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Dr. Narayan Yoganandan

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
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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

1979 – 1981 – Consulting Engineer, Tata Consulting Engineers, Bangalore, India
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

Publications of Narayan Yoganandan PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

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