CIRC Leadership
Naomi Chesler, Ph.D.
Chancellor's Inclusive Excellence and
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and
Director, UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC)
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Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and
Director, UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC)
Elliot Botvinick, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Surgery
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Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Surgery
Anna Grosberg, Ph.D.
Core Lab Faculty Director
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Core Faculty
Christopher CW Hughes, Ph.D.
Chancellor's Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Affiliates
Asuka Eguchi, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
School of Medicine
Dequina Nicholas, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Samueli School of Engineering
Dongbao Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pathology
School of Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pathology
School of Medicine
Herdeline Ardoña, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Quinton Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Tayloria Adams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Alpesh Amin, MD
Executive Director, Hospitalist Program,
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Bernard Choi, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Department of Surgery
School of Medicine
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Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Department of Surgery
School of Medicine
Rahim Esfandyar-Pour, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Elliot Hui, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
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Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Michelle Khine, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
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Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Sabee Molloi, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman of Research
Department of Radiological Sciences
School of Medicine
Applied Physics
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
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Department of Radiological Sciences
School of Medicine
Applied Physics
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Samueli School of Engineering
Alexandria Nyembwe, Ph.D., MBA, RN, PMH-BC
Assistant Professor
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
Pranav Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Department of Medicine
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab
William Tang, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Samueli School of Engineering
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Biomedical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Samueli School of Engineering
Staff
Elke-Lynn Day
Core Lab Tech
Barbara Chisholm
Administration Analyst
