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DR. TOFY MUSSIVAND
Tofy Mussivand, D.Eng, Ph.D., FRSC is
Professor of Surgery and Engineering at the University of Ottawa and
Carleton University; Chair and Director, Cardiovascular Devices Division
of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI); and Medical Devices
Program of both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
Tofy received his undergraduate education and training in
engineering and management. Following many successful years in senior
positions in government, crown corporations, and the private sector,
he went on to earn his doctorate in Medical Engineering and
Medical Sciences at the University of Akron and Northeastern Ohio
University's College of Medicine.
Thereafter, he joined the
internationally acclaimed Cleveland Clinic Hospital and Research
Foundation where he gained invaluable knowledge and experience in the
development of medical devices, artificial hearts, and cardiac care. In
1989, he was invited to return to Canada to continue his
pioneering work in the field of medical devices.
Tofy has achieved both national and global recognition. His
breakthroughs have resulted in the establishment of scientific eminence
for Canada in the fields of medical devices, artificial hearts, remote
power transfer, in situ sterilization, etc.
Combining his scientific, management, and business expertise, Tofy
has been the Chairman of several boards, member of various
Boards of Directors, and the CEO of several successful corporations. His
leadership has been responsible for the creation of over 1,000 man-years
in the Canadian work force and has been the catalyst for an influx of
more than $200 million, primarily from outside of Canada, during the
last ten years.
His areas of interest and contributions include artificial
hearts (mechanical circulatory support devices) as treatment for heart
failure, remote power transfer for implantable medical devices, remote
patient monitoring (telemedicine), biofluid dynamics to reduce/eliminate
thrombosis in blood conducting devices, patient care simulation centre,
detection devices and methods for detection, in situ sterilization,
medical devices (failure analysis and regulatory process), and medical
sensors.
Tofy has published over 250 papers, books, and technical
articles and supervised and taught over 300 students, residents, and
postdoctoral Fellows.
He authored
Mechanical Circulatory Devices for the Treatment of Heart
Failure,
and coauthored
Fluid Dynamic Optimization of a Ventricular Assist Device Using
Particle
Image Velocimetry,
Patient Selection for Left Ventricular Assist Devices,
Development of a ventricular assist device for out-of-hospital
use,
Clinical results with an ePTFE inflow conduit for mechanical
circulatory
support,
Evaluation of Nickel-Cadmium Battery Packs for Mechanical Circulatory
Support Devices,
Ventricular Assist Devices as a Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation:
The
Ottawa Experience, and
The HeartSaver left ventricular assist device: an update.
His patents include
Implantable blood flow monitoring system,
Miniature, pulsatile implantable ventricular assist devices and methods
of controlling ventricular assist devices,
Method and apparatus for collecting cells for macromolecular
analysis,
Conduit for a mechanical circulatory device,
Inflow conduit assembly for a ventricular assist device, and
Electrohydraulic ventricular assist device.
Tofy was elected Fellow of the Academy of Science, Royal Society
of Canada in 2000.
He became Fellow of International Academy of Cardiovascular
Sciences in 2002.
Watch
Medical Device Impact on Cardiovascular
Disease and
Bioengineering Input to Research and Clinical Services at
UOHI.
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