Mary G. and Robert G. Lane Early Career Chair Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Cardiovascular Medicine
MEMS and nano sensors, reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), vascular endothelial dynamics, and molecular imaging of atherosclerotic lesions.
Office: DRB 172
Phone: (213) 740-7236
Fax: (213) 740-0343
Email:
hsiai@usc.edu
Background
Dr. Hsiai received his undergraduate education from Columbia University, and MD from the University of Chicago. Dr. Hsiai completed his cardiology fellowship at UCLA School of Medicine, during which he also obtained a PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2001. Dr. Hsiai is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. He holds a joint appointment with the School of Medicine as an attending physician at the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. His research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, National Heart Foundation/American Health Assist Foundation. He is the Fellow of American College of Cardiology, recipient of NIH Physician Scientist Career Development Award, and American Heart Association John J. Simpson Outstanding Research Achievement Award.
Research
The central theme of Dr. Hsiai's research program is to embrace micro and nano systems to address fundamental cardiovascular questions. Using a micro-fluidic flow model, Dr. Hsiai's lab is investigating the mechanisms whereby hemodynamics regulates the development of coronary artery disease. His group is linking the effects of real-time shear stress on cardiac cell dynamics using Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors and molecular techniques. The current research objective is to study vascular inflammatory responses in the context of nitrogen oxide (NO) bioavailability using novel engineering methodology.
Dr. Hsiai's research interests include:
* MEMS and nano sensors
* Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS)
* Vascular endothelial dynamics
* Molecular imaging of atherosclerotic lesions
* To view a photo of a Catheter-Based MEMS Sensor,
click here.
His clinical interests are:
* Coronary artery disease
* Cardiac imaging
* Cardiac diagnostics
For more information on Dr. Hsiai's research and his research team please click
here.
Below are pictures of Dr. Hsiai's Research Groups:
From left to right: Farhad Darbandi (Biomedical Engineering, USC), Atul Saxena (Bioengineering, UC Berkeley), Darhsin Patel (Bioengineering, Georgia Tech), Bhavraj Khalsa (Biomedical Engineering, USC), Mahsa Rouhanizadeh (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, USC), Althea Lyman (Biomedical Engineering, USC), Steven Bressler (Economics, UCSD), Hongyu Yu (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, USC), T. K. Hsiai (PI).
Note: Nathan Volman (Bioengineering, UC Berkeley) is not in the photo.
Summer Internship visit to Edwards Lifesciences
