Christine P. Hendon | |
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.jpg) Hendon in 2019 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Case Western Reserve University Harvard Medical School |
| Known for | Optical coherence imaging for interventional heart arrhythmia procedures |
| Awards | 2017 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), 2013 MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35, 2012 Forbes 30 under 30 in Science and Healthcare |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical and biomedical engineering |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Christine P. Hendon is an electrical engineer and computer scientist and an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in New York City. Hendon is a pioneer in medical imaging. She develops biomedical optics technologies, using optical coherence tomography and near infrared spectroscopy systems, that enable physicians to perform guided interventional procedures and allow for structure-function dissection of human tissues and organs. Her advances in imaging technologies have led to improved diagnostic abilities and treatments for cardiac arrhythmias as well as breast cancer and preterm birth. She has been recognized for her development of optical imaging catheters for cardiac wall imaging by Forbes 30 under 30, the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35, and by President Obama with the Presidential Early Career Awards in 2017.