Bijan Najafi
PROFESSOR, SURGERY
BIOENGINEERING
RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
- Wearable Technology & Remote Patient Monitoring — Developing and validating wearable sensors and telehealth platforms to monitor health status and activity outside traditional clinical settings.
- Digital Health & Data-Driven Care Models — Advancing digital health solutions that personalize treatment and extend care into the home for chronic and acute conditions.
- Mobility, Frailty & Gait Analysis — Using biomechanical and sensor-based assessments to study gait, balance, physical activity, and frailty, especially in aging populations.
- Chronic Disease Management (e.g., Diabetes & Foot Complications) — Research on diabetic foot disease, wound healing, ulcer prevention, and related biomechanics and monitoring methods
- Healthcare Accessibility & Care in Place — Designing decentralized models (e.g., Care in Place initiatives) to support equitable access to healthcare through technology integration
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ac_kczEAAAAJ&hl=en
EDUCATION
- B.Sc. (1994) – Electrical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
- M.Sc. (1997) – Biomedical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- PhD (2002) – Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology–Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006) – Biomechanics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology–Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, SwitzerlandPostdoctoral Fellowship (2008) – Neuroscience, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2023)
Inducted for pioneering contributions to digital health technologies with translational and clinical impact.
• American Diabetes Association (ADA) Young Investigator Award (2010)
70th ADA Scientific Sessions, Orlando, USA.
• American Heart Association (AHA) CVSN Stroke Article of the Year Award (2014)
For the article on Tai Chi, falls, and quality of life among older stroke survivors.
• Nature Colloquium on Biomedicine – Frailty (Invited Young Investigator) (2010)
Selected as one of only ten young investigators nationwide.
• First Prize – Best Oral Presentation, International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot (2011) 6th ISDF, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.
• Best Research Report Award, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) (2010)
Recognized at the APTA Annual Conference.
• Marvin Levin Young Investigator Scholarship Award, American Diabetes Association (2010).
• Best Study in Sport & Biomechanics Award (DISS & Pfizer) (2003)
Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Best Investigation Award in Weight Management Using Kinematic Sensors (2006)
Association Romande en Sciences du Sport, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Most Distinguished Student of the Country – B.Sc. Programs (Iran) (1994)
National-level recognition for academic excellence.