Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering

RIT engineers are working to improve healthcare medicine through interdisciplinary research involving a wide range of scale from molecules to devices to complex adaptive systems.

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Personal Healthcare Technologies 180

PHT180 integrates talent from all nine colleges to create radically diverse teams that tackle problems in unconventional ways. From basic science to applied research, devices to psychosocial behaviors, PHT180 is creating a new future in healthcare delivery and individually empowered health.

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Key Faculty and Staff

Vinay Abhyankar headshot
Vinay Abhyankar
PhD Program Director, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
vvabme@rit.edu
Stephen Boedo headshot
Stephen Boedo
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
sxbeme@rit.edu
Edward Brown headshot
Edward Brown
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
eebeee@rit.edu
Elizabeth DeBartolo headshot
Elizabeth DeBartolo
Director, Multidisciplinary Senior Design
Dean’s Office
eademe@rit.edu
Steven Day headshot
Steven Day
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
steven.day@rit.edu
Tom Gaborski headshot
Tom Gaborski
Department Head
Dean’s Office
trgbme@rit.edu
Edward Hensel headshot
Edward Hensel
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Dean’s Office
echeme@rit.edu
Michael Kuhl headshot
Michael Kuhl
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
mekeie@rit.edu
Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard headshot
Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
kaleme@rit.edu
Blanca Lapizco-Encinas headshot
Blanca Lapizco-Encinas
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
bhlbme@rit.edu
Cristian Linte headshot
Cristian Linte
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
calbme@rit.edu
Dan Phillips headshot
Dan Phillips
Associate Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
dbpeee@rit.edu
Ruben Proano headshot
Ruben Proano
Graduate Program Director, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
rpmeie@rit.edu
Ehsan Rashedi headshot
Ehsan Rashedi
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
exreie@rit.edu
Michael Richards headshot
Michael Richards
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
msrbme@rit.edu
Risa Robinson headshot
Risa Robinson
James E. Gleason Professor and PhD Program Director, Mechanical and Indusrial Systems Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
rjreme@rit.edu
Michael Schertzer headshot
Michael Schertzer
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
mjseme@rit.edu
Michael Schrlau headshot
Michael Schrlau
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
mgseme@rit.edu
Gill Tsouri headshot
Gill Tsouri
Professor, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
grteee@rit.edu
Karin Wuertz-Kozak headshot
Karin Wuertz-Kozak
Harvey J. Palmer Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
kwbme@rit.edu