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Research Team

Meet the team behind the Disordered Tissue Biomechanics as a Driver of Esophageal Disease at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Faculty Members

Pandolfino, John

Pandolfino, John

Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Bio

Esophageal Disorders, Swallowing Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Patankar, Neelesh A

Patankar, Neelesh A

Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

Description of Interests

Patankar group research is focused on four primary missions: First, to develop fully resolved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to simulate muscle activated movement of organisms (e.g. kni... [more]