Kirash Emami

Emami is responsible for all aspects of medical device technology, product development and technical support efforts to bring these products to clinical market, while developing collaborations with academic researchers. For more than 18 years, he has been both a user and a lead developer of HP gas technology and a number of its applications in lung MRI. He led numerous HP gas MRI projects, including the first multibreath-specific ventilation imaging protocol in humans along with a patent-pending proprietary HP gas delivery device.

Emami holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from KNT University of Technology (Tehran), a master’s degree in bioengineering and a PhD in electrical and systems engineering, both from University of Pennsylvania.