
Narayan Yoganandan, PhD
Professor; Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Locations
- Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Education
BS, Civil Engineering, Mysore University, Mysore, India, 1977
MS, Civil/Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1979
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1985
Biography
Narayan Yoganandan, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Neurosurgery and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University. He has published over 220 peer-reviewed archival journal papers, 40 book chapters, 250 abstracts and conference proceedings, and 100 presentations. He is the senior editor of two books, entitled Frontiers in Head and Neck Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical (1988, 743 pages) and Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical (2000; 589 pages).
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
Impact trauma biomechanics in civilian and military environments; clinical spine biomechanics using experimental and computational methodologies.
Publications
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(Meyer F, Humm J, Yoganandan N, Leszczynski A, Bourdet N, Deck C, Willinger R.) J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2021 04;116:104318 PMID: 33516127 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100060408 01/31/2021
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Pelvic Injury Risk Curves for the Military Populations From Lateral Impact.
(Yoganandan N, Rooks TF, Chancey VC, Pintar FA, Banerjee A.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):424-429 PMID: 33499484 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100590263 01/28/2021
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(Choi H, Varghese V, Baisden J, Braza DW, Banerjee A, Yoganandan N.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):632-638 PMID: 33499469 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100475827 01/28/2021
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(Choi H, Purushothaman Y, Baisden JL, Rajasekaran D, Jebaseelan D, Yoganandan N.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):737-744 PMID: 33499493 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100451824 01/28/2021
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(Abraczinskas A, Olszko A, Beltran C, Baisden JL, Yoganandan N, McGhee J, McGovern S, Lidl G, Vasquez KB, Chancey VC.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):610-618 PMID: 33499482 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100460939 01/28/2021
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Vertebral Level-dependent Kinematics of Female and Male Necks Under G+x Loading.
(Yoganandan N, Baisden JL, John J, Saravana Kumar G, Banerjee A, Choi H.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):619-624 PMID: 33499461 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100483889 01/28/2021
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(Humm J, Yoganandan N.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):639-644 PMID: 33499522 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100499106 01/28/2021
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Neck Vertebral Level-specific Forces and Moments Under G-x Accelerative Loading.
(Purushothaman Y, Humm J, Jebaseelan D, Yoganandan N.) Mil Med. 2021 01 25;186(Suppl 1):625-631 PMID: 33499473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100513311 01/28/2021
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Predictive Biomechanical Study on the Human Cervical Spine Under Complex Physiological Loading
(Dilip Kumar S, Shruthi R, Deepak R, Davidson Jebaseelan D, Babu L, Yoganandan N.) IFMBE Proceedings. 2021;79:109-120 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101307612 01/01/2021
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(Srinivasan S, Deepak R, Yuvaraj P, Davidson Jebaseelan D, Yoganandan N, Rajasekaran S.) IFMBE Proceedings. 2021;79:121-128 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101300570 01/01/2021
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An Improved Method for Developing Injury Risk Curves Using the Brier Metric Score.
(Hostetler ZS, Hsu FC, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Banerjee A, Voo L, Gayzik FS.) Ann Biomed Eng. 2020 Nov 20 PMID: 33219439 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096379124 11/22/2020
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Development and validation of an elderly human body model for frontal impacts.
(Umale S, Khandelwal P, Humm J, Yoganandan N.) Traffic Inj Prev. 2020 Nov 11:1-3 PMID: 33174790 11/12/2020