Muralidhar Padala, Ph.D.
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Dr. Padala is a tenured associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University. He holds a secondary appointment in biomedical engineering in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and is a faculty member of the Parker H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience.
His primary interest is in translational research in cardiovascular disease, with a focus on developing new technologies and techniques to enable better patient care. His research focus is currently in the broad area of Structural Heart Disease. 2012 Leducq Foundation Career Development Fellow, Imperial College London, UK 2010 Ph.D in Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 2008 M.S in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 2004 B. S in Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, India Emory Department of Surgery Faculty Profile Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering Faculty Profile Academic Honors 2021 - NIH R01EB031101 (Site PI), 3D multi-functional catheter based imaging of coronary stenoses 2018 - NIH R01HL140325, Image guided intravascular robotic system for mitral valve repair 2018 - Albert Levy Prize, Emory University 2017 - NIH R01 HL135145, Transcatheter strategies for leaflet extension to repair mitral regurgitation 2017 - NIH R01 HL133667, Novel therapeutic approaches for mitral valve repair in heart failure 2015 - William W. Parmley Prize from the American College of Cardiology 2014 - American Heart Association National Scientist Development Grant 2011 - Fondation Leducq Career Development Award 2008 - Gandy Diaz teaching fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology 2008 - American Heart Association Pre-doctoral fellowship Technology Innovation Honors 2021 - Cardiac valve leaflet enhancer technology spun off into Nyra Medical 2019 - Innovation for Impact Award, Emory University School of Medicine 2017 - Subramanian Innovation Award, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 2014 - IN3 Dublin, MedTechIdol, Top 10 finalist 2011 - Emory University Innovation of the year 2011 - Winner, South East Bio Medical Device Plan competition 2009 - Winner, Ventura medical device technology competition |