Anand Chandrasekhar
Research Assistant Professor
Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Email: anand.c@pitt.edu
Book Chapters
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Mukkamala, R., Hahn, J. O, Chandrasekhar, A. "Photoplethysmography in non-invasive blood pressure monitoring”. Photoplethysmography. Eds. Kyriacou P, Allen J., Elsevier (2021)
Journal Articles
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Chandrasekhar, A., et al. "Smartphone-based blood pressure monitoring via the oscillometric finger-pressing method."
Science Translational Medicine 10.431 (2018).
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Chandrasekhar, A., et al. "An iPhone application for blood pressure monitoring via the oscillometric finger pressing method."
Scientific Reports 8.1 (2018).
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Chandrasekhar, A., et al. "Formulas to Explain Popular Oscillometric Blood Pressure Estimation Algorithms."
Frontiers in Physiology 10 (2019).
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Yavarimanesh, M., Chandrasekhar, A., Hahn, J. O., & Mukkamala, R. "Commentary: Relation between Blood Pressure and
Pulse Wave Velocity for Human Arteries."
Frontiers in Physiology 10 (2019).
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Block, R. C., Yavarimanesh, M., Natarajan, K., Carek, A., Mousavi, A., Chandrasekhar, A., Kim, C. S., Zhu, J., Schifitto, G.,
Mestha, L. K., Inan, O. T., Hahn, J. O., & Mukkamala, R., “Conventional Pulse Transit Times as Markers of Blood Pressure in Humans."
Scientific Reports 10.1 (2020).
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Chandrasekhar, A., Yavarimanesh, M., Natarajan, K., Hahn, J. O., & Mukkamala, R. "PPG sensor contact pressure should be taken into account for cuff-less blood pressure measurement."
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 67.11 (2020).
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Natarajan, K., Block, R. C., Yavarimanesh, M., Chandrasekhar, A., Mestha, L. K., Inan, O. T. , Hahn, J. O., & Mukkamala, R. "Photoplethysmography Fast Upstroke Time Intervals Can Be Useful Features for Cuff-Less Measurement of Blood Pressure Changes in Humans."
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2021).
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Dhamotharan, V., Chandrasekhar, A., Cheng, H. M., Chen, C. H., Sung, S. H., Landry, C., Hahn, J. O., Mahajan, A., Shroff, S. G., & Mukkamala, R., “Mathematical Modeling of Oscillometric Blood Pressure Measurement: A Complete, Reduced Oscillogram Model.”
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 70.2 (2022)
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Freithaler, M., Chandrasekhar, A., Dhamotharan, V., Landry, C., Shroff, S. G., Mukkamala, R., “Smartphone-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring via the Oscillometric Finger Pressing Method: Analysis of Oscillation Width Variations Can Improve Diastolic Pressure Computation.”
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2023)
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Chandrasekhar, A., et al. “Tissue perfusion pressure enables continuous hemodynamic evaluation and risk prediction in the intensive care unit.”
Nature Medicine (2023)
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Landry, C., Dhamotharan, V., Freithaler, M., Hauspurg, A., Muldoon, M. F., Shroff, S. G., Chandrasekhar, A., Mukkamala, R., “A smartphone application toward detection of systolic hypertension in underserved populations”
Scientific Reports (2024)
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Freithaler, M., Hadi D., Landry, C., Dhamotharan, V., Wang, S., Chandrasekhar, A., Shroff, S., Mukkamala, R., “Smartphone-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring via the Oscillometric Finger Pressing Method: Investigation of the DC Component of PPG”
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering(2025)
Patents

Mukkamala, R, Chandrasekhar, A., Hahn, J. O., Methods and apparatus for cuff-less blood pressure measurement in mobile device, US 10398324, US 11179047, US 11684274. Patent granted.
Mukkamala, R., Chandrasekhar, A., Natarajan, K., Yavarimanesh, M. Mobile device applications to measure blood pressure, US12011297. Patent granted.
Mahajan, A., Mukkamala, R., Xiong, F., Freithaler, M., A., Shroff, S., G., Dhamotharan, V., Chandrasekhar, A. Device, system, and method for blood pressure measurement, US20240000326A1 (Patent pending).
Mukkamala, R., Freithaler, M., A., Dhamotharan, V., Shroff, S. G., Chandrasekhar, A., Landry, C. Device, system, and method for blood pressure measurement. US20250160666A1 (Patent pending).