Biomedical Engineering

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Email: bmedept@usc.edu
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Interim Co-Chairs: Vasilis Z. Marmarelis, PhD; David Z. D’Argenio, PhD; Michael C.K. Khoo, PhD

Faculty

Chonette Chair in Biomedical Technology: David Z. D’Argenio, PhD

Chonette Early Career Chair: Megan McCain, PhD

Gordon S. Marshall Early Career Chair: Stacey D. Finley, PhD

Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Chair in Convergent Biosciences: Ellis Meng, PhD

David Packard Chair in Engineering: Theodore W. Berger, PhD

Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences: Mark Humayun, PhD (Opthalmology)

Fred H. Cole Professorship in Engineering: Gianluca Lazzi (Ophthalmology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clinical Entrepreneurship)

Provost Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physiology and Biophysics, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Pediatrics, Radiology and Ophthalmology: Scott Fraser, PhD (Biological Sciences)

Dean’s Professor in Biomedical Engineering: Vasilis Marmarelis, PhD

The Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early-Career Chair and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Medicine: Eun Ji Chung, PhD

Professors: David Agus, MD (Medicine);  Brian Applegate, PhD (Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery); Andrea Armani, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Donald Arnold, PhD (Biological Sciences); Theodore W. Berger, PhD (Neurobiology); Peter S. Conti, MD, PhD (Radiology); David Z. D’Argenio, PhD*; Vinay Duddalwar, PhD (Clinical Radiology); Scott Fraser, PhD (Biological Sciences); Mark S. Humayun, PhD (Ophthalmology); Michael C.K. Khoo, PhD (Pediatrics); Kwang Jin Kim, PhD (Medicine and Physiology); Peter Kuhn, PhD (Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering); Richard Leahy, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering and Radiology); Jay Lieberman, PhD (Orthopaedic Surgery); Charles Liu, MD, PhD (Neurological Surgery); Gerald E. Loeb, MD; Anupam Madhukar, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Physics); Noah Malmstadt, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Vasilis Z. Marmarelis, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Mara Mather, PhD (Gerontology, Psychology); Jill McNitt-Gray, PhD (Biological Science); Ellis Meng, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Janet Moradian-Oldak (Biomedical Sciences – Dental); Krishna Nayak, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Chrysostomos Nikias, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering); John Oghalai, PhD (Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery); Richard Roberts (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chemistry); Fei Sha, PhD (Computer Science); Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD (Ophthalmology); Armand R. Tanguay Jr., PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science); Paul Thompson (KSOM/Ophthalmology); Arthur W. Toga (KSOM/Ophthalmology); Francisco Valero-Cuevas, PhD (Biokinesiology); Priya Vashishta, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Danny Wang, PhD (Neurology, Radiology); Pin Wang, PhD, (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); John C. Wood, MD, PhD (Medicine/Radiology); Stanley M. Yamashiro, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Qifa Zhou, PhD (Opthalmology); Charles Zukowski, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)

Associate Professors: Justin Haldar, PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Christianne N. Heck (Clinical Neurology); Daniel P. Holschneider, MD (Psychiatry); Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD (Radiology); Amir Kashani, PhD (Clinical Ophthalmology Neurology); Jason Kutch, PhD (Biokinesiology); Sook-Lei Liew, PhD (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Neurology); J. Andrew MacKay, PhD (Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences); Megan McCain, PhD; Bartlett W. Mel, PhD; Judy Pa, PhD (Neurology and Neuroscience); Nicolas Schweighofer, PhD (Biokinesiology); Yonggang Shi, PhD (Neurology); Jesse T. Yen, PhD

Assistant Professors: Eun Ji Chung, PhD; Dominique Duncan, PhD (Neurology); James Finley, PhD (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy); Stacey D. Finley, PhD; Andrei Irimia, PhD (Gerontology, Neuroscience); Radha Kalluri, PhD (Otolaryngology); Brian Lee (Clinical Neurological Surgery); Darrin Lee (Clinical Neurological Surgery); Leonardo Morsut, PhD (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine); Shannon Mumenthaler, PhD (Medicine); Keyue Shen, PhD; Lirong Yan, PhD (Neurology)

Professor of Engineering Practice: Jean-Michel I. Maarek, Doc.Ing.

Associate Professor of Engineering Practice: Brent Liu, PhD

Lecturer: Brittany Kay, PhD

Research Professors: Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD (Surgery); Jonathan G. Lasch, PhD (AMI-USC)

Research Associate Professor: Dong Song, PhD

Research Assistant Professors: Jean-Marie Bouteiller, PhD; Francesco Cutrale, PhD

Associate Professor of Research: Bo Han, PhD (Surgery)

Assistant Professors of Research: Darryl H. Hwang, PhD (Radiology); Natasha Leporé, PhD (Radiology and Children’s Hospital); Rong Lu (Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine)

Visiting Associate Professor: Zhaoyang Fan, PhD (Radiology)

Adjunct Professors: Athanassios Fokas, PhD (Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice); Konstantina S. Nikita (BME/KSOM)

Adjunct Assistant Professors: Arkadiusz Gertych, PhD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center); Leonid Litvak, PhD (Advanced Bionics Corp.); Philip Requejo, PhD (Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center and Kinesiology)

Emeritus Professors: George A. Bekey, PhD (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Speech Science); H. K. Huang, DSc (Radiology); K. Kirk Shung, PhD

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Degree Requirements

Undergraduate Program Educational Objectives

Graduates of the undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering are expected to attain the following objectives within a few years after graduation:

• be engaged in a professional career in the biomedical or other related industries, or enrolled in advanced graduate studies including medical school;
• work in a technically competent manner to address challenges in engineering or their chosen profession, taking into consideration ethical and societal concerns;
• collaborate within their profession across technical disciplines;
• develop their technical knowledge and professional skills further by being active in professional societies, continuing their formal education, or attending professional workshops, meetings and seminars.

Undergraduate Program Criteria

The program leading to a Biomedical Engineering (BS)  provides both breadth and depth across the range of engineering topics implied by the title. The program prepares graduates to have an understanding of biology and physiology; and the capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology. The curriculum prepares graduates with the ability to interpret data from living systems, addressing the problems associated with the interaction between living and non-living materials and systems.

Minor in Craniofacial and Dental Technology

For a complete listing, see the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC .

Programs

Bachelor’s Degree

• •  Biomedical Engineering (BS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Emphasis, (BS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Emphasis, (BS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering, Molecular and Cellular Engineering Emphasis, (BS)

Master’s Degree

• •  Biomedical Data Analytics (MS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering (Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics) (MS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering (MS)
• •  Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering (MS)

Graduate Certificate

• •  Health, Technology and Engineering Graduate Certificate

Doctoral Degree

• •  Biomedical Engineering (PhD)

Courses

Biomedical Engineering

• •  BME 101 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 201 Biomedical Engineering Practice
• •  BME 202 Control and Communication in the Nervous System
• •  BME 204 Biomedical Prototyping and Fabrication
• •  BME 210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods
• •  BME 302L Medical Electronics
• •  BME 308 Computer-Aided Design for Bio-Mechanical Systems
• •  BME 350 Biomedical Engineering Industrial Project
• •  BME 390 Special Problems
• •  BME 402 Control and Communication in the Nervous System
• •  BME 403L Physiological Systems
• •  BME 404 Orthopaedic Biomechanics
• •  BME 405L Senior Projects: Measurements and Instrumentation
• •  BME 406 Introduction to Bioengineering in Medicine
• •  BME 408 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technologies
• •  BME 410L Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
• •  BME 412 Craniofacial and Dental Technology
• •  BME 413 Bioengineering Signals and Systems
• •  BME 414 Rehabilitation Engineering
• •  BME 415 Regulation of Medical Products
• •  BME 416L Development and Regulation of Medical Products
• •  BME 423 Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 425 Basics of Biomedical Imaging
• •  BME 426 Basics of Biomedical Imaging: Ionizing Radiation
• •  BME 427 Basics of Biomedical Imaging: Non-Ionizing Radiation
• •  BME 430 Principles and Applications of Systems Biology
• •  BME 451L Fundamentals of Biomedical Microdevices
• •  BME 452 Introduction to Biomimetic Neural Engineering
• •  BME 453 Engineering Biomedical Innovations
• •  BME 459L Introduction to Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery
• •  BME 489 Biochemical Engineering
• •  BME 490x Directed Research
• •  BME 499 Special Topics
• •  BME 501 Advanced Topics in Biomedical Systems
• •  BME 502 Advanced Studies of the Nervous System
• •  BME 504 Neuromuscular Systems
• •  BME 505aL Laboratory Projects in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 505bL Laboratory Projects in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 506 Bioengineering of Disease and Cell Therapeutics
• •  BME 510 Cellular Systems Engineering
• •  BME 511 Physiological Control Systems
• •  BME 513 Signal and Systems Analysis
• •  BME 514 Physiological Signals and Data Analytics
• •  BME 515 Data Analytics in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 520 Modeling of Bio-Systems
• •  BME 523 Measurement and Processing of Biological Signals
• •  BME 525 Advanced Biomedical Imaging
• •  BME 527 Integration of Medical Imaging Systems
• •  BME 528 Medical Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Informatics Applications
• •  BME 530 Introduction to Systems Biology
• •  BME 533 Seminar in Bioengineering
• •  BME 535 Ultrasonic Imaging
• •  BME 536 Ultrasonic Transducers
• •  BME 540 Biofluid Mechanics: Transport and Circulatory Systems
• •  BME 551 Introduction to Bio-MEMS and Nanotechnology
• •  BME 552 Neural Implant Engineering
• •  BME 559 Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery
• •  BME 566a Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering
• •  BME 566b Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering
• •  BME 566c Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering
• •  BME 566d Topics in Health, Technology and Engineering
• •  BME 567a Case Studies in Health, Technology and Engineering
• •  BME 567b Case Studies in Health, Technology and Engineering
• •  BME 575L Computational Neuroengineering
• •  BME 582 CMOS:Nano Neuromorphic Circuits
• •  BME 590 Directed Research
• •  BME 594a Master’s Thesis
• •  BME 594b Master’s Thesis
• •  BME 594z Master’s Thesis
• •  BME 599 Special Topics
• •  BME 620L Applied Electrophysiology
• •  BME 650 Biomedical Measurement and Instrumentation
• •  BME 670 Early Visual Processing
• •  BME 671 Late Visual Processing
• •  BME 680 Modeling and Simulation of Physiological Systems
• •  BME 790 Research
• •  BME 794a Doctoral Dissertation
• •  BME 794b Doctoral Dissertation
• •  BME 794c Doctoral Dissertation
• •  BME 794d Doctoral Dissertation
• •  BME 794z Doctoral Dissertation