VIJAY K. GOEL, PH. D.

Endowed Chair & McMaster-Gardner Professor of Orthopaedic Bioengineering

Co-Director, Engineering Center for Orthopaedic Research Excellence (E-CORE)

Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery

Colleges of Engineering and Medicine

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH 43606

PRACTICAL PROJECTS:

Design and development of a peritoneal dialysis machine.
Design and development of a uni-directional over-running clutch for use in the artificial leg. The leg design permits cross-legged sitting and squatting
Design and development of a new type of cement injection system for hip prosthesis implantations.
Patent: Surgically Implantable Spinal Correction System,(In collaboration with Prof. Joon B. Park and Dr. James N. Weinstein), Patent # 4,836,196 dated June 6, 1989.
Patent: Surgically Implantable Fastening System,(In collaboration with Prof. Joon B. Park, Dr. James N. Weinstein and Dr. Malcolm H. Pope) Patent # 6,004,323 dated Dec. 21, 1999.
Patent: Bioartificial Intervertebral Disc, Vijay K. Goel and Ron Fournier, Patent #…, filed on Aug. 19, 2002.
Patent: Golf Exercise Machine for the Elderly, Vijay K. Goel, etal. In the process of filing, March 2005.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS:

Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan
School of Physiotherapy, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS:

Fellow American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
Member International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
Member Orthopedic Research Society (ORS)
Member Cervical Spine Research Society
Member American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
Member Council of Chairs of Biomedical and Bioengineering Undergraduate Programs
Member Biomedical Engineering Society
Member American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)