Challenges and Opportunities in Cardiovascular Interventions
Dr. Ali Tavallaei
Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
Canada Research Chair in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions
Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
Time: 1–2 p.m. EST
Location: In-person and virtual
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Auditorium, and via Zoom
Refreshments will be served.
Lecture Takeaways
The main takeaways are as follows:
- Discussion of the underlying causes of technical failure for various cardiovascular interventions (e.g., angioplasty procedures). Various innovative solutions that aim to address these underlying problems will be presented, ranging from methods for enhanced device control, imaging, navigation and automation.
- Exploring the evolution of a particular design; discussing the optimizations of various aspects, such as its cost, size and ergonomics; followed by corresponding verification and validation experiments and future directions.
Biography
Ali Tavallaei, Ph.D., P.Eng., is Canada Research Chair in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering. He is also a visiting Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, an Assistant Professor (status-only) at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, and an Affiliate Scientist at the iBEST Research Centre. Dr. Tavallaei has been engaged with multiple medical device startups and is currently the President and co-founder of Magellan Biomedical Inc.
No sign-up is required. For more information, contact the iBEST coordinator at ibest@torontomu.ca.
