Muralidhar Padala, Ph.D.
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Dr. Padala is a tenured associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University. He holds a program faculty 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 treat cardiovascular lesions. His research focus is currently in the broad area of adult and congenital Structural Heart Disease. 2012 Research Fellowship, 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 Major Research Grants 2023 - Single Ventricle Research Fund(SVRF) grant, Additional Ventures 2021 - R01EB031101 (Co-I), 3D multi-functional catheter based imaging of coronary stenoses 2019 - R01HL144714 (Co-I), Ultrasound guided robotically steerable guidewire 2018 - R01HL140325 (MPI), Image guided intravascular robotic system for mitral valve repair 2017 - R01HL135145 (PI), Transcatheter strategies for leaflet extension to repair mitral regurg 2017 - R01HL133667 (PI), Novel therapeutic approaches to repair mitral regurg in heart failure 2014 - American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant 2011 - Fondation Leducq Career Development Award Academic Honors 2023 - Deal of the Year Award, Emory University Office of Technology Transfer 2019 - Innovation for Impact Award, Emory University 2018 - Albert Levy Prize, Emory University 2017 - ISMICS Subramanian Innovation Award 2015 - William W. Parmley Prize from the American College of Cardiology 2012 - Emory University Innovation of the Year 2011 - Fondation Leducq Career Development Award 2008 - Gandy Diaz teaching fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology 2008 - American Heart Association Pre-doctoral fellowship |