Dr. Frank Pintar

Dr. Frank PintarMarquette University

Zablocki VA Medical Center

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 384-2000, ext. 41534bme@mcw.marquette.eduGoogle Scholar

Curriculum Vitae

Kern Professor and Founding Chair

Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Director

Zablocki VA Neuroscience (ZVAMC) Laboratories

Director

Wisconsin Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) Center

Professional Preparation

• Ph.D., 1986, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University 
• B.S., 1982, Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University 

Courses Taught

BIEN 6953 Seminar in Biomedical Engineering—Graduate course that hosts weekly scholarly presentations on current topics in biomedical engineering and related areas by visiting professors, resident faculty and graduate students

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Research Interests

• Biomechanics of brain and spinal cord injury
• Mechanics of spine surgical techniques
• Motor vehicle crash trauma

Selected Recent Publications

Active Grant Funding

• "CIREN Pedestrian and Motor Vehicle Occupant Enrollment." Sponsored by the Department of Transporation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• "Occupant Safety In Obliquely Mounted Aircraft Seat Systems." Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration.
• "Advanced Total Body Model (ATBM) Injury Model Validation."  Sponsored by the L3 Applied Technologies Inc.
• "Biological Materials Testing to Support Computational Modeling."  Sponsored by the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
• "Biomechanics Product Team (BIO PT) Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) Army Project."  Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.