Dr. Muath Bishawi, MD, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. He is interested in translational and biomedical engineering approaches to studying cardiovascular function and end-stage heart failure. His current work is focused on using Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels (TEBVs) to model radiation-related injury to cardiovascular function. Additional focus includes ex-vivo modification of donor hearts to improve cardiac transplantation outcomes. His clinical research is focused on clinical outcomes after adult cardiac surgery with a focus on end-stage surgical heart failure and transplantation.