Francis Loth
Professor,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Professor,
Bioengineering
Contact
- f.loth@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 257 SN
- 617.373.8232
Research Focus
Biological flows, experimental fluid mechanics, computational fluid mechanics, blood flow simulation, cerebrospinal fluid simulation, Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, medical image processing, magnetic resonance imaging
Education
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993
Honors & Awards
- 2026 Constantinos Mavroidis Translational Research Award
- 2025 ASME Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal
Research Overview
Biological flows, experimental fluid mechanics, computational fluid mechanics, blood flow simulation, cerebrospinal fluid simulation, Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, medical image processing, magnetic resonance imaging
Research Centers and Institutes
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Bishop PD, Fultz T, Smith L, Klatte RS, Loth F, Lyden SP. “An Initial Effort to Create a Superficial Femoral Artery Ultrasound Phantom Using 3-Dimensional Printing,” Journal for Vascular Ultrasound. 2020;44(2):69-73. doi:10.1177/1544316720911490.
- Nwotchouang BST, Eppelheimer MS, Ibrahimy A, Houston JR, Biswas D, Labuda R, Bapuraj JR, Allen PA, Frim D, Loth F. “Clivus length distinguishes between asymptomatic healthy controls and symptomatic adult women with Chiari malformation type I” Neuroradiology. 2020 Nov;62(11):1389-1400. doi: 10.1007/s00234-020-02453-5. Epub 2020 May 16. PMID: 32418026.
- Houston JR, Hughes ML, Bennett IJ, Allen PA, Rogers JM, Lien MC, Stoltz H, Sakaie K, Loth F, Maleki J, Vorster SJ, Luciano MG. “Evidence of Neural Microstructure Abnormalities in Type I Chiari Malformation: Associations Among Fiber Tract Integrity, Pain, and Cognitive Dysfunction” Pain Med. 2020 Oct 1;21(10):2323-2335. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa094.PMID: 32388548.
- Gorelick NL, Serra R, Iyer R, Um R, Grewal A, Monroe A, Antoine H, Beharry K, Cecia A, Kroll F, Ishida W, Perdomo-Pantoja A, Xu R, Loth F, Ye X, Suk I, Tyler B, Bayston R, Luciano MG. “Evaluating the Effects of Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Content on the Performance of Differential Pressure Valves and Antisiphon Devices Using a Novel Benchtop Shunting Model” Neurosurgery. 2020 Oct 15;87(5):1046-1054. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa203. PMID: 32521017.
- Luciano MG, Dombrowski SM, El-Khoury S, Yang J, Thyagaraj S, Qvarlander S, Khalid S, Suk I, Manbachi A, Loth F. “Epidural Oscillating Cardiac-Gated Intracranial Implant Modulates Cerebral Blood Flow” Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 13;87(6):1299-310. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa188. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32533835
Jan 29, 2026
Faculty and Staff Awards 2026
Faculty and staff were recognized at the 28th Annual College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards for their exceptional service and dedication in support of students, the COE community, and the university during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Jan 22, 2026
Driven by Impact: A Bioengineering Researcher’s Story
Mahsa Karamzadeh, PhD ’27, bioengineering, blends her passion for engineering and call to service to fuel her research. Recently, Karamzadeh and her team published their study on Chiari Type 1 patients in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging journal.
Dec 04, 2025
Loth Receives ASME Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal
MIE/BioE Professor Francis Loth received the 2026 ASME Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal, which recognizes an individual who has translated meritorious bioengineering science to clinical practice through research, education, professional development, and with service to the bioengineering community.
Jan 03, 2022
New Faculty Spotlight: Francisco Loth
Francisco Loth joins the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in January 2022 as a Professor with a joint appointment in Bioengineering.