In the article “Born from a Blast: How a Special Forces Veteran Built an 'EKG for the Brain,” The Catalyst Magazine highlights Kevin Horrigan’s journey to pursuing his doctorate in biomedical engineering at GW and developing portable technologies to detect traumatic brain injuries. Horrigan is a U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran whose personal experience led him to this work that he hopes will be implemented in military medicine and beyond.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “The importance of Horrigan's design lies in its accessibility. Current transcranial Doppler devices are primarily designed for hospitals and require trained specialists to conduct the test and interpret the results. By contrast, Horrigan’s current prototypes combine portable ultrasound hardware with machine learning algorithms capable of automatically analyzing blood flow waveforms.”
Read the full article on The Catalyst Magazine.