Niranjan Khadka

Senior Biomedical Engineer at Synchron
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(386) 825-5501
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New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • English -
  • Nepali Native or bilingual proficiency

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Niranjan has been a great mentor to me during my time as a Student Technology Mentor at LaGuardia Community College. I have learned a lot from him in developing new skills in Dreamwaver and creating ePortfolios. I highly recommend Niranjan for any position he so chooses.

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Credentials

  • Syngo MR Systems with DotGO Technology
    Siemens
    Jul, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Three-in-five Design Competition
    University of Minnesota
    Apr, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • Circuits and Electronics
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Sep, 2012
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Synchron
    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Biomedical Engineer
      • 2022 - Present

      Device characterization, verification, and validation Device characterization, verification, and validation

  • Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Fellow
      • 2020 - 2022

      • Studied the role of tissue specific frequency-dependent conductivity and permittivity on tissue heating during higher frequency electrical stimulation, including RF-ablation. • Investigated the feasibility of heating based mechanism of action in High-Density Spinal Cord Stimulation for pain management. • Studied the role of capillary ultrastructures in electric field distortion and subsequent neuronal polarization amplification. • Explored the high-definition ECT technique for focal brain stimulation and postulate clinical merit hypothesis based on computational studies for biomarker identification, protocol optimization, and device design. Show less

  • Research Foundation of The City University of New York
    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Research Associate
      • Jul 2014 - Jun 2020

      • Designed and led clinical studies using both in vivo/in vitro experiment and computational modeling to optimize electrical stimulation parameters, electrode design, and biomarkers identification. • Postulated a novel heating based mechanism of action of kHz-frequency SCS for pain management. • Investigated the safety and therapeutic benefit of heating in ultra-high frequency Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) using computational modeling. • Developed and disseminated a realistic and anatomically detailed open-source SCS model. • Conducted benchtop-testing on electrical output performance of a custom made high bandwidth IPG and compared it against a commercial IPG used in 10 kHz-SCS studies. • Developed gel phantoms of human spinal cord and brain for in vitro electrical stimulation studies. • Investigated a coupled vascular hypothesis for direct current stimulation (BBB modulation) and other forms of neuromodulation, including SCS, DBS, TMS, and ECT. • Studied the role of electrical stimulation in water flux and solute transport across BBB in rodent model using in vitro and computational studies. • Investigated the safety and efficacy of higher current (4 mA) in transcranial electrical stimulation using an adaptive current algorithm and a novel electrode design. • Tested the feasibility of Non-Invasive Brain Electroporation using computational model. • Statistically analyzed preclinical and clinical data and published them in peer-reviewed journals. • Completed documentations for IRB approval, Patent, and manuscript. • Invented a novel electrode technology to steer current within electrodes during tDCS to enhance safety and tolerability profile. • Designed instrumentation for stimulation and recording skin potentials during electrical stimulation. • Developed a detailed high-resolution skin model to address the role of microscopic structures (including vasculatures) in current flow during tDCS, VNS, PNS. Show less

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research And Development Engineer
      • 2013 - 2014

      • Invented a novel endothelial cell stretching device compatible with an atomic force microscope and a confocal microscope and tested its performance under numerous mechanical stimuli, using both experiment and computational model. • Designed a microcontroller based circuity and developed a graphical user interface (GUI) to control the device mechanics. • Invented a novel endothelial cell stretching device compatible with an atomic force microscope and a confocal microscope and tested its performance under numerous mechanical stimuli, using both experiment and computational model. • Designed a microcontroller based circuity and developed a graphical user interface (GUI) to control the device mechanics.

  • Soterix Medical
    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research And Development Engineer
      • 2012 - 2013

      • Designed wearable electrodes and custom headgear for an easier and at home brain stimulation for MS and Parkinson's patients. • Rapidly prototyped various medical devices and wearable accessories using CAD design and benchtop development and testing. • Invented a device prototype that measures electrode resistance in any number of electrode configuration during tDCS. • Actively involved in drafting Intellectual Property, satisfying FDA Regulation, and maintaining Quality Assurance of devices. • Tested quality control of transcranial electrical stimulation devices. • Applied lumped circuit model and computational head model for tDCS device and electrode design. • Drafted documentation for IDE for clinical studies. Show less

  • LaGuardia Community College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instructional Design Assistant
      • 2009 - 2012

      • Conducted advanced training workshops for student technology mentors. • Trained and assisted faculty in professional development workshops, ePortfolio development, and pedagogy. • Supervised technology mentors and managed the ePortfolio Studio. • Designed departmental websites and provided multimedia support. • Conducted advanced training workshops for student technology mentors. • Trained and assisted faculty in professional development workshops, ePortfolio development, and pedagogy. • Supervised technology mentors and managed the ePortfolio Studio. • Designed departmental websites and provided multimedia support.

Education

  • The City University of New York
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • The City College of New York
    Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

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