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Roger Dzwonczyk
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  Roger Dzwonczyk
  Thomas McSweeney
  Fevios Christofi PhD
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Roger Dzwonczyk

Clinical Associate Professor
Senior Research Associate-Engineering
Department of Anesthesiology

N-416 Doan Hall
410 W Tenth Avenue

Education

1970

AA Engineering, Union College, Cranford, NJ

1973 BS Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
1982 MS Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Professional Experience

1968-1970

RCA Corporation, Somerville, NJ

1911-1972

Ebasco Services Inc., New York, NY

1973-1976  United Engineers and Constructors Inc., Boston, MA
1981-Present

The Ohio State University, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbus, OH

Professional Appointments

1985-1990

Clinical Instructor, Anesthesiology, College of Medicine & Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1990-2004

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, College of Medicine & Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2004-Present

Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, College of Medicine & Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1990-Present

Participating Faculty, Graduate Faculty-Category M, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Certification

Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE). Healthcare Technology Certification Commission, 63

Licensure

Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Ohio, E-48939

Professional Activities/Committees

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Senior Member
Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (DHLRI), The Ohio State University
Project HOPE, Millwood, VA
Engineers for Community Service, The Ohio State University, College of Engineering, faculty advisor

Honors and Awards

Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honor society
Tau Beta Pi, engineering honor society
The Ohio State University, College of Engineering, 2008 Boyer Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovations, “for significant constributions made to student-centered learning, teamwork and the use of real-world problems in educating engineering students”, related to local and international work associated with the OSU student organization Engineers for Community Service.

Recent Selected Publications

  1. Persse DE, Dzwonczyk R, Brown CG. Effect of application of force to self-adhesive defibrillator pads on transthoracic electrical impedance and countershock success. Ann Emerg Med 1999;34:129-133.
  2. Woda RP, Dzwonczyk R, Buyama C, Bernacki BL, Kelly WB. On the dynamic performance of the Abbott Safeset blood-conserving arterial line system. J Clinical Monitoring & Computing 1999;15:215-221.
  3. Woda RP, Dzwonczyk R, Bernacki BL, Cannon M, Lynn L. The ventilatory effects of auto-positive end-expiratory pressure development during cardiopulmony resuscitation. Crit Care Med 1999;27:2212-2217.
  4. Jakeman LB, Guan Z, Wei P, Ponnappan R, Dzwonczyk R, Popovich PG, Stokes BT. Traumatic spinal cord injury produced by controlled contusion in mouse. J Neurotrauma 2000;17:299-319.
  5. Howie MB, Dzwonczyk R, McSweeney TD. An evaluation of a new two-electrode myocardial electrical impedance monitor for detecting myocardial ischemia. Anesth Analg 2001;92:12-18.
  6. Cordero L, Dzwonczyk R, Timan C. Inconsistencies of endotracheal tube markings: Clinical implications for neonates. Neonatal Intensive Care 2001;14:13-16.
  7. Pollak CP, Tryon WW, Nagaraja H, Dzwonczyk R. How accurately does wrist actigraphy identify the states of sleep and wakefulness. Sleep 2001;24:957965.
  8. Dzwonczyk R, del Rio C, Brown DA, Michler RE, Wolf RK, Howie MB. Myocardial electrical impedance responds to ischemia and reperfusion in humans. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2004;51:2206-2209.
  9. Carlos L del Rio, Patrick I McConnell, Bradley D Clymer, Roger Dzwonczyk, Robert E Michler, George E Billman, Michael B Howie. Early time course of myocardial electrical impedance during acute coronary artery occlusion in pigs, dog,s and humans. J Appl Physiol 2005;99:1576-1581.
  10. Roger Dzwonczyk, Carlos L del Rio, Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, John H. Sirak, Robert E. Michler, Benjamin Sun, Nicole Kelbick, Michael B Howie. Vacuum-assisted apical suction devices induce passive electrical changes consistent with myocardial ischemia during off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. European J Cardiothoracic Surg 2006;30:873-876.
  11. Carlos del Rio, Patrick I McConnell, Monica Kukiela, Roger Dzwonczyk,. Bradley D Clymer, Michael B Howie, George E Billman. Electrotonic remodeling following myocardial infarction in dogs susceptible and resistant to sudden cardiac death. J Applied Physiology 2008;104:386-393.

Patents

  1. Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. Measurement of the approximate elapsed time of ventricular fibrillation and monitoring the response of the heart to therapy, US Patent Number 5,077,667, issued 12/31/91.
  2. Ward KR, Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. A mechanical adjunct to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and an electrical adjunct to defibrillation countershock, cardiac pacing, and cardiac monitoring, US Patent Number 5,626,618, issued 5/6/97.
  3. Dzwonczyk R, Liu AY, Hartzler AW. Method for measuring the myocardial electrical impedance spectrum, US Patent Number 5,454,377, issued 10/3/95
  4. Ward KR, Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. Intrathoracic mechanical, electrical and temperature adjunct to cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, shock, head injury, hypothermia and hyperthermia, US Patent Number 5,474,533, issued 12/12/95.
  5. Ward KR, Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. Non-invasive aortic impingement and core and cerebral temperature manipulation, US Patent Number 5,531,776, issued 7/2/96.
  6. Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. Non-invasive monitoring and treatment of subjects in cardiac arrest using ECG parameters predictive of outcome, US Patent Number 5,571,142, issued 11/5/96.
  7. Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. Non-invasive monitoring and treatment of subjects in cardiac arrest using ECG parameters predictive of outcome, US Patent Number 5,683,424, issued 11/4/97 (Continuation of US Patent Number 5,571,142).
  8. Ward KR, Brown CG, Dzwonczyk R. Non-invasive aortic impingement and core and cerebral temperature manipulation, US Patent Number 5,716,386, issued 2/10/98.
  9. Lynn LA, Dzwonczyk R. System and method for automatic detection and indication of airway instability, US Patent Number 6,748,252, issued 6/8/2004.

Research Interests

  • Myocardial electrical impedance as a physiologic monitor
  • Physiologic signal processing
  • ECG analysis during ventricular fibrillation