--- title: The EngineeringVU | Michael Miga description: Michael I. Miga, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. from Dartmouth College specializing in biomedical engineering. He joined the faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in 2001 and is the Harvie Branscomb Professor at Vanderbilt, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He is the Director and co-founder of the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE, www.vanderbilt.edu/vise) and his laboratory is the Biomedical Modeling Laboratory (www.migalab.org). He is also serving as Chair of Biomedical Engineering, and is appointed as a Professor of Computer Science, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Neurological Surgery, and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He has been PI on NIH grants concerned with image-guided brain, liver, kidney, and breast surgery. He is PI and Director of a novel NIH T32 training program entitled, ‘Training Program for Innovative Engineering Research in Surgery and Intervention’ that is focused on the creation of translational technologies for treatment and discovery in surgery and intervention. Extending from that work, he created Vanderbilt’s Master of Engineering in Surgery and Intervention program (MESIP) which is a novel professional engineering program focused at clinical immersion experiences and cutting-edge technologies at the interface of engineering, surgery, and intervention. In past work, he was a co-inventor of the first FDA cleared image guided liver surgery system. Dr. Miga is an AIMBE and SPIE Fellow and has served as a charter member of the Biomedical Imaging Technology (BMIT-B) and the Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences (BTSS) Study Sections at NIH. His research interests are in computational modeling, inverse problems/computational imaging, soft-tissue biomechanics/biotransport, technology-guided therapy, image/imaging-guided surgery and intervention, and data-driven procedural medicine. --- [Skip to content](https://blog.engineering.vanderbilt.edu/author/michael-miga#main-content) [Vanderbilt University](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu) [Vanderbilt University](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu) Menu [School of Engineering](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu) - About - [About Engineering](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/about/) - [Meet the Dean](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/meet-the-dean/) - [Board of Visitors](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/board-of-visitors/) - [Fact Sheet](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/fact-sheet/) - [Map](https://www.vanderbilt.edu/map/) - [General News](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/category/news/) - [Lecture Series](https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/about/invited-lectures/) - 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