Amandine Godier-Furnemont, MD, PhD
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN
Surgery
School of Medicine
Amandine Godier-Furnemont earned her undergraduate degree at Columbia University. She then completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, during which she spent two years researching at the Georg-August University of Gottingen in Germany. Her doctoral work was supported by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, an F31 Grant from the NHLBI and a DAAD Graduate Research Grant.
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Following completion of her PhD she attended Yale Medical School, where she was the recipient of the Samuel Jordan Graham Scholarship in Academic Surgery. She has worked in several countries, driven by her interest in global health and surgery.
Awards
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- Miriam Kathleen Dasey Award, Yale School of Medicine, 2019
- Samuel Jordan Graham Scholarship in Academic Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery, 2018
- Yuen-huo Hung & Chao-chin Huang Award in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015
- Downs International Research Fellowship, Yale School of Medicine, 2015
- Cardiovascular Outreach Award, American Heart Association, Columbia University, 2012
- Robert E. and Claire S. Reiss Prize in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, 2009
Education & Training
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- M.D. Medicine Yale School of Medicine 05/2019
- Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Columbia University 01/2015
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering Columbia University 05/2009
- General Surgery Residency University of California San Francisco
Interests
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- Critical care
- Global surgery
Publications (16)
Top publication keywords:
Zinc Finger Protein GLI1Multimodal ImagingMyocytes, CardiacNegative-Pressure Wound TherapyMyocardial InfarctionTissue EngineeringRats, NudeRegenerationF-Box ProteinsEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinGenetic EngineeringGene Transfer, HorizontalTissue ScaffoldsMyocardiumHeart-Assist Devices
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A case report of an asymptomatic necrotic Meckel's diverticulum in an inguinal hernia during elective surgery in a resource limited setting: Littre's hernia.
International journal of surgery case reports 2023 Odongo CN, Godier-Furnemont A, Moro J, Oyania F -
Effect of mechanical unloading on genome-wide DNA methylation profile of the failing human heart.
JCI insight 2023 Liao X, Kennel PJ, Liu B, Nash TR, Zhuang RZ, Godier-Furnemont AF, Xue C, Lu R, Colombo PC, Uriel N, Reilly MP, Marx SO, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Topkara VK -
Validation of a Manual Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device (PragmaVAC) for Acute and Chronic Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
World journal of surgery 2022 Hariri M, Maaz B, Netfagi M, Alawa J, Sattouf A, Dubies HA, Alahmad J, Seyitisa MF, Godier-Furnemont A, Ghali A, Ghandour A, Abdullah Z, Alsaleh M, Almousa I, Habib W, Alshaer H -
Changes in extracellular matrix in failing human non-ischemic and ischemic hearts with mechanical unloading.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 2022 Zhao Y, Godier-Furnemont A, Bax NAM, Bouten CVC, Brown LM, Fine B, Vunjak-Novakovic G -
Horizontal transfer of the stemness-related markers EZH2 and GLI1 by neuroblastoma-derived extracellular vesicles in stromal cells.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 2021 Villasante A, Godier-Furnemont A, Hernandez-Barranco A, Coq JL, Boskovic J, Peinado H, Mora J, Samitier J, Vunjak-Novakovic G
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Barriers to Pediatric Surgical Care in Low-Income Countries: The Three Delays' Impact in Uganda.
The Journal of surgical research 2019 Kakembo N, Godier-Furnemont A, Nabirye A, Cheung M, Kisa P, Muzira A, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D -
Impact of incidental findings in preoperative CTA imaging for autologous breast reconstruction.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2018 Gabrick KS, Godier-Furnemont A, Chouairi F, Avraham T, Alperovich M -
Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Results From the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS).
Circulation. Heart failure 2016 Topkara VK, Garan AR, Fine B, Godier-Furnémont AF, Breskin A, Cagliostro B, Yuzefpolskaya M, Takeda K, Takayama H, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Colombo PC -
Recapitulating the Size and Cargo of Tumor Exosomes in a Tissue-Engineered Model.
Theranostics 2016 Villasante A, Marturano-Kruik A, Ambati SR, Liu Z, Godier-Furnemont A, Parsa H, Lee BW, Moore MA, Vunjak-Novakovic G -
Physiologic force-frequency response in engineered heart muscle by electromechanical stimulation.
Biomaterials 2015 Godier-Furnémont AF, Tiburcy M, Wagner E, Dewenter M, Lämmle S, El-Armouche A, Lehnart SE, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Zimmermann WH -
Bioengineering heart tissue for in vitro testing.
Current opinion in biotechnology 2013 Cimetta E, Godier-Furnémont A, Vunjak-Novakovic G -
Noninvasive imaging of myocyte apoptosis following application of a stem cell-engineered delivery platform to acutely infarcted myocardium.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine 2013 Godier-Furnémont AF, Tekabe Y, Kollaros M, Eng G, Morales A, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Johnson LL -
Composite scaffold provides a cell delivery platform for cardiovascular repair.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011 Godier-Furnémont AF, Martens TP, Koeckert MS, Wan L, Parks J, Arai K, Zhang G, Hudson B, Homma S, Vunjak-Novakovic G -
Challenges in cardiac tissue engineering.
Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews 2010 Vunjak-Novakovic G, Tandon N, Godier A, Maidhof R, Marsano A, Martens TP, Radisic M -
Percutaneous cell delivery into the heart using hydrogels polymerizing in situ.
Cell transplantation 2009 Martens TP, Godier AF, Parks JJ, Wan LQ, Koeckert MS, Eng GM, Hudson BI, Sherman W, Vunjak-Novakovic G -
Engineered microenvironments for human stem cells.
Birth defects research. Part C, Embryo today : reviews 2008 Godier AF, Marolt D, Gerecht S, Tajnsek U, Martens TP, Vunjak-Novakovic G