2014 DMD Conference Keynotes and Featured Speakers:
Michael Zinn
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Surgical Robotics 2: Catheter Robotics
Wednesday, April 9, 2:00-3:30
Meridian Ballroom 2, The Commons Hotel
Tingrui Pan
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Medical Micro and Nano Systems
Wednesday, April 9, 10:30-12:00
Meridian Ballroom 1, The Commons Hotel
Edward Lemaire
The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
Prosthetics and Orthotics
Tuesday, April 8, 4:00-5:30
Meridian Ballroom 1, The Commons Hotel
Gregory D. Hager
Professor and Chair, Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins
Surgical Robotics and Computational Surgery
Wednesday, April 9, 10:30-12:00
Meridian Ballroom 2, The Commons Hotel
Frank Baaijens
Eindhoven University of Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Technology
Cardiovascular 2: Engineered Tissues for Cardiac Devices
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00-3:30
Meridian Ballrooms 3 & 4, The Commons Hotel
Boaz Avitall
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago
Cardiovascular Keynote
Tuesday, April 8, 10:30-12:00
Meridian Ballrooms 3 & 4, The Commons Hotel
Chaim Lotan
Heart Institute, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel Heart Society
Tuesday Luncheon Keynote
April 8, 12:15-1:45
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
Just Herder
Delft University of Technology
Recipient of the 2014 DMD Conference Award
Wednesday Luncheon Keynote
April 9, 12:45-1:45
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
Annamarie Saarinen
Newborn Foundation | Coalition
Devices for Developing Nations: Examples of low cost high impact projects from pediatric and adult medicine
April 9, 2:00-3:30
Ski-U-Mah, McNamara Alumni Center
Adah Almutairi
Associate Professor, University of California at San Diego
Drug Delivery Devices
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00-3:30
Ski-U-Mah, McNamara Alumni Center
Tina Morrison, PhD
Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH/FDA
"Regulatory Science" Symposium
Thursday, April 10, 8:15-11:45
Meridian Ballrooms, The Commons Hotel
Jon Giftakis
Senior Principal Scientist, Medtronic Neuromodulation
Neuroengineering 2
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00-3:30
Meridian Ballroom 1, The Commons Hotel
Dawn Bardot
Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)
"Regulatory Science" Symposium
Thursday, April 10, 8:15-11:45
Meridian Ballrooms, The Commons Hotel
Bill Murray
President and CEO, Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)
"Regulatory Science" Symposium
Thursday, April 10
Meridian Ballrooms, The Commons Hotel
Ken Hoyme
Adventium Labs
Implementing Secure Wireless Communication in Medical Devices
Wednesday, April 9, 2:00-3:30
Maroon & Gold, McNamara Alumni Center
Tamara Syrek Jensen
Deputy Director, Coverage and Analysis Group (CAG), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
"Regulatory Science" Symposium
Thursday, April 10
Meridian Ballrooms, The Commons Hotel
Kathryn M. O'Callaghan
Deputy Director, Coverage and Analysis Group (CAG), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
"Regulatory Science" Symposium
Thursday, April 10
Meridian Ballrooms, The Commons Hotel
Charu Ramanathan
Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, CardioInsight Technologies, Inc.
Cardiovascular Keynote
Tuesday, April 8, 10:30-12:00
Meridian Ballrooms 3 & 4, The Commons Hotel
Martin S. Kohn
Chief Medical Scientist, Care Delivery Systems, IBM Research
Plenary Presentation
Tuesday, April 8, 8:00-10:00
Meridian Ballrooms 3 & 4, The Commons Hotel
Ellen R. Strahlman, MD, MHSc
Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Chief Medical Officer, BD
Thursday Luncheon Symposium Keynote
April 10, 12:45-1:45
Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center
William R. Wagner
Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Biomaterials
Tuesday, April 8, 2:00-3:30
Meridian Ballroom 2, The Commons Hotel
Juan Granada
Executive Director & Chief Scientific Officer, CRF – Skirball Center for Cardiovascular Research
Cardiovascular 4: Pre-Clinical Trials for Cardiac Devices
Wednesday, April 9, 9:00-10:30
A.I. Johnson Great Room, McNamara Alumni Center
Gene Fridman
Department of Otolaryngology and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Neuroengineering 4: Novel approaches for exciting or inhibiting the brain
Wednesday, April 9, 4:00-5:30
Meridian Ballroom 1, The Commons Hotel
Laura A. McNamara
Principal Member Technical Staff, ISR Systems Engineering and Decision Support Organization, Sandia National Laboratories
"Regulatory Science" Symposium
Thursday, April 10, 10:00-11:45
Meridian Ballrooms, The Commons Hotel
Mark Plunkett
University of Minnesota
Cardiovascular 5: Pediatric Cardiac Innovation: The Next Generation
Wednesday, April 9, 11:00-12:30
Meridian Ballrooms 3 & 4, The Commons Hotel
Gregg Trahey
Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Image-Guided Interventions
Wednesday, April 9, 10:30-12:00
Ski-U-Mah, McNamara Alumni Center
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