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Surya C. Gnyawali, MPhil, PhD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh, UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. Gnyawali’s' research experience is on advancing better prosthesis design, gait analysis, and the assessment of limb health. Dr. Gnyawali currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He received his doctoral degree in Biophysics from Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma. Prior to joining Indiana University, Dr. Gnyawali worked as a Senior Research Scientist at The Ohio State University, Ohio, where he was involved in the study of prosthetic limb health in collaboration with Ohio Willow Wood. In addition, he used use cutting-edge imaging technologies in pre-clinical settings on rodents, porcine, and canine models. At the Ohio State University, Dr. Gnyawali developed the first optimized cardiac imaging protocol, and for this work, he was awarded the “Distinguished Post-Doctoral Award’ in 2009. He has studied canine thrombolytic stroke models to validate a new drug ‘Aptamer’ compared to existing ‘tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)’ to rescue posterior circulation acute strokes.

Dr. Gnyawali’s current research focus is on the betterment of limb Health, Gait, and Agility Analyses through advanced sensor-based technologies. In addition, he continues to apply his expertise in regenerative medicine, strokes, and wound healing. As a first author, he has 15 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to 60+ peer-reviewed publications.

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