Address
401 W. Main Street, Room E3253
P.O. Box 843015
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3015
Education
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2006
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2002
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1998
Professional Experience
- August 2007-Present:
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. - July 2006-July 2007:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. - June 1998-July 2000:
Project Engineer, Department of Engineering and Maintenance, Hercules Chemical Specialties Company, Franklin Chemical Facility, Courtland, VA.
Awards and Honors
- Virginia Engineering Foundation Award for Research in Biomimetics, 1998
- ASAIO Biomedical Engineering Fellowship sponsored by The Whitaker Foundation, 2003-2005
- Andy Ford Research Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Field of Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, 2004
- Distinguished Virginia Engineering Foundation Fellowship, 2004
- Biomedical Engineering Award at the 1st International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion, 2005
- Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Student Award at the University of Virginia, 2006
- Helmut Reul Young Investigator Award-2nd Place Finish-at the 14th Annual International Society for Rotary Blood Pump Conference in Leuven, Belgium, 2006
- John A. Waldhausen Young Investigator Award at the 3rd International Conference on Pediatric Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion, 2007
Research Topics
- Experimental and computational fluid dynamics
- Turbomachinery design and applications
- Bench-to-bedside development of medical devices
- Artificial organs research, especially for the pediatric population
- Prediction and quantification of blood trauma and thrombosis in medical devices
- Cardiovascular modeling and univentricular Fontan physiology
Journal Publications
- A.L. Throckmorton, P.E. Allaire, H.P. Gutgesell, G.P. Matherne, D.B. Olsen, H.G. Wood, J.H. Allaire, and S.M. Patel. "Pediatric Circulatory Support Systems." ASAIO J 2002; 48: 216-221.
- X. Song, A.L. Throckmorton, A. Untaroiu, S.M. Patel, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, and D.B. Olsen. "Axial Flow Blood Pumps." ASAIO J 2003; 49: 355-364.
- X. Song, A.L. Throckmorton, H.G. Wood, J.F. Antaki, and D.B. Olsen. "CFD Prediction of Blood Damage in a Centrifugal Pump." Artificial Organs 2003; 27(10): 938-941.
- A.L. Throckmorton, H.G. Wood, S.W. Day, X. Song, P.C. Click, P.E. Allaire, and D.B. Olsen. "Design of a Continuous Flow Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device." Int J Artif Organs 2003; 26(11): 1015-31.
- X. Song, H.G. Wood, P.E. Allaire, A. Untaroiu, S.W. Day, A.L. Throckmorton, and D.B. Olsen. "Design and Transient CFD Study of a Continuous Axial Flow VAD." ASAIO J 2004; 50: 215-224.
- X. Song, A.L. Throckmorton, H.G. Wood, J.F. Antaki, and D.B. Olsen. "Quantitative Evaluation of Blood Damage in a Centrifugal VAD by Computational Fluid Dynamics." ASME J Fluids Engineering 2004; 126: 410-418.
- A.L. Throckmorton, A. Untaroiu, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, G.P. Matherne, D.S. Lim, B.B. Peeler, and D.B. Olsen. "Computational Analysis of an Axial Flow Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device." Artificial Organs 2004; 28(10): 881-891.
- X. Song, A.L. Throckmorton, H.G. Wood, and D.B. Olsen. "Transient and Quasi-steady CFD Studies of a Left Ventricular Assist Device." ASAIO J 2004; 50: 410-417.
- H.G. Wood, A.L. Throckmorton, A. Untaroiu, and X. Song. "The Medical Physics of Ventricular Assist Devices." Rep. Prog. Phys. 2005; 68: 1-32. Recognized as one of the most frequently downloaded papers of 2005 by the journal.
- S.M. Patel, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, A.L. Throckmorton, C.G. Tribble, and D.B. Olsen. "Methods of Failure and Reliability Assessment of Mechanical Heart Pumps." Artificial Organs 2005; 29(1): 15-25. Recognized as one of the top 10 articles viewed online in 2005 at Blackwell Synergy Pub.
- A. Untaroiu, A.L. Throckmorton, H.G. Wood, P.E. Allaire, and D.B. Olsen. "Numerical and Experimental Analysis of an Axial Flow LVAD: The Influence of the Diffuser on the Overall Pump Performance." Artificial Organs 2005; 29(7): 581-91.
- S.M. Patel, A.L. Throckmorton, A. Untaroiu, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, and D.B. Olsen. "The Status of Failure and Reliability Testing of Artificial Blood Pumps." ASAIO J 2005; 51: 440-451.
- A.L. Throckmorton, D.S. Lim, M.A. McCulloch, W. Jiang, X. Song, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, and D.B. Olsen. "Computational Design and Experimental Performance Testing of an Axial Flow Pediatric VAD." ASAIO J 2005; 51: 629-635.
- A. Untaroiu, H.G. Wood, P.E. Allaire, A.L. Throckmorton, S.W. Day, S.M. Patel, Ellman, C.G. Tribble, and D.B. Olsen. "Computational Design and Experimental Testing of a Novel Axial Flow LVAD" ASAIO J 2005; 51: 702-710.
- A.L. Throckmorton, A. Untaroiu, D.S. Lim, H.G. Wood, and P.E. Allaire. "Fluid Force Predictions and Experimental Measurements for a Magnetically Levitated Pediatric VAD." Artificial Organs 2007; 31(5): 359-368.
- A.L. Throckmorton, A. Untaroiu, P.E. Allaire, H.G. Wood, D.S. Lim, M.A. McCulloch, and D.B. Olsen. "Numerical Design and Experimental Hydraulic Testing of an Axial Flow VAD for Infants and Children." In Press, ASAIO Journal.
- A.L. Throckmorton, C.D. Myers, K.K. Ballman, S.H. Frankel, K. Litwak, and M.D. Rodefeld. "Mechanical Cavopulmonary Assist for the Univentricular Fontan Circulation using a Novel Folding Propeller Blood Pump." Accepted, ASAIO Journal.


