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Alan D. Hirschman, PhD
325 Benedum Hall | 3700 O’Hara Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15261 P: 412-624-1177 C: 412-996-9773
Alh138@pitt.edu www.engineering.pitt.edu/cmi Professor of Bioengineering
Executive Director, Center for Medical Innovation
Resesarch Interests
Dr. Hirschman’s primary interest is in the application of technology to translational medicine and medical product innovation. He has been instrumental in the development of a Professional Master of Science in Bioengineering oriented toward Medical Product Engineering. This work also recently resulted in the Provost’s approval of a Professional Certificate in Medical Product Innovation offered through the Swanson School of Engineering. He has developed several courses (Medical Product Ideation, Medical Product Development) to help train future product developers, managers, entrepreneurs, and investors in the medical product domain. As Executive Director of the Center for Medical Innovation at the Swanson School of Engineering since 2011, Dr. Hirschman is responsible for tactical and strategic direction. His work is focused on matching physicians with engineers and students in SSOE to create funded project teams focused on the advancement of technologies into clinical practice. Also, as a former executive at Bayer (MEDRAD® division), Dr. Hirschman is interested in bringing best industry practices to the new innovation and entrepreneurship efforts underway at the University of Pittsburgh.
Biographical Highlights
Dr. Hirschman came to the University of Pittsburgh in 2010 as a visiting professor in the Department of Bioengineering. In 2013 he received a full appointment as Professor of Bioengineering. Most of his career (30+ years) was in the medical device industry as an inventor, biomedical product development engineer, business development professional and corporate executive. Earlier in his career he worked as a research physicist and electrical/computer engineer. Dr. Hirschman earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s in Physics from New York University. He is a Fellow of AIMBE and a Life Member of the IEEE.
