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Dr. Jahangir (Jahan) Tavakkoli

Dr. Jahan Tavakkoli
Chair, Professor
416-979-5000 ext. 557535

Research Interests

Biomedical Ultrasound (Therapeutic and Diagnostic)

Image-guided Ultrasound Surgery

Nonlinear Acoustic Modeling and Simulation

Targeted Nano-Drug Delivery for Cancer Treatment

Ultrasound-Mediated Targeted Drug Delivery

Ultrasound Signal and Image Processing

Course Code Course Name
BME 229 Biomedical Physics
BP 8110   Biomedical Ultrasound
PCS 40A/B   Medical Physics Thesis
PCS 211   Physics: Mechanics
PCS 125   Physics: Waves and Fields
  • Advanced Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy (ABUITL), Dept. of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
  • iBEST, Keenan Research Center, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
  • PhD with Distinction - PhD degree with the Highest Distinction (Très Honorable Avec Félicitations) ranked into the top 10% of PhD graduates in France.
  • Associate Member, Acoustical Society of America.
  • Senior Member, IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control; and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Societies.
  • Member, International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Medical Physics
Year Degree University
1997 PhD University of Claude Bernard- Lyon 1, France (Biomedical Physics)
1992 MSc Sharif University of Technology, Iran (Biomedical Engineering)
1988 BSc Sharif University of Technology, Iran (Electrical and Computer Engineering)