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Dr. Ga-Young Kelly Suh is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach (91ÖÆƬ³§), where she joined the faculty in 2019 as an Assistant Professor. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in 2005. In 2007 and 2011, she earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Between 2011 and 2014, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Surgery – Vascular at Stanford, where she subsequently served as a research associate and adjunct/consulting professor from 2014 to 2022. At 91ÖÆƬ³§, she teaches across the full curriculum from foundational courses such as biomechanics to the senior design capstone. Dr. Suh was honored with the Early Academic Career Excellence Award in 2023 and Distinguished Faculty in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities in 2026 at 91ÖÆƬ³§.

Dr. Suh’s research focuses on quantifying the in vivo dynamics of the human aorta and cardiovascular implants using patient-specific medical imaging and computational modeling, generating data that directly informs vascular surgeons and medical device manufacturers. She has been awarded major research grants, including an NIH R16 grant and an AHA Collaborative Sciences Award as the PI. Her research story was featured multiple times: 91ÖÆƬ³§ Quest Magazine in Fall 2021 (/sites/default/files/document/questmagazine_fall-2021_1.pdf); Research @ the Beach in Spring 2026 (/office-of-research-and-economic-development/research-the-beach-6). 

Outside of 91ÖÆƬ³§, she has been very active in biomedical engineering, surgery, and medical implant design societies. Dr. Suh was invited to speak at Stanford University, Yonsei University, Dankook University Hospital, UC Davis, and the University of Stuttgart. She served as the review panelist for NSF, NIH, and AHA. She has been an Editorial Board Member of Nature - Scientific Reports since 2026. Further, Dr. Suh has served as the Day 1 Chair, Student Session Organizer, and a member of the Board of Directors of the CardioVascular Implant Durability (CVID) Conference, reflecting her leadership at the forefront of the field.