Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. with 11-year experience in ultrasound transducer design, fabrication, testing, as well as acoustic modeling. 5-year experience in clinical ultrasound system testing and modeling.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Faculty
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
08.2015 - Current
Develop numerical and deep-learning-based predictive models in clinical trials for treatment of essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, and neuropathic pain using transcranial imaging-guided focused ultrasound.
Develop new treatment models and hardware to extend the use of current ultrasound technology to treat Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Develop predictive models and perform animal experiments for pre-clinical studies on blood-brain barrier opening and neuromodulation using imaging-guided focused ultrasound.
Research Assistant
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
08.2010 - 08.2015
Designed, fabricated, and tested piezo-ceramic ultrasound transducers for thermal ablation, thrombolysis, and intravascular imaging.
Developed acoustic field models, thermal expansion models, and bubble dynamics models in ultrasound applications.
Developed multi-frequency ultrasonic technique in thermal ablation, and thrombolysis to increase treatment efficiency.
Education
Ph.D. -
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
07.2015
Master of Science -
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
07.2013
Bachelor of Science -
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
07.2010
Skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ultrasound transducer and system design
Acoustic modeling (MATLAB, COMSOL)
Deep-learning modeling (TensorFlow)
Languages
Mandarin
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Selected Publications
S. Guo & T. Miller, et al, “Predicting final lesion characteristics during MR-guided focused ultrasound pallidotomy for treatment of Parkinson's Disease”, Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020.
S. Guo & S. Pan, et al, “Deep learning for improved workflow in Transcranial MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) treatment planning”, American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2020.
S. Guo, et al, “Feasibility of ultrashort echo time images using Full-wave acoustic and thermal Modeling for transcranial MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) Planning”, Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2019.
D. Suo, S. Guo, et al, “Thrombolysis using multi-frequency high intensity focused ultrasound at MHz range: an in vitro study”, Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2015.
S. Guo, et al, “Temperature rise in tissue ablation using multi-frequency ultrasound”, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 2013.
J. Ma, S. Guo, et al, "Design, fabrication, and characterization of a single-aperture 1.5-MHz/3-MHz dual-frequency HIFU transducer", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 2013.
S. Guo, et al, “Ultrasound-induced release of micropallets with cells”, Applied Physics Letters, 2012.
Clinical Scientist (part-time) at Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Maryland School of MedicineClinical Scientist (part-time) at Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine