Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, United States
Dr. Gnyawali is a Biophysicist, completed PhD from Oklahoma State University, USA. Prior to joining the University of Pittsburgh, he worked as a Post Doctoral Researcher and Sr. Research Scientist in the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH and Assistant Professor in Indiana University, Indiana, USA.
His primary research expertise lies in Cutting-Edge Imaging and Radiomics which includes preclinical (stroke, diabetic neuropathy, and wound healing in rodents, porcine, and canine) and clinical studies to help improve future diagnosis and clinical decision making in pathological conditions. His expertise in the human prosthetic limb health research studies for (a) Foot pressure and force mapping, measuring kinematics of limb joints and center force during gait cycles, and (b) Measurement of humidity and temperature between liner-skin interface to mitigate the sweat formation during activities. (c) Measurement of limb perfusion as measure of ischemia and trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) as a measure of limb skin barrier function. In addition, he is actively involved in clinical trials using advanced imaging modalities in the context of burn wound assessment (ultrasonography) and diabetic foot ulcer micro-perfusion imaging (perfusion imaging), MRI/MRS or Sodium imaging & processing of patient data.
He has developed a first optimized cardiac MR imaging protocol in 11.7T MRI and for this work was awarded a “Distinguished Post-Doctoral Award’.
He has 17 plus first author publications, as a senior author, and contributed 45+ peer-reviewed publications.
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CDT