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Educational Opportunities at the ISRC
The Center is able to fulfill its educational mission of training the clinicians, students and other personnel in allied health fields through various departments on the campus, including Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Leon Grobler is involved with the training and education of medical students, residents and fellows, patient welfare, and the clinical aspects of patient treatment. As Co-Director of the Spine Diagnostic and Treatment Center within the Department of Orthopaedics, he is actively involved in the rehabilitation of patients with spinal disorders. Professors Goel and Wilder teach biomedical engineering courses (e.g., spinal biomechanics, orthopaedic biomechanics, and ergonomics in the work place) to undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students in the College of Engineering. Independently, and in collaboration with other researchers, they supervise undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students. For example, at present they jointly supervise about 20 students. These students help with the research projects, and in turn earn their master/doctoral degrees. Undergraduate students also get valuable experiences while working on basic and industry sponsored projects within the Center. A number of medical students, residents and fellows also work on the projects. Professor Wilder provides a monthly lecture on the ergonomic principles in the work place as a part of the Spine Diagnostic & Treatment Center team. He undertakes collaborative research-cum-teaching in the area of ergonomics with the staff of the Injury Prevention Research Center of the College of Preventive Medicine. The Center staff is also engaged in delivering seminars to high school students, and other constituencies, both on and off campus. Through the University-wide Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP), the Center staff hosts several students for a six to eight-week research internship within the Center each summer.
Graduate Alumni
| Name & Degree | Title of Study | Years | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim DeVocht, PhD | Biomechanics of TMJ using FEM | 1995-97 | Goel |
| Kris Bolte, PhD | Spine Model | 1996-98 | Pope/Goel |
| Fred Chang, PhD | Biomechanics of Lifting Belts | 1996-98 | Goel |
| Nicole Grosland, PhD | Spinal Adaptation to Interbody Fusion Systems | 1996-98 | Goel/Grobler |
| Jaeseon Lee, PhD | Wavelets and EMG | 1996-98 | Pope/Wilder |
| Michelle Sabick, PhD | Effects of Falls | 1996-98 | Goel |
| Christian Puttlitz, PhD | Cervical Spine Biomechanics | 1994-99 | Goel |
| Nigel Gomez, MS | Loads on Tooth During Carries | 1995-97 | Goel/Malek |
| Jennifer Ocif, MS | Sports Injuries in Females | 1995-97 | Pope/Albright |
| Dwight Todd, MS | Biomechanics of Artificial Disc | 1995-97 | Goel/Wilder |
| Christine Gardner, MS | Analysis of ACL Deficient Knees | 1996-98 | Pope/Albright |
| Gina Konz, MS | Mechanics of Spondylolisthesis | 1996-98 | Goel/Grobler |
| Eric Unger, MS | Disc Properties | 1996-98 | Pope |
| Dan Welcome | Spine Biomechanics (not completed) | 1996-98 | Pope |
| Robert Montgomery, MS | Lumbar Spine Biomechanics | 1997-99 | Goel/Grobler |
| Christoph Schumacher, MS | Effects of Belts on Spine Mechanics | 1997-99 | Wilder |
Alumni from the Center have been gainfully employed in their chosen areas of expertise. Their positions range from full professorships to product managers in industry, lab directors in hospitals, etc.
| Name & Degree | Specialty | Years | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assen Aleksiev, MD, PhD | Rehabilitation Medicine | 1995-96 | Pope/Goel |
| Koichi Sairyo, MD | Orthopaedics (Japan) | 1995-97 | Goel |
| Paul Sawin, MD | Neurosurgery | 1997 | Traynelis/Goel |
| Nicole Grosland, PhD | Biomedical Engineering | 1998-99 | Grobler/Goel |
| Mark Lanaz, MD | Neurosurgery | 1999 | Traynelis/Goel |
| Mark Spoonamore, MD | Orthopaedics | 1999 | Clark/Goel |
| Koji Totoribe, MD | Orthopaedics (Japan) | 1999 | Goel |
| Woo-Sung Choi, MD | Orthopaedics (Korea) | 1999-00 | Goel |
| Shih-Tien Wang, MD | Orthopaedics (Taiwan) | 1999-00 | Goel |
| Name & Degree Objective | Title of Study | Years | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seonghee Lee (PhD) | Sudden Load to Lumbar Spine | 1992-99 | Wilder |
| Jeff Scifert (PhD) | Cervical Spine Biomechanics | 1995-99 | Goel |
| Jeff Bishop (PhD) | Neural Network Applications | 1996-99 | Goel |
| Leif Hasselquist (PhD) | Whiplash Biomechanics | 1996-99 | Goel/Pope |
| Jennifer Hess (PhD) | Biomechanics of the Knee | 1998-99 | Goel/Albright/Wilder |
| Renee Heatherly (PhD) | Biomechanics of Wrist Joint | 1996-00 | Goel/Adams |
| Seok-Jo Yang (PhD) | Interbody Disc Spacer | 1997-00 | Park/Goel |
| Andrew Dooris (PhD) | Biomechanics of Artificial Disc | 1998-00 | Goel |
| Ivan Diaz (PhD) | Biomechanics of Fluid Flow in a Tooth | 1997-01 | Goel/Khera |
| Joo Hyun Kim (PhD) | Biomechanics of the Knee | 1998-03 | Goel/Albright/Wilder |
| Alison Baker (MS) from ISU | Orthopaedic Biomechanics | 1998 | Goel/Grosland |
| Nate Fethke (MS) | Ergonomics | 1997-99 | Wilder |
| Steve Mindrup (M3) | Lumbar Spine Mechanics | 1997-99 | Grobler/Goel |
| Robert Montgomery (MS) | Lumbar Spine Biomechanics | 1997-99 | Goel/Grobler |
| Christoph Schumacher (MS) | Effects of belts on Spine Mechanics | 1997-99 | Wilder |
| John Drake (MS) | Bioabsorbable Bone Cement Biomechanics | 1999-2001 | Goel/Hitchon |
| Jamie Ryan (MS) | Biomechanics of Spinal Traction | 1999-2001 | Goel |
| Student | Title of Study | Years | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Culbertson | Load Distribution under Hockey Pads | 1997 | Goel |
| Bob Montgomery | Load Distribution under Hockey Pads | 1997 | Goel |
| Vilmarie Penson | Spine Biomechanics (USA project) | 1997 | Goel |
| Tammy Petro | Spine Biomechanics (USA project) | 1997 | Goel |
| John Drake | Lumbar Spine Biomechanics | 1998 | Goel |
| Andrew Britten | Whole Body Vibration | 1998-99 | Wilder |
| Justin Coppes | Lumbar Spine Biomechanics | 1998-99 | Goel |
| Todd Gengerke | Cervical Spine Biomechanics | 1998-99 | Goel | Brooke Hintgen | Artificial Disc Development | 1998-99 | Goel/Dove |
| Vivek Kuhrana | Impact Biomechanics of Spine | 1998-99 | Wilder |
| Jamie Ryan | Impact Testing of Spine | 1998-99 | Grosland/Goel |
| Kamal Patel (M1) | Spine Biomechanics | 1999 | Grosland/Goel |
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