Gail D. Baura,
PhD
ProfessorAreas of Expertise:
- Medical Devices
- Machine Learning
- Engineering Ethics
Dr. Gail Baura has more than 16 years of industry experience in medical devices and telecommunications, and has worked in a variety of research and systems engineering positions. Dr. Baura’s research specialty is the application of machine learning (system theory) to industrial patient monitoring and other devices. Her most recent position was vice president for research and chief scientist at CardioDynamics. She has also worked for Vitalwave Corp., Alaris Medical Systems, Cardiotronics Systems, IVAC Corp., and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Baura is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), an associate editor for IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Magazine, and the author or coauthor of three textbooks, numerous articles and 17 issued/4 pending U.S. patents. She is an ABET program evaluator for bioengineering and biomedical engineering. She received her BS in electrical engineering from Loyola Marymount University, her MS in biomedical engineering and MS in electrical engineering from Drexel University, and her PhD in bioengineering from the University of Washington and served as an invited juror for the 2006 and 2007 Medical Design Excellence Awards.
Last updated 5.22.2007
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Baura, G.D. A Biosystems Approach to Industrial Patient Monitoring & Diagnostic Devices (Morgan & Claypool, San Rafael, CA, 2007).
Baura, G.D. Engineering Ethics: an Industrial Perspective (Academic Press, Burlington, MA, 2006).
Baura, G.D. The business of innovation: by integrating system theory into their products, medtech companies can create a defensible portfolio of innovative medical devices. MX Magazine Jan-Feb, 50-55 (2005).
Baura, G.D. Listen to your Data. IEEE Sig. Proc. Mag. 21, 21-25 (Jan., 2004).
Baura, G.D. System theory as a means of increasing innovation in the medical instrumentation industry. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Mag. Sep-Oct, 166, 175 (2002).
Baura, G.D. System Theory and Practical Applications of Biomedical Signals (Wiley-IEEE Press, Hoboken, NJ, 2002).
Baura, G.D., Foster, D.M., Kaiyala, K., Porte, Jr., D., Kahn, S.E. & Schwartz, M.W. Insulin transport from plasma into the central nervous system is inhibited by dexamethasone in dogs. Diabetes 45, 86-90 (1996).
Baura, G.D., Foster, D.M., Porte, Jr., D., Kahn, S.E., Bergman, R.N., Cobelli, C. & Schwartz, M.W. Saturable transport of insulin from plasma into the central nervous system of dogs in vivo. J. Clinical Investigation 92, 1824-1830 (1993). |
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5,609,576 Fluid flowimpedance monitoring system 6,016,445 Method and apparatus for electrode and transthoracic impedance estimation 6,058,325 Method and apparatus for high current electrode, transthoracic and transmyocardial impedance estimation 6,186,955 Noninvasive continuous cardiac output monitor 6,253,103 Method and apparatus for high current electrode, transthoracic and transmyocardial impedance estimation 6,471,655 Method and apparatus for the noninvasive determination of arterial blood pressure 6,514,211 Method and apparatus for the noninvasive determination of arterial blood pressure D468,433 Electrode for use on a living subject D471,281 Electrode for use on a living subject 6,561,986 Method and apparatus for hemodynamic assessment including fiducial point detection D475138 Electrode for use on a living subject 6,602,201 Apparatus & method for cardiac output in a living subject 6,636,754 Apparatus & method for cardiac output in a living subject 7,043,293 Method and apparatus for waveform assessment 7,149,576 Apparatus & method for defibrillation of a human subject 7,251,524 Apparatus and method for determining cardiac output in a living subject 7,270,580 Method & apparatus for conducting electrical current |
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 Contact InformationGail Baura
909/607-0140
Gail_Baura@kgi.edu
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