Our Team
CardiAcc was founded in 2015 by a team of undergraduate biomedical engineering students from Johns Hopkins University. Consisting of Saranga Arora, Nick Cheung, Jourdan Ewoldt, Abhinav Harish, Eric Huang, Andrew Mao, Dahlia Rohm, and Thomas Yi, our team is developing a device that non-invasively monitors cardiac output.
Collectively, our interests lie in medicine, business, computer science, consulting, imaging, device design, and instrumentation. We have been working in collaboration with cardiac anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, intensivists, and pulmonologists from Johns Hopkins Hospital to create the best product possible.
From left to right: Andrew Mao, Thomas Yi, Saranga Arora, Nick Cheung, and Jourdan Ewoldt.
Who We Are
Saranga Arora serves as head of operations in which she oversees all aspects of the project.
Jourdan Ewoldt directs the R&D component of the project.
Thomas Yi directs the software component of the project.
Andrew Mao directs the hardware component of the project.
Ka Ho (Nick) Cheung directs the clinical studies that we are currently pursuing.
Dahlia Rohm focuses on the customer needs in order to ensure the device will succeed in the current market.
Abhinav Harish ensures that our team has the necessary funds for operation.
Eric Huang works between the software and hardware components of the project to ensure that they are compatible.
Top (left to right): Eric Huang, Nick Cheung, Andrew Mao, Thomas Yi
Bottom: Dahlia Rohm, Saranga Arora, Abhinav Harish
(Missing: Jourdan Ewoldt)
Our Mentors
Dr. Viachaslau Barodka is an assistant professor of cardiac anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His research interests include vascular stiffness, blood transfusion and cardiovascular physiology.
Dr. Steven Keller is a critical care physician and pulmonologist with affiliations at both Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His research interests are focused on developing novel medical devices to support acute and chronic cardiopulmonary failure.
Acknowledgements: Dr. Steven Tropello, MD; Linda Liu, MSE; Muyinatu Bell, Medical Imaging; Dr. Elizabeth Logsdon, PhD.