Ravi K. Birla, PhD
Research Investigator,
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Phone: 734-936-2144
Email: rbirla@umich.edu

Research Interests:  Cardio-vascular tissue engineering.  Development of models of 3-dimensional heart muscle in vitro and understanding the interaction of cardiac cells with different support matrices.  Effect of electrical, mechanical and chemical stimulation on tissue engineered heart muscle.