Dr Fenghua Tian

[Dr Fenghua Tian]

Other Faculty, Bioengineering

Last Updated: May 8, 2021

about me

Biography

Dr. Fenghua Tian received his doctoral degree in biomedical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Currently he is a research faculty at Department of Bioengineering, the University of Texas At Arlington. His research interests include optical neuroimaging, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular functions, and bedside neuroprotection.

Education

- 2003 PhD in Biomedical Engineering
  Tsinghua University
- 1998 BS in Biomedical Engineering
  Tsinghua University

Appointments

- Mar 2011 to Mar 2017 Faculty Associate Research
  University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington
- Mar 2006 to Mar 2011 Postdoc
  University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington
- Mar 2005 to Mar 2006 Postdoc
  Tufts University (Medford, MA)
- Mar 2004 to Feb 2005 Postdoc
  University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Memberships

- 2014 to 2018 American Heart Association (AHA)
  Member
- 2012 to 2018 SPIE – the International Society for Optics and Photonics
  Senior Member

Awards and Honors

- 2002 Outstanding Graduate Scholarship (Grade 3) sponsored by Tsinghua University
- 2002 Science and Technology Achievement (Grade 3) sponsored by Ministry of Education, the People’s Republic of China
- 2001 Outstanding Graduate Scholarship (Grade 1) sponsored by Tsinghua University

Support & Funding

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- June 2017 to June 2022 A novel wavelet neurovascular bundle for real time detection of injury in neonatal encephalopathy sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) - $408164
  (Funded)
- June 2017 to June 2022 Transcranial laser stimulation of prefrontal metabolism in posttraumatic stress disorder sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - $419625
  (Funded)
- Jan 2018 to Dec 2021 Defining specific mechanisms limiting oxygen delivery and utilization in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Novel insight from Near-Infrared Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) - $441020
  (Funded)
- Dec 2019 to Sept 2020 Assessment of gastrointestinal development in neonates under critical care. sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) - $19971
  Fenghua Tian (Funded)
- Sept 2019 to Aug 2020 Prospective analysis of regional cerebral perfusion using multi-source-detector Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) imaging sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) - $8871
  Fenghua Tian (Funded)
- July 2016 to Apr 2018 Optical imaging of metabolic effects of transcranial laser stimulation in humans sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) - $165279
  Fenghua Tian (Funded)
- Mar 2016 to July 2016 Cerebrovascular dysfunction in newborns with hie during hypothermia and rewarming sponsored by UT Southwestern Medical Center - $19500
  Fenghua Tian (Funded)
- July 2015 to June 2017 Evaluation of neurologic risks iwth cerebral autoregulation inpairments in neonatal extracorporeal support sponsored by American Heart Association (AHA) - $140000
  Fenghua Tian (Funded)
- Feb 2014 to Feb 2015 Temporal and Frequency Analysis of Cerebrovascular Measurement of Neo Natal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Under Hypo Thermia Treatment sponsored by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) - $25740
  (Funded)

Publications

2017

Journal Article
Impairment of cerebral autoregulation in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation associated with neuroimaging abnormalities
[Tian, Fenghua, Morriss, MichaelCraig, Chalak, Lina, Venkataraman, Ramgopal, Ahn, Chul, Liu, Hanli, Raman, Lakshmi]. 4(4), 041410.

Journal Article
Novel Wavelet Real Time Analysis of Neurovascular Coupling in Neonatal Encephalopathy
[Chalak, LinaF., Tian, Fenghua, Adams-Huet, Beverley, Vasil, Diana, Laptook, Abbot, Tarumi, Takashi, Zhang, Rong]. Scientific Reports. 7,

Journal Article
Regional cerebral abnormalities measured by frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy in pediatric patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
[Tian, Fenghua, Jenks, Christopher, Potter, Donald, Miles, Darryl, Raman, Lakshmi]. 63(5), e59.

Journal Article
Up-regulation of cerebral cytochrome-c-oxidase and hemodynamics by transcranial infrared laser stimulation: A broadband near-infrared spectroscopy study
[Wang, Xinlong, Tian, Fenghua, Reddy, DivyaD., Nalawade, SahilS., Barrett, DouglasW., Gonzalez-Lima, Francisco, Liu, Hanli]. 0271678X17691783.

2016

Journal Article
Cerebral hemodynamics in asphyxiated newborns undergoing hypothermia therapy: pilot findings using a multiple-time-scale analysis
[Chalak, LinaF., Tian, Fenghua, Tarumi, Takashi, Zhang, Rong]. 55, 30-36.

Journal Article
Interplay between up-regulation of cytochrome-c-oxidase and hemoglobin oxygenation induced by near-infrared laser
[Wang, Xinlong, Tian, Fenghua, Soni, SagarS., Gonzalez-Lima, F., Liu, Hanli]. Scientific Reports. 6, 30540.

Journal Article
Prefrontal hemodynamic mapping by functional near-infrared spectroscopy in response to thermal stimulations over three body sites
[Yennu, Amarnath, Tian, Fenghua, Gatchel, RobertJ., Liu, Hanli]. 3(4), 045008.

Journal Article
Prefrontal responses to Stroop tasks in subjects with post-traumatic stress disorder assessed by functional near infrared spectroscopy
[Yennu, Amarnath, Tian, Fenghua, Smith-Osborne, Alexa, Gatchel, RobertJ., Woon, FuLye, Liu, Hanli]. Scientific Reports. 6, 30157.

Journal Article
Transcranial laser stimulation improves human cerebral oxygenation
[Tian, Fenghua, Hase, SnehalN., Gonzalez‐Lima, F., Liu, Hanli]. 48(4), 343-349.

Journal Article
Wavelet coherence analysis of dynamic cerebral autoregulation in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy
[Tian, Fenghua, Tarumi, Takashi, Liu, Hanli, Zhang, Rong, Chalak, Lina]. 11, 124-132.

2015

Journal Article
Dynamic functional connectivity revealed by resting-state functional near-infrared spectroscopy
[Li, Zhen, Liu, Hanli, Liao, Xuhong, Xu, Jingping, Liu, Wenli, Tian, Fenghua, He, Yong, Niu, Haijing]. 6(7), 2337-2352.

Journal Article
Evaluation of cortical plasticity in children with cerebral palsy undergoing constraint-induced movement therapy based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy
[Cao, Jianwei, Khan, Bilal, Hervey, Nathan, Tian, Fenghua, Delgado, MauricioR., Clegg, NancyJ., Smith, Linsley, Roberts, Heather, Tulchin-Francis, Kirsten, Shierk, Angela]. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 20(4), 046009.

Journal Article
Multiregional functional near-infrared spectroscopy reveals globally symmetrical and frequency-specific patterns of superficial interference
[Zhang, Yujin, Tan, Fulun, Xu, Xu, Duan, Lian, Liu, Hanli, Tian, Fenghua, Zhu, Chao-Zhe]. 6(8), 2786-2802.

Journal Article
Predicting N2pc from anticipatory HbO activity during sustained visuospatial attention: a concurrent fNIRS–ERP study
[Huang, Jing, Wang, Fang, Ding, Yulong, Niu, Haijing, Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli, Song, Yan]. NeuroImage. 113, 225-234.

Journal Article
Quantification and normalization of noise variance with sparsity regularization to enhance diffuse optical tomography
[Yao, Jixing, Tian, Fenghua, Rakvongthai, Yothin, Oraintara, Soontorn, Liu, Hanli]. 6(8), 2961-2979.

2014

Journal Article
An fNIRS investigation of associative recognition in the prefrontal cortex with a rapid event-related design
[Schaeffer, JamesD., Yennu, AmarnathS., Gandy, KellenC., Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli, Park, Heekyeong]. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 235, 308-315.

Journal Article
Depth-compensated diffuse optical tomography enhanced by general linear model analysis and an anatomical atlas of human head
[Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli]. NeuroImage. 85, 166-180.

Journal Article
Motion tracking and electromyography-assisted identification of mirror hand contributions to functional near-infrared spectroscopy images acquired during a finger-tapping task performed by children with cerebral palsy
[Hervey, Nathan, Khan, Bilal, Shagman, Laura, Tian, Fenghua, Delgado, MauricioR., Tulchin-Francis, Kirsten, Shierk, Angela, Roberts, Heather, Smith, Linsley, Reid, Dahlia]. 1(2), 025009.

Journal Article
Prefrontal responses to digit span memory phases in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a functional near infrared spectroscopy study
[Tian, Fenghua, Yennu, Amarnath, Smith-Osborne, Alexa, Gonzalez-Lima, F., North, CarolS., Liu, Hanli]. 4, 808-819.

2013

Journal Article
A preliminary investigation of human frontal cortex under noxious thermal stimulation over the temporomandibular joint using functional near infrared spectroscopy
[Yennu, Amarnath, Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli, Rawat, Rohit, Manry, MichaelT, Gatchel, RobertJ]. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research. 18(3), 134--155. "Wiley Online Library".

Journal Article
Quantitative comparison of the hemodynamic activation elicited by cardinal and oblique gratings with functional near-infrared spectroscopy
[Sun, Meirong, Huang, Jing, Wang, Fang, An, An, Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli, Niu, Haijing, Song, Yan]. Neuroreport. 24(7), 354-358.

2012

Journal Article
Cerebrovascular responses of the rat brain to noxious stimuli as examined by functional near-infrared whole brain imaging
[He, Ji-Wei, Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli, Peng, YuanBo]. Journal of Neurophysiology. 107(10), 2853-2865.

Journal Article
Improving optical contact for functional near‑infrared brain spectroscopy and imaging with brush optodes
[Khan, Bilal, Wildey, Chester, Francis, Robert, Tian, Fenghua, Delgado, MauricioR., Liu, Hanli, MacFarlane, Duncan, Alexandrakis, George]. 3(5), 878-898.

Journal Article
Sparsity enhanced spatial resolution and depth localization in diffuse optical tomography
[Kavuri, VenkaiahC., Lin, Zi-Jing, Tian, Fenghua, Liu, Hanli]. 3(5), 943-957.

Journal Article
Test-retest assessment of cortical activation induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with brain atlas-guided optical topography
[Tian, Fenghua, Kozel, F.Andrew, Yennu, Amarnath, Croarkin, PaulE., McClintock, ShawnM., Mapes, KimberlyS., Husain, MustafaM., Liu, Hanli]. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 17(11), 116020.

2011

Journal Article
Enhanced functional brain imaging by using adaptive filtering and a depth compensation algorithm in diffuse optical tomography
[Tian, Fenghua, Niu, Haijing, Khan, Bilal, Alexandrakis, George, Behbehani, Khosrow, Liu, Hanli]. 30(6), 1239-1251.

Journal Article
Resting-state functional connectivity assessed with two diffuse optical tomographic systems
[Niu, Haijing, Khadka, Sabin, Tian, Fenghua, Lin, Zi-Jing, Lu, Chunming, Zhu, Chaozhe, Liu, Hanli]. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 16(4), 5.

2010

Journal Article
Algorithmic depth compensation improves quantification and noise suppression in functional diffuse optical tomography
[Tian, Fenghua, Niu, Haijing, Khadka, Sabin, Lin, Zi-Jing, Liu, Hanli]. 1(2), 441-452.

Journal Article
Comprehensive investigation of three-dimensional diffuse optical tomography with depth compensation algorithm
[Niu, Haijing, Lin, Zi-Jing, Tian, Fenghua, Dhamne, Sameer, Liu, Hanli]. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 15(4), 9.

Journal Article
Development of a compensation algorithm for accurate depth localization in diffuse optical tomography
[Niu, Haijing, Tian, Fenghua, Lin, Zi-Jing, Liu, Hanli]. Optics Letters. 35(3), 429-431.

Journal Article
Identification of abnormal motor cortex activation patterns in children with cerebral palsy by functional near-infrared spectroscopy
[Khan, Bilal, Tian, Fenghua, Behbehani, Khosrow, Romero-Ortega, Mario, Delgado, MauricioR, Clegg, Nancy, Smith, Linsley, Reid, Dahlia, Liu, Hanli, Alexandrakis, George]. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 15(3), 036008. "International Society for Optics and Photonics".

Journal Article
Quantification of functional near infrared spectroscopy to assess cortical reorganization in children with cerebral palsy
[Tian, Fenghua, Delgado, MauricioR., Dhamne, SameerC., Khan, Bilal, Alexandrakis, George, Romero, MarioI., Smith, Linsley, Reid, Dahlia, Clegg, NancyJ., Liu, Hanli]. Optics Express. 18(25), 25973-25986.

2009

Journal Article
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy to investigate hemodynamic responses to deception in the prefrontal cortex
[Tian, Fenghua, Sharma, Vikrant, Kozel, F.Andrew, Liu, Hanli]. Brain Research. 1303, 120-130.

Journal Article
Investigation of the prefrontal cortex in response to duration-variable anagram tasks using functional near-infrared spectroscopy
[Tian, Fenghua, Chance, Britton, Liu, Hanli]. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 14(5), 11.

Journal Article
Optimization of probe geometry for diffuse optical brain imaging based on measurement density and distribution
[Tian, Fenghua, Alexandrakis, George, Liu, Hanli]. Applied Optics. 48(13), 2496-2504.

Journal Article
Using simultaneous repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation/functional near infrared spectroscopy (rTMS/fNIRS) to measure brain activation and connectivity
[Kozel, F.Andrew, Tian, Fenghua, Dhamne, Sameer, Croarkin, PaulE., McClintock, ShawnM., Elliott, Alan, Mapes, KimberlyS., Husain, MustafaM., Liu, Hanli]. NeuroImage. 47(4), 1177-1184.

2008

Journal Article
Endogenous optical biomarkers of normal and human papillomavirus immortalized epithelial cells
[Mujat, Claudia, Greiner, Cherry, Baldwin, Amy, Levitt, JonathanM., Tian, Fenghua, Stucenski, LeeA., Hunter, Martin, Kim, YoungL., Backman, Vadim, Feld, Michael]. International Journal of Cancer. 122(2), 363-371.

2004

Journal Article
Assessment of the hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy in neonates using non-invasive near-infrared spectroscopy
[Huang, Lan, Ding, Haishu, Hou, Xinling, Zhou, Congle, Wang, Guangzhi, Tian, Fenghua]. Physiological Measurement. 25(3), 749.

2003

Journal Article
Measuring human tissue oxygenation with near infrared spectroscopy
[Teng, Yichao, Ding, Haishu, Tian, Fenghua, Huang, Lan]. 44(6), 847-851.

2002

Journal Article
Assessment of blood and oxygen delivery to flaps of rhesus using near infrared steady-state spectroscopy
[Tian, Fenghua, Ding, Haishu, Cai, Zhigang, Wang, Guangzhi, Zhao, Fuyun]. 47(21), 1797-1801.

Journal Article
The use of near infra-red spectroscopy for monitoring perfusion and oxygen of skin
[Tian, F-h, Ding, H., Wang, G., Cai, Z.G., Zhao, F.Y.]. 22(2), 209-212.

2001

Journal Article
Influence of overlying tissue and probe geometry on the sensitivity of a near-infrared tissue oximeter
[Feng, Wang, Haishu, Ding, Fenghua, Tian, Jun, Zhao, Qing, Xia, Xianwu, Tang]. Physiological Measurement. 22(1), 201.

1999

Journal Article
A portable ECG and blood pressure telemonitoring system
[Bai, Jing, Zhang, Yonghong, Shen, Delin, Wen, Lingfeng, Ding, Chuxiong, Cui, Zijing, Tian, Fenghua, Yu, Bo, Dai, Bing, Zhang, Jupeng]. 18(4), 63-70.

Presentations

- 2013
  Tian, Fenghua, "Assessments of memory impairments associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Symposium on Post Traumatic Stress", University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI). ( , 2013).
- 2013
  Tian, Fenghua, "Clinical applications of functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in diagnosis and treatment monitoring of brain disorders, McLean Hospital, ", Harvard Medical School. ( , 2013).

Courses

Service to the Profession

- Jan 2014 to Present
  Member
  American Heart Association
- Jan 2012 to Present
  Senior Member
  SPIE
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  SCIENTIFIC REFEREE
  Biomedical Optics Express
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  Brain Research
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  Brain Topography
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  Human Brain Mapping
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  IEEE Photonics Journal
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  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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  Journal of Biomedical Optics
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  Journal of Neural Engineering
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  Journal of Traumatic Stress
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  NeuroImage
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  NeuroPhotonics
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  Optics Express
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  Pediatrics
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  Physics in Medicine and Biology
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  Physiological Measurement
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  PLOS ONE
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  Scientific Reports

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Dr Fenghua Tian

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Biography

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Education

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Appointments

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Awards and Honors

Support & Funding

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