Graduate Faculty in Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Faculty

Graduate Faculty are those who can be primary advisors of BME doctoral students and serve as departmental members on student advisory committees.

Faculty Member	Research Interest

Awad> Hani A. Awad, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-5268 f +1-585-273-4746 Hani_Awad@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Physicochemical Regulation of Engineered Cartilage Using Bioreactors
Berger> Andrew J. Berger, Ph.D p +1-585-273-4724 f +1-585-244-4936 ajberger@optics.rochester.edu Optics	biomedical optics, specifically spectroscopic diagnostic techniques
Brown> Edward Brown III, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-5918 f +1-585-273-4746 Edward_Brown@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscopy, novel in vivo imaging and measurement techniques, tumor biology, angiogenesis
Carney> Laurel Carney, Ph.D. p +1-585-276-3948 f +1-585-756-5334 Laurel.Carney@rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering Neurobiology & Anatomy	Auditory Neuroscience; neurophysiological, behavioral, and computational studies of hearing; signal processing for hearing aids.
Chess> Patricia R. Chess, M.D. p +1-585-275-6198 f +1-585-461-3614 Patricia_Chess@urmc.rochester.edu Pediatrics	Effects of strain on pulmonary epithelium
Clark> Alfred Clark Jr., Ph.D. p +1-585-275-4078 f +1-585-256-2509 clark@me.rochester.edu Mechanical Engineering	mathematical modeling of epidemics, and the mathematical modeling of infection dynamics in a host
Dalecki> Diane Dalecki, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-7378 f +1-585-273-4919 dalecki@bme.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical ultrasound, acoustics, lithotripsy, biological effects of ultrasound.
Davis> Kevin A. Davis, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-4844 f +1-585-756-5334 Kevin_Davis@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering Neurobiology & Anatomy	Auditory neurophysiology, neural circuitry and information processing, and computational neuroscience.
DeLouise> Lisa A. DeLouise, Ph.D., M.P.D. p +1-585-275-1810 f +1-585-273-1346 Lisa_DeLouise@urmc.rochester.edu Dermatology	Engineering Smart Bandage Bio Nanomaterials for Healing Skin
Fauchet> Phillippe M. Fauchet, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-1487 f +1-585-276-2058 fauchet@ece.rochester.edu Electrical & Computer Engineering	Semiconductor materials and device physics, materials sciences, biomedical engineering, and optics.
Fenton> Bruce M. Fenton, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-7911 Bruce_Fenton@urmc.rochester.edu Radiation Oncology	Radiological biomedical engineering
Freedman> Edward G. Freedman, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-1892 f +1-585-276-5334 Ed_Freedman@urmc.rochester.edu Neurobiology & Anatomy	Neural control of coordinated movements
Frisina> Robert D. Frisina, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-8130 f +1-585-271-8552 Robert_Frisina@urmc.rochester.edu Otolaryngology	Neural processing of complex sounds in young and aged
Gdowski> Greg T. Gdowski, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-2580 Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering Neurobiology & Anatomy	Vestibular neurophysiology: sensory neural control underlying the coordination of postural movements
Gracewski> Sheryl M. Gracewski, Ph.D p +1-585-275-7853 f +1-585-256-2509 grace@me.rochester.edu Mechanical Engineering	general area of solid mechanics, more specifically in wave propagation and vibrations in elastic media
Hocking> Denise C. Hocking, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-1770 f +1-585-273-2652 Denise_Hocking@urmc.rochester.edu Pharmacology & Physiology	Regulation of cell behavior by the extracellular matrix
Houck> Jeff Houck, Ph.D p +1-585-292-5060 jhouck@ithaca.edu Orthopaedics	Clinical Biomechanics and Orthopedics
Jacob> Mathews Jacob, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-2896 f +1-585-276-2127 Mathews_Jacob@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Computational biomedical imaging, signal and image processing, magnetic resonance imaging, near infrared spectroscopic imaging
King> Michael R. King, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-3285 f +1-585-273-4746 mike_king@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Dynamics of leukocyte and platelet adhesion; Computational biofluid mechanics
Kuzma> Nicholas N. Kuzma, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-5695 f +1-585-276-2127 nicholas.kuzma@rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy with Hyperpolarized Biomarkers
Lerner> Amy L. Lerner, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-7847 f +1-585-276-1999 amy.lerner@rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Orthopaedic biomechanics, bone growth and development, cartilage mechanics, medical image-based finite element modeling, knee biomechanics
Luebke> Anne E. Luebke, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-1635 f +1-585-276-5334 Anne_Luebke@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering Neurobiology & Anatomy	Role of cochlear outer hair cells in hearing and hearing loss, at both the molecular and systems levels
McAleavey> Stephen A. McAleavey, Ph.D p +1-585-275-7768 f +1-585-276-1999 stephenm@bme.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Instrumentation, Signal Processing, Ultrasound Imaging, Motion Tracking, elasticity imaging methods, ultrasound echo models, Ultrasound Imaging Systems
McGrath> James L. McGrath, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-5489 f +1-585-273-4746 jmcgrath@bme.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Cell Motility, and Quantitative light microscopy
Miller> Benjamin L. Miller, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-9805 Dermatology	The fundamental understanding of the ways in which biological molecules interact
Moore> Duncan T. Moore, Ph.D p +1-585-275-5248 moore@optics.rochester.edu Optics	Design of endoscopic instruments for the visible and the infrared; optical metrology
Mottley> Jack Mottley, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-4308 mottley@ece.rochester.edu Electrical & Computer Engineering	The development of realistic models of the interaction of ultrasound with inhomogeneous media and to construct measurement systems based on quantifiable ultrasonic parameters
Ning> Ruola Ning, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-1350 f +1-585-273-1033 ruola@einstein.rad.rochester.edu Radiology	Research Radiology, CT Physics, Medical Imaging Systems
Novotny> Lukas Novotny, Dr. sc. Tecn. p +1-585-275-5767 f +1-585-276-2112 novotny@optics.rochester.edu Optics	The application of optical science and technology to the study of nanoscale phenomena
O'Dell> Walter G. O'Dell, PhD p +1-585-275-9996 wodell@rochester.edu Radiation Oncology	Image Processing; Tissue Deformation Modeling
Paige> Gary D. Paige, M.D., Ph.D. p +1-585-275-6395 f +1-585-442-9480 gary_paige@urmc.rochester.edu Neurobiology & Anatomy	Visual, vestibular, and adaptive control of spatial orientation and balance
Parker> Kevin Parker, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-3294 f +1-585-273-4919 parker@ece.rochester.edu Electrical & Computer Engineering	medical imaging, digital imaging, halftoning, and novel scanning techniques using Doppler shift effects
Perucchio> Renato Perucchio, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-4069 f +1-585-256-2509 Renato_Perucchio@urmc.rochester.edu Mechanical Engineering	Computational solid and structural mechanics and in the development of engineering practices in Classical Antiquity
Pinto> David J. Pinto, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-5988 f +1-585-756-5334 David_Pinto@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering Neurobiology & Anatomy	Cells and synapses, neurobiology of disease, sensory systems and perception, theoretical and computational
Pouget> Alexandre Pouget, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-0760 alex@bcs.rochester.edu Brain & Cognitive Sciences	Theories of coding, representation, and computation in the brain
Puzas> J. Edward Puzas, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-3664 Edward_Puzas@urmc.rochester.edu Orthopaedics	Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Skeletal System
Sarelius> Ingrid H. Sarelius, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-7729 f +1-585-273-2652 Ingrid_Sarelius@urmc.rochester.edu Pharmacology & Physiology	Vascular cell communication and signaling
Schell> Michael C. Schell, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-5261 f +1-585-275-1531 Michael_Schell@urmc.rochester.edu Radiation Oncology	Radiation Oncology
Schwarz> Edward M. Schwarz, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-3063 edward_schwarz@urmc.rochester.edu Orthopaedics	Pro-inflammatory cytokine signal transduction and novel drug and gene therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Seidman> Scott H. Seidman, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-2122 f +1-585-756-5334 Scott_Seidman@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering Neurobiology & Anatomy	Vestibular systems, motor learning, physiological models, multi-sensory integration
Ward> Denham Salisbury Ward, M.D., Ph.D. p +1-585-275-9455 Denham_Ward@urmc.rochester.edu Anesthesiology	Control of Breathing
Waugh> Richard E. Waugh, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-3768 f +1-585-276-1999 waugh@bme.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Cell Adhesion, Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of biological membranes; cellular mechanics and function of cytoskeletal proteins
Williams> David R. Williams, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-2459 f +1-585-271-3043 david@cvs.rochester.edu Brain & Cognitive Sciences	Limits of human vision
Wismueller> Axel Wismueller, Ph.D p +1-585-275-3891 Axel_Wismueller@urmc.rochester.edu Biomedical Engineering	Intelligent image acquisition and analysis systems in biomedicine
Wu> J.H. David Wu, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-8499 davidwu@che.rochester.edu Chemical Engineering	Biochemical Engineering, Fermentation, Biocatalysis, Bone Marrow Tissue Engineering, Molecular Biology
Yoon> Geunyoung Yoon, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-4998 yoon@cvs.rochester.edu Ophthalmology	Customized vision correction using advanced optical techniques such as wavefront sensor, customized optics and laser refractive surgery
Zareba> Wojciech Zareba, M.D., Ph.D. p +1-585-275-5391 heartwz@heart.rochester.edu Medicine
Zavislan> James Zavislan, Ph.D. p +1-585-275-9819 zavislan@optics.rochester.edu Optics	Modeling and measuring the coherence properties of returned light through biomedical imaging, material science, remote sensing
Zhong> Jianhui Zhong, Ph.D. p +1-585-273-4518 f +1-585-273-1033 Jianhui_Zhong@urmc.rochester.edu Radiology	Development and medical application of magnetic resonance imaging

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