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Ankur Chandra, M.D., RPVI Clinical Director p 585-273-2596 f 585-424-1008 ankur_chandra@urmc.rochester.edu

Amy L. Lerner, Ph.D. Academic Director p 585-275-7847 f 585-276-1999 amy.lerner@rochester.edu

2011 News

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April 14, 2011

Dr. Chandra to Give CVDD Presentation at Vascular Annual Meeting

Ankur Chandra, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and biomedical engineering, and Director of the University of Rochester Cardiovascular Device Design Program (URCVDD) will be speaking at the Vascular Annual Meeting on June 16 in Chicago. The presentation focuses on the University of Rochester's model for establishing a device design program. The program was designed to create innovative device solutions to focused clinical problems through a cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Vascular Annual Meeting, considered the premier meeting on vascular health is presented by the Society for Vascular Surgery.
March 8, 2011

Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery Announce New Master's Program

The Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Surgery are pleased to announce the commencement of a new, collaborative Masters program in Cardiovascular Device Design. This program intends to generate a new paradigm of device development in an era of increasing health care cost constraints and limited commercial resources. The graduates and associated intellectual property of this program will directly improve patient care through increased efficiency of clinician-engineer communications, more targeted and effective devices, and shifting device R&D to need-based development.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering will be accepting masters degree applications during the winter of 2011 for prospective students to begin the program July 1, 2012. All interested students must have or be completing a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering. More information is available at the program's website. The program is also interested in developing partnerships with device companies for collaborative work; please contact Dr. Ankur Chandra for more information.