Biomedical Engineering

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FAX: (323) 821-3897
Email: bmedept@usc.edu
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Chair: Ellis F. Meng, PhD

Faculty

Dwight C. and Hildagarde E. Baum Chair in Biomedical Engineering: Ellis F. Meng, PhD

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

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

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

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: Kirk Shung, PhD

Provost Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurology, Biokinesiology, and Physical Therapy: Terence D. Sanger, MD, PhD

WISE Jr. Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering: Stacey D. Finley, PhD

WISE Jr. Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering: Megan McCain, PhD

Professors: David Agus, MD (Medicine); Michael O. Arbib, PhD (Computer Science, Neurobiology); Theodore W. Berger, PhD (Neurobiology); Roberta D. Brinton, PhD (Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology); Peter S. Conti, MD, PhD (Radiology); David Z. D’Argenio, PhD*; 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); Richard Leahy, PhD (Electrical 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); Vasilis Z. Marmarelis, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Jill McNitt-Gray, PhD (Biological Science); Ellis Meng, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Krishna Nayak, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Chrysostomos Nikias, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Stefan Schaal, PhD (Computer Science); K. Kirk Shung, PhD; Armand R. Tanguay Jr., PhD (Electrical Engineering, Materials Science); Francisco Valero-Cuevas, PhD (Biokinesiology); Pin Wang, PhD, (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); James D. Weiland, PhD (Ophthalmology); Stanley M. Yamashiro, PhD (Electrical Engineering)

Associate Professors: Andrea Armani, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Robert H.-P. Chow, MD, PhD (Physiology and Biophysics); Daniel P. Holschneider, MD (Psychiatry); Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD (Radiology); Noah Malmstadt, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Bartlett W. Mel, PhD; Terence D. Sanger, MD, PhD (Neurology, Biokinesiology); Nicolas Schweighofer, PhD (Biokinesiology); John C. Wood, MD, PhD (Medicine/Radiology); Jesse T. Yen, PhD

Assistant Professors: Greg D. Field, PhD (Cell and Neurobiology); James Finley, PhD (Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy); Justin Haldar, PhD (Electrical Engineering); Stacey D. Finley, PhD; Radha Kalluri, PhD (Otolaryngology); Jason Kutch, PhD (Biokinesiology); J. Andrew MacKay, PhD (Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences); Megan McCain, PhD; Keyue Shen, PhD

Associate Professors of Engineering Practice: Jean-Michel I. Maarek, Doc.Ing.; Brent Liu, PhD

Research Professors: Cynthia Bir, PhD (Emergency Medicine); Jonathan G. Lasch, PhD (AMI-USC); Alfred E. Mann, MS (AMI-USC); Robert V. Shannon, PhD (Otolaryngology); Qifa Zhou, PhD

Research Associate Professors: John J. Granacki, PhD (Electrical Engineering-Systems/ISI); Dong Song, PhD

Research Assistant Professor: Jean-Marie Bouteiller, PhD

Associate Professors of Research: Stefan Bluml, PhD (Radiology); Eun Jin Lee, PhD (Ophthalmology); Tishya A.L. Wren, MD, PhD (Orthopaedics/Pediatrics Children’s Hospital and Radiology)

Assistant Professors of Research: Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD (Surgery and Children’s Hospital); Bo Han, PhD (Surgery); Natasha Leporé, PhD (Radiology and Children’s Hospital); Rex A. Moats, PhD (Pathology, Radiology)

Adjunct Professors: Sophia Chun, MD (VA Long Beach Healthcare System); Norberto Grzywacz, PhD (Georgetown University)

Adjunct Research Professor: Daniel Farkas, PhD (Spectral Molecular Imaging/The Brain Window)

Adjunct Assistant Professors: Alireza Dibazar, PhD (General Electric, Global Research); 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)

*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 Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering 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 make measurements on and 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, Biochemical Engineering Emphasis, (BS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Emphasis, (BS)
• •  Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Emphasis, (BS)

Master’s Degree

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

University 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 210 Biomedical Computer Simulation Methods
• •  BME 302 L Medical Electronics
• •  BME 350 Biomedical Engineering Industrial Project
• •  BME 390 Special Problems
• •  BME 402 Control and Communication in the Nervous System
• •  BME 403 Physiological Systems
• •  BME 404 Biomechanics
• •  BME 405 L Senior Projects: Measurements and Instrumentation
• •  BME 410 Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
• •  BME 412 Craniofacial and Dental Technology
• •  BME 414 Rehabilitation Engineering
• •  BME 416 Development and Regulation of Medical Products
• •  BME 423 Statistical Methods in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 425 Basics of Biomedical Imaging
• •  BME 451 Fundamentals of Biomedical Microdevices
• •  BME 452 Introduction to Biomimetic Neural Engineering
• •  BME 453 Engineering Biomedical Innovations
• •  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 505a L Laboratory Projects in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 505b L Laboratory Projects in Biomedical Engineering
• •  BME 511 Physiological Control Systems
• •  BME 513 Signal and Systems Analysis
• •  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 551 Introduction to Bio-MEMS and Nanotechnology
• •  BME 552 Neural Implant Engineering
• •  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 590 Directed Research
• •  BME 594a Master’s Thesis
• •  BME 594b Master’s Thesis
• •  BME 594z Master’s Thesis
• •  BME 599 Special Topics
• •  BME 620 L 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