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 鈥� 1981 鈥� Consulting Engineer, Tata Consulting Engineers, Bangalore, India
1981 鈥� 1983 鈥� Teaching/Research Assistant, College of Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1983 鈥� 1985 鈥� Research Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
1986 鈥� 1987 鈥� Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
1986 鈥� 1991 鈥� Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1987 鈥� 1991 鈥� Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
1990 鈥� Present 鈥� Faculty, Biophysics Graduate Program, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
1991 鈥� Present 鈥� Assistant Chief, Neuroscience Research Laboratories, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
1991 鈥� 1994 鈥� Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
1991 鈥� 1994 鈥� Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1994 鈥� Present 鈥� Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
1994 鈥� Present 鈥� Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
1997 鈥� Present 鈥� Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Dept. of Neurosurgery, 果冻影院, Milwaukee, WI
2008 鈥� Present 鈥� Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 果冻影院, 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

                    果冻影院 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.