Assistant Professor, IIT Gandhinagar

Himanshu Shekhar

Department : Electrical Engineering

himanshu.shekhar@iitgn.ac.in

Research Interests

● Therapeutic ultrasound
● Nonlinear imaging
● Ultrasound contrast agents
● Ultrasound-assisted drug delivery
● Intravascular imaging and therapy
● Medical device development

Professional Summary

Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (Apr 2019 to present)
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2014 – 2019)
Practicant (intern) Hilti Corporation (2008)

Publications

1. H. Shekhar, A. Palaniappan, T. Peng, M. R. Moody, K. J. Haworth, S. L. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and C. K. Holland, “Characterization and imaging of lipid-shelled microbubbles for ultrasound-triggered delivery of xenon” Neurotherapeutics, 16, 878 – 890 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-019-00733-4
2. H. Shekhar, R. Kleven, T. Peng, A. Palaniappan, K. Karani, S. L. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and C. K. Holland, “In vitro characterization of sonothrombolysis and echocontrast agents to treat ischemic stroke”, Scientific Reports, 9:9902 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46112-z
3. H. Shekhar, K.B. Bader, S. Huang, T. Peng, S. L. Huang, D. D. McPherson, and C. K. Holland, “In vitro assessment of thrombolytic efficacy of echogenic liposomes that co-encapsulate rt-PA and octafluoropropane gas,” Phys. Med. Biol. 62, 517-538 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/62/2/517.
4. H. Shekhar, S.J. Huntzicker, I. Awuor, and M. M. Doyley, “Chirp-coded ultraharmonic imaging with a modified clinical intravascular ultrasound system,” Ultrason. Imaging. 38, 403-419 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/0161734615618639.
5. H. Shekhar, I. Awuor, K. Thomas, J. J. Rychak, and M. M. Doyley, “The delayed onset of nonlinear emissions from phospholipid-encapsulated microbubble contrast agents: implications for imaging and therapy,” Ultrasound Med. Biol. 40, 727 -738, (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.01.002.
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