Study at One of the Best Universities for Biomedical Engineering
Letter From the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Case Western Reserve University. I am proud to represent the faculty, students and researchers who comprise our dynamic department, which was founded in 1968 as one of the first biomedical engineering programs in the world.
Our department pioneered rigorous bachelor's, master's and doctoral educational programs that have long served a wide range of career aspirations and prepared our graduates to be leaders in academia, industry and medicine. Home to approximately 500 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students, we continue to lead BME curricular innovation and provide cutting-edge research opportunities and hands-on translational research experiences.
Our department has two homes—Case School of Engineering and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine—and is within walking distance of several nationally prominent medical institutions, including Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. In 2018, we formed the BME Alliance with Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute to further advance research and education in biomedical education.
Engaged in research collaborations and working in cross-disciplinary centers, our faculty are renowned as global thought leaders in artificial intelligence, biomedical imaging and analytics, biomaterials, neural engineering, metabolic systems and biosensors. We apply innovative ideas and ground-breaking tools to a host of clinical challenges, including cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurological disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. We aim to move research from the lab to the patient, with a center that is dedicated to technology translation and commercialization—the nationally prominent Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership.
The medical and biomedical engineering fields are continually transforming as new ideas and technologies take off and take hold. Our department is committed to remaining at the forefront of education, research and innovation. We invite you to learn more about us online, connect with us on social media or visit us in person to discover what role you might play—student, faculty, research collaborator, alumnus or industry partner—in our continued success.
Robert Kirsch, PhD
Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor
Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Rankings
- Top 25 medical school in U.S. by U.S News & World Report
- Cleveland Clinic is the #2 hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report
- Top 10 BME program by College Factual
- Top 20 undergraduate and graduate BME programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report
- Top 15 university in commercialization of research by New Brookings Institution
- Top 50 best universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report