The Bioengineering Division is a research, teaching, and professional engineering component of the Department of Surgery. The overall activities of the division include fields of Biomaterials Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Clinical Engineering.

• Biomedical Engineering -
  • The faculty of the division participate in two teaching programs.
  • The first is a joint graduate program between UMDNJ and Rutgers University leading to masters and doctorate degrees.
  • About 100 graduate students are enrolled in this program which also includes other members of the Department of Surgery faculty.
• Biomaterials Science -
  • The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials and Medical Devices [CBMD]:
    A cooperative research initiative sponsored by UMDNJ in coordination with:
  • Rutgers University
  • Princeton University
  • NJIT
  • Stevens Institute
• Specific Divisional Research Interests and Capabilities -
  • Physiological sensors
  • pacemakers and catheters
  • electronic and electrochemical sensors
  • stimulators for tissue and bone sterilization and repair
  • implantable materials and implantable batteries
  • non invasive diagnostic techniques for cardiovascular system
  • medical instrumentation in surgery
  • control of eye movements
  • physiological motor control
  • functional MR imaging
  • orthotics and prosthetics