• Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
  • Deputy Executive Director, Southwest Pediatric Devices Innovation Consortium (SWPDC)
  • Affiliated Faculty, Mechanical Engineering
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Balakrishna Haridas

Educational Background

  • Executive Certificate, Biodesign/Managing Innovation, Stanford University
  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati – 2001
  • M.S., Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, India

Research Interests

    • Bioresorbable polymeric fixation device for prevention of Chorio-amniotic membrane detachment
    • Fetal cardiac surgery devices and implants for the treatment of congenital defects
    • AI/ML platforms for Type 1 diabetes and Pediatric Cardiology/Intensive Care
    • Percutaneous fetal surgery systems
    • Mechanobiology of tissue damage during intraoperative surgical manipulation
    • Energy-tissue effects and interactions
    • Biostable and bioresorbable polymeric and metallic devices for soft tissue repair
    • In vitro and in vivo degradation mechanisms in magnesium alloys

Industry Experience

    • Senior Director of Research and Development/Innovation for Johnson & Johnson
    • Senior vice-president of Engineering for Shape Memory Medical
    • President and founder of Device & Implant Innovations LLC
    • Chief Technology Officer of Biomerix Corporation (acquired by DSM Biomedical)
    • Founder and Director of the National Science Foundation/IUCRC Minimally Invasive Medical Technologies Center (MIMTeC)
    • Principal, Partner and Director at Stress Engineering Services Inc.

Certifications & Memberships

  • Fellow, American Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering – 2019
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) – 2023
  • Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors – 2019

Awards & Honors

  • Cain Faculty Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University – 2021-2023
  • Co-Chair, Texas A&M New Ventures Competition – 2015-2019
  • Research and Development (R&D) 100 Award, IMPEDE™ Peripheral Embolization Device – 2019
  • Chair, Medical Technologies for Pediatric Interventions, Design of Medical Devices Conference – 2018
  • Golden EGG (Engineering Grant Genesis) Award for $40M NSF Engineering Research Center PATHS UP, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station – 2017
  • Master Educator Award, University of Cincinnati – 2014
  • Professor of the Semester, University of Cincinnati – 2015
  • National Juror, Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) – 2009-2011, 2012-2014

Selected Publications

  • Pamidimukkala K. Ferm ML, Erraguntla M, Haridas B, Byju A, Lawley M, Menon S, Villegas C, McKay S, DeSalvo DJ. Real-World Insights into Hypoglycemia Risk while Driving in Teens and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes. January 2025; [accepted]
  • Udayamohan VS, Byju AG, Harris J, Haridas B, Effect of Compressive Strain Rates on Viscoelasticity, Structure, and Water Content in Intact Porcine Stomach Wall Tissues, ASME J Biomech Eng. 2025 Feb 1;147(2):021002. doi: 10.1115/1.4067084. PMID: 39520072.
  • Byju AG, Chun K, Belfort MA, & Haridas B. "Fetal Surgery Device Concepts for the Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Intact Atrial Septum." Proceedings of the 2024 Design of Medical Devices Conference. Minneapolis, MN, USA. April 8–10, 2024. V001T01A005. ASME.
  • Hunter RB, Willson RC, Haridas B, et al. Navigating the challenges of initiating pediatric device trials – a case study. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2024;8(1):e97. doi:10.1017/cts.2024.539
  • Karkhanis T, Byju AG, Zafar F, Morales DL, Haridas B, Composite BioSynthetic graft for repair of long segment tracheal stenosis: a pilot in-vivo and in-vitro feasibility study, ASAIO Journal 2024, ():10.1097/MAT.0000000000002130, January 03, 2024. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002130
  • Byju AG, Diemer A, Luk C, Heffernan MJ, Belfort MA, Simons BW, Koh CJ, Haridas B*, Espinoza J* (*joint senior authorship), The ChorioAnchor: Design and testing of a novel chorioamniotic anchoring device to enable percutaneous fetoscopic surgery, Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy, 2022 DOI: 10.1159/000525768 (Online ahead of print)
  • Dave D, Erraguntla M, Lawley M, DeSalvo D, Haridas B, McKay S, Koh C; Improved Low-Glucose Predictive Alerts Based on Sustained Hypoglycemia: Model Development and Validation Study. JMIR Diabetes. 2021 Apr 29;6(2):e26909. https://doi: 10.2196/26909. PMID: 3391381
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