Curriculum Vitae

Todd Doehring, Ph.D.

CEO, Tensor Biotechnologies LLC
Cleveland, OH 44106 and
Adjunct Research Professor
School of Biomed. Eng. & H.S., Drexel University
215-385-4568
tcd@tensortek.com, tcdoeh@gmail.com

EDUCATION and TRAINING

9/96-1/2001 University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
10/94
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
5/91
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Ph.D., 2001
M.S., 1994
B.S., 1991

Lars G.Gilbertson, Savio L.Y. Woo

Bioengineering
Patrick J. Smolinski
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

APPOINTMENTS and POSITIONS

ACADEMIC:
2013-current Adjunct Research Professor, Drexel University
School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems
(NOTE: in 2012 I started a successful company building novel microscopy systems, thus
transferring to Adjunct status. Please see Non-Academic positions below)

2012-2013

Research Assistant Professor, Drexel University

School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems

2005-2012

Developing new systems for 3-D ultra-high resolution imaging and analysis of thin tissues such as
aortic valve and knee meniscus
Continuing work on novel Finite Element mesh generation software/system (multi-domain, fully
automatic from volumetric images)
Advanced elliptically polarized light microscopy for imaging of collagen networks in fresh (nonpreserved) tissues
Viscoelastic analyses of micro-scale fiber and membrane components of aortic valve tissue
Mentoring of undergraduate, two masters students and one Ph.D. candidate (Christopher A. Rock).

New focus on Imaging Research Group; novel polar microscopy imaging/testing

Developed a new automated 3D mesh generation system for application to patient specific abdominal
aneurism analyses (in partnership with Ender Finol, Ph.D. at CMU and U. Texas).
Co-taught Biomechanics series, Bioinstrumentation, and Biofluid mechanics
Mentoring two Masters and one Ph.D. student (graduating in spring, Christopher A. Rock)
- Ph.D. Thesis: Meso-Scale Imaging and Biomechanical Properties of the Aortic Valve
Continuing work on novel 3D imaging systems and 3D computational analyses/modeling

Assistant Professor, Drexel University

School of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems

Director of the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Group

Responsible for developing the Bioengineering Design Program for Graduate Students

Teaching, Biomechanics I, II, and III (dynamics, 3D advanced geometry, computational modeling,
basic and advanced soft tissue mechanics)
Experiments and analyses of 3D soft tissue structural and material properties
Continued research in advanced methods for 3D segmentation, reconstruction, and novel
representation of medical images

2002-2005

Research Associate Staff, Lerner Research Institute

Department of Bioengineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Developed advanced finite element models of soft tissues (primarily plantar tissues,
Achilles tendon, and knee menisci) for clinical research and biomechanical modeling.
Developed unique 3-D inverse adaptive-mesh finite element methods using global
optimization and direct-fit analyses for nonlinear elastic and viscoelastic parameter
estimation
Developed and constructed a miniature multi-axial Mesostructural Testing System
(MSTS) to analyze tissues at the fascicle and fiber bundle scales.
Developed new elliptical polarized light method for visualizing collagen fascicle and
fiber bundle mesostructures
Developed a novel MRI 3D segmentation and reconstruction software system with
automatic contouring and heuristic shape identification.
Developed software for optimal tetrahedral mesh generation of arbitrary shapes
(including branches and holes) using a combination of energy minimization and level
set methods.
Developed a cantilever testing system and inverse FEA method for estimating the
elastic properties of healing bone (i.e. callus) in a rat fibula model.

2003-2005

Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland State University

Department of Chemical Engineering
Co-instruction (50%) of Ph.D. level class: Biomaterials
-

Co-instruction (25%) of class: Computational Methods in Biomechanics

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2001-2002

2000-2001

Introduce basic concepts of stress, strain, continuum mechanics, materials testing and
characterization of biomaterials, pitfalls/comparisons with standard engineering approaches.
Introduced nonlinear Finite Element Method applied to soft connective tissues

Committee member for Ph.D. (1) and Masters Level (2) graduate students
Advisor for (2) Ph.D. graduate students to date
Advisor for several undergraduate students

Research Fellow (postdoctoral), Lerner Research Institute

Department of Bioengineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Responsible for testing and development fluid-solid (ALE) computational models of
the aortic valve.
Developed new methods for estimating quasi-linear viscoelastic material properties.

Implemented a pyramidal affine tracking algorithm in Matlab to track features in video images for nonuniform strain analysis.

Developed a new Fractional Order Viscoelastic model for soft tissues.

Research Assistant (postdoctoral), Musculoskeletal Research Center

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Pittsburgh
Responsible for development of simulations and finite element models of the lumbar
spine, with emphasis on design and control of experiments using robotics with hybrid
control algorithms.

In charge of lab computer systems, development of new modeling software/hardware

systems (SGI and Pentium4, Linux, Windows)
Developed a new serial control interface for PUMA 762 robot with Mark III controller,
including programming a driver (C,C++) to provide pseudo-real time control from
Matlab.

1996-2000

Ph.D. Graduate Student, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh

Thesis entitled: Delineation of in-vitro lumbar spine structural properties using a
robotic/UFS testing system with hybrid control: experiments and analytical simulation
Robotics technology was used to measure the highly non-linear 6-DOF kinetics and
biomechanical properties (e.g. stiffness) of the lumbar spine. Hybrid and compliant
control methods were programmed and implemented. Valuable new data was
obtained regarding the structural biomechanical contributions of spine ligaments,
facets, and the intervertebral disc to overall lumbar spine kinetics
Assisted in writing NIH R01 grant Development of a Robotics Based Spine Testing
System, funded (score = 14%, $750,000). Also co-authored peer-reviewed
publications (P.I., Lars Gilbertson, Ph.D.).

1994-1996

Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Pittsburgh

Responsible for experimental testing of a variety of hip implants using a custom
loading device and femoral micromotion measurement system (continuation of
masters research).
Developed a system to measure the 3-D shape of soft-tissues using a reflective laser.

1990-1994

M.S. Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Thesis entitled, Micro-motion measurements of hip Implants under simulated in-vivo
loads
Developed a system to measure 6 DOF implant/bone relative micromotion with 1
micron accuracy using custom-adapted linear variable differential transformers
(LVDTs).

Other Scientific Experience

Reviewer for the Journal of Biomechanics, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, and

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Medical Physics and Simulation, Microscopy,
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and others.
Invited visiting scientist /guest speaker 12 times since 2010
Awards Coordinator for 2005 ASB/ISB combined meeting (Cleveland)

NON-ACADEMIC

2011-Current

CEO, Tensor Biotechnologies LLC, Cleveland, OH 44106

1996-1997

Started a successful company building computer-controlled microscopy systems and analysis

software, including customized Bruker-Nano AFMs, Automated 3-D microscopy systems, and custom
dual-illumination polarized microscopy systems. Clients include TechCyte, Inc., Exponent, Inc., Drexel
University, Net Scientific Inc., Temple University, Hahnemann Hospital, and Jefferson Memorial
Hospital. Established International partnerships with Net Simulayson Inc. and Bogazici University
(Istanbul, Turkey). Over $240k transacted in 2011-2014.

Bioengineering Applications Programmer, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center,

Pittsburgh, PA

1993-1994

Developed and implemented in-house finite element code to compute bone/implant

porous interface stresses
Internship: gained practical experience with parallel Linux and Irix systems while
implementing an optimized, fast, distributed memory matrix solver (superLU.org)

Engineering Technician and Consultant, Custom Industrial Controls, Inc., Pittsburgh,

PA
Specification and design of robotic and electrical switchgear systems for industrial
assembly line and electrical power distribution applications

HONORS and AWARDS

2nd prize, American Society of Mechanical Engineers M.S. Student Paper Competition
Bioengineering Division, ASME Summer (winner, my student Christopher A. Rock)

2011

1st prize, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ph.D. Student Paper Competition
Bioengineering Division, ASME Summer (winner my student Oluseeni Komolafe)

2008

Y.C. Fung Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Award

In honor of Y.C. Fungs 80th birthday
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2001

3rd prize, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Ph.D. Student Paper Competition
Bioengineering Division, ASME Winter Annual Meeting

1999

Musculoskeletal Research Center, Outstanding Student of the Year

1997

1st prize, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Masters Student Paper Competition
Bioengineering Division, ASME Winter Annual Meeting

1994

GRANTS FUNDED, PI or Other

NIH (R03, principal investigator): 3-D Imaging of Live Tissue Engineered Constructs under
Controlled Strain FUNDED, 2010-2013 ($175,000)

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation: VEUSim, 3-D Virtual Endoscopy for Endovaginal Training,
FUNDED, 2007-2009 ($124,000)

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation: VEUSim, A 3-D Virtual Endoscopy Simulator, FUNDED,

2006 ($127,000)

NIH NRSA (principal investigator): Three Dimensional Mechanical Properties of Soft

Tissues
FUNDED, 2003-2006 ($148,000)

NSF (principal investigator): Computational Analyses of Knee Meniscus using a novel 3-D
Imaging System
FUNDED, 2002-2004 ($85,000)

American Heart Association Fellowship Grant (Sponsor): Development of a system for

measurement of 3D material properties and mesostructures of heart valve tissues, ($20,500)

The Pittsburgh Foundation: Finite Element Modeling of the Intervertebral Disc,: P.I. Todd
C. Doehring, Ph.D., 2001, The Albert B. Ferguson Jr., M.D. Orthopaedic Fund of The
Pittsburgh Foundation ($35,000)

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (principal author): Finite Element models of the hip
implant-bone interface, 1995, Start-up grant awarded, 500 cpu hours (equivalent to $5,000)

GRANTS, Applied for but not yet funded

NIH R01 (Consultant): Subject-specific Imaging and Analyses of Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
(PI, Ender Finol, UTSA, 2014, resub pending, $800k total)

NSF (principal investigator): Novel methods for automatic finite element mesh generation
directly from topologically complex multi-domain volumetric images, not funded 2013,
resubmission pending 2015.

NIH R01 (co-PI, PI: Ender Finol): A system for predicting failure potential of Abdominal Aortic
Aneurisms, not funded 2012, Score:35, Resubmitted, 6/2014

NIH R21 (principal investigator): Automatic Finite Element Mesh Generation for Multi-domain
Organic Structures, not funded 2014, Score 26, resubmission pending 2015

MEMBERSHIPS in PROFESSIONAL and SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Biomechanics

since 1995
since 1993
since 2003

MENTORING

I have advised and mentored approximately 40 students at graduate/undergraduate levels. Here is a partial list.

Christopher A. Rock (current), Ph.D. candidate, to graduate fall 2013, Drexel U.

Oluseeni Komolafe, Ph.D., graduated 2012, Drexel U.
Andrew Carter Erwin, M.S. , graduated 2012, Drexel U.
Ryan A. Baxter, Ph.D., graduated 2012, Drexel U. (co-advisor)
Sriram Vissapragada, M.S. , graduated 2009, Drexel U.
Sankhesh Jhaveri, M.S., graduated 2010, Drexel U.
Spencer Stober, M.S., graduated 2010, Drexel U.
Ubong Ime Udoekwere, Ph.D., graduated 2010, Drexel U.
Brian Glaser, M.S., graduated 2009, Drexel U.
Kara Spiller, Ph.D., graduated 2008, Drexel U. (co-advisor)
Michael Kahelin, M.S., graduated 2007, Case Western Reserve University.

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

2D and 3D Microscopy: Novel robotic imaging systems

3D Virtual Reality simulation with haptics
3D simulation of Ultrasound and other medical imaging procedures
Developing advanced Mesostructural (i.e. fascicle and fiber bundle scale) structural and continuum
models of soft connective tissues.
3D image segmentation and automatic FEA mesh generation methods.
2D and 3D feature tracking
Level-set methods for complex topologies and meshless FEA.
Adaptive and updating-mesh FE methods. Inverse FEA using global optimization.
Imaging of collagen mesostructures using controlled elliptically polarized pulsed high intensity imaging.
Novel experimental methods for 2D and 3D viscoelastic parameter estimation.
Fractional Order Calculus applied to tissue viscoelastic material behavior

TEACHING:
2012 2013: Biomechanics (Co-teaching with Prof. Dov Jaron and S. Balasubramanian)
2005 2013: Graduate Biomechanics (I,II, and III)
2006 2007: Computational Biomechanics series, I, II, and III
Three term series focusing on Biomechanics and programming methods, including basic
biomechanics, 3-D simulation, and 3-D modeling/design
PERSONAL INTERESTS

Avid cyclist, former semi-pro member of the Wa Wa Market national team (1988-1994)
Musician and recording engineer/producer. Former owner of Plus-Minus studio and performance space
(Pgh, PA). I maintain a high-performance audio mastering studio in my spare time.

PUBLICATIONS
1.

T.C. Doehring, Sankhesh Javeri, A novel system for large-scale, computer controlled 3-D imaging of fresh
tissue specimens, Microscopy, in preparation, to be submitted 4/2015

2.

C. Rock, L. Han, T.C. Doehring, Comparison of the Nonlinear and Quasilinear Viscoelastic Properties of
the Fiber and Membrane Mesostructures of the Aortic Valve, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, In
preparation, tbs 3/2015.

3.

C. Rock, L. Han, T.C. Doehring, Complex fiber and Membrane Morphologies of the Whole Porcine Aortic
Valve, PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086087
(link: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0086087)

4.

T.C. Doehring, C. Rock, A New Testing System for Mesostructural Analysis of Soft Tissues, submitted,
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 8/2014.

5.

Komolafe O.A., Doehring T.C., Fascicle-scale loading and failure behavior of the Achilles tendon. J
Biomech Eng. Feb;132(2), 2010

6.

Doehring TC, Kahelin M, Vesely I., Direct measurement of nonuniform large deformations in soft tissues
during uniaxial extension. J Biomech Eng. Jun;131(6) 2009.

7.

Grytz R, Meschke G., Doehring, T , Constitutive modeling of crimped collagen fibrils in soft tissues. J
Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2009 Oct;2(5):522-33. Epub 2009

8.

T.C. Doehring, P. Thangudu, P. R. Cavanagh, A novel software system for 3D segmentation,

reconstruction, and quantitative analysis of medical images Biomedical Engineering Online, 4/2008

9.

T.C. Doehring, I.Vesely, Mesostructures of the Aortic Valve, Journal of Heart Valve Disease, v14(5) :
p679-86, 2005

10.

T.C. Doehring, A.D. Freed, E.O. Carew, I.Vesely. Fractional Order Viscoelasticity of the Aortic Valve
Cusp: an Alternative to Quasilinear Viscoelasticity, accepted, in press, Journal of Biomedical Engineering,
v127(4):700-8, 2005.

11.

R. J. Midura, M. O. Ibiwoye, K. A. Powell, Y. Sakai, T.C. Doehring, M. D. Grabiner, T. E. Patterson, M.

Zborowski, Alan Wolfman, Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Treatments Enhance the Healing of Fibular
Osteotomies, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Sep;23(5):1035-46, 2005.

12.

A.D. Freed, T.C. Doehring, Elastic Model for Crimped Collagen Fibrils, Journal of Biomechanical
Engineering, Aug;127(4):587-93, 2005.

13.

T. C. Doehring, E. O. Carew, I. Vesely: The Effect of Strain Rate on the Viscoelastic Response of Aortic
Valve Tissue: A Direct-fit Approach, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 32(2):223-32, 2004

14.

L. G. Gilbertson, T. C. Doehring, G. A. Livesay, T. W. Rudy, J. D. Kang, S. L-Y. Woo: Improvement of

accuracy in high capacity load cell: Application to robotic testing of musculoskeletal joints, Annals of
Biomedical Eng. 27: 839-843, 1999.

15.

T.C. Doehring, Rubash HE, Dore DL: Micromotion measurements with hip center and modular neck
length alterations, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research 362: 230-9, 1999

16.

T.C. Doehring, Rubash HE: Effect of superior and superolateral relocations of the hip center on hip joint
forces. An experimental and analytical analysis. Journal of Arthroplasty 11(6): 693-703, 1996

ABSTRACTS and PRESENTATIONS

17. T.C. Doehring, Recent projects in Finite Element mesh generation for complex, multi-domain biological
structures, Biomechanics symposium, Cleveland OH, 2015
18. S. S. Raut, S. Chandra, J. Shum, P. Liu, E. S. Di Martino, T.C. Doehring, A. Jana and E. A. Finol, A
Comprehensive Tool for Patient-Specific AAA Geometry and Biomechanics Assessment, ASME Summer
Bioengineering Conference, Puerto Rico, 2012
19. T.C. Doehring, Improvements in an Automatic Mesh Generation System for Complex Biological
Topologies: Multi-Domain Analysis, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Nemacolin Woodlands,
Farmington, PA, 2011
20.

C. Rock, T.C. Doehring, A new system for micro-tensile testing with direct strain measurement, ASME
Summer Biomechanics Conference, 2010 (Winner, 2nd. Prize M.S. competition)

21.

T.C. Doehring, Spencer Stober, Sliver-Free Fully Automated Robust Mesh Generation for Complex
Embedded Organic Shapes from 3-D Volumetric Images, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference,
Naples, Florida 2010

22.

T.C. Doehring, Efficient Removal of Slivers from Tetrahedral Meshes, BMES conference, Pittsburgh,
PA, 2009

23.

C. Rock, T.C. Doehring, Meso-Scale Testing of Fiber Bundles and Membranes of the Aortic Valve, BMES
conference, Pitttsburgh, PA, 2009

24.

O. Komolafe, T.C. Doehring, On The Bidirectional Viscoelastic Behavior Of The Human Achilles
Tendon, ASME Summer Biomechanics Conference and Exposition, Marco Island, FL 2008 (Winner, 1st.
Prize Ph.D. competition)

25.

T.C. Doehring, C. Park, Imaging Of Aortic Valve Collagen Structure And Internal Deformations Using A
Novel Digital Image Correlation Technique, ASME Summer Biomechanics Conference and Exposition,
Marco Island, FL 2008

26.

O. Komolafe, T.C. Doehring, Nonlinear Elastic Behavior of Achilles Tendon at Fascicle Scales: Direct
Measurement and Viscoelastic Analysis, ASME Summer Biomechanics Conference, 2007 (Winner, 2nd.
Prize Ph.D. competition)

27.

T. C. Doehring, Automatic FE Mesh Generation From Voxel Images With Complex Tissue Topologies,
Biomedical Engineering Society conference, St. Louis, MO 2006

28.

T. C. Doehring, A. Erdemir, P. R. Cavanagh, Nonlinear Elastic Properties and Failure of Achilles Tendon
Fascicle Groups, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Symposium, Denver, CO
2006

29.

T.C. Doehring, Dynamic Imaging and Analysis of Tendon Stretching at Fascicle, Fibril, and Cellular
Scales, World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, DE, 2006

30.

T.C. Doehring, Pavan Thangudu, P. R. Cavanagh, New Open Source Tools for 3D Reconstruction from
Medical Images presented at the combined American Society of Biomechanics and International Society of
Biomechanics Conference, 2005

31.

T.C. Doehring, New Insights into the Mesostructure of Connective Tissues presented at the International
Society for Ligaments and Tendons, Washington DC, February, 2005

32.

T.C. Doehring, Marker-less Measurement of Collagen Uncrimping, Orientation, and Deformation Patterns
under Controlled Loads, presented at the ASME IMEC, Anaheim, CA, November 2004

33.

T.C. Doehring, A New Mesostructural Testing System with Multiaxial Loading and Local Strain
Measurement Capabilities, presented at the ASME IMEC, Anaheim, CA, November 2004

34.

T.C. Doehring, I. Vesely. Tracking Non-homogeneous Strain of the Aortic Valve, presented at the
American Society of Biomechanics, Portland, OR, September 2004.

35.

T.C. Doehring, A. Freed, I. Vesely. Advanced 3D Poroviscoelastic Models for Soft Tissue: Implications
for Haptic Interfaces, 12th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Newport Beach, CA,
January 2004

36.

T.C. Doehring, I. Vesely. New Insights into Aortic Valve Mesostructure Using Controlled Manipulation
and Elliptical Polarization, World Congress of Biomaterials, Sydney, AU, 2004

37.

T.C. Doehring, I. Vesely. A New Method for Delineating Aortic Valve Mesostructure Using Circular
Polarized Light Microscopy, Society for Heart Valve Disease Annual Meeting, Paris, FR, July 2003

38.

T. C. Doehring, I. Vesely: A New Method for Estimating Quasilinear Viscoelastic Material Parameters
using Global Optimization, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, June 2003.

39.

E. O. Carew, T. C. Doehring, J. E. Barber, A. D. Freed, I. Vesely: Fractional-Order Viscoelasticity applied

to Heart Valve Tissues, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, , June 2003.

40.

M. Yavuz, T. C. Doehring, A. Annapragada, I Vesely: Describing Fiber Bundle Mesostructure of the

Aortic Heart Valve, June 2003, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL

41.

T.C. Doehring, I. Vesely: Computational modeling of a multiaxial test for soft tissues, Presented at
EMBS-BMES combined meeting, Houston, TX 10/2002

42.

T.C. Doehring, L. G. Gilbertson, J.D. Kang: Simulation and Control of a Robotic/UFS Testing System with
Application to Lumbar Spine Biomechanical Testing, BED-Vol. 51, Advances in Bioengineering, ASME
Winter annual meeting, New York, NY 2001

43.

T.C. Doehring, S-H. Moon, K. Nishida, J. D. Kang, L.G. Gilbertson: In-Situ Force-Moment Contributions
of the Structural Components of the Functional Spinal Unit, 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic
Research Society, San Fran., CA 2001

44.

T.C. Doehring, L. G. Gilbertson, S-H. Moon, J.D. Kang, S. L-Y. Woo: Cyclic load-displacement
characteristics of lumbar functional spinal units. 46th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research
Society, March 12-15, 2000, Orlando, FL.

45.

T.C. Doehring, L.G. Gilbertson, Seong-Hwang Moon, J.D. Kang, S. L-Y. Woo: Delineation of In-Vitro
Lumbar Spine Kinetics using a Robotic/UFS Testing System with Hybrid Control. 1999 ASME Summer
Annual Meeting, Big Sky, MO

46.

T.C. Doehring, L.G. Gilbertson, Seong-Hwang Moon, J.D. Kang, S. L-Y. Woo: Application of a
Robotic/UFS Testing System to Measurement of Lumbar Spine Structural Properties. 1999 ASME Winter

Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN

(3rd Prize, Ph.D. Student Paper Competition)
47.

L.G. Gilbertson, J.D. Kang, K. Nishida, L.E. DeFrate, T.C. Doehring, S. L-Y. Woo: Combined movements
of the cervical spine: effect of axial rotation on flexion-extension. 44th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic
Research Society, New Orleans, LA, March 1998

48.

L.G. Gilbertson, T.C. Doehring, K. Nishida, J.D. Kang, M. Parsons, S. L-Y. Woo: Ligamentous
contributions to spinal stability. Third World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 98), Hokkaido University,
Sapporo, Japan, August 1998

49.

T.C. Doehring, L.G. Gilbertson, G.A. Livesay, T.W. Rudy, S. L-Y. Woo: Robotic Animation of the
multisegmental spine. 1998 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES),
Cleveland OH, October 1998

50.

T.C. Doehring, L.G. Gilbertson, Seong-Hwang Moon, J.D. Kang, S. L-Y. Woo: Robotic/UFS testing
system applied to Lumbar Spine. 1998 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Wash. DC

51.

L.E. DeFrate, T.C. Doehring, L.G. Gilbertson, W.F. Donaldson III, J.D. Kang, S. L-Y. Woo: Axial rotation
limits cervical spine flexion-extension range of motion. 1997 ASME/AIChE/ASCE Summer
Bioengineering Conference. (p. 445-46 BED V.35) Sunriver, OR, June 1997

52.

L.E. DeFrate, T.C. Doehring, K. Nishida, J.D. Kang, L.G. Gilbertson, S. L-Y. Woo: Virtual reality assisted
measurement of in-vivo cervical spine kinematics. 1997 IMECE (ASME) (p. 9-10 BED V.36) Dallas TX,
Nov. 1997
(2nd place winner, Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, Bioengineering Division)

53.

Doehring TC, Dore DL, Lobel KE, Rubash HE: Distal Locking of a Fluted Femoral Component Moderately
Improves the Initial Rotational Stability. Trans 2nd World Congress of Biomechanics, Amsterdam, NE, 1994

54.

Doehring TC, Dore DL, Navalgund YA, Rubash HE: A Unique Model for Experimental Investigation of the
Initial Stability of an Uncemented Femoral Component. ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1994
(1st Place Award, Masters Level, Student Paper Competition)

55.

Doehring TC, Shanbhag AS, Rubash HE: The Effect of Bone/Implant Deformation on In-Vitro Femoral
Micromotion Measurements. ASME Winter Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1995
(Supported by a competitive internship grant from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)

56.

Doehring TC, Saigal S, Shanbhag AS, Rubash HE: Micromotion of Acetabular Liners: Measurements
Comparing the Effectiveness of Locking Mechanisms. Trans Ortho Res Soc , Atlanta, GA, 1996

Book Chapters

1. L. G. Gilbertson, T. C. Doehring, J. D. Kang: "New methods to study lumbar spine biomechanics:

Delineation of in-vitro load-displacement characteristics using a robotics/UFS testing system with hybrid
control." Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics (May 2000).

Professional References
Peter R. Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Endowed Chair - Women's Sports Medicine and Lifetime Fitness
Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering
Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington Medical Center
Room BB1061/Box 356500
1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195
206.221.2845
Note: please copy correspondence to: Dr. Susan Kim
ksusan21@uw.edu
Phone: 206.543.7195
Richard Smith, M.S., M.B.A
CTO, Techcyte Inc.
510 East Technology Avenue, Building C - Suite 1100
Orem, UT 84097
801.472.3309
Ricochet2200@gmail.com
Margaret A. Wheatley, Ph.D.
John M. Reid Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Drexel University
Bossone 702, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: wheatley@coe.drexel.edu, Phone: 215.895.2232
Ryszard Lec, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Technology Development
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Drexel University
Bossone 702, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: r.lec@coe.drexel.edu, Phone: 215.895.1334
Victor Barocas, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Minnesota
7-115 Nils Hasselmo Hall, 312 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 5545
Email: baroc001@umn.edu, Phone: 612-626-5572
Steven M. Kurtz, Ph.D.
Corporate Vice President, Practice Director & Office Director
Biomedical Engineering, Exponent Inc.
And Part-time Research Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University
Office (Exponent): 3440 Market St., Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: skurtz@exponent.com, Phone: (215) 594-8851