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Patrick D. Wolf

Associate Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281
Rm. 276, Hudson Annex, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Advanced instrumentation for diagnosis and treatment of electrophysiological problems. This research covers two primary organ systems: the heart and the brain. In the heart, Dr. Wolf is developing an image guided ablation system for treatment of arrhythmias. In the brain, he is developing a fully implantable Brain-Machine interface.

Selected Grants


Training in Medical Imaging

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2020

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging of Cardiac Tissue

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2020

Enhanced Design Experiences for Duke BME Students

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2017

Clinical Evaluation of an Ultrasound Based Imaging System for Guiding Cardiac Ablation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging of Cardiac Tissue

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2014

3D Ultrasound Guidance of Interventional Devices

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2014

Ultrasound Based Multimodal Imaging System for Guiding Cardiac Ablation Therapy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2011

Reduction and Telemetry of Neural Data for an Implantable Data Acquisition System

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2009

Neural Signal Acquisition System

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2006 - 2007

Minority Predoctoral Fellowship Program

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2006

Very Low Energy Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2005

Brain-Machine Interfaces for Monitoring and Modeling Sensorimotor Learning in Primates

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2004

Development Of Hybrid Brain-Machine Technology For Real-Ti

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 1998 - 2002

Cardiac Mapping Of Ventricular Defibrillation

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1993 - 1994