Speakers

After receiving the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1972, Murray Loew spent six years in industry. He then joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Washington University, where he is now professor and director of the Biomedical Engineering program.

He has extensive research experience in medical image processing, analysis, and compression, and in pattern recognition. He is currently applying some of those methods to problems in art conservation in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, to problems related to detection of improvised explosive devices for the U.S. Army, and, in collaboration with GW neurosurgery, to the development of suitable electrical stimuli for deep-brain suppression of epileptic seizures.

Prof. Loew is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Brad Levin is the General Manager, North America for Visage Imaging. His responsibility spans Visage Imaging's product and services portfolio comprising imaging solutions for clinical research (Amira) and diagnostic imaging (Visage 7). Brad's broad imaging experience has spanned a variety of leadership roles, including government, consulting, and marketing. While ingovernment, Brad worked as a PACS subject matter expert for the renowned USDepartment of Defense’s Digital Imaging Network–Picture Archiving and Communications System (DIN-PACS) initiative, as well as consulting for top healthcare institutions across the US.

After leaving his consulting role, Brad went on to spearhead marketing for two web-based PACS start-ups, first AMICAS, and then Dynamic Imaging. Both firms experienced rapid commercial growth leading to acquisition, by Vitalworks and GE Healthcare, respectively. Prior to Visage Imaging, Brad was GE Healthcare’s commercial Marketing Director, where he had radiology and cardiology marketing responsibility for their RIS, PACS and CVIT product portfolios.

Brad holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University, as well as a Masters of Business Administration in Health and Medical Services Administration from Widener University.

Dr. Jamieson thrives on interdisciplinary projects and hands-on experimentation. He earned a B.S. in Physics (Yale, 1991), an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Univ. of Michigan, 2000) and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (Univ. of Michigan, 2003). Brian’s 17 years of Research and Development experience include 4 years at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, where he was the MEMS Group Leader. He has over ten years of experience in the design, fabrication and test of miniature sensors and instruments using MEMS.

Hector Lopez directs the extramural ultrasound research portfolio, as well as the radiographic imaging research portfolio at NIBIB since 2006. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Texas, a Master’s degree from the University of Virginia in Radiological Physics, and the Doctor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the George Washington University. Before joining NIBIB, he worked as a Regulatory Research Officer for the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, where he conducted research in the development of methods and tools for the objective measurement of imaging system performance. In his current position, he is interested in development of innovative ultrasound imaging methods and ultrasound therapy applications, as well as innovative radiological imaging techniques. He has actively participated in professional societies, and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). He also served as chairman of the AIUM Technical Standards Committee (1999-2001), as well as chairman of Working Group 9 of the International Electrotechnical Commission (1999-2004), an international standards group. He is also a member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

Wayne Snyder is a Senior Engineer with Varian Medical Systems. He primarily deals with reliability, endurance testing and failure analysis within the BrachyTherapy segment of Varian’s radiation therapy delivery technologies. Current areas of focus include nickel-titanium material, accelerated testing and product design evaluation.

Wayne has 25 years of engineering and engineering management experience in the biomedical device field. Prior to joining Varian, Wayne spent the early part of his career working for NASA contractors, working on teams modifying and designing medical equipment to be flown on Space Station Freedom. Wayne entered the direct medical device field in 1993, and has been with Varian for over 13 years.

Wayne holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Science in Industrial Engineering from University of Houston.