Team Leader, Smart Methods
Mohan Karunanithi, holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of NSW. While studying he developed an interest in Biomedical Engineering and did thesis work on Cardiovascular Mechanics. He further pursued this interest by establishing and running a cardiac research unit at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) for nine years. During this time he also completed a Masters in Biomedical Engineering (UNSW) with theses and publications in pioneering research work on Right Ventricular Performance in intact hearts.
Mohan has also completed a PhD degree in Ventricular Mechanics, with one of the highlights of this period of study being the development of a Non-invasive Index of Left Ventricular Performance. Most of these studies, in association with the VCCRI, have been published in leading cardiac journals. Over the last four years, he has worked in the commercial sector of the medical systems industry as a Service and Support Delivery Engineer with Agilent Technologies (formerly HP Medical) and as an Engineering Regional Manager with the Medical Information Technology operation of Philips Medical Systems.
