Dr. Paul Fearis

Associate Professor

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Biography

Paul Fearis joined Duke 28 years ago after a career in the medical device design consulting industry, including roles at PDD and Sagentia, and later founding his own consultancy, Clinvue. He trained in Industrial Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art and in Mechanical Design at Cranfield Institute of Technology in the United Kingdom. Paul specializes in human-centric product design, with a particular emphasis on front-end innovation and product specification processes, as well as ethnographic observational research to identify unmet, underserved, and unarticulated clinical and stakeholder needs. His work has contributed to a broad range of medical devices for multinational corporations and startups. Paul has been involved in several noteworthy publications regarding medical device innovation and research, emphasizing the importance of addressing real-world healthcare challenges.

Research Interests

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)