Past Members

Doctoral Students Mentored/Supervised by Dr. Bluestein in the Biofluids Research Group

• Salwa Anam, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2018 - Spring 2024 LinkedIn

Development of Patient-specific In-silico and In-vitro Modeling Framework to Investigate and Mitigate Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Complications in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients

• Changnian (Gary) Han, Ph.D. Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook, Fall 2016 - Spring 2021 LinkedIn

AI-Guided Adaptive Multiscale Modeling of Platelets

• Brandon Kovarovic, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2016 - Fall 2020 LinkedIn

Patient-Specific In Vitro and In Silico Models to Mitigate Post-Procedural Complications of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

• Prachi Gupta, Ph.D. Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook, Fall 2016 - Fall 2020 LinkedIn

A Multiscale Model Correlated with In Vitro Data for Multiple Platelet Aggregation in Shear Flows

• Ram Ghosh, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2013 - Fall 2019 LinkedIn

Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations to Evaluate Prosthetic and Diseased Aortic Valves’ Hemodynamics and Structural Mechanics 

• Matteo Bianchi, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2014 - Spring 2019   LinkedIn

Numerical Modeling of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Patient-Specific Approach to Minimize Clinical Complications 

• Philip Chiu, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008 - Spring 2018  LinkedIn

Thromboresistance Optimization of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Ventricular Assist Device and Total Artificial Heart 

• Chao Gao, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2010 - Summer 2016  LinkedIn

Multiscale Particle-Based Modeling of Mechanotransduction Process in Flow-Induced Platelet Activation using Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics

• Thomas (Ted) Claiborne, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008 - Summer 2012

Optimization and Verification of a Novel Trileaflet Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve

• Jawaad Sheriff, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2006 - Fall 2010

Shear-Induced Platelet Sensitization and the Development of an Activation Model

• Yared Alemu, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2003 - Spring 2010

Numerical Modeling of Blood Flow in Prosthetic Heart Valves and Cardiovascular Pathologies

• Wei Yin, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2002-Fall 2004

Flow-induced platelet activation in Mechanical Heart Valves - in vivo, in vitro, and CFD studies

• David Rubenstein, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2001-Spring 2004

Establishing the relationship between cigarette smoke extracts and platelet activation and evaluating the thrombotic risks of secondhand smoke

• Erik S. Mittra, MD/Ph.D., Stony Brook

 

Post Doctoral Fellows and Staff

• Brandon Kovarovic, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow LinkedIn
• Peng Zhang, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow LinkedIn
• Oren Rotman, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow LinkedIn
• Gil Marom, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow LinkedIn
• Thomas (Ted) Claiborne, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor LinkedIn
• Yared Alemu, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow LinkedIn
• Sheela George, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• João Silva Soares, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• Dinesh Peter, M.S., Research Technician
• Michalis Xenos, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• Gaurav Girdhar, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• Sulan Xu, M.S., Research Support Specialist
• Peter Rissland, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• Kris Dumont, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• Yang H. Yun, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
• Azhar Siddiqui, M.S., Research Technician
• Nicole Bailey, B.S., Research Technician

 

Master's students

• Amanda Zigomalas, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2017 - Spring 2018
• Wenguo Gao, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2015 - Spring 2017
• Mark Livelli, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2012-Spring 2014

Numerical tracking of platelet shape change and kinematics, reconstruction of aortic root

• Amit Guruprasad, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2012 - Spring 2015
• Mark Livelli, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2012-Spring 2014

Numerical tracking of platelet shape change and kinematics, reconstruction of aortic root

• Roshni Kothadia, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2012 - Fall 2013
  
  Thrombogenic analysis of a novel polymer for prosthetic heart valves
• Xuan Liang, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2009 - Fall 2011

Vulnerable Plaque Risk of Rupture Examined Via Patient Based Micro-CT and IVUS FSI Studies

• Alessandra Pelosi, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Summer 2011 - Fall 2011

CFD evaluation of the thrombogenic potential of blood handling devices in extracorporeal circulation

• Dinesh Peter, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2009 - Summer 2011

FSI for Evaluation of Biomedical Implant Devices for Novel Hypertension Treatment Therapy

• Suraj Sookhu, Medicine, SUNY Upstate, Summer 2008

Platelet Sensitization after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns

• Swadeep Pillarisetti, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2005-Fall 2005

Interactions of platelets and endothelial cells under shear

• Jaimohan Ramachandran, M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2003-Spring 2005

Distinguishing between the effects of nicotine and non-nicotine constituents of cigarette smoke extracts on platelet activation and evaluating the thrombotic risks of secondhand smoke

• Melissa Georgi, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2003 (Lab Rotation)

Numerical Simulation of flow patterns in a cone-and-plate viscometer using Finite Element Modeling

• Bosky Ravindranath, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2003 (Lab Rotation)

Wavelet analysis of microembolic signals to distinguish gaseous emboli from thromboemboli in sheep

• Damon Kelly, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2003 (Lab Rotation)

Finite Difference grid for Large Eddy Simulation of flow past a bi-leaflet St. Jude's mechanical heart valve

• Jesse Little, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2001 (Lab Rotation)

Flow-induced platelet activation in models of pathological circulation

• Harold Bien, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2000 (Lab Rotation)

Shear-stress induced platelet activation in an in vitro circulatory model of a mechanical heart valve

• Yanmei Li, Graduate Research in Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook
• Terry Collison, one-semester lab rotation, Stony Brook
• Victor Tselentakis, one-semester lab rotation, Stony Brook
• Karen Kennedy, one-semester lab rotation, Stony Brook
• Cairo Vanegas, one-semester lab rotation, Stony Brook

 

Undergraduate Researchers

• Joochan Kim, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
• Daniel Ng, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2019
• Nikol Palomino, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2016 - Spring 2017
• Sanjay Jonnavithula, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring - Fall 2016
• Maryam Ige, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2014 - Spring 2016
• Jacob George, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring - Summer 2014, Spring 2015
• Matt Pollack, Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Summer 2013
• Dikesh Shrestha, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
• Suraj Rambhia, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008-Summer 2011

FSI Modeling of abdominal aortic aneurysms and vulnerable plaques from patient-based images

• Robert Miller, B.S. Biology, Stony Brook, Summer 2009

Platelet Sensitization After Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns

• Mohammed Hoque, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008-Spring 2009

Platelet Sensitization after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns

• Jennifer Petschauer, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2007-Spring 2008

Thrombogenic Potential of PHVs (LVAD study), Platelet Recovery after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns

• Danielle Macina, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2007

Thrombogenic Potential of PHVs (LVAD study), Platelet Recovery after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns

• Mikhail Britan, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2006-Spring 2007

Relationship between shear magnitude and platelet activation. CFD simulations of AAA and VP

• Imad Mohammad, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2005-Spring 2005

CFD simulations of AAA

• Natalie Murren, Nassau Community College, NY, Summer 2001
• Melissa Richards, Nassau Community College, NY, Summer 2001
• David Rubenstein, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2001 (RAIRE Award)

 

High School Research Volunteers

• Eric Zhang, Ward Melville High School, Summer 2013
• Noa Jeremias, The Schechter High School of Long Island, Summer 2013
• David Weinblatt, Plainview - Old Bethpage JFK High School, Summer 2012
• Sanjay Jonnavithula, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Summer 2012
• Sagar Rambhia, Jericho High School, Jericho, NY, Summer 2010 - Summer 2011

Rupture risk assessment of cardiovascular pathologies

• Matt Pollack, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY, Summer 2009

Effect of Caffeine on Platelet Activation

• Cassidy Werner, JFK High School, Plainview, NY, Summer 2009

Effect of Caffeine on Platelet Activation

• Lukasz Mosakowski, Simons Fellow, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY, Summer 2007

FSI Modeling of Vulnerable Plaque from IVUS-Generated Images

• Jonathan Birnbaum, Simons Fellow, Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY, Summer 2003

Comparison of flow past bi-leaflet and mono-leaflet heart valves using DPIV and CFD (FEM analysis)

• Matan Setton, Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY, Summer 2002

Characterization of Flow through a monoleaflet Mechanical Heart Valve

• Michael Lehrman, HS Senior, Simons Research Fellow, Summer 1999
• Jonathan Sessa, HS Junior, Summer 1999 (Summer Research Program)
• David Rubenstein, Bethpage High School, Bethpage, NY, Summer 1998 (Summer Research Program)
• Jaclyn Rosenblum, HS Junior, Summer 1998 (Summer Research Program)
• Jonathan Tan, HS Junior, Summer 1997 (Summer Research Program)