National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for eleven consecutive years. Dr. Menegazzi holds three patents, with a fourth pending. Prahlad G Menon Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Department of Bioengineering (Primary). PhD (Biomedical Engineering), Carnegie Mellon University (2013). Dr. Menon is the Director of The Medical Diagnostics & CardioVascular Engineering lab - The MeDCaVE (see: www.justcallharry.com) - a multidisciplinary research program, innovating at the confluence of radiology, surgical practice, informatics and high performance computing. The MeDCaVE is dedicated to healthcare advancement using robust algorithmic analysis of biomedical imaging data augmented with physics-based numerical modeling of biomechanics, which is invaluable for early technical feasibility assessment studies of novel medical device technologies. Dr. Menon's research has seen primary application in the development of quantitative metrics to support timecritical decisions relating to pediatric or adult cardiovascular pathologies, which has in-turn begun to see extended application in optimization of innovative image-guided device deployment strategies for improved outcomes and quality of life after complex surgical procedures. Marlin Mickle Marlin H. Mickle is currently Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was formerly the Bell of PA/ Bell Atlantic Professor, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor. He was previously Professor of Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Bioengineering and Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He was the Director of the RFID Center of Excellence. He received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and the Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh in 1961, 1963, and 1967. Marlin received the Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence in Corporate Innovation - 2005; he has 35+ patents, received the Pitt Innovator Award 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; 1988 Recipient of the Systems Research and Cybernetics Award of the IIASSRC; the Robert O. Agbede Faculty Award for Diversity, 2005-06; Distinguished Alumnus, Department of Elec. & Compggach. Engr.– 2008, a member of the AIDC100, the Ted Williams Award from AIM, and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. Marlin's interest are in wireless technologies and implantable medical devices. Mark Miller Associate Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Bioengineering. PhD (Applied Mathematics), University of Michigan, 1990. Director, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Allegheny General Hospital. The Biomechanics Laboratory broadly supports all subspecialties of orthopaedic surgery. Current topics of research include investigations of soft tissue injuries to the elbow and of the mechanical behavior of elbow replacements. Pamela Moalli Associate Professor; Director of Fellowship in Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine; Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital and University of Pittsburgh; Investigator, MageeWomen’s Research Institute. Dr. Moalli graduated from the NIH sponsored Medical Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University in 1994. She had earned a PhD in molecular and cellular biology and a medical degree over a period of 8 years. Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee-Women’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh (1994-1998). From 1998 to 2000 she completed a fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the same institution. Dr. Moalli’s NIH-supported research focuses on the effect of menopause on connective tissue remodeling in the vagina and supportive tissues. In addition, Dr. Moalli studies mechanisms of maternal birth injury using both rodent and nonhuman primate models. Finally, she is involved in several projects focusing on the development of improved graft materials for use in reconstructive pelvic surgeries. Her research team is highly interdisciplinary involving members of the Center for Biological Imaging, the Department of Engineering, the Department of Regenerative Medicine and the Division of Urogynecology.
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