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D-Index
40
Citations
11915
World Ranking
7156
National Ranking
1943

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the understanding of the ultrasound and fluid mechanics of arteriosclerosis, and enhancing academic bioengineering education.
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Don P. Giddens is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main areas of research for this scientist include:

  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

  • Habib Samady
  • Dalin Tang
  • Gary S. Mintz
  • Akiko Maehara
  • Xiaoya Guo

The research outputs have been published in venues including:

  • BioMedical Engineering OnLine
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • International Journal of Cardiology
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Journal of Functional Biomaterials

Recent papers authored by this scientist include:

  • Using optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound imaging to quantify coronary plaque cap thickness and vulnerability: a pilot study, 2020, BioMedical Engineering OnLine
  • Predicting plaque vulnerability change using intravascular ultrasound + optical coherence tomography image-based fluid-structure interaction models and machine learning methods with patient follow-up data: a feasibility study, 2021, BioMedical Engineering OnLine
  • Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging to Quantify Coronary Plaque Cap Stress/Strain and Progression: A Follow-Up Study Using 3D Thin-Layer Models, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Machine Learning Model Comparison for Automatic Segmentation of Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography and Plaque Cap Thickness Quantification, 2020, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences
  • Image-based biomechanical modeling for coronary atherosclerotic plaque progression and vulnerability prediction, 2022, International Journal of Cardiology

Don P. Giddens has been recognized by various professional bodies with awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1999, for contributions to the understanding of the ultrasound and fluid mechanics of arteriosclerosis, and enhancing academic bioengineering education
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 1992

Best Publications

  • Pulsatile flow and atherosclerosis in the human carotid bifurcation. Positive correlation between plaque location and low oscillating shear stress.

    D N Ku;D P Giddens;C K Zarins;S Glagov

  • Hemodynamics and atherosclerosis. Insights and perspectives gained from studies of human arteries.

    S Glagov;C Zarins;D P Giddens;D N Ku

  • The Role of Fluid Mechanics in the Localization and Detection of Atherosclerosis

    D. P. Giddens;C. K. Zarins;S. Glagov

  • Anastomotic intimal hyperplasia: mechanical injury or flow induced.

    Hisham S. Bassiouny;Scott White;Seymour Glagov;Eric Choi

  • Steady flow in a model of the human carotid bifurcation. Part I--flow visualization.

    B.K. Bharadvaj;R.F. Mabon;D.P. Giddens

  • Velocity measurements in steady flow through axisymmetric stenoses at moderate Reynolds numbers

    Saad A. Ahmed;Don P. Giddens

  • Pulsatile flow in a model carotid bifurcation.

    D N Ku;D P Giddens

  • Steady laminar flow through modelled vascular stenoses.

    M.D. Deshpande;D.P. Giddens;R.F. Mabon

  • Pulsatile poststenotic flow studies with laser Doppler anemometry

    Saad A. Ahmed;Don P. Giddens

  • Hemodynamics of the normal human carotid bifurcation: in vitro and in vivo studies.

    D.N. Ku;D.P. Giddens;D.J. Phillips;D.E. Strandness

  • Steady flow in a model of the human carotid bifurcation. Part II—Laser-Doppler anemometer measurements

    B.K. Bharadvaj;R.F. Mabon;D.P. Giddens

  • Micro-architecture and composition of artery walls: relationship to location, diameter and the distribution of mechanical stress.

    S Glagov;R Vito;D P Giddens;C K Zarins

  • Laser Doppler anemometer measurements of pulsatile flow in a model carotid bifurcation.

    David N. Ku;Don P. Giddens

  • Characterization and evolution of poststenotic flow disturbances

    A.M.A. Khalifa;D.P. Giddens

  • Effects of wall motion and compliance on flow patterns in the ascending aorta.

    Suo Jin;John Oshinski;Don P. Giddens

  • Measurements of disordered flows distal to subtotal vascular stenoses in the thoracic aortas of dogs.

    Don P. Giddens;Robert F. Mabon;Robert A. Cassanova

  • Disorder distal to modeled stenoses in steady and pulsatile flow

    R.A. Cassanova;D.P. Giddens

  • Hemodynamic Patterns in Two Models of End-to-Side Vascular Graft Anastomoses: Effects of Pulsatility, Flow Division, Reynolds Number, and Hood Length

    S. S. White;C. K. Zarins;D. P. Giddens;H. Bassiouny

  • Flow disturbance measurements through a constricted tube at moderate Reynolds numbers.

    Saad A. Ahmed;Don P. Giddens

  • Relative contribution of wall shear stress and injury in experimental intimal thickening at PTFE end-to-side arterial anastomoses.

    Francis Loth;Steven A. Jones;Christopher K. Zarins;Don P. Giddens

  • Response of Arteries to Near-Wall Fluid Dynamic Behavior

    D. P. Giddens;C. K. Zarins;S. Glagov

  • Magnetic Targeting of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Internalized Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

    Natalia Landázuri;Sheng Tong;Jin Suo;Giji Joseph

  • Effects of wall shear stress and fluid recirculation on the localization of circulating monocytes in a three-dimensional flow model

    William F. Pritchard;Peter F. Davies;Ziba Derafshi;Denise C. Polacek

  • Role of xanthine oxidoreductase and NAD(P)H oxidase in endothelial superoxide production in response to oscillatory shear stress : Vascular signaling by free radicals

    J. Scott Mcnally;Michael E. Davis;Don P. Giddens;Aniket Saha

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher K. Zarins
Christopher K. Zarins Stanford University
Alessandro Veneziani
Alessandro Veneziani Emory University
Hanjoong Jo
Hanjoong Jo Emory University
Arshed A. Quyyumi
Arshed A. Quyyumi Emory University
Akiko Maehara
Akiko Maehara Columbia University
Spencer B. King
Spencer B. King Emory University
David G. Harrison
David G. Harrison Vanderbilt University
Allen Tannenbaum
Allen Tannenbaum Stony Brook University
Charles Maynard
Charles Maynard University of Washington
Sergey Dikalov
Sergey Dikalov Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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