Conference Speakers
Susan Shea PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Shea is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Dr. Shea received her Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in Bioengineering and completed postgraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Shea’s research focuses on the role of platelets in hemostatic resuscitation. Dr. Shea develops physiologically-fidelic microfluidic assays and platforms to simulate biomechanics and fluid dynamics of vessel injury ex vivo. These same tools are also employed to study the hemostatic efficacy of novel and existing blood products, as well as other treatments and approaches to rescue hemostatic dysfunction, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
