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Co-director and Founder of the Johns Hopkins HEPIUS
Innovation Lab
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Amir Manbachi
Co-director and Founder of the Johns Hopkins HEPIUS Innovation Lab
Research Expertise
Biomedical Engineering
Engineering Design
Medical Devices
Ultrasound
Neurosurgery
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biomaterials
Biotechnology
Neurology (clinical)
Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Medical Laboratory Technology
Toxicology
Pharmaceutical Science
Physiology (medical)
Physiology
Biophysics
Molecular Biology
Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Otorhinolaryngology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer Research
Oncology
Neurology
Rehabilitation
Legacy Map
Full ViewPublications
Nanotechnology in Textiles
ACS Nano
2016
Microfabricated Biomaterials for
Engineering 3D Tissues
Advanced Materials
2012
Development and Application of
Piezoelectric Materials for Ultrasound
Generation and Detection
Ultrasound
2011
Microfluidics-Enabled Multimaterial
Maskless Stereolithographic Bioprinting
Advanced Materials
2018
Cardiovascular Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms
for Drug Discovery and Development
Applied In Vitro Toxicology
2016
Sonolucent Cranial Implants
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
2019
Three-dimensional assessment of
robot-assisted pedicle screw placement
accuracy and instrumentation reliability
based on a preplanned trajectory
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
2020
Transcranioplasty Ultrasound Through a
Sonolucent Cranial Implant Made of
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
2019
Minimally invasive therapeutic ultrasound:
Ultrasound-guided ultrasound ablation in
neuro-oncology
Ultrasonics
2020
Virtual fluoroscopy for intraoperative
C-arm positioning and radiation dose
reduction
Journal of Medical Imaging
2018
Intraoperative ultrasound to monitor
spinal cord blood flow after spinal cord
injury
Medical Imaging 2020: Biomedical
Applications in Molecular, Structural,
and Functional Imaging
2020
Ultrasound Physics
Practical Medical Physics
2021
Improved Treatment of Postpartum
Hemorrhage: Design, Development, and
Bench-Top Validation of a Reusable
Intrauterine Tamponade Device for
Low-Resource Settings
Journal of Medical Devices
2020
Characterization of Common Carotid Artery
Curvature and Its Impact on Velocity
Profile Shape
ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering
Conference, Parts A and B
2010
Ultrasound monitoring of microcirculation:
An original study from the laboratory
bench to the clinic
Microcirculation
2022
Advances in monitoring for acute spinal
cord injury: a narrative review of current
literature
The Spine Journal
2022
USDL: Inexpensive Medical Imaging Using
Deep Learning Techniques and Ultrasound
Technology
2020 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2020
Minimizing cotton retention in
neurosurgical procedures: which imaging
modality can help?
Medical Imaging 2020: Biomedical
Applications in Molecular, Structural,
and Functional Imaging
2020
High-intensity focused ultrasound for
medical therapy
Power Ultrasonics
2015
Porcine Model of Spinal Cord Injury: A
Systematic Review
Neurotrauma Reports
2022
Social Non-profit Bioentrepreneurship:
Current Status and Future Impact on Global
Health
Frontiers in Public Health
2021
Minimizing Cotton Ball Retention in
Neurological Procedures
2020 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2020
12. Angiotensin-II type-1 receptor
blockade decreased T2 signal intensity in
spinal cord compression in symptomatic
cervical spondylotic myelopathy
The Spine Journal
2019
Ultrasound Imaging Radial Array: Design
and Fabrication
Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion
Surgery
2016
Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound
Neuromodulation of a Rodent's Spinal Cord
Suppresses Motor Evoked Potentials
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical
Engineering
2023
Towards A Universal Device for
Point-of-Care Medicine: A Custom
Transducer for Long-Term Monitoring of
Local Vascular Flow Via Ultrasound Imaging
2022 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2022
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Brain Fever
2021
Design of an Ultrasound Probe Holder to
Minimize Motion Artifact During Sonography
2021 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2021
The Design and Use of a
Minimally-Invasive, Expandable Retractor
for Deep-Seated Brain Lesions
2021 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2021
A Miniature Laser Speckle Contrast Imager
for Monitoring the Neuromodulatory Effect
of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation
2021 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2021
Automatic detection of cotton balls during
brain surgery: where deep learning meets
ultrasound imaging to tackle foreign
objects
Medical Imaging 2021: Ultrasonic
Imaging and Tomography
2021
The development of Smart Hospital
Assistant: integrating artificial
intelligence and a voice-user interface
for improved surgical outcomes
Medical Imaging 2021: Imaging
Informatics for Healthcare, Research,
and Applications
2021
Development of Voice-Controlled Smart
Surgical Bed
2020 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2020
Reusable Core Needle Biopsy Device for
Low-Resource Settings
Journal of Global Oncology
2018
Bioprinting: Microfluidics-Enabled
Multimaterial Maskless Stereolithographic
Bioprinting (Adv. Mater. 27/2018)
Advanced Materials
2018
Clinical Translation of the LevelCheck
Algorithm for Automatic Localization of
Target Vertebrae in Spine Surgery
The Spine Journal
2017
Towards Ultrasound-guided Spinal Fusion
Surgery
Springer Theses
2016
Disruption of the Blood-Spinal Cord
Barrier using Low-Intensity Focused
Ultrasound in a Rat Model
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2023
Sonodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of
Glioblastoma Multiforme in a Mouse Model
Using a Portable Benchtop Focused
Ultrasound System
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2023
FlowMorph: Morphological Segmentation of
Ultrasound-Monitored Spinal Cord
Microcirculation
2022 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and
Systems Conference (BioCAS)
2022
Design of a Custom Flexible Ultrasound
Transducer as an Implantable Cranial
Sensor for Long-Term Post-Operative
Monitoring of Brain Tumor Regrowth
2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics
Symposium (IUS)
2022
Applications of elastography in operative
neurosurgery: A systematic review
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
2022
Design and Development of Smart Surgical
Assistant Technologies
Unknown Venue
2022
Designing an Accurate Benchtop
Characterization Device: An Acoustic
Measurement Platform for Localizing and
Implementing Therapeutic Ultrasound
Devices and Equipment (Amplitude)
2022 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2022
Designing a Murine Model of Human
Glioblastoma Brain Tumor: Development of a
Platform for Validation Using Ultrasound
Elastography
2022 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2022
Design and Development of System
Components for Therapeutic Ultrasound
Devices: Enhancing Focused Ultrasound
Treatments Using Cones with Clinical and
Ergonomic Considerations
2022 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2022
513 Towards Obtaining One Billion
Recordings Per Cubic Millimeter for the
Validation of Focused Ultrasound
Transducers: How Can Robust Systems Help
With Translational Activities?
Journal of Clinical and Translational
Science
2022
524 How Can I Provide My Patient Insights
in a Nontraditional Advocacy Role?
Journal of Clinical and Translational
Science
2022
216 An Example for Establishing a
Clinically Translational Innovation Lab at
a University Setting
Journal of Clinical and Translational
Science
2022
In Reply: Ultrasound in Traumatic Spinal
Cord Injury: A Wide-Open Field
Neurosurgery
2021
Towards standardization of the parameters
for opening the blood–brain barrier with
focused ultrasound to treat glioblastoma
multiforme: A systematic review of the
devices, animal models, and therapeutic
compounds used in rodent tumor models
Frontiers in Oncology
2023
Automatic detection of foreign body
objects in neurosurgery using a deep
learning approach on intraoperative
ultrasound images: From animal models to
first in-human testing
Frontiers in Surgery
2022
Design and Fabrication of a Focused
Ultrasound Device for Minimallyinvasive
Neurosurgery: Reporting a Second,
Miniaturized and Mrcompatible Prototype
with Steering Capabilities
2021 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2021
90449 Can Ultrasound detect changes to
spinal cord blood flow before and after
injury?
Journal of Clinical and Translational
Science
2021
Toward Minimally Invasive Therapeutic
Ultrasound: Ultrasound-guided Ablation in
Neuro-oncology
Unknown Venue
2020
Development of a Portable Blood Potassium
Monitoring Device for Dialysis Patients
2020 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2020
An Evaluation of Sensing Technologies to
Measure Intraoperative Leg Length for
Total Hip Arthroplasty
2020 Design of Medical Devices
Conference
2020
A Novel Intermediate Attachment to Reduce
Contamination in Reusable Core Needle
Biopsy Devices
Journal of Medical Devices
2020
3D printed cardiovascular patient specific
phantoms used for clinical validation of a
CT-derived FFR diagnostic software
Medical Imaging 2018: Biomedical
Applications in Molecular, Structural,
and Functional Imaging
2018
Second Joint EMBS-BMES Conference 2002 -
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society Annual Fall Meeting of the
Biomedical Engineering Society
Proceedings of the Second Joint 24th
Annual Conference and the Annual Fall
Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering
Society] [Engineering in Medicine and
Biology
2002
A finite element model to assess distal
radius fracture stability
Proceedings of the Second Joint 24th
Annual Conference and the Annual Fall
Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering
Society] [Engineering in Medicine and
Biology
Therapeutic Ultrasound Applications in
Neurosurgery
The Abundant Promise of Ultrasound in
Neurosurgery: A Broad Overview and
Thoughts on Ethical Paths to Realizing
Its Benefits
2022
SHEAR STRESS AND CELL DOCKING INSIDE
MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS: A COMPUTATIONAL AND
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Journal of Biomechanics
2008
Applications of Focused Ultrasound for the
Treatment of Glioblastoma: A New Frontier
Cancers
2022
Ultrasound in Traumatic Spinal Cord
Injury: A Wide-Open Field
Neurosurgery
2021
Epidural Oscillating Cardiac-Gated
Intracranial Implant Modulates Cerebral
Blood Flow
Neurosurgery
2020
Curricular Advancement of Biomedical
Engineering Undergraduate Design Projects
Beyond 1 Year: A Pilot Study
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2019
Correction to: Curricular Advancement of
Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate
Design Projects Beyond 1 Year: A
Pilot Study
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2019
Flexible piezoelectric sensor for
real-time image-guided colonoscopies: a
solution to endoscopic looping challenges
in clinic
Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided
Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and
Modeling
2020
Infrared image-guidance for intraoperative
assessment of limb length discrepancy
during total hip arthroplasty procedures
Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided
Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and
Modeling
2020
The effect of renin-angiotensin system
blockers on spinal cord dysfunction and
imaging features of spinal cord
compression in patients with symptomatic
cervical spondylosis
The Spine Journal
2020
Minimally invasive intraventricular
ultrasound: design and instrumentation
towards a miniaturized ultrasound-guided
focused ultrasound probe
Medical Imaging 2019: Image-Guided
Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and
Modeling
2019
Starting a Medical Technology Venture as a
Young Academic Innovator or Student
Entrepreneur
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2017
A line fiducial method for geometric
calibration of cone-beam CT systems with
diverse scan trajectories
Physics in Medicine & Biology
2018
Clinical Translation of the LevelCheck
Decision Support Algorithm for Target
Localization in Spine Surgery
Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2018
Design and validation of an open-source
library of dynamic reference frames for
research and education in optical tracking
Journal of Medical Imaging
2018
Technical note: design and validation of
an open-source library of dynamic
reference frames for research and
education in optical tracking
Medical Imaging 2018: Image-Guided
Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and
Modeling
2018
C-arm positioning using virtual
fluoroscopy for image-guided surgery
SPIE Proceedings
2017
Planning, guidance, and quality assurance
of pelvic screw placement using deformable
image registration
Physics in Medicine & Biology
2017
Surface acoustic waves induced
micropatterning of cells in gelatin
methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels
Biofabrication
2017
Bioprinted thrombosis-on-a-chip
Lab on a Chip
2016
Design and fabrication of a low-frequency
(1-3 MHz) ultrasound transducer for
accurate placement of screw implants in
the spine
SPIE Proceedings
2014
Guided pedicle screw insertion: techniques
and training
The Spine Journal
2014
On estimating the directionality
distribution in pedicle trabecular bone
from micro-CT images
Physiological Measurement
2014
Slow and fast ultrasonic wave detection
improvement in human trabecular bones
using Golay code modulation
The Journal of the Acoustical Society
of America
2012
On the shape of the common carotid artery
with implications for blood velocity
profiles
Physiological Measurement
2011
A computational and experimental study
inside microfluidic systems: the role of
shear stress and flow recirculation in
cell docking
Biomedical Microdevices
2010
High-throughput screening of cell
responses to biomaterials
European Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
2008
Microcirculation within grooved substrates
regulates cell positioning and cell
docking inside microfluidic channels
Lab on a Chip
2008
A Gradient-generating Microfluidic Device
for Cell Biology
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2007
A Microfluidic Device with Groove Patterns
for Studying Cellular Behavior
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2007
Education
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Post-doctoral fellowship, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology: Cambridge, MA, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United
States of America
University of Toronto
Ph.D., Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering / June, 2015
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Toronto
Masters of Applied Science, Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering / June, 2010
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Applied Science, Engineering Science / June, 2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Experience
Johns Hopkins University
Faculty Member / May, 2016 — Present
University of Toronto
Researcher / August, 2008 — Present
Stryker Leibinger GmbH and Company KG
Research and Development Engineering Intern / April, 2012 — September, 2012
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Research Assistant / May, 2007 — September, 2007
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