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Rahamim (Rami) Seliktar, Ph.D.
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Vice Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems
Office: Bossone 718-A Email: seliktar@drexel.edu
Phone: 215.895.2357 Fax: 215.895.4983
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Research Keywords:
Rehabilitation engineering, Limb prostheses, biomechanics, human motion, orthopedic biomechanics.
Biosketch:
Dr. Seliktar is Professor and Vice Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at Drexel University. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Strathclyde University in Galsgow, United Kingdom. Dr. Seliktar has substantial research and practical experience in the fields of control of limb prosthesis, assistive technology, human performance analysis, orthopedic and occupational biomechanics. Dr. Seliktar's research has been supported by the Scottish Home and Health dept., Israel's Department of Defense, the US National Science Foundation(NSF and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Easter Seal Research Foundation, The National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and hospitals. More than 100 publications have resulted from his research.
Education:
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering;The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Applied Mechanics, Biomechanics;The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Bioengineering; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Active Research Projects:
Human performance with artificial limbs and functional powered and non powered orthosis; Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system; Human exposure to vibration and impulsive forces and injury prevention.
Publications:
Representative Articles:
"Characterization of Human Joint Impedance During Impulsive Motion". With Batman, M., Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 3 (4), 221-230, 1993.
"Biomechanical Optimization of Lower Limb Orthoses Using Dynamic Surface Poly-Electromyography". With Talaty, M., Esquenazi, A. and Hirai, B., BED-Vol. 28, 1994 Advances in Bioengineering, 245-246, ASME.
"An Improved Model of the Cervical Spine for use in Occupational Biomechanics." Proc., 13th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (Washington DC), with Bo, L., Esquenazi, A. and Oatis, C.A.; J. Vossoughi Ed., p. 518-521, 1994.
"A Hydrophilic Self-Anchoring Composite for Orthopedic Devices". With Sharda, A. N., Kamel, I.L., Proceedings of the 1994 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biomechanics, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1994.
"A Simple Technique to Passively Gravity-Balance Articulated Mechanisms", with Rahman, T., Ramanathan, R., and Harwin, W., ASME Transactions on Mechanisms Design, 117(4), 655-658 (December 1995).
"An Evaluation of Residual Shoulder Function as an Input to a Variable-Impedance Assistive Robotic System", with Fass, D. and Rahman, T., Proceedings of the 1995 annual RESNA conference, Vancouver, B.C. p. 520-522.
"Emergency Care in Patients Wearing a Body Cast", With Lipnick, A.J., Jacobs, S.R. and Cotler, J.M., Arch. Phys. Med. Rehabil., 77,722-725,1996.
"Dynamic EMG During Walking as an Objective Measurement of Lower Limb Orthotic Alignment", with Esquenazi, A., Talaty, M., and Hirai, B., Basic an Applied Myology 7(2): 103-110, 1997.
"Controlling FES with Shoulder Motion: A Study of Adolescents with C4 Level SCI.", with Sarver, J.J., Smith, B.T., Mulcahey, M.J. and Betz R.R., IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 7(1), 27-34, 1999.
"Evaluation of Functional Capabilities of People with Muscular Dystrophy as Potential Users of Powered Orthoses", with Ramanathan, R., Rahman, T. and Alexander, M.,. BED Vol 42, 637-638, 1999.
"A Study of the vibromyographic (VMG) signal as a means for quantifying muscular effort", with Sarver, J., the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 18(1), 33-36, 2000.
"Evaluation of an Isometric and Position Joystick in a Target Acquizition Task for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy", with Rao, R.S., and Rahman, T., IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 8(1), 118-125, 2000.
"A Body-Powered Functional Upper Limb Orthosis", with Rahman, T., Sample, W., Alexander, M. and Scavina, accepted for publication in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development.
"Modeling of the Response of a Seated Vehicle Occupant to Impulsive Motion Perturbations", with Conti, R., Proceedings of the conference of the Inernational Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, July 2001.
"Intersegmental Effects of an Ankle Foot Orthosis on Joint Rotation", with Talaty, M., and Esquenazi, A., Proceedings of the conference of the Inernational Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, July 2001.
"Towards the Control of a Powered Orthosis for People with Muscular Dystrophy", with Rahman T., Ramanathan R., Stroud S., Sample W., Harwin W., Alexander M., Scavina M.,, Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Vol 215 Part H, 267-274, 2001.
"Evaluation of an Isometric and a Position Joystic in a Target Acquisition Task for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy", with Rao, R.S., and Rahman, T., Submitted to the Human Factors Journal.
Book Chapters
Seliktar, R., "Biomechanics of Prosthetic Gait" a chapter Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State of the Art Review, A. Esquenazi, Ed., Hanely & Belfus, Inc. p. 89-107, February 1994.
Seliktar, R. and Bo, L., "Kinetics of Human Gait". A book chapter in "Gait Analysis: Theory and Application", Craig and Oatis Editors, Mosby Publishers, p.223-238, 1995.
Seliktar, R. and Sarver, J. J., ?Measurements in Biomechanics?, book chapter in ?Clinical Biomechanics?, Z. Dvir, Editor, Curchil Livingstone Inc., Publishers, 2000.
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