Dr. Guilherme Garcia

Dr. Guilherme GarciaMarquette University

Medical College of Wisconsin

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 955-4466ggarcia@mcw.eduGoogle Scholar

Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor

Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Assistant Professor

Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences

Director

Airway Biomechanics Laboratory (Airway Lab)

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics, 2005, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• M.S. in Physics, 2001, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• B.S. in Physics, 1999, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Courses Taught

BIEN4400/5400 Transport Phenomena—An introduction to Fluid Mechanics and its applications in Biomedical Engineering

BIEN4410/5410 Applied Finite Element Analysis—An introduction to Computational Solid Mechanics and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and its applications in Biomedical Engineering

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Research Interests

• Respiratory physiology
• Fluid mechanics of respiratory airflow
• Virtual surgery planning based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to improve surgical outcomes for nasal airway obstruction
• Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations of upper airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea
• Respiratory drug delivery, including the application of CFD models to improve the design of nasal sprays for chronic rhinosinusitis
• Regulation of airway surface liquid (ASL) hydration, including mathematical models of ion transport and ASL dehydration in cystic fibrosis (CF) epithelia

Recent Publications

Recent Grants

• Garcia, Guilherme (Principal Investigator); Rhee, John (Co-Investigator); Woodson, Tucker (Co-Investigator); “Determining the phenotype of airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea.” Sponsored by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (January 1, 2019–December 31, 2020).
• Garcia, Guilherme (Co-Investigator); Enquobahrie, Andinet (Principal Investigator); Rhee, John (Co-Investigator), other collaborators; “An Interactive, Patient-Specific Virtual Surgical Planning System for Upper Airway Obstruction Treatments.” Sponsored by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (September 23, 2019–September 22, 2020).
• Garcia, Guilherme (Co-Investigator); Schroeter, Jeffry (Principal Investigator); Bennett, William (Co-Investigator); Kimbell, Julia (Co-Investigator); other collaborators; “Modifications and Improvements to Hybrid CFD-PBPK Models for Predictions of Nasal Corticosteroid Deposition, Absorption and Bioavailability." Sponsored by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (July 1, 2020–September 30, 2022).