Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Engineering

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University offers both graduate and ABET-accredited undergraduate programs. Our Department is also home to world-class researchers in the fields of cell and tissue engineering, biomechanics, and biomedical imaging. Our main office is located in the Engineering Terrace in the northeast corner of the Morningside Heights campus, although we occupy teaching and research space on both the Morningside Heights and Columbia Medical School campuses.

News & Events

Northeast Bioengineering Conference, March 26-28 2010

Held in conjunction with the Columbia University Biomaterials Day

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Tony Keaveny is 2010's Van C Mow Medalist

Keaveny is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Radiation-Free Tumor Treatment

Elisa Konofagou, associate professor of biomedical engineering and radiology, is pioneering new uses for an imaging technology that is radiation free, less expensive than CT scans and MRIs, yet just as effective.

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