Meet the team. The VIBE Lab comes from a wide variety of backgrounds, including engineering, mathematics, basic science, and medicine. Students interested in a position should contact Dr. Cheng for a meeting.
Chris Cheng, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Surgery
Principal Advisor, VIBE
Dr. Cheng has over 20 years of experience in academic research and the medical device industry. His academic research has focused on hemodynamics and vascular structure mechanics, with an emphasis on disease research and medical device interactions with the body. In his industry experience, Dr. Cheng has worked at small and large medical device companies, with experience spanning design, manufacturing, preclinical testing, clinical trials, and marketing. Currently, Dr. Cheng is CEO of an early-stage medical device company developing a catheter-based solution for gallstone disease.
You can download Dr. Cheng’s CV here.
Ga-Young Kelly Suh, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Surgery
Principal Advisor, VIBE
Dr. Suh is a starting member of VIBE lab and has been working with Dr. Cheng since 2011. She is specialized in analyzing complex geometry and motion of human vessels in 3D and correlating with clinical outcome of medical device implants including stents and endografts. Dr. Suh manages patient recruitment, regulatory process, and medical image data acquisition as well. She has trained every student in VIBE lab to help their engagement in research projects.
You can download Dr. Suh’s CV here.
Gilwoo Choi, PhD
Adjunct Lecturer
John Kim, BA
Research Assistant
Johan Bondesson, MSE
Research Assistant
Max Frohlich, MA
Graduate Student
Collaborators
Jean Bismuth, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist
Venita Chandra, MD
Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
Michael Dake, MD
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University
Ronald Dalman, MD
Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
Dominik Fleischmann, MD
Professor of Radiology and Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging, Stanford University
Nate Itoga, MD
Vascular Surgery Resident, Stanford University
Jason Lee, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
Regent Lee, MD
Clinical Lecturer of Vascular Surgery, University of Oxford
Toby Lundh, PhD
Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology
Alison Marsden, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Bioengineering, Stanford University
Matthew Mell, MD
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
Kenneth Tran, MD
Vascular Surgery Resident, Stanford University
Brant Ullery, MD
Vascular Surgeon, Providence Heart and Vascular Institute
Lab Alumni
Marissa Cucinotta – Graduate Student
Toby Lundh – Visiting Professor
Yun Shi – Visiting Scholar
Kelly Suh – Postdoctoral Fellow
Brant Ullery – Vascular Surgery Fellow
Brian Liu – Medical Student
David Zhu – Medical Student
Kelsey Hirotsu – Medical Student
Phillip DiGiacomo – Graduate Student
Kathleen Torres – Graduate Student
Riley Marangi – Undergraduate Student
Robert Stineman – Undergraduate Student
Jennifer Sekar – Undergraduate Student
Sarah Cabreros – Undergraduate Student
Michael Eseigbe – Undergraduate Student