Sergey Ermilov

Bios

Dr. Ermilov is a scientist with over 10 years of expertise in Biomedical Optics and 7 years of expertise in Biomedical Optoacoustics. At TomoWave Laboratories he is involved in the majority of R&D projects related to Biomedical Optoacoustics with emphasis on the system development, theory of optoacoustics, tomographic reconstruction, computer modeling, and imaging.

Dr. Ermilov received his Master of Biomedical Engineering Degree in 1998 from Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia), followed by two years of post-graduate research in the field of Biomedical Optics with emphasis on laser-tissue interactions. In 2006 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Rice University where he was doing research on biological application of optical tweezers.

His solid knowledge and experimental skills in optoacoustics, general physics, optics, biomedical engineering, and computer modeling benefited TomoWave Laboratories since its establishment in 2010. Scientific interests of Dr. Ermilov include biomedical optoacoustics and optical imaging.

Education

Ph.D. Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX (2006)
MS Biomedical Engineering, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia (1998)

Reviewing

Annals of Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Journal of Biomedical Optics

Selected peer-reviewed publications

1. K. Wang, S.A. Ermilov, R. Su, H.P. Brecht, A.A. Oraevsky, M.A. Anastasio, “An Imaging Model Incorporating Ultrasonic Transducer Properties for Three-Dimensional Optoacoustic Tomography,” IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Vol. 30 (2), 203-214 (2011).

2. M.A. Yaseen, S.A. Ermilov, H.P. Brecht, R. Su, A. Conjusteau, M. Fronheiser, B.A. Bell, M. Motamedi, and A.A. Oraevsky, “Optoacoustic imaging of the prostate: development toward image-guided biopsy,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 15 (2), 021310 (2010).

3. M.P. Fronheiser, S.A. Ermilov, H.P. Brecht, A. Conjusteau, R. Su, K. Mehta, and A.A. Oraevsky, “Real-time optoacoustic monitoring and three-dimensional mapping of a human arm vasculature,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 15 (2), 021305 (2010).

4. A. Conjusteau, S.A. Ermilov, R. Su, H.-P. Brecht, M.P. Fronheiser, and A.A. Oraevsky, "Measurement of the spectral directivity of optoacoustic and ultrasonic transducers with a laser ultrasonic source," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80 (9), 093708 (2009).

5. H.-P. Brecht, R. Su, M. Fronheiser, S.A. Ermilov, A. Conjusteau, and A.A. Oraevsky, “Whole body three-dimensional optoacoustic tomography system for small animals,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 14 (6), 012906 (2009).

6. S.A. Ermilov, T. Khamapirad, A. Conjusteau, M.H. Leonard, R. Lacewell, K. Mehta, T. Miller, A.A. Oraevsky, “Laser optoacoustic imaging system for detection of breast cancer,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 14 (2), 024007 (2009).

7. S. Egerev, S. Ermilov, O. Ovchinnikov, A. Fokin, D. Guzatov, V. Klimov, A. Kanavin, and A. Oraevsky, "Acoustic signals generated by laser-irradiated metal nanoparticles,” Applied Optics, Vol. 48 (7), C38-C45 (2009).

Patents

A.A. Oraevsky, S.A. Ermilov: “Quantitative optoacoustic tomography with enhanced contrast”, Patent # US 7,740,585 B2, 06/22/2010.

Honors and awards

2009 - The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)Best Paper Award (Сo-author)

2007 - The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Best Paper Award