Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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IIT DelhiProf. Dinesh Kalyanasundaram is a mechanical engineer by education (Bachelors: College of Engineering, Guindy; Masters: IIT Delhi; Ph.D.: Iowa State University; Post-doctoral research: University of Washington, Seattle; Biomedical consultant: L&T). His areas of interest include MedTech product design and manufacturing. Prof. Kalyanasundaram is the principal investigator of mPRAGATI, an ICMR-funded National facility for medical device translation. His research group is focused on designing medical devices, validating their performance clinically and developing associated manufacturing processes. It develops both diagnostic devices as well as implantable devices. The group also works on tissue biomechanics and developing musculoskeletal models. The major research in the group includes developing devices for manufacturing processes for MedTech products. In biomedical engineering, Prof. Kalyanasundaram works on both implantable as well as non-implantable medical devices like orthopaedic implants (Hip Replacement System, Knee Replacement System, Shoulder Replacement System, Spinal implants, Ocular implants, etc.), vascular implants (catheters, cardiovascular stents, neurovascular stents, tubing, etc.), a Hearing screening device, LAMP assay for pathogen diagnosis, Cervical cancer diagnosis, etc. These products have been developed in association with various institutes of immense prestige, like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, CSIR-CSIO Chandigarh, KGMU (King George Medical University) Lucknow, MAMC (Maulana Azad Medical College) Delhi, etc.