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  • Dr. Guilherme Garcia

    Dr. Guilherme Garcia
    Dr. Guilherme GarciaMarquette University

    Medical College of Wisconsin

    MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
    (414) 955-4466Google Scholar

    Assistant Professor

    Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Assistant Professor

    Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences

    Director

    Airway Biomechanics Laboratory (Airway Lab)


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    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

    BIEN 4400/5400 Transport Phenomena—An introduction to Fluid Mechanics and its applications in Biomedical Engineering

    BIEN 4410/5410 Applied Finite Element Analysis—An introduction to Computational Solid Mechanics and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and its applications in Biomedical Engineering

    BIEN 4720/5720 Cardiopulmonary Mechanics—Examination of the physiological behavior of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems from an engineering perspective with an emphasis on understanding mechanical basis of physiologic phenomena via experimental models

     

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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

    View recent publications uploaded from the Faculty Collaboration Database.

    Dey S, Bock JM, Garcia GJM.  Dry powder inhaler deposition in the larynx and the risk of steroid inhaler laryngitis: A computational fluid dynamics study  Journal of Aerosol Science.   January 2025;183 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85209397840 01/01/2025

    Kumar D, Woodson BT, Garcia GJM.  Phenotypes of Velopharyngeal Tube Law in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.   2025 Jan;172(1):336-345 PMID: 39360341 10/03/2024

    Garcia GJM, Woodson BT.  Do Patients With Multilevel Collapse Need Multilevel Surgery?  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.   2024 Oct 01;150(10):877-878 PMID: 39207818 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202935079 08/31/2024

    Hamdan AT, Rungmanee S, Sattaratpaijit N, Shammout N, Woodson BT, Garcia GJM.  Impact of posture and CPAP on nasal airflow.  Respir Physiol Neurobiol.   2024 Jul;325:104268 PMID: 38679307 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191512370 04/29/2024

    Hamdan AT, Cherobin GB, Voegels RL, Rhee JS, Garcia GJM.  Effects of Mucosal Decongestion on Nasal Aerodynamics: A Pilot Study.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.   2024 Jun;170(6):1696-1704 PMID: 38461407 PMCID: PMC11441408 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85187127345 03/10/2024


    Publications of Guilherme Garcia PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

    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).

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