Hiroumi D. Kitajima, Ph.D.
Medical Physicist

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
The University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
The University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Michigan

Memberships

International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

Publications

H. D. Kitajima and A. P. Yoganathan. Blood flow: The Basics of the Discipline. In M. A. Fogel, editor, Ventricular Function and Blood Flow in Congenital Heart Disease, Pages xii, 380 p. Blackwell Futura, Malden, Massachusetts, 2005.

H. D. Kitajima, K. S. Sundareswaran, T. Z. Teisseyre, G. W. Astary, W. J. Parks, O. Skrinjar, J.N. Oshinski, and A. P. Yoganathan. Comparison of Particle Image Velocimetry and Phase Contrast MRI of a Patient-Specific Extra-Cardiac Total Cavopulmonary Connection. J Biomech Eng (Journal of Biomechanical Engineering), 2007. (accepted).

K. K. Whitehead, K. Pekkan, H. D. Kitajima, S. M. Paridon, A. P. Yoganathan, and M. A. Fogel. Non-linear Power Loss During Exercise in Single Ventricle Patients after the Fontan: Insights from Computational Fluid Dynamics. Circulation, 2007. (accepted).

D. H. Frakes, L. P. Dasi, K. Pekkan, H. D. Kitajima, A. P. Yoganathan, and M. J. T. Smith. A New Adaptive Method for Registration-based Medical Image Interpolation. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2007. (accepted).

K. S. Sundareswaran, K. R. Kanter, H. D. Kitajima, R. Krishnankutty, J. F. Sabatier, W. J. Parks, S. Sharma, A. P. Yoganathan, and M. Fogel. Impaired Power Output and Cardiac Index with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Ann Thorac Surg (Annuals of Thoracic Surgery), 82(4):1267-75; discussion 1275-7, 2006. 1552-6259 (Electronic) Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural.

K. Pekkan, H. D. Kitajima, D. de Zelicourt, J. M. Forbess, W. J. Parks, M. A. Fogel, S. Sharma, K. R. Kanter, D. Frakes, and A. P. Yoganathan. Total Cavopulmonary Connection Flow with Functional Left Pulmonary Artery Stenosis: Angioplasty and Fenestration in Vitro. Circulation, 112(21):3264-71, 2005. 1524-4539 (Electronic) Journal Article Multicenter Study.

D. de Zelicourt, K. Pekkan, H. Kitajima, D. Frakes, and A. P. Yoganathan. Single-step Stereolithography of Complex Anatomical Models for Optical Flow Measurements. J Biomech Eng (Journal of Biomechanical Engineering), 127(1):204-7, 2005. 0148-0731 Journal Article.

Biography

Dr. Kitajima's interest in medical physics originated from his magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

His dissertation research involved the application of MRI to Fontan hemodynamics in single ventricle patients with the total cavopulmonary connection. During that research, Dr. Kitajima employed 3-D reconstruction of vessel geometries from MRI and prototyping. 3-D particle image velocimetry (PIV) and phase contrast MRI velocimetry comparisons were also investigated, as well as other experimental fluid dynamics methods of pressure-flow relations for power loss estimation and high-speed dye flow visualization. Such methodologies were used for validation of computational fluid dynamics and toward the research of surgical planning.

Dr. Kitajima also has experience in fluid mechanics and combustion from his tenure in the Master's program of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, also at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to living in Atlanta, Dr. Kitajima attended the University of Michigan, where he obtained a dual degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. While pursuing his degrees, he worked with multiple companies in the areas of manufacturing and process engineering.

Dr. Kitajima has lived in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as in Japan during his youth.

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