17 faculty and 0 courses in Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University.
- Scott Sell, Associate Dean / Professor h-index 41
Sell conducts research in the areas of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, particularly focusing on the potential for electrospinning to create extracellular matrix analogue scaffolds for dermal and musculoskeletal repair. He has
Notable: “Nanofiber technology: Designing the next generation of tissue engineering scaffolds” (2007) · 1,130 citations
- Koyal Garg, Associate Professor h-index 28
Traumatic extremity injuries frequently involve volumetric muscle loss (VML), a debilitating and irrecoverable muscle injury resulting in loss of limb function. Current therapies do not restore functional muscle tissue, leaving injured pati
Notable: “The Use of Natural Polymers in Tissue Engineering: A Focus on Electrospun Extracellular Matrix Analogues” (2010) · 568 citations
- Cecil Thomas, Faculty Emeritus h-index 1
Notable: “Effects of power frequency electromagnetic fields on melatonin and sleep in the rat” (2012) · 26 citations
- Alex Reiter, Assistant Professor
Dr. Reiter's research is focused on optimizing treatment solutions for musculoskeletal injuries. With a primary focus on tendon and ligament, his research program seeks to understand healthy tissue function and structure, assess
- Andrew Hall, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Hall’s research interests stem from his experience in medical imaging. He works with interventional radiologists to optimize pre-operative imaging protocols to support emerging minimally invasive procedures, such as prostate artery embo
- Gary Bledsoe, Department Chair
Orthopaedic biomechanics Trauma biomechanics Orthopaedic tissue engineering Biomechanical modeling Biomaterials Orthopedic surgery Labs and Facilities The Interfacial Biomaterials/Biomechanics Lab focuses on those healing phenomena that typ
- Irma Kuljanishvili, Secondary Faculty (Physics)
Synthesis and characterization of novel 1D and 2D nanoscale materials for scalable device technologies and applications Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy techniques SPM based lithography; Nanoscale design, assembly, and patterning
- Jenna Gorlewicz, Secondary Faculty (Mechanical Engineering)
Gorlewicz’s research interests include electromechanical design, modeling and control, haptic interfaces, human-machine interfaces, medical systems, image-guided surgery, medical devices and medical robots, educational haptic devices and ro
- Jon Fisher, Secondary Faculty (Biology)
Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle cells. Labs and Facilities For more information, see Fisher's research lab website .
- Marta Cooperstein, Assistant Professor
Cooperstein did her undergraduate and graduate research at the Center for Biomedical Engineering at UNM, where she researched fabrication and cytotoxicity of thermoresponsive substrates for tissue engineering. She also studied the mechanism
- Natasha Case, Assistant Professor
Case conducts research in the area of orthopaedic bioengineering, with an emphasis on articular cartilage and bone. Her research is focused in tissue and cellular biomechanics, tissue engineering, and mechanobiology. The function of orthopa
- Nicola Pozzi, Secondary Faculty (Biochemistry)
Our laboratory, we strive to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to thrombosis and immunothrombosis, an innate immune response that links coagulation to the recognition, containment and destruction of microbial pathoge
- Philippe Mercier, Secondary Faculty (Neurosurgery)
- Scott G. Kaar, Secondary Faculty (Sports Medicine)
- Silviya Zustiak, Associate Chair
Zustiak’s primary research interests are in hydrogel biomaterials and tissue engineering, with emphasis on developing novel biomaterials as cell scaffolds and drug screening platforms, and elucidating matrix structure-property relationships
- Thomas Revak, Secondary Faculty (Orthopaedics)
- Yan Gai, Assistant Professor
Gai and her neuroengineering lab have been dedicated to the cutting-edge technology of improving life quality of paralyzed or hearing-impaired patients. Her recent projects include brain-controlled wheelchairs, next-generation smart he
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.