Dr Monica Mary Kerr

Research Associate

Biomedical Engineering

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Personal statement

Dr. Monica Rozeik is a research associate at the Mechanical and Aerospace department, having first joined the University in 2008 through the Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Devices. Her main research interests are in prosthetic heart valve design, and computational modelling of blood and other fluids.

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Area of Expertise

Computer aided design including Creo Parametric and Rhino 3D software.

Computer aided engineering including Ansys Fluent, Mechanical and MAPDL.

Image segmentation and mesh editing software including Mimics, 3-matic, Netfabb and Agisoft (photogammetry software).

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Publications

Mathematical representation and nonlinear modelling of the Wheatley mitral valve
Oliveira HL, Buscaglia GC, Cuminato JA, McKee S, Stewart IW, Kerr MM, Wheatley DJ
Medical Engineering & Physics Vol 136 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2025.104283
Novel polymeric heart valve for global heart valve disease
Kerr Monica Mary, Reid Stuart, Ben Yaala Marwa, Seed Elizabeth, Stewart Iain William, McKee Sean, Oliveira Hugo, Wheatley David, McCormick Christopher
Scottish Cardiovascular Forum 2024 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-SCF.22
Three-dimensional fluid–structure interaction simulation of the Wheatley aortic valve
Oliveira Hugo L, Buscaglia Gustavo C, Paz Rodrigo R, Del Pin Facundo, Cuminato José A, Kerr Monica, McKee Sean, Stewart Iain W, Wheatley David J
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering Vol 40 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3792
Novel polymeric heart valve for global heart valve disease
Kerr Monica, McCormick Christopher, Reid Stuart, Ben Yaala Marwa, Stewart Iain, McKee Sean, Oliveira Hugo, Wheatley David
Tenovus Scotland Research Symposium (2023)
Pioneering a novel synthetic heart valve
Kerr MM, McCormick C, Reid S, Stewart I, McKee S, Oliveira H, Wheatley DJ
BioMedEng2023 (2023)
Supporting an ISS experiment as PhD students : a case study of the PARTICLE VIBRATION project
Crewdson Georgie, Boaro Alessio, Kerr Monica Mary, Lappa Marcello
Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on Space Educational Activities 4th Symposium on Space Educational Activities Symposium on Space Educational Activities (2022)
https://doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788419184405.017

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Teaching

Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart

Cardiovascular Devices - Heart Valves and TAVI

Medical Devices Regulatory Process.

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Research Interests

Heart valves, TAVI and other cardiac device technologies.

Cardiac implant design, development and testing.

Patient specific anatomical modelling and additive manufacturing. 

Professional Activities

Novel polymeric heart valve for global heart valve disease
Speaker
6/10/2023
Pioneering a novel synthetic heart valve
Speaker
15/9/2023
AGM & Biomedical Engineering Seminar
Speaker
21/3/2016

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Projects

Novel Polymeric Heart Valve for Global Heart Valve Disease
Kerr, Monica Mary (Principal Investigator)
09-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
A feasibility study on 3D modelling of cardiac implants in children to ultimately reduce revision surgeries
Kerr, Monica Mary (Principal Investigator)
13-Jan-2020 - 13-Jan-2020
An EPSRC Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre for Medical Devices | Kerr, Monica Mary
Kerr, Monica Mary (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2008 - 20-Jan-2013

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Contact

Dr Monica Mary Kerr
Research Associate
Biomedical Engineering

Email: monica.kerr@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3930