Danny Bluestein
Associate Professor
Address
Department of Biomedical Engineering
HSC T18-030
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8181
Phone: (631)444-2156 Fax (631) 444-6646
e-mail: danny.bluestein@sunysb.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1992
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1985
B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Previous Appointments
Florida International University, Miami, FL
Past and Present Research Interests
Dynamics of flow and cellular transport through pathologies in blood vessels, with a special focus
on platelet function - Flow induced mechanisms of thrombus formation and embolism in
prosthetic heart valves, stenoses, and aneurysms - Hemodynamic design parameters of
mechanical heart valves - Turbulent and transient simulations of blood flow in the cardiovascular
system - Effects of smoking on cardiovascular risk
Support by Funding Agencies and Industry
American Heart Association - FAMRI- BSF - National Science Foundation - Whitaker
Foundation - St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Hewlett Packard
Courses Taught
BME 502: Engineering Principles in Tissue and Organ Systems
BME 305: Heat and Mass Transfer in Biomedical Engineering
BME 201: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering - MEC 364: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
MEC 394: Engineering Fluid Mechanics - ESC 317: Mechanical Engineering Lab II
Honors and Awards
Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 2002
Campus Life Award, Student Polity Association and the Department of Student Union and Activities
Stony Brook, April 17, 2000
Mentor Award 1998, Summer Research Institute at Stony Brook
International Who's Who in Medicine, 2nd edition, 1995
Publications/Patents
23 Journal articles - 40 Conference papers - 1 Books/Book Chapters - 1 Patent
Research Facilities
Biofluids Laboratory - Hematology Laboratory (with Prof. Jesty)