Instrumentation, heat transfer modeling
Senior Scientist/Program Manager
PhiloMetron, Inc
San Diego, CA 92121
Ph: 858 755 8215
Fax: 858 755 8218
nbhavaraju@ieee.org
www.philometron.com
Juan Carlos Briceño
MSc (December 1990), Ph.D. (August 1994)
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Los Andes
Bogota, DC, Colombia
PO Box 4976
jbriceno@uniandes.edu.co
Larry Carrier
MS (August 1996), Rheology
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Endovascular Innovations
Medtronic CardioVascular
3576 Unocal Place
BWA2V0305
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-541-3120 (P)
707-480-1154 (C)
707-566-1159 (F)
larry.carrier@medtronic.com
Eric K. Chan, Ph.D.
Principal
INBRIM, L.L.C.
Insights – Bridging – Impact
1522 Timber Creek Dr.
Missouri City, TX 77459
(281) 437-1873
ekchan@inbrim.com
Eric K. Y. Chan, FESC
Ph.D. (August 1991), image processing
CARDIMA Inc.
47266 Benicia Street
Fremont, CA. 94538
(510) 354-0176
Fax: (510) 657-4476
ecky@ieee.org
Kin Foong Chan
Ph.D. (August 2000), laser-tissue interaction
Director, Biomedical Engineering Group
Reliant Technologies, Inc.
464 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
E-mail: kchan@reliant-tech.com
Office: (650)605-2267
Lab: (650)605-2215
Fax: (650)605-2067
Wai-Fung Cheong
Ph.D. (December 1990), laser-tissue interaction
Research Scientist
Stanford University
Pediatrics Department
WW Hansen Experimental Physics Lab
Stanford University, MC 4085
Stanford, CA 94305
415-725-2211
wfcheong@forsythe.stanford.edu
Bernard Choi
Ph.D. (August 2001), biomedical optics
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
University of California, Irvine
1002 Health Sciences Road East
Irvine, CA 92612-1475
949-824-9491
choib@uci.edu
Inci Cilesiz
Ph.D. (December 1994), laser-tissue interaction
Professor of Biomedical and Electronics Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
34469 Maslak, Istanbul - TURKEY
Phone:+90 212 285 67 73
cilesiz@itu.edu.tr
http://www2.itu.edu.tr/~cilesiz/
Timothy Cleland, M.D.
MS (1986) Signal Processing
Retina Associates of South Texas, P.A.
7940 Floyd Curl, Suite 120
San Antonio, Texas 78229
(210) 615-7600
TimCleland@Hotmail.com
Adson Ferreira da Rocha
Ph.D. (May 1997), instrumentation
Associate Professor
University of Brasilia
Campus Universitario - Asa Norte
Faculdade de Tecnologia
Departamento de Engenharia Electrica
011-55-61-3273-5977 phone
adson@unb.br
Carlos E. Davila
Ph.D. (August 1988), signal processing
Associate Professor
Southern Methodist University
Electrical Engineering Department
Dallas TX 75275-0338
214-768-3197 phone
214-768-3573 fax
cd@seas.smu.edu
http://www.seas.smu.edu/~cd
Shannon Dunphy Lazo
MS (August 2002)
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Energy
(202) 586-6921
http://science.doe.gov
shannon.dunphy@science.doe.gov
Anthony J. Durkin
Ph.D. (May 1995), fluorescence spectroscopy & tissue optics
Assistant Professor
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic University of California
1002 Health Science Rd
Irvine, CA 92612-1475
(949)824-3284
adurkin@uci.edu
ajdurkin@yahoo.com
Holger Fuchs
MS (1998), optical spectroscopy
Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH
Radiotherapy business unit
Research and development
73446 Oberkochen
Germany
01149-7364-208367 phone
01149-7364-202754 fax
holger@alumni.utexas.net
www.zeiss.de/radiotherapy
Craig Gardner
Ph.D (1995), laser tissue interaction
Director of Algorithm Development
Infraredx, Inc.
125 CambridgePark Dr
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617)354-5100 x236
cgardner@infraredx.com
Roger Gonzalez, PE
Ph.D. (December 1994), biomechanics
Professor, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
2001 South Mobberly
School of Engineering
LeTourneau University
Longview TX 75607
gonzaler@letu.edu
http://www.letu.edu/people/rogergonzalez
Kimberly Geisler
M.S. (August, 1992), photodynamic therapy
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
C.R. Bard
Bard Access Systems
5425 W. Amelia Earhart Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84010
(801) 595-5421
kimberly.geisler@crbard.com
John K. Hayes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 800710
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0710
(434)924-2177 (Office)
(434)982-0019 (Fax)
jkh2n@virginia.edu
Jose (Ernie) Hernandez, P.E.
MS (1977)
Rehab Engineering Inc.
San Antonio, TX
www.rehabengineering.com
jehpe@earthlink.net
Natasha Homji
MS (2003), Instrumentation and Imaging
Clinical Research Specialist
Biomet
natashahomji@yahoo.com
George Hutchinson
M.S.E (1985), Ph.D., Marquette University (2000)
Staff Scientist
Kinetic Concepts, INc.
6203 Farinon Drive
San Antonio, TX 78265
E. Duco Jansen
Ph.D. (August 1994), laser-tissue interaction & biomedical optics
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurosurgery
Faculty Fellow, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences (VUIIS)
Faculty Fellow, Vanderbilt Institute of Integrative Biosystems Research and Education (VIIBRE)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
VU Station B # 351631, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37235
(615)343-1911
duco.jansen@vanderbilt.edu
Deok Won Kim, Ph.D.
Ph.D. (December 1986), Bioinstrumentation
Professor
Department of Medical Engineering
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, 120-752 Korea, Republic of
82-2-361-5402
kdw@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
William A. Kudrle, Ph.D.
Ph.D. (1994) Biomedical Engineering
Research Associate Professor
Center for Life Sciences Technology
University of Houston
Phone: (713) 743-3445
E-mail: wakudrle@uh.edu
Gerald L. LeCarpentier
Ph.D. (August 1992), laser-tissue interaction
University of Michigan
Basic Radiological Sciences Division
200 Zina Pitcher Place Room 3315
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0553
(734)647-9326
(734)764-8541 fax
gllec@umich.edu
Patrick Lichter
MS (1988), instrumentation
Principal Research Scientist
Advanced Medical Electronics Corp.
(763) 463-4814 x 116
plichter@ame-corp.com
www.ame-corp.com
Jian Ling
Ph.D. (December 2001), bioengineering with a focus on imaging
Sr. Research Engineer
Bioengineering Section
Southwest Research Institute
6220 Culebra Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78238
Tel. (210)522-3953
Fax. (210)684-6147
jling@swri.org
www.bioengineering.swri.org
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen
Ph.D. (May 1996), spectroscopy
Assistant Professor
Room 5821, Stevenson Center
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Box 1631, Station B
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37235
615-343-4787
fax 615-343-7919
Anita.Mahadevan-Jansen@vanderbilt.edu
Inder Makin
Ph.D. (August 1994), ultrasonics
Guided Therapy Systems
33 South Sycamore Street
Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: 480-649-4399
Fax:480-649-1605
E-mail: i.makin@guidedtherapy.com
Fatima A. Merchant
Ph.D. (August 1995), multidimensional imaging and image analysis
Lead Research Engineer
Advanced Digital Imaging Research, LLC
2450 South Shrore Blvd., Suite 305
League City, TX 77573
(281)535-1889 ext: 425
281-538-7596 fax
merchant@adires.com
Tom McMurray, M.D.
Ph.D. (August 1994), image processing
Research Scientist
Conceptual Mindworks, Inc.
4318 Woodcock Drive #210
San Antonio, TX 78228
210-737-0777
mcmurray@mail.teamcmi.com
Michael M. Nassirian
MS (1983), Cardiac Contractility
Software Test Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Information Worker Division
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052
(425)703-7567
mnassiri@microsoft.com
Christopher Neils
Ph.D. (Dec 2000), Cryobiology & crystal growth
Research Consultant
Department of Bioengineering
University of Washington
Box 355061
Seattle WA 98195-5061
(206) 685-3021
cmneils@u.washington.edu
Karen L. Nyberg, Ph.D.
Ph.D. (August 1998)
Astronaut
Mail Code CB
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX 77058
281-483-9117
fax 281-483-9167
karen.l.nyberg@nasa.gov
Francisco Ortiz-Nieto
MSc (1984) Laser in Brain Surgery
Uppsala University Hospital
Medical Informatics and Engineering/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab.
Uppsala SE-751 85
Sweden.
+46-18-611 7014 (work)
+46-18-429345 (home)
+46-70-437 5640 (mobile)
Stephen Ottmers
Ph.D. (December 1994), cardiovascular dynamics
Research Scientist
Medical Carbon Research Institute, LLC
8200 Cameron Road
Suite A-196
Austin, TX 78754
512-339-8000
ottmers@flash.net
Joe W. Peterson
MS (1978)
Senior Fellow at Legerity, Inc.
4509 Freidrich Lane
M/S 244
Austin, Texas 78744-1812
(512) 228-5635
jwpeterson@aol.com
T. Joshua Pfefer
Ph.D. (May 1999), laser-tissue interaction
Laboratory Leader
Optical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Center for Devices and Radiological
Health Food and Drug Administration
FDA/CDRH/HFZ-130
Rockville, MD 20852
joshua.pfefer@fda.hhs.gov
Garret D Polhamus
MS (1974), Ph.D. (1976) Laser tissue interaction
Air Force Research Laboratory
8262 Hawks Road
Brooks City-Base, TX 78235
polhamus@ieee.org
Karl Pope, MS
M.S (May 1993), fluorescence spectroscopy
Independent Contracter
Karl Pope
San Mateo, CA 94403
650.573.7300
karlpope@alumni.utexas.net
Scott Prahl
Ph.D (December 1988), laser tissue interaction
Sr. Research Scientist
Oregon Medical Laser Center
St. Vincent Hospital
9205 SW Barnes Rd.
Portland OR 97225
(503) 216-2197
prahl@bme.ogi.edu
http://www.bme.ogi.edu/~prahl/
Nimmi Ramanujam
Ph.D. (August 1995), spectroscopy
Assistant Professor
The University of Wisconsin
Room 278 (office)
Room 271 (lab)
1410 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1608 608/265-8267 (office)
608/265-4081 (lab)
608/265-9239 (fax)
nimmi@engr.wisc.edu
Preeti Rohatgi
MS (May 2004), Cellular and Molecular imaging
Software Engineer
DDL Omni Engineering
McLean, VA 22102
preeti.rohatgi@ddlomni.com
Archit Sanghvi
Phd (August 2005), Biomedical Engineering
Postdoctoral Scientist
Zimmer Biologics
3010 Heathmont Drive
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512) 573-5756
Archit.sanghvi@gmail.com
Paul D. Schreuders
Ph.D. (December 1989), cryopreservation
Engineering and Technology Education
6000 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-6000
(435) 797-7559
pschreuders@cc.usu.edu
Mark Schulze
M.S.E (August 1990), Ph.D. (December 1994), image processing
Senior Research Engineer
International Remote Imaging Systems (IRIS)
Perceptive Scientific Instruments (PSI) Division
2525 South Shore Blvd., Suite 100
League City, TX 77573
phone 713-334-3027
http://www.persci.com/~schulze/
Aaron J. Seltzer
Ph.D. (December 1992), laser-tissue interaction
Associate Group Leader
Group 91
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, MA 02420-9108
(781)981-7910
ajs@ll.mit.edu
Cheryl Jaffe (Sesser)
MS (August 1992), laser-tissue interaction
Associate Staff
System Applications Group
MIT Lincoln Laborabory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, MA
phone 781-981-5269
fax 781-981-5234
sesser@ll.mit.edu
Shriram Sethuraman, Ph.D.
Ph.D. August 2007
Senior Member Research Staff
Philips Research North America
Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy
345 Scarborough Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
E-mail: shriram.sethuraman@gmail.com
Colin Smithpeter, Ph.D
Ph.D (December 1997), optical instrumentation
Senior Member Technical Staff
Sandia National Labs
PO Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0986
505-844-9371
505-844-5632 fax
csmithp@sandia.gov
Brian S. Sorg
Assistant Professor
J. Crayton Pruitt Family
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Florida
130 BME Building, P.O. Box 116131
Gainesville, FL 32611-6131
E-mail: brian.sorg@bme.ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 273-5876
Fax: (352) 392-9791
Valerie Stewart
MS (December 1989), Cardiovascular Dynamics
Principal Software Engineer, Space Shuttle IV&V
ProLogic Inc.
1002 Gemini Street Suite 200
Houston, TX 77058
281.480.4101
Gracie Vargas, Ph.D.
PhD (August 2001), biomedical optics
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology
Center for Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX 77555
(409)772-6514
grvargas@utmb.edu
Dwight Waddell, Ph.D
PhD (August 1998), Control of Neuromotor Systems and Biomechanics
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science
Director, Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory University of Mississippi
Turner Room 230 University, MS 38677-1848
Office: (662) 915-5563
Fax: (662) 915-5525
Email: waddell@olemiss.edu
John Walsh
Ph.D. (May 1998), cryopreservation
Research Scientist
Organ Recovery Inc.
701 E. Bay Street, Suite 433
MSC 1119, Port City Center
Charleston, SC 29403
phone 843-772-6756 ext. 24
jwalsh@organ-recovery.com
Jennifer West
Ph.D. (August 1996), Biotechnology
Cameron Professor of Bioengineering and Director
Rice University
MS 144
Institute for Biosciences and Bioengineering
Houston, TX 77251
(713)348-5955
jwest@ruf.rice.edu
Wade Williams
M.S. Dec 2003, Biomedical Engineering
Applications Engineer
Keyence Corp of America
Atlanta, GA
WadeW.ATL@Keyence.com
Dr. Cameron H.G. Wright, P.E.
Ph.D. (August 1996) laser-tissue interaction and robotic laser eye surgery
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Wyoming
Voice: (307) 766-6104
E-mail: c.h.g.wright@ieee.org
http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/electrical/faculty/wright.html
Akihiro C. Yamashita
Ph.D. (May 1991), artificial organs/drug delivery systems
Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Shonan Institute of Technology
1-1-25 Tsujido-Nishikaigan, Fujisawa
Kanagawa 251-8511, Japan
+81-466-30-0234 (Phone/FAX)
yama@la.shonan-it.ac.jp
Youseph Yazdi, Ph.D.
Ph.D. (October 1997)
Corporate Director, Science and Technology
Johnson & Johnson
Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT)
410 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
voice 732-524-1159
fax 732-524-2549
yyazdi2@corus.jnj.com
Administrative contact: Lynn Reid 732-524-1021
Jong-In Youn, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Beckman Laser Institute
College of Medicine
1002 Health Science Road East
Irvine, CA 92602-1475
University of California at Irvine
http://www.bli.uci.edu
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