Careers in Biomedical Engineering

About the Presentation

Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing fields right now, and the types of jobs in biomedical engineering pay some of the highest starting salaries you can currently get. Being a fusion of healthcare and engineering, biomedical engineering involves applying engineering principles to create solutions for healthcare. If you plan on having a career in this cutting-edge sector, you’d probably be interested to know what kinds of biomedical jobs are out there.

Dr. Trevor Lujan will take a look at the range of careers in biomedical areas, and how engineering students at Boise State can start pursuing a career in this field. Guest speaker Andrew Kazanovicz from Securos Surgical will describe his own career path to becoming a biomedical engineer for a company that makes medical devices for veterinary surgery.

About the Presenters

Trevor J. Lujan, Ph.D.

Dr. Trevor J. Lujan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, joined Boise State University in January 2012. Dr. Lujan serves as an Adjunct Professor in Material Science and Engineering, and is the director of the Northwest Tissue Mechanics Laboratory.

Prior to completing his doctoral degree, Dr. Lujan worked as a technical consultant at Accenture in San Francisco and then spent nearly three years travelling abroad. Substantial time was spent in South America, Southeast Asia and Oceania. In New Zealand, Dr. Lujan spent six months at the University of Canterbury as a research assistant on a project aimed at optimizing rowing performance in Olympic athletes.

Andrew Kasanovicz, Securos Surgical

Andrew Kasanovicz earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He interned with ECI Biotech prior to joining Securos Surgical in 2011. In that time, he has moved from Biomedical Engineer to Research and Development and Quality Control Senior Supervisor.