Faculty

Adams, M.D., Mark
Professor of Imaging Sciences
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-6487
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Political and business aspects of health care; PACS, networking and information systems; Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and MR.

Basu, Ph.D., Asish
Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Office Location
- 227 Hutchison Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2413
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Applying trace elements, major elements and isotopes in studying Earth processes

Bhatt, M.B.B.S., Shweta
Associate Professor of Imaging Sciences
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website

Buckley, Ph.D., Mark
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Office Location
- 321 Goergen Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 276-4195
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Viscoelasticity in soft biological tissues; Soft tissue aging, disease and repair

Burns, Ph.D., Stephen
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Materials Science
- Office Location
- 219 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4082
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Fracture Mechanics Applied to Grinding, Polishing, Adhesion and Slitting

Clark, Jr., Ph.D., Alfred
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Mathematics
- Office Location
- 329 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4078
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Mathematical modeling of epidemics, and the mathematical modeling of infection dynamics in a host

Dalecki, Diane
Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Director, Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound
- Office Location
- 310 Goergen Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7378
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Biomedical ultrasound, acoustics, lithotripsy, biological effects of ultrasound.

Davis, Robert S.
Professor Emeritus of Urology Department
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 656
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Impotence: Peyronie's Disease, penile prosthesis, Infertility: sperm retrieval, varicocelectomy, microsurgery, electroejaculation, Spinal cord injury: neurogenic bladder dysfunction, bladder augmentation and drainage procedures

Di Sant'Agnese, M.D., P. A.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 626
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Development of prostate cancer, surgical pathology, application of immunohistochemistry to diagnostic surgical pathology; and the standardization of the reporting of surgical specimens

Dogra, M.D., Vikram
Professor of Imaging Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Urology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Photoacoustic imaging for medical diagnosis, Application of High resolution ultrasound for Bladder tumor detection and follow-up. High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for hemostasis.

Doyley, Ph.D., Marvin
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office Location
- 343 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3774
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Therapeutic and diagnostic imaging using optical, magnetic resonance, and ultrasound imaging

Eichelberger, M.D., James
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
- Office Location
- 2400 S. Clinton Ave, Bldg G
- Telephone
- (585) 341-7700
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, noninvasive cardiology (echocardiography, nuclear cardiology), general clinical cardiology

Erturk, M.D., Erdal
Professor of Urology
- Office Location
- 2400 S. Clinton Ave, Building H-150
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
Interests: Kidney stone disease (ESWL-endourology), extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, kidney transplant, kidney cancer, hematuria (blood in urine), vasectomy, laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgery

Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., Steven
Professor of Ophthalmology; Center for Visual Science; Neurology
- Office Location
- 210 Crittenden Blvd.
- Telephone
- (585) 273-3937
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Thyroid-associated eye disease. Cranial nerve palsies, disorders of the optic nerve, visual field loss, and eye movement problems

Foster, Ph.D., Thomas
Professor of Imaging Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Physics & Astronomy; Institute of Optics
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer and Microbial Infections

Francis, M.D., Charles
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 610
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Interaction of angiographic factors with fibrin(ogen); vascular effects of low intensity ultrasound; diagnosis of hypercoagulability

Frank, M.D., Irwin
Professor Emeritus of Urology
- Office Location
- Meliora Hall
- Web Address
- Website

Gracewski, Ph.D., Sheryl
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering
- Office Location
- 217 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7853
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: General area of solid mechanics, more specifically in wave propagation and vibrations in elastic media

Helguera, Ph.D., Maria
Associate Professor of Biomedical and Materials Multimodal Imaging Lab
- Office Location
- 2100 CAR, RIT
- Telephone
- (585) 475-7053
- helguera@cis.rit.edu
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Medical imaging system characterization

Hesford, Ph.D., Andrew
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office Location
- Meliora Hall
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Fast algorithms in acoustic and electromagnetic scattering and imaging

Hocking, Ph.D., Denise
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology; Biomedical Engineering
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 711
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1770
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Regulation of cell behavior by the extracellular matrix

Joseph, M.D., M.B.A., Jean
Professor of Urology; Cancer Center
- Office Location
- 2400 S. Clinton Ave, Building H, Suite 150
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Laparoscopic/minimally invasive urology (prostatectomy, nephrectomy), reconstructive urology, hematuria, genitourinary cancers, kidney stones, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), urethral strictures, vasectomy, vasectomy reversal

Kennedy, Ph.D., Scott
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave Box 712
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7585
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: NMR imaging and spectroscopy; Tumor biology; RNA structure determination; anion transport

Klionsky, M.D., Nina
Associate Professor of Imaging Sciences
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1971
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Diagnostic and Pediatric Radiology

Lerner, M.D., Robert
Associate Professor of Radiology
- Office Location
- Rochester General Hospital
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Routine diagnostic ultrasound, special innovative applications of ultrasound, minimally invasive ultrasound-guided procedures, vascular ultrasound

Lerner, Ph.D., Amy
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
- Office Location
- 307 Goergen Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7847
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Orthopaedic biomechanics, bone growth and development, cartilage mechanics, medical image-based finite element modeling, knee biomechanics

Linte, Ph.D., Cristian
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, RIT
- Office Location
- 3111 Institute Hall (Bldg. 73)
- Telephone
- 4926 (585) 475-
- clinte@mail.rit.edu
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Image acquisition, surgical tracking, visualization and display; Image analysis, modeling, evaluation and validation; Image guidance and modeling technologies for minimally invasive catheter-guided ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation

McAleavey, Ph.D., Stephen
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office Location
- 309 Goergen Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7768
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Development of Novel, Clinically Applicable Ultrasound Imaging Techniques

Miller, M.D., Richard
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Environmental Medicine; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 668
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3638
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Reproductive and perinatal toxicology, Normal development of the embryo/fetus

Miller, Ph.D., Morton
Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 668
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3634
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: In vitro mammalian cell culture techniques (monolayer, suspension, multicell spheroids), chick embryo, human eye (in vivo) e-field exposure

Mottley, Ph.D., Jack
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office Location
- 306 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4308
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: The development of realistic models of the interaction of ultrasound with inhomogeneous media and to construct measurement systems based on quantifiable ultrasonic parameters

O'Brien, M.D., Jeanne
Associate Professor of Urology
- Office Location
- 2400 S. Clinton Ave, Building H-150
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Male infertility, microsurgery, varicoceles and general Urology

Ozcan, M.D., Tulin
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 668
- Telephone
- (585) 487-3352
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine

Parker, Ph.D., Kevin
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Radiology; Biomedical Engineering; RCBU Director from 1990-2006
- Office Location
- 203 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3294
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Medical imaging, digital imaging, halftoning, and novel scanning techniques using Doppler shift effects

Pentland, M.D., Alice
Professor of Dermatology
- Office Location
- 400 Red Creek, Suite 200
- Telephone
- (585) 275-7546
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Phospholipases and cyclooxygenases in epidermal function and their role in carcinogenesis and cell differentiation, digital imaging and virtual reality for dermatology

Perucchio, Ph.D., Renato
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering
- Office Location
- 415 Hopeman Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4069
- rlp@me.rochester.edu
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Computational solid and structural mechanics and in the development of engineering practices in Classical Antiquity

Phillips, Ph.D., Daniel
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Office Location
- RIT
- Telephone
- (585) 475-2309
- dbpeee@rit.edu
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Embedded systems, Biomedical instrumentation and signal processing, Assistive device technology, Human physiology, Advanced applied math techniques

Pressman, M.D., Eva
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 668
- Telephone
- (585) 487-3350
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Medical complications of pregnancy

Rao, Ph.D., Navalgund
Professor of Imaging Sciences
- Office Location
- 2136 CAR, RIT
- Telephone
- (585) 475-7183
- rao@cis.rit.edu
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Medical Imaging and Signal Processing

Richards, Ph.D., Michael
Research Assistant Professor
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box SURG
- Telephone
- (585) 276-4662
Interests: The development, validation and implementation of elasticity imaging, or elastography, for diagnosing vascular diseases

Rubens, M.D., Deborah
Professor of Imaging Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Associate Director, Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8365
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Ultrasound sonoelasticity; 3-dimensional imaging; contrast agents

Schwarz, M.D., Karl
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology; Anesthesiology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 679
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8218
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Echocardiography

Shapiro, M.D., Janine
Professor of Anesthesiology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 604
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2141
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography

Stern, M.D., David
Associate Professor of Ansthesiology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 604
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2141
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: The effect of venodilation-based constant preload volume loading on hemodynamic variability in surgical patients. Crisis Management and Team Training for hospital-based resuscitation.Mechanism of radial arterial pressure changes following cardiopulmonary bypass.

Strang, M.D., John
Professor of Imaging Sciences
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Diagnostic Radiology

Svengsouk, M.D., M.B.A., Jefferson
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Emergency Ultrasound

Thiele, M.D., Ralf
Associate Professor of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 695
- Telephone
- (585) 486-0901
- Web Address
- Website

Voci, M.D., Susan
Diagnostic Radiology - American Board of Radiology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-0847
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Diagnostic Radiology

Waag, Ph.D., Robert
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Office Location
- 3-4309 Med Center
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3497
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: The general objective of our work is the development of ultrasonic techniques that improve the utility of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in medicine.

Waugh, Ph.D., Richard
Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Biochemistry & Biophysics; Pharmacology & Physiology
- Office Location
- 210 Goergen Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3768
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Cell Adhesion, Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of biological membranes; cellular mechanics and function of cytoskeletal proteins

Weinberg, M.D., Eric
Associate Professor of Imaging Sciences
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8762
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Diagnostic Radiology

Wojtczak, M.D., Ph.D., Jacek
Professor of Anesthesiology
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 604
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2141
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Ambulatory and Regional Anesthesia

Woods, M.D., James
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Office Location
- 2255 Clinton Avenue South
- Telephone
- (585) 271-7800
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Pregnancy loss, Oxidant stress, fetal heart rate monitoring.

Zhong, Ph.D., Jianhui
Professor of Imaging Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; Physics & Astronomy
- Office Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
- Telephone
- (585) 273-4518
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Development and medical application of magnetic resonance imaging