Julie Phillippi, Ph.D.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Julie Phillippi, Ph.D., UPMC Pellegrini Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Bioengineering in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at University of Pittsburgh to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers in these fields. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Dr. Phillippi was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for outstanding contributions to elucidating the structure and function of the vasa vasorum and extracellular matrix in thoracic aortic disease…. Continue reading.