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Volunteer Faculty:

Kyriacos Athanasiou, Ph.D., P.E.

Name and Present Position:
Kyriacos Athanasiou, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Bioengineering

Office Address:

Education:
Colombia University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1985
Ph.M. Mechanical Engineering, 1988
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 1989

Hospital Training:
N/A

Current Professional Appointments:
Professor of Bioengineering
Rice University

Certification:
N/A

Licensure:
Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas
Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
License Number 73895

Current Professional Activities/Committees:
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Cyprus Association of Professional Engineers
Cyprus Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Tissue Engineering Society (TES)
Society for Biomaterials (SFB)

Role in Residency Training Program:
Medical Student Research Advisor

Selected Publications in Referred Journals in the Last Five Years:
1. Shin, D. and K.A. Athanasiou. Cytoindentation for obtaining cell biomechanical properties. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 17(6): 880-890, 2000.

2. Athanasiou, K.A., B. Thoma, D.R. Lanctot, D. Shin, C.M. Agrawal, R.G. LeBaron. Development of the cytodetachment technique to quantify mechanical adhesiveness of the single cell. Biomaterials, 20(23-24):2405-2415, 1999.

3. Schenck, R.C., I.S. Kovach, A. Agarwal, R. Brummett, R.A. Ward, D. Lanctot, K.A. Athanasiou. Cruciate injury patterns in knee hyperextension: A cadaveric model. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 15(5): 489-495, 1999.

4. Athanasiou, K.A., J.G. Fleishli, J. Bosma, T.J. Laughlin, C.F. Zhu, C.M. Agrawal, L.A. Lavery. Effects of diabetes mellitus on human ankle cartilage biomechanics. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 368:182-189, 1999.

5. Burkhart, S.S., M.A. Wirth, M. Simonich, D. Salem, D. Lanctot, K.A. Athanasiou. Loop security as a determinant of tissue fixation security. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 14(7):773-776, 1998.