CIMIT Consortium Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Founding Consortium Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is the oldest and largest hospital in New England, and also conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the country. It was one of the two founders of Partners HealthCare.

MGH is one of the four founding members of CIMIT. Since 1998, MGH researchers have worked on hundreds of CIMIT projects in all of CIMIT’s program areas, especially the creation of training devices and techniques in the Simulation program and the development of the Operating Room of the Future at MGH. Currently, the CIMIT Strategic Project in Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery is being led by David Rattner, Chief of Surgery at MGH.

Recent CIMIT-Funded Projects Awarded to Massachusetts General Investigators

YEAR	PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR	PROJECT TITLE	PROGRAM AREA
2010 - 2008	David Rattner	Strategic Project on Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery	Minimally Invasive Surgery
2011	Armoundas, Antonis, PhD	Advanced Pacing Methods for Preventing Life Threatening Arrhythmias	Cardiovascular Disease
2011	Channick, Colleen	Creation of Amino Alcohol-Based Poly(ester amide) Elastomer Bioabsorbable Airway Stent	Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
2011	Goldman, Julian	PCA Monitoring Safety Interlock to Decrease Adverse Clinical Events	Clinical Systems Innovation / Integrated Clinical Environment
2011	Judge, David, MD	Implementation of a Hypertension Remote Monitoring Toolkit in a Primary Care Team-Based Practice	Clinical Systems Innovation
2011	Harris, N. Stuart, MD	Novel Neuroimaging in Acute Mountain Sickness	New Initiatives
2011	Harris, R. Scott	Enhanced inhalation therapy for emphysema	Inhalation Technology
2011	Hoge, Elizabeth, MD	The Effect of Oxytocin on Fear Memory Consolidation: A Novel Intervention to Prevent PTSD	Traumatic Stress Disorders
2011	Redmond, Robert	Preventing Leakage from Colon Anastomosis Sites	Trauma & Casualty Care
2011	Sacco, Dianne	Advanced Ureteroscope Navigation System for Calculi Removal	Image Guided Therapy
2010 - 2009	Levine, Robert A., MD	Operating on the Heart from Within -- A Minimally Invasive Approach to Mitral Valve Disease	Cardiovascular Disease
2010	Neumann, Paul, PhD	Eye trauma simulator	Simulation
2010	Poznansky, Mark, MD, PhD	A cutaneous laser system for augmenting the immunogenicity of HIV vaccines	New Initiatives
2010	Redmond, Robert, PhD	A photo-activated nanofiber graft material for enhanced tendon repair	Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
2010	Spector, Jonathan, MD, MPH	Resuscitation technology for saving newborn lives	Global Health Initiative
2010 - 2009	Toner, Mehmet, PhD	A Label-Free Viral Detection Microchip for Point-of-Care Applications	Biodetection & Sepsis Control
2010	Vakoc, Benjamin, PhD	An image-guided laser therapy catheter for Barrett’s esophagus	Optical Diagnostics
2010	Yun, Seok, PhD	Dynamic cross sectional and functional imaging of vocal folds (4D laryngoscopy)	Optical Diagnostics
2009	Cash, Sydney, MD, PhD	Microelectrode Recordings and Advanced Algorithms for Seizure Prediction	Neurotechnology
2009	Dixon, Ronald, MD	Healthcare 360: A Technology-Enabled Model for General Medical Care	Clinical Systems Innovation
2009	Hamblin, Michael, PhD	Transcranial NIR Light for Traumatic Brain Injury	Trauma & Casualty Care
2009	Hung, Judy, MD, PhD	Polymer Injection for Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation	Cardiovascular Disease
2009	Lin, Charles, PhD	Label-free Detection and Quantification of Circulating Leukocytes by in vivo Flow Cytometry	Optical Diagnostics
2009	Manstein, Dieter, MD	Non-Invasive Measurement of Intraepidermal Nerve Density	Optical Diagnostics
2009	Newbower, Ronald, PhD	Handwashing Compliance Reminder and Documentation	Clinical Systems Innovation
2009	Sheridan, Rob, MD	Magnetic Endotracheal Tube Imaging Device	New Initiatives
2009	Sundback, Cathryn, ScD	Poly(glycerol sebacatge) Film as Barrier to Formation of Viscero-Parietal Peritoneal Adhesions	Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
2009	Tearney, Guillermo, MD, PhD	Integrated OFDI-Fluorescence Catheter for Imaging of Atherosclerosis	Cardiovascular Disease
2009	Yun, Seok, PhD	Novel Ocular Biomechanical Analysis	Optical Diagnostics
2008	Barbieri, Riccardo, MD	A Computational Tool Based on Heart Beat Dynamics to Predict Apnea Episodes in Premature Infants under Vibro-tactile Stimulation	Neurotechnology
2008	Bhattacharyya, Timothy, MD	FractureFree Stem Inserter for Total Hip Arthroplasty: Improving Patient Safety by Enhancing Surgeon Feedback	Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
2008	Dzik, Walter H., MD	RFID for prevention of bedside errors	Clinical Systems Innovation
2008	Goldman, Julian M., MD	Medical Device Mobile Plug-and-Play Platform (MD MP3) for Medication Safety	Clinical Systems Innovation
2008	Judge, David, MD	Designing the Ambulatory Practice of the Future Systems Integration Hub	Clinical Systems Innovation
2008	Masiakos, Peter T., MD	Development of an Endoscopic Fiberoptic Device and Biodegradable Scaffolds for Minimally Invasive Closure of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas	Minimally invasive Surgery
2008	Neumann, Paul F., MD	Integrating Intelligent Tutoring into Simulation	Simulation
2008	Ottensmeyer, Mark P., PhD	Multi-Axial Multi-Instrument Tracking System for Endovascular Interventional Radiology Simulator	Simulation
2008	Pien, Homer, PhD	A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving Perfusion Imaging	Image Guided Therapy
2008	Winograd, Jonathan M., MD	Design of an Autonomous Brain-Body Interface in the Spinal Cord-Injured Patient	Neurotechnology

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