Yoram Rudy, the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Director of the Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center (CBAC), delivered two keynote presentations describing his work on noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging at the annual meetings of the International Society for Heart Research (United Kingdom) and the International Congress on Electrocardiology (Germany).
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Yoram Rudy delivers the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference Keynote
Dr. Yoram Rudy delivered the Keynote Presentation “Electrocardiographic Imaging (ECGI): a new noninvasive imaging modality for cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia” at the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference in San Diego , February 11-16, 2006.
Congratulations to Raja Ghanem!
Raja Ghanem is a winner of the Heart Rhythm Journal Outstanding Publication Award for Young Electrophysiologists for the paper “Noninvasive Electrocardiographic Imaging (ECGI): Comparison to Intraoperative Mapping in Patients” in the Heart Rhythm Journal.
Closer to the heart (Links to an external site)
Yoram Rudy studies the precursors to deadly cardiac arrhythmias. This is a great article that talks about Dr. Rudy’s life and career.
Greg Faber at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
Greg Faber presented an abstract “Calsequestrin Mutation Results in Spontaneous Calcium Release and Delayed Afterdepolarizations in a Model of the Cardiac Ventricular Myocyte” in the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Dallas, Nov. 2005.
Dr. Yoram Rudy delivered the Kazuo Yamada Lecture
Dr. Yoram Rudy PhD, FAHA, delivered the Kazuo Yamada Lecture titled “Noninvasive Electrocardiographic Imaging (ECGI) of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia” to the Japanese Society of Electrocardiology in Toyama, Japan and conducted a workshop on the molecular and genetic basis of cardiac arrhythmias in Nagoya, Japan.
Congratulations to Lina El-Esber
Congratulations to Lina El-Esber who received The Dr. Yoram Rudy Scholarship for the 2005-2006 academic year [contributors to this scholarship fund are Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Brasch]. Lina is a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University; she works on her Ph.D. thesis in our laboratory.
Dr. Yoram Rudy gives lecture to the Technion Chapter of St. Louis
Presentation on “Research Towards Understanding and Preventing Irregular Heart Rhythms and Sudden Death” given by Dr. Yoram Rudy to the Technion Chapter of St. Louis.
Dr. Yoram Rudy visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Yoram Rudy was The Reynolds Visiting Professor at the Reynolds Center for Cardiovascular Research, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University . Yoram presented recent work on Electrocardiographic Imaging in humans.
New math model of heart cell has novel calcium pathway (Links to an external site)
Dr. Yoram Rudy’s lab developed the first mathematical model of a canine cardiac cell that incorporates a vital calcium regulatory pathway that has implications in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. This article also features members of the Rudy Lab: Thomas Hund, Yong Wang, Leonid Livshitz
Yoram Rudy Lab Move From Case Western to Wash U
Our lab moved from Case Western Reserve University to Washington University in St. Louis.
Ping Jia Dissertation
We are pleased to announce that Ping Jia successfully passed her PhD dissertation defense.
Jon Silva MS Thesis
We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Silva successfully passed his MS thesis defense.
Subham Ghosh MS Thesis
We are pleased to announce that Subham Ghosh successfully passed his MS thesis defense.
Commencement Day!
Dr. Rudy had three students that received their PhD degrees. They are: Raja Ghanem, Tom Hund, and Charulatha Ramanathan.
Systems Administrator Li Li Receives Masters Degree
Our systems administrator, Li Li, has received her Master’s degree in computer science.
What’s Next: Beyond the EKG, to a Hypersensitive Heart Monitor (Links to an external site)
Dr. Yoram Rudy, Director of the Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center (CBAC) at Washington University in St. Louis, has, over the past 20 years, developed a unique method of electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) that provides a noninvasive and detailed technique for recording electrical activity of the heart.
Tom Hund PhD Dissertation
We are pleased to announce that Thomas Hund successfully passed his PhD dissertation defense.
Raja N. Ghanem PhD Dissertation
We are pleased to announce that Raja N. Ghanem successfully passed his PhD dissertation defense.