Robert D. Howe

Cross-Cutting Cardiology

Harvard University

About

Robert D. Howe works in Cross-Cutting Cardiology affiliated with Harvard University.

Robert D. Howe is the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering and Co-Director of the Harvard MS/MBA Program at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He founded the Harvard BioRobotics Laboratory in 1990. His research focuses on robotics, sensing, and applications including image-guided and robotic surgical procedures for cardiac valves.

Research focus

Beating Heart Mitral Valve RepairImage-Guided Robotic Cardiac SurgeryTactile Sensing for Cardiac InterventionsMotion Compensation in Cardiac ProceduresRobotic Tools for Valve Surgery

Impact

371 pubs · 14,011 cites · h-index 65

Training

PhD Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
1990

Affiliations

Work Experience

Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences · 1990 - Present

Founder, BioRobotics Laboratory

Harvard University · 1990 - Present