Dr. Martín Abadi
Shu Chien MEMBERS
Members, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine
Beijing, China
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  • 2001
  • Biomedical Engineering (B.M.E.)
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  • 2001
  • Biomedical Engineering (B.M.E.)
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Shu Chien (born June 23, 1931, in Beijing, China), is a Chinese–American physiologist and bioengineer.

His work on the fluid dynamics of blood flow has had a major impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis.

More recently, Chien's research has focused on the mechanical forces, such as pressure and flow, that regulate the behaviors of the cells in blood vessels.

Chien is currently President of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
 
Chien was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for research in blood rheology, microcirculation, cell mechanics, atherogenesis, and tissue engineering.

He is one of only 11 scholars who are members of all three U.S. national institutes: the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

In 2001, he was elected as member of the European Academy of Engineering.