David Busch

David Busch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Neurology, and Biomedical Engineering. His research develops non-invasive optical technologies for monitoring brain and spinal cord health during critical care, with a focus on diffuse optical and correlation spectroscopy applications.

• Ph.D. in Physics from University of Pennsylvania (2011)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Key research areas include:

• Real-time cerebral autoregulation monitoring during ECMO
• Spinal cord ischemia detection using diffuse correlation spectroscopy
• COVID-19 microvascular impairment assessment
• Breast cancer neoadjuvant therapy response prediction
• Development of compact SCOS monitoring devices

His publications show a strong focus on optical hemodynamic monitoring in critical care settings, with recent work spanning 2025-2016 in journals like ASAIO Journal, Nature Biomedical Engineering, and Neurophotonics. Awards include NIH-NINDS/NIBIB grants, Fulbright, Thrasher Research Foundation, and Hartwell Foundation funding.