Dr. J. Yasha Kresh
Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Focus Area: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Dr. J. Yasha Kresh is a Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, and the College of Medicine at Drexel University. He completed his graduate studies in biomedical engineering / cardiovascular physiology at Rutgers University in 1977.

Dr. Kresh is working on a number of active research projects in both the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems and the College of Medicine (CoM). Learning and scholarly interaction are fostered in an atmosphere of discovery within CoM's Cardiothoracic Research and Cardiovascular Biophysics Laboratory, which is an interdisciplinary core facility bridging the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Drexel's College of Medicine. The research projects draw on a large multidisciplinary knowledge base, applying the thinking, phenomena, techniques, and technology of cardiovascular engineering, cellular and tissue engineering, biophysics, mathematical / computational biology and systems theory to the solution of basic and clinical cardiovascular problems. The broad range of research projects that have been pursued reflects this unique interdisciplinary approach. Importantly, this facility also serves as an educational cardiac research center to direct the scientific projects of medical and surgical residents, as well as graduate and medical students. In addition, the collaborative efforts include projects with the Tissue Engineering and Robotic Surgery groups at Drexel University.

Dr. Kresh is also the research director of cardiothoracic surgery in Drexel's CoM and is a co-founder and current chief biomedical officer at BioSensus, a company established by Drexel faculty in the Colleges of Medicine and Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems to develop innovative ways for healthcare workers and patients to use miniaturized acoustic sensing technology for diagnostic and therapeutic monitoring at home and at the bedside.