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Graham C. Collins is an emerging biomedical engineer whose research sits at the intersection of medical robotics, interventional imaging, and minimally invasive vascular procedures. His work focuses primarily on the development of robotically steerable guidewire systems integrated with forward-viewing ultrasound technology, addressing one of interventional medicine's persistent challenges: the navigation of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in peripheral vasculature. Collins's most significant contribution is the conceptualization and iterative development of a robotic guidewire platform that replaces traditional fluoroscopy-guided manual navigation with real-time ultrasound imaging, dramatically improving the clinician's ability to visualize and traverse blocked vessels. This technology holds particular promise for the roughly 500,000 patients annually in the United States who present with critical limb ischemia and face amputation when revascularization fails. His more recent work incorporates supervised segmentation algorithms to automate image interpretation, further advancing the clinical utility of the system. With nearly 40 cumulative citations across publications from 2020 to 2023, Collins has rapidly established a focused and impactful research trajectory. His contributions represent meaningful progress toward reducing procedural failure rates and iatrogenic injury in peripheral vascular interventions, offering a compelling technological pathway for safer, smarter catheter-based care.