George Yanulis

• Biomedical Engineering Research & Development

• Medical Device Expert Witness

• Medical Devices Research & Development (R&D)

• R&D Bridge to transplantation devices for patients in heart failure

• Food & Drug Medical (FDA) Device Regulatory Protocols

• Echocardiography

• Cardiac MRI

• Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP)

• Interventional Cardiology 

• Orthopedic Device Implants

• Clinical Engineering

• Heart Failure Studies

• Atrial Fibrillation Studies

• Therapeutic Radiological Physics 

• Nuclear Cardiology

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Devices

• Medical Polymers & Plastics

• Medical Device Failure Analysis

Litigation Support/Medical Device Research & Development /Consulting

• Cleveland Clinic Foundation (cardiac pacing paradigm studies for heart failure patients

• Cleveland Clinic Foundation (cardiac pacemaker studies) 

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Dielectrictic Elastomeric Polymer Studies)

• Mount Sinai Health System (Surgical Wound Repair Studies) 

• Provided testimony in 6 depositions in the last 4 years (without a Daubert Challenge) 

• Involved in over medical device liability and patent infringement cases 

• Provides advice and expertise to attorneys 

• Performed over 500 ECG signal detection & cardiac pressure/volume analysis 

• Provides biomedical engineering analysis and fabrication of cardiovascular devices

• Expertise in evaluating Quality Assurance Testing and Results for cardiac device systems

• Expert on cardiac pacemaker and ICD devices 

• Evaluation of cardiac pacing and ICD lead/system failures

• Reviews cardiac pacing and ICD monitoring sessions as an Expert Witness 

Selected Publications

1. Lim, Pascal; George E. Yanulis; David Verhaert; Neil L. Greenberg; Richard A. Grimm; Patrick J. Tchou; Nicolas Lellouche; and Don W. Wallick. Coupled Pacing Improves Left Ventricular Function during Simulated Atrial Fibrillation without Mechanical Dyssynchrony. Euro pace. 2010 Mar; 12(3): 430-6.

2. Yanulis, George E.; Pascal Lim; Ali Ahmad; Zoran B. Popović; and Don W. Wallick. Coupled Pacing Reverses the Effects of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation on the Left Ventricle. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Sep; 86(3): 984-7.

3. Yanulis, George E. A Novel Cardiac Pacing Paradigm for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure Patients. Doctoral dissertation, Fenn College of Engineering, Cleveland State University. 2008 May; 1-106.

4. Cingoz, Faruk; George E. Yanulis; Elizabeth Ching; Kiyotaka Fukamachi; and Don W. Wallick. Use of Conventional Dual Chamber Pacemakers with Custom Lead Adapters to Induce Atrial Fibrillation or Heart Failure in Dogs. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.2007 May; 83(5): 1858-62.