Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.
Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Consultant
Technical Support in Litigation
Areas of Specialization
Qualified as an expert witness in civil and criminal courts.
Injury biomechanics in automotive crashes, aircraft crashes, elevator failures, sports impacts and slips and falls.
Accident reconstruction and failure analysis for litigation involving product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice,
Internationally recognized engineering and medical expertise.
Analyses involving motor vehicle accidents, automotive, train and aircraft accident and injury analysis and traffic safety, forklift turnovers, elevator free-falls, slips, trips and falls; sports injuries, product liability in industrial, sports, recreational and safety equipment; sports and industrial injuries, ergonomics and repetitive stress syndromes;
Extensively published in the peer-reviewed national and international literature.
Expert Services
Expertise includes analyses of vehicular, industrial, recreational, commercial, and sports-related injuries in addition to the evaluation of protective devices and safety systems, such as seat belts and helmets. Services may include:
Summary and analysis of accident reports, witness statements, depositions, damage reports, scene photographs, etc.
Inspection and analysis of vehicles; machinery; objects associated with an injury and the injury environment; and to identify injury causation and injury prevention factors.
Protective devices evaluation (seat belts, air bags, clothing, guards, helmets) to identify injury causation factors.
Evaluation of workplace hazards and equipment, to identify injury causation factors.
Computer analyses including animation and simulation in both demonstrative and analytic formats.
Search and retrieval of relevant literature from medical and engineering databases.
Re-enactment of human kinematics or injury scenarios on-site or in laboratory setting
Preparation for deposition, arbitration, mediation, or trial.
Preparation of court exhibits (photographs, charts, graphs, anatomic models, animation, and literature summaries).
Academic Credentials
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering/Aeronautical Sciences, 1966
University of California, Berkeley, California
M.Sc. Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, 1961
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies, Toronto, Canada
B.Sc. Engineering Physics, 1959
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Invited Scientific Reviewer:
NSF (National Science Foundation) SBIR/STTR grant proposal reviewer, Panel Participant
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
Applied Mechanics Reviews
Canadian Heart Foundation Applications
Mathematical and Computer Modeling - An International Journal
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
Cooperative Grants Program of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Singapore
Professional Experience (Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering)
2002 Present: Biodynamics International. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Senior Forensic Consultant, Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
2001 2002: Senior Associate in Injury Causation Analysis and Litigation Support, Forensic Biomechanics
2000 2001: Research Professor of Physics and Mathematics - Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
1995 1998: Research Professor of Biomedical and Human Factors Engineering - Wright State University,
College of Engineering and Computer Science, Dayton, Ohio
1996 1997: Senior Consultant, US Air Force Armstrong Laboratory (Human Systems Division),
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
1994 1995: Principal Scientist, US Air Force Armstrong Laboratory - Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
1989 1994: President, Biodynamics International - Halifax, Canada
1985 1989: A. D. Foulis Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada
1985: Senior Scientist, Stanford Research International - Menlo Park, California
1983 1985: Senior Physicist, Physics International Company - San Leandro, California
1980 1982: Professor of Medicine, University of Besanon France
1979 1982: Professor of Physics, Chemistry and Automation, University of Toulouse III France
1975 1978: Professor of Biological and Medical Engineering, University of Compigne - France
Director of Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering, University of Compigne France
1976 1977: Consultant, Socit Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs France
1972 1975: Associate Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Paris VI &VII,
Paris, France and Researcher at INSERM (National Institute of Medical Research)
1972 1974: Senior Research Engineer, Gonuclear El Paso - Geneva, Switzerland
1966 1975: Assistant Professor of Applied Mechanics & Structures - University of California
Co-director of graduate programs
1969 1972: Senior Researcher, Rand Corporation - Santa Monica, California
1967 1970: Consultant, Geophysical Technology Corp., Pasadena, California
Areas of Specialization
1. Blast waves and Explosions - Published research studies in gas dynamics
Shock Physics: Development and implementation of experimental programs for generating cylindrical explosions by strong electrical discharge into stoichiometric mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen. High speed rotating drum and multi-spark Schlieren photography. Analysis of results within a framework of wave propagation theory.
Nuclear Explosions at the Ocean Surface: Theoretical analysis of shock wave propagation with special attention to the air-water interface.
Shock Wave Propagation of arbitrary strength into regions of non-uniform density separated by a free surface - Analytical and numerical techniques based on the method of characteristics.
Breakup of liquid droplets released into high-speed gas flows (2 to 5 km/sec) - analysis subsequently corroborated by experiments.
Fluid-Shell Interactions: Theoretical analysis of the dynamic response of a submerged structure to underwater explosions - numerical computations of diffracted shock wave patterns and structural loading.
2. Biomedical phenomena:
Bioengineering/Biomechanics, physiological fluid dynamics, cardiovascular and pulmonary hemodynamics, uptake of volatile toxicant vapors by the respiratory tract and the skin, blood flow transport to the brain and eyes;
Biomedical instrumentation, mathematical modeling and numerical computer-based predictions of physiological response to a wide variety of underlying complex physiological mechanisms;
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling and rheology of biological tissues;
Flow dynamics in collapsible vessels, lubrication of articular joints, macromolecular transport in the arterial wall, fluid dynamics of the eye, and cardiac mechanics; and
Particle deposition in the pulmonary airways, subcutaneous circulation, cardiovascular response to G-stress in both microgravity (space environment) and hypergravity (aviation physiology).
Current and Past Affiliations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - U.S.A.
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) - U.S.A.
Biological Engineering Society - U.K.
Socit de Biomcanique - France
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) - U.S.A.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - U.S.A.
Association for the Advancement of Modeling & Simulation Techniques in Enterprises - France
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) - U.S.A.
Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society (CMBES) - Canada
European Society of Biomechanics - Netherlands
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) - Canada
Canadian Society of Aviation Medicine (CSAM) - Canada
Canadian Applied Mathematics Society - Canada
Aerospace Medical Association/Life Sciences & Biomedical Engineering Branch (LSBEB) U.S.A.
The Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE)
Honors Cited in:
International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement 1984
Who's Who in the World, Sixth Edition - 1982-1983
Men of Achievement, Ninth Edition - 1982
Who's Who in the World, Fifth Edition - 1980-1981
Who's Who in Western Europe - 1978-1979
NATO-AGARD Scientific Consultant (Europe) - 1972-1973
American Men of Science - 1969
International Scientific Journal Publications and Reports
1960 2002: He has had published 111 international scientific journal publications and reports.
(Detailed publication and reports listing shall be provided upon request.)
Contributions to Conferences, Seminars and Symposia
1967 2002: Hehas contributed to 193 presentations in the following 38 countries.
(Detailed presentation listing shall be provided upon request.)
Nationality and Citizenship
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Citizenship - United States of America
Availability
Available nationwide and internationally for presentations, consultations and qualified expert witness case assignments.
Notice
A fully detailed Curriculum Vitae containing publications and presentations shall be made available upon request.
Languages
English, French, German, Russian. Extensive international experience
Fee Schedule-
Expert Designation Fee: $1,000
Retainer Policy: $2,500
Non-Testimonial: $350.00 per hour
Testimonial: $425.00 per hour
Travel Policy: at cost
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