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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

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, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
1986 – 1987 – Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
1986 – 1991 – Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1987 – 1991 – Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
1990 – Present – Faculty, Biophysics Graduate Program, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
1991 – Present – Assistant Chief, Neuroscience Research Laboratories, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
1991 – 1994 – Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
1991 – 1994 – Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1994 – Present – Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
1994 – Present – Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1997 – Present – Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Dept. of Neurosurgery, 91ɫƵ, Milwaukee, WI
2008 – Present – Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 91ɫƵ, 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

91ɫƵ 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

  • (Ortiz-Paparoni M, Op 't Eynde J, Eckersley C, Morino C, Abrams M, Pang D, Kait J, Pintar F, Yoganandan N, Moore J, Barnes D, Loftis K, Bass CR.) Ann Biomed Eng. 2024 Nov;52(11):3067-3077 PMID: 39240473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203121909 09/06/2024

  • (LeSueur J, Koser J, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA.) J Biomech Eng. 2024 Nov 01;146(11) PMID: 38884993 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197969368 06/17/2024

  • (Gundamraj S, Devaraj KB, Harinathan B, Banerjee A, Yoganandan N, Vedantam A.) Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2024 Oct;23(5):1757-1764 PMID: 39003653 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85198355255 07/14/2024

  • (Yoganandan N, Shah A, Koser J, Stemper BD, Somberg L, Chancey VC, McEntire J.) Mil Med. 2024 Aug 19;189(Suppl 3):659-664 PMID: 39160873 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201736818 08/20/2024

  • (Choi H, Purushothaman Y, Ozobu I, Yoganandan N.) Mil Med. 2024 Aug 19;189(Suppl 3):710-718 PMID: 39160815 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201744350 08/20/2024

  • (Yoganandan N, Moore J, Westerhof TA, Flierman NA.) Mil Med. 2024 Aug 19;189(Suppl 3):55-62 PMID: 39160828 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85201737711 08/20/2024

  • (Bakhaidar M, Harinathan B, Banurekha Devaraj K, Yoganandan N, Shabani S.) J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Aug 01;41(2):209-215 PMID: 38788233 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200521972 05/24/2024

  • (Rahman M, Palmer P, Harinathan B, Banurekha Devaraj K, Yoganandan N, Vedantam A.) Diagnostics. July 2024;14(14) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199590245 07/01/2024

  • (Yoganandan N, Shah A, Baisden J, Stemper B, Otterson M, Somberg L, Bass C, Salzar R, McMahon J, Chancey C, McEntire J.) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001194 PMID: 38860115 PMCID: PMC11163657 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195637714 06/11/2024

  • (Kote VB, Frazer LL, Hostetler ZS, Jones DA, Davis M, Op’t Eynde J, Kait J, Pang D, Bass D, Koser J, Shah A, Yoganandan N, Stemper B, Bentley T, Nicolella DP.) Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197253915 01/01/2024

  • (Yoganandan N, Shah A, Koser J, Stemper B, Somberg L, Chancey VC, McEntire BJ.) Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. 2024;Part 202371:597-598 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204500662 01/01/2024

  • (Seifert J, Frazer LL, Maiman D, Shah A, Yoganandan N, King K, Sheehy JB, Paskoff G, Bentley T, Nicolella DP, Stemper BD.) Conference proceedings International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI. 2024;Part 202371:351-352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204461800 01/01/2024