Bijan Najafi PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Dr Najafi is currently serving with the Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery as a tenured Professor and Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. He has over two decades of experience in designing bio-inspired sensors for objective evaluation of healthy state of patients with locomotor dysfunctions, over 200 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals or conference proceeding with more than 7200 citations, 15+ pending or issued patents, and have been PI or a key investigator on over 50 industrial, national and international grants ($50M+). He worked with a wide network of clinical and bioengineering collaborators across the globe primarily in the clinical areas of falls, frailty, gait, cognitive impairment, wound healing, and diabetic foot ulcers. His research interest is in the area of personalized medicine and his goal is empowering patients in their own healthcare.