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Anika Joseph, M.S.

Anika
PhD Candidate
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Assistant
Image Processing and Informatics Lab
Department of Radiology
USC Keck School of Medicine
Research Assistant
Department of Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology Institute
Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Background:

Anika joined IPI Lab during the summer of 2007 and has worked on the SMS-based Study Management Tool. Her interests are in the application of engineering principles to build essential medical devices to help answer key medical diagnostic questions and covers the fields of Image Processing, Optics based imaging devices.

Degrees:

M.S. Biomedical Engineering – Medical Device Design and Diagnostic Engineering, University of Southern California, 2005

BSE. Bioengineering, Minor: Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2001

Professional Memberships:

Student Member, The Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Student Member, National Society of Black Engineers
Student Member, Society of Women Engineers
Student Member, Biomedical Engineering Society
Student Member, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs

Projects:

CAD of Anal Canal Features and Its Relation to Fecal Incontinence Corrective Procedure Outcomes
Short Message Service (SMS) as a remote Study Management Tool (Complete)

Honors and Awards:

2004-2005 – National Science Foundation BMES-ERC Fellowshipns (USC Biomedical Engineering)
2006-2007 – Viterbi School of Engineering Fellow
2007-2008 – NIH Biomedical Imaging Informatics Training Program

Selected Conference Proceedings and Publications:

Documet J, Tsao S, Documet L, Liu BJ, Zhou Z, Joseph AO, Managing Healthcare Information Using Short Message Service (SMS) in Wireless Broadband Networks, Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, 6516-24:65160T, 2007.