
Narayan Yoganandan, PhD
Professor & Chair of Biomechanics, Department of Neurosurgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Locations
- Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Education
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1985
MS, Civil/Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1979
BS, Civil Engineering, Mysore University, Mysore, India, 1977
BS, Mathematics, Mysore University, Mysore, India, 1973
Biography
He has served on editorial boards and study sections for federal government grants and private organizations. In addition to receiving numerous awards, he is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Honors and Awards
1981 – 1983 – Teaching/Research Assistant, College of Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1983 – 1985 – Research Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1986 – 1987 – Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1986 – 1991 – Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1987 – 1991 – Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1990 – Present – Faculty, Biophysics Graduate Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1991 – Present – Assistant Chief, Neuroscience Research Laboratories, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
1991 – 1994 – Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1991 – 1994 – Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1994 – Present – Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1994 – Present – Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1997 – Present – Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Dept. of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2008 – Present – Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Research Experience
- Bioengineering
- Case Reports
- Database
- Epidemiologic Research Design
- Head
- Prospective Studies
- Retrospective Studies
- Spine
- Thorax
Methodologies and Techniques
- Animal Experimentation
- Computational Biology
- Head Injuries, Closed
- Humans
- Models, Statistical
- Spinal Injuries
Leadership Positions
- Chair, Biomedical Engineering (Neurosurgery)
- Director, Biomechanics Program
MCW Program / Core Facilities
- Neuroscience and Biomechanics Research Laboratories, VAMC
Educational Expertise
- Biomedical Engineering
- Epidemiologic Studies
- Finite Element Analysis
- Mechanics
- Models, Statistical
Research Interests
Publications
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(Somasundaram K, Cusick JF, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA.) Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2022 07;97:105688 PMID: 35661894 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131117739 06/07/2022
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Interhemispheric Regional Strain Response of an Anatomically Accurate Finite Element Head Model
(Rooks TF, Baisden JL, Yoganandan N.) Proceedings of Science. 18 March 2022;395:359-360 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127540482 03/18/2022
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Segmental Motion Response Corridors of Female Cervical Spines from Gx accelerative loading
(Humm J, Purushothaman Y, Umale S, Yoganandan N.) Proceedings of Science. 18 March 2022;395:660-661 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127560744 03/18/2022
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A biomechanical investigation of lumbar interbody fusion techniques.
(Umale S, Yoganandan N, Baisden JL, Choi H, Kurpad SN.) J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2022 01;125:104961 PMID: 34781226 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118900449 11/16/2021
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(Barnes DR, Yoganandan N, Moore J, Humm J, Pintar F, Loftis KL.) Stapp Car Crash J. 2021 11;65:189-216 PMID: 35512789 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129346481 05/06/2022
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The Human Lumbar Spine During High-Rate Under Seat Loading: A Combined Metric Injury Criteria.
(Ortiz-Paparoni M, Op 't Eynde J, Kait J, Bigler B, Shridharani J, Schmidt A, Cox C, Morino C, Pintar F, Yoganandan N, Moore J, Zhang J, Bass CR.) Ann Biomed Eng. 2021 Nov;49(11):3018-3030 PMID: 34297262 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111154516 07/24/2021
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Biomechanical effects of uncinate process excision in cervical disc arthroplasty.
(Yoganandan N, Purushothaman Y, Choi H, Jebaseelan D, Baisden J.) Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 10;89:105451 PMID: 34455338 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113584409 08/30/2021
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A novel posture control device to induce high-rate complex loads for spine biomechanical studies.
(Humm J, Yoganandan N, DeRosia J, Driesslein K, Avila J, Pintar F.) J Biomech. 2021 06 23;123:110537 PMID: 34034015 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107752586 05/26/2021
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Importance of neural foraminal narrowing in lumbar spine fractures of low AIS severity.
(Maiman DJ, Somasundaram K, Yoganandan N, Pintar F.) Traffic Inj Prev. 2021;22(sup1):S140-S142 PMID: 34714690 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118439033 10/30/2021
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Deflection-based parametric survival analysis side impact chest injury risk curves AIS 2015.
(Humm JR, Banerjee A, Yoganandan N.) Traffic Inj Prev. 2021;22(sup1):S44-S48 PMID: 34699292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118242157 10/27/2021
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(Srinivasan S, Kumar S D, R S, Jebaseelan D D, Yoganandan N, RajasekaranS .) Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. April 2021;15:99-103 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094556347 04/01/2021
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Effects of different severities of disc degeneration on the range of motion of cervical spine.
(Yoganandan N, Choi H, Purushothaman Y, Jebaseelan D, Baisden J, Kurpad S.) J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2020 Oct-Dec;11(4):269-275 PMID: 33824556 PMCID: PMC8019115 04/08/2021