Dr David Mason commenced his research career in biomedical engineering at The University of Melbourne in 1985, his PhD awarded in 1990. Over the past twenty four years he has been engaged in a broad range of biomedical engineering research projects in the operating theatre and critical care environments, both in Australia and UK, especially related to intelligent decision support and physiological control of mechanical circulatory support devices and drug infusion systems for circulatory management. He pioneered the clinical application of novel intelligent control algorithms, working closely with clinicians. He developed the first multi-variable drug infusion system for treatment of shock in intensive care patients. He also developed the first application of self-learning fuzzy logic control to medicine, viz neuromuscular blockade during surgery. This research and innovation has resulted in over seventy publications and patents. This challenging research area has often involved clinical and industrial collaboration. Indeed he has worked in several medical device start-up companies, as well as collaborate with industry while holding university appointments. He is currently Senior Research Fellow with MedTeQ at University of Queensland, collaborating with Prince Charles and Mater Children's Hospitals developing new medical equipment.
Grants
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1996 Self-learning Fuzzy Control of Septic Shock (UK EPSRC) £300k
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2008 Hybrid Sensor-based Physiological Control of an Implantable Rotary Blood Pump (ARC Linkage) $420k
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2009 Automated Circulatory Control for Intensive Care Patients (UK, New Staff Grant) $12k
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2009 Development of the BiVACOR mechanical biventricular artificial heart system (NHMRC project - submitted) $2m
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2009 Development of a Novel Total Artificial Heart (ARC Linkage - submitted) $444k
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2009 Development of the BiVACOR rotary ventricular artificial heart system (NHMRC Development - submitted) $1.87m
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2009 Automated Circulatory Management for Intensive Care Patients (NHMRC Development - submitted) $451k
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Career-best Publications
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Linkens DA, Mason DG, Abbod MF, Shieh JS, Fuzzy Logic in Anaesthesia, Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control 1996; 18(5): 238-246
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Mason DG, Ross JJ, Edwards ND, Linkens DA, Reilly CS, Self-learning Fuzzy Control of Atracurium-induced Neuromuscular Block During Surgery, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 1997; 35: 498-503
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Mason DG, Edwards ND, Self-learning Fuzzy Logic Control of Intravenous Anaesthetic Infusions, Chapter in book "Fuzzy Systems in Medicine", Springer 2000 (ISBN 3-7908-1263-3): 484-502
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Karantonis D, Lovell NH, Ayre PJ, Mason DG, Cloherty SL, Identification and Classification of Physiologically Significant Pumping States in an Implantable Rotary Blood Pump, Artificial Organs Sept 2006; 30(9): 671-679.
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Karantonis DM, Mason DG, Salamonsen RF, Lovell NH, Ayre PJ, Cloherty SL, Classification of Physiologically Significant Pumping States in an Implantable Rotary Blood Pump: Patient Trial Results, ASAIO Journal Sept/Oct 2007 ; 53(5): 617-622
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Mason DG, Hilton AK, Salamonsen RF, Reliable Suction Detection for Patients With Rotary Blood Pumps, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 54: 359-366, 2008.