CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Fadi Joseph Bejjani, M.D (DEM), M.A., Ph.D
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CURRENT PART-TIME POSITIONS
2009-pres Director, International Research, American Cryostem, Eatontown, NJ
Set up FDA paerworks and NIH patient safety guideline, supervised infection control, set up international cell banks, set up clinical protocols for MS, disc and joint disease, wrote fundraising presentationa and peer-reviewed presentations and articles
2013-pres Blogger www.fadibejjani.wordpress.com;
www.spinemis.wordpress.com
www.healthcareeconomicsblog.wordpress.com
www.60new40blog.wordpress.com
www.multilinguallinguistics.wordpress.com
www.independent.academia.edu/FadiBejjani
2016-pres President, Prevention Anti-Aging and Regeneration Institute www.PARIliveagain.com
Created the concept of a natural-based non-invasive approach to prevent and cure primarily type II Diabetes Mellitus and its complications
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
1985-87 Research Director, Orthopaedic Center for the Arts, HJDOI.
Research Associate, Occupational and Industrial Orthopaedic Center, HJDOI-OIOC
1988-90 Project Director, Functional Capacity Evaluation, KJMC.
1990-92 Attending Physician, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Medical Center.
Director of Motion and Function Analysis, and Medical Director of the Arts Medicine Clinic, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (KIR), West Orange, NJ 07052.
1990 Consulting Attending, KIR.
1991-92 Associate Director of Research, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Medical Center.
1992-96 Director, Occupational/Musculoskeletal Diseases, Department of PM&R, UMDNJ-NJMS.
1993-96 Rehabilitation Medicine Liaison, The Liver Center, UMDNJ-NJMS.
1994-96 Cancer Rehabilitation Liaison, UMDNJ-NJMS.
1996-2000 Attending, East Orange General Hospital, Clara Maass, NJ
MAJOR VISITING APPOINTMENTS:
7/1986 Visiting Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (as a volunteer with "Orthopaedic Overseas": Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
12/1989 Visiting Professor, Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Arts Medicine: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
2001 Bogdan Hospital, Lviv, Ukraine
Neurosurgical Institute, Kiev, Ukraine
2015 Armenian International Institute for Reparative, Regenerative and Rejuvenation Medicine, Yerevan, Armenia
BOARD and OTHER CERTIFICATIONS:
1993-2003 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Perm. Certification # 4042)
1995-2000 American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (Certification # 95-00234)
2002 Certified/Licensed in Acupuncture
1997-2007 American Board of Electrodiagnosis Medicine (Certification #2206)
Eligible American Board of Preventive Medicine – Occupational Medicine
2003-2013American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Recertified)
2005 Certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia (National University of Health Sciences)
American Board of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
2006 American Board of Pain Medicine
American Board of Anesthesia/PM&R – Pain Management Subspecialty Certification
2007 Certified in Minimally Invasive Facial Cosmetic Surgery, UMDNJ-NJDS
Certified by the International Society of Meso-Lipotherapy
2008 Certified in Liposuction, SmartLipo Center, PA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
1981 French College of Orthopaedic Surgeons
1982 New York Academy of Science
1982 American College of Sports Medicine
1983 Human Factors Society
1984 American Medical Association
New York County Medical Society
New York State Medical Society
1985 Orthopaedics Overseas
International Arts Medicine Association, Scientific Advisory Board
1987 The American Association of French-speaking Health Professionals
1987 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
American Society on Aging
1990 Southern Medical Association
1991 Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography
Geriatric Executive Committee, New York University
1992 Prix de Lausanne (International Ballet Competition), USA Delegation
1993 Essex County Long Term Care Task Force
Computer-Based Patient Record Institute.
1994 Physiatric Association for Sports, Spine and Occupational Rehabilitation, Research Committee
1994 Physiatric Association for Sports, Spine and Occupational Rehabilitation, Education
1995 Association of Academic Physiatrists
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Medicine
International Spinal Injections Society
2002 American Academy of Pain Management
2005 American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians
American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery
2010American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
2011American Cryostem Panel
2012International Society for Stem Cell Reasearch
International Society for Cell Therapy
California Stem Cell Treatment Center
HONORS AND AWARDS:
1983 Phi Delta Kappa, New York University Chapter.
1990 Nominated for the "Who's Who" International.
Nominated for the "Who's Who" Among Rising Young Americans.
1998 Fully Credentialed (Physician, heathcare providers, facility, medical records, etc.) by the AMA’s American Medical Accreditation Program with the highest score of 98.21%
1999 Proclamation from the State of New Jersey Assembly and Senate
1999-00-01 Certificate of Appreciation, State of New Jersey.
2000 National Register’s WHO’S WHO’S in Executives & Professionals
2001 Strathmore WHO’S WHO’S
2002 National Leadership Award, Physicians Advisory Board. Chairman, State of New Jersey
9/1/02-9/1/05 American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award (based on 350 Continuous category I Medical Education credits)
2003 Listed in The National Guide for theTOP PHYSICIANS IN AMERICA in PM&R & Pain Management
2004-05 Listed in The National Guide for theTOP PHYSICIANS IN AMERICA in Physiatry & Interventional Pain.
2005 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (US)
EDITORIAL POSITIONS:
1984 Journal of Biomechanics
1986 National Science Foundation grant proposals
1986 Physics Today
Ergonomics
1990 American Academy of PM&R abstracts for presentation at annual meeting
1991 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1993 American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1994 Healthy Decisions [co-editor], Newsletter published by Doctors Office Center, UMDNJ.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (* Guest Lecturer):
1982 * The CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. Department of Occupational Health and Safety, New York University, New York, NY
Study of the loads on the back and the knee and their relationship during lifting. HJDOI, New York, NY
1983 * Osteonecrosis of the femoral neck. HJDOI, New York, NY
The effect of light load on spinal configuration in healthy males. Orthopaedic Research Society, Anaheim, CA
The effect of light load on the trajectory of the center-of-mass in healthy males. Orthopaedic Research Society, Anaheim, CA
1983 * New insights into musicians' occupational disorders. Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York University, New York, NY
OCCUPATIONAL HAND disorders of professional musicians. Alumni meeting, HJDOI, New York, NY
The effect of joint laxity on occupational disorders of musicians. American Rheumatology Association, Providence, RI
* Clinical applications of bioengineering. Harlem Hospital, New York, NY
1984 Occupational hand disorders of string players, pianists, harpists and guitarists. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Atlanta, GA
* Report on the activities of the Orthopaedic Center for the Arts. Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Effect of the instrument on the musician's musculoskeletal system. International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, Toronto, Canada
1984 * The Biomechanical Profile, a new diagnostic tool for assessment of musicians' occupational disorders. The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
* OCCUPATIONAL DISORDERS of harpists: clinical findings, biomechanical Profile and preventive methods. American Harp Society, St. Paul, MN
Seminar on the psycho-physiological aspects of the musician. HJDOI, New York, NY
1984 * The Biomechanical Profile, a new diagnostic tool for musicians' occupational disorders. Department of Music and Music Education, New York University, New York, NY
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children (Trauma Conference Series). NYC
LIFTING STRESS Calculator.International Ergonomic Association, Bournemouth, UK
1985 * Occupational hand disorders. St. Vincent's Medical Center of New York, New York, NY
* Chairman, Human Performance session. Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Louisville, KY
1986 Hand temperature changes and effect of mood profile in musicians during performance. Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Louisville, KY
* The Biomechanical Profile of Harp playing. American Harp Society Conf, LA, CA
The Lifting Stress Calculator, a new tool for workers' education. International Conference on Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Workplace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Questionnaire survey and standard visual artist's workplace analysis. International Conference on Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Workplace, Copenhagen, Denmark
* Current research on Performing Artists Disorders. Academic Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
* ERGONOMICS of musicians. Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
* Supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children. Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
* Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. Applications to Trauma, Rehabilitation and Sports. Black Lion Hospital, Addis Adaba University, Ethiopia
Biomechanical basis of musculoskeletal disorders among visual artists. North American Congress on Biomechanics, Montreal, Canada
Postural kinematics of Trumpet playing. North American Congress on Biomechanics, Montreal, Canada
1987 Acceleration and foot pressure analysis in flamenco dancers. American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, San Francisco, CA
* Ergonomics of musicians and dancers. International Society for the Study
Tension in Performance, London, England
* Current research in Performing Arts Medicine. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
* The Biomechanical Profile of musicians and dancers. Lund University, Sweden
1987 * Occupational disorders of musicians. Board of Occupational Safety and Health, Stockholm, Sweden
* Seminar on Cumulative Trauma and Repetitive Motion Injuries. HJDOI, New York, NY
* The Biomechanical Profile of harpists. World Harp Congress, Vienna, Austria
1988 Relationship between wrist and midpalm motor latencies of the median nerve in patients on hemodialysis.American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,Seattle,WA
1989 * The Biomechanical Profile of musicians. Faculty Lecturer and Moderator, First International Conference on Performing Arts Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel
* The Biomechanical Profile of dancers. Faculty Lecturer and Moderator, First International Conference on Performing Arts Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel
A comparative acoustic and electromyographic study of violin vibrato. Conference on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen, CO
Spinal motion and strength in flamenco dancers. Conference on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen, CO
* The Biomechanical Profile: its use in Performing Arts Medicine. Course Lecturer. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, San Antonio, TX
* Faculty Lecturer and Moderator, International Symposium on Orthopaedic Management of Joint Diseases, Shanghai, P. R. China
1990 * Lecturer and Consultant in Motion and Function Analysis, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, J.F.K. Hospital, Edison, NJ
* Neuromuscular Disorders of Musicians. Grand Rounds. The Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation [KIR], West Orange, NJ
1991 * Course Director, Advances in Performing Arts Medicine, Southern Medical Association, Atlanta, GA
* KINEMATICS AND KINETICS OF LIFTING. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
* Biomechanics of the Upper Extremity. KIR, West Orange, NJ
* Chairman, Panel on "Music Technology for People with Disabilities," World Congress on Technology (GSA, U.S. Board of Contract Appeals and Council on Accessible Technology, Washington, DC
1992 * Etiology of Falls in the Elderly. UMD, Newark, NJ
Dynamic Load on the Human Body. MedArt International 1992 World Congress on Arts and Medicine, New York, NY
1993 * Preventive Exercises for Osteoporosis.Women's Health Seminar.UMDNJ, Newark, NJ
* Panelist, Work group on "Health and the Dance Community". World Dance Alliance, First General Assembly of the Americas Center, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
* The Cervical Syndrome. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (KIR), NJ
* Gait and Motion Analysis in Low Back Pain Patients. UMD-Department of Pain Management, NJ
* INJECTIONS IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE, KIR, NJ
* Introduction to Industrial Medicine and Disability Evaluation, KIR, NJ
1993 * Modern Approaches in Pain Management, Haitian Medical Association, Newark, NJ
* Workshop on Independent Medical Examination and Disability Rating, KIR, NJ
* Oh My Aching Back, UMD-NJMS, Women's Health Initiative, NJ
1993 Neck and Back Pain: Don't Take It Lying Down!, UMDNJ, Celebrate Life! Seminar, NJ
* Program Chairman, Seminar on "Preventive Ergonomics for the Workplace", UMD-NJMS (part of NJMS 40th Anniversary Celebration Calendar).
* State-of-the-Art Technology and Creative Arts Therapy for the Elderly, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging-33rd Annual Meeting&World Con-ference on Independent Living:Technology,Care and Living Environments,Orlando, FL
* The Cervical Pain Syndrome, KIR, NJ
1994 * INJECTIONS IN THE UPPER EXTREMITY, KIR, NJ
* INJECTIONS IN THE LOWER EXTREMITY AND THE SPINE, KIR, NJ
* Epidemiological and Medical Review of the Most Common Occupational Related Injuries - Workers’ Compensation Challenges and Solutions - Selected Case Studies, Ocean County Workers' Compensation Seminar, Toms River, NJ
1995 * The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Hand and Wrist Repetitive Strain Injuries, DOC Health Seminar Series, Newark, NJ
* Shoulder and Elbow Repetitive Strain Injuries, DOC Health Seminar Series, Newark, NJ
* Applications of State-of-the-Art Technology to Workers' Compensation Cases, Seminar for Workers' Compensation Judges, Trenton, NJ.
* Common Occupational Injuries and Workers' Compensation - Academy of PM&R Resident Physician Council Annual Conference, West Orange, NJ.
* State-of-the-Art Biomechanical Functional Capacity Evaluation, Pain Management Center, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ.
1996 * Workers’ Compensation Managed Care, Delaware Chamber of Commerce and Legislature, DE.
Early Return to Work Through Medical & Ergonomic Intervention, Occupational Safety & Health Conference, NJ Department of Labor, NJ.
* Controlling Costs with Managed Care, Occupational Safety & Health Conference, NJ Department of Labor, NJ.
* Round Table co-President, Biomecanique des Musiciens, Congres de la Medecine des Arts, Lyon, France
* Round Table co-President, Epidemiology des Instrumentalistes, Congres de la Medecine des Arts, Lyon, France
1997 * Keynote Speaker, Performing Artists Disorders and Treatment results, Health and the Musician, BAPAM, York University, U.K.
* Managed Care: A Consumer’s Guide, Occupational Safety & Health Conference, NJ Department of Labor, NJ.
1998 * Course Director, New Jersey Department of Labor – Fourth Occupational Safety & Health Conference, Track A: Medical Issues Driving Workers’ Compensation, Forrestal Marriott, Princeton, NJ.
* History, Physical and Clinical Strategy-Occupational Diseases, NJDOL – Fourth OSH Conference, Track A: Medical Issues Driving Workers’ Compensation, Workshop 1A: Targeted Medical History and Physical Examination in W.C., Princeton, NJ.
1999 * Electronic Paperless Communication-Concept and Reality, New Jersey Department of Labor – Fourth Occupational Safety & Health Conference, Track A: Medical Issues Driving Workers’ Compensation, Workshop 2A: Early Return to Work, Forrestal Marriott, Princeton, NJ .
* Electrodiagnosis for Work Injuries, First Managed Care Option, Parsippany, NJ.
* Clinical Ergonomics, 15th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Safety & Health Expo 99, Trump Plaza Hotel & casino, Atlantic City, NJ.
* Moderator: Enviromental and Occupational Medicine Update, 15th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Safety & Health Expo 99, Trump Plaza Hotel & casino, Atlantic City, NJ.
* REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES: State-of-the-Art Biomechanical Approaches, S.E.A.K, Inc. Nineteenth National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Hyannis, MA .
* Paperless Electronic Medical Records in Occupational Medicine and Workers’ Compensation, S.E.A.K. Inc. Nineteenth National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Medicine Seminar, Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Hyannis, MA .
1999 * REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES, Fifth Annual Occupational Safety & Health Conference – Department of Labor, East Brunswick, NJ
* Repetitive Strain Injuries in Harpists, World Harp Congress, Prague, Tchecoslovakia.
2000 * Ergonomic Work Station Evaluation. Dealing with Repetitive Strain Injuries, Sixteenth Mid-Atlantic Region Safey & Health EXPO 2000, Atlantic City, NJ
* Dealing with Repetitive Strain Injuries, Sixth Annual Occupational Safety & Health Conference – Department of Labor, Princeton, NJ
2001 * Physical and Psychological Problems of Shift Work, EXPO 2001, NJSSC Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ.
2002 * Acupuncture and Prolotherapy in Sports Injuries, Boilermaker Sports Medicine Symposium, MVCC, Utica, NY
* EMG-guided Spinal Injections, Acupuncture & Regenerative Injection Therapy, Oneida, NY
2003 * State-of-the-Art Pain Management Procedures, Central New York Medical Society- CME series, Little Falls Hospital, NY
Manipulation Under Anesthesia, Central New York Medical Society-CME series, Little Falls Hospital, NY
2004 * Vertebroplasty, Central New York Medical Society-CME series,Little Falls Hospital, NY
2005 Course Chairman: Manipulation under Anesthesia, COPPS Medical Center, Utica, NY
2007 Lecturer PFIZER on Celebrex for Pain, Utica NY
* Lecturer ELI LILLY Use of Cymbalta in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Albany, Rochester, NY; Clifton NJ
2008 * Lecturer P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Program sponsored by ALPHARMA to educate physician about diagnosing and preventing prescription drug abuse, Platsburg, Rochester, Binghamton, Buffalo, Albany, NY
2011Expert Pannel Efficacy of Autologous Fat Transfer for Cosmetic Breast and Buttock Augmentation, Hand and Face Cosmesis. American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 27th Annual meeting,Phoenix AZ
2015 Armenian International Institute for Reparative, Regenerative and Rejuvenation Medicine. Armenian Ministery of Health Dr Armin Muradian, Yerevan, Armenia; Department of Hematology Oncology (Professor Daghmashian, Yerevan, Armenia; Yerevan State Medical University (Professor Naramanyan and Yenkoyan), Yerevan, Armenia.
GRANT HISTORY:
1983 Arthritis Foundation: $150,000. Cooperation with R. Winchester, MD, P.I.
1984 HJDOI Research and Development Foundation: $75,000. P.I., Orthopaedic Center for the Arts
1988 Social Security Administration: $150,000 + 20,000 + 15,000 (1.5 years). P.I., Computerized Evaluation of Functional Capacity for Work Performance, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and New York U., Human Performance Analysis Laboratory
1988 The Whittaker Foundation: $150,000 (3 years). P.I., Kinematics and Kinetics of Violin Playing, New York University, Human Performance Analysis Laboratory
1990 U.S. Department of Education: $720,000 (3 years). Mentor (P.I.: Thomas Findley, MD, PhD, Advanced Multidisciplinary Training Program in Rehabilitation Medicine. KIR/UMDNJ-NJMS
Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education: $126,000 (1 year). Co-P.I., Rehabilitation Engineering Technology Program: New Jersey Institute of Technology and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Inc. (P.I.: Frank Dolan, PhD)
1991 Pfizer Laboratories: $45,000. P.I. MedArt International Brochure. MedArt USA, Inc.
Sandoz Pharma: $105,000. P.I. The Gift of Life exhibit and receptions (as part of the MedArt International 1992 World Congress). MedArt USA, Inc.
National Institutes of Health: $639,090 (5 years). Director of Evaluation (Program Director: Leonard Diller, PhD), Multidisciplinary Medical Rehabilitation Research. Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Medical Center.
1992 National Institutes of Health: $785,000 (5 years). Mentor (PI: Thomas Findley, MD, PhD), Advanced Multidisciplinary Training Program in Rehabilitation Medicine. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation/UMDNJ-NJMS.
Benjamin Franklin Fund - Buck Nell University: $24,567. P.I. Effect of the Spins Strap on spinal muscular activity in guitarists. MedArt USA, Inc.
1994 Nu-Magnetics, Inc.: $103,852. P.I. Clinical Trial to Assess the Therapeutic Efficacy of Magnetics for Pain Reduction in Subjects with Chronic Myofascial Pain of the Lumbar Region and With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. UMDNJ-NJMS.
DHHS, Center for Alternative Medicine in Rehabilitation: $1,165,551 (5 years). Advisory Board (PI: Samuel Shiflett, Ph.D.). Exploratory Center for Alternative Medicine Research. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation/UMDNJ-NJMS.
1995 Dynasplint Systems, Inc.: $32,000. P.I. Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Dynamic Splinting of the Ankle in Plantar Fasciitis Patients.UMD-NJMS
Dynasplint Systems, Inc.: $28,600. P.I. Pilot Study to Test a New Biplanar Shoulder Dynamic Splinting Device in Patients with Frozen Shoulders. UMDNJ-NJMS.
VIDEOTAPES/CDs
1987 A Holistic Approach to Disability Evaluation (24 minutes)
The Biomechanical Profile of a Harpist (8.5 minutes)
1991 Forever Young: Music and Aging (hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging) (2 hours, 40 minutes)
1992 Department of PM&R outpatient activities at UMD-NJMS, DOC: brief overview and walk through for prospective residents.
1993 A Walkthrough at the Daily News (4.5 minutes)
1994 A Holiday Concert - 40th Anniversary Celebration of the New Jersey Medical School at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart - Newark, NJ (90 minutes).
2000 Repetitive Strain Injuries - CD
EXPERT/CONSULTANT:
1986 Johnson & Johnson, McNeil Plant, Philadelphia, PA: Wrist injuries in packaging lines.
1986-02 New York State Superior Court: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
1986 Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris: Preventive programs for musicians' musculoskeletal injuries.
1990 Shanghai Second University Medical School, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering: Establishing a motion and function analysis laboratory.
1990 Beijing Friendship Hospital, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, NET, Neurology, Radiology, and Rehabilitation: Establishing the first Arts Medicine Institute in P.R. China.
N.A.S.A., Houston, TX: Motion and function analysis of astronauts during extra-vehicular activities. Placement of a computerized motion analysis system aboard the Space Station Freedom.
1993 The Daily News, Kearny NJ plant and Brooklyn NY plant: Ergonomic and
Preventive Health study of all workplaces in preparation for the design of a new plant in Jersey City, NJ. Workers’ Compensation Consultant.
1994 First Managed Care Option, Informal Workers’ Compensation Consultant.
Berkley Risk Managers, Inc., Medical Reviewer and Expert Consultant.
New Jersey Superior Court, several districts and appearances: malpractice and liability
New Jersey Compensation Court, many appearances in many counties.
1995 Overlook Medical Arts Center, International Women’s Holistic Health Center (Alternative Therapy, Exercise for Falls Prevention and Osteoporosis).
Professional Work Care (subsidiary of Professional Sports Care, Inc.), Chief Medical Consultant.
Haworth Furniture Manufacturer, Ergonomic Consultant.
1996 New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Workers’ Compensation, Computerization of First Report of Injury and establishing electronic data transfer between employers and the State.
New Castle Chamber of Commerce, Workers’ Compensation Managed Care Consultant.
1998 New Jersey State Safety Council, Expo Committee
2000 Ohio State Supreme Court, Spinal Cord Patient Research Complications
2001 New Jersey Federal Court [Newark], Disability Determination
Bogdan Hospital, Lviv, Ukraine
Neurosurgical Institute, Kiev, Ukraine
2015 Armenian International Institute for Reparative, Regenerative and Rejuvenation Medicine, Yerevan, Armenia
INVENTIONS, ERGONOMIC DESIGN:
1982 Lifting Stress Calculator: A microprocessor device to compute loads on joints during lifting.
1992 Quantitative video fluoroscopy hardware/software (Patent #5,090,042, Fed. Reg., Feb. 18).
1993 PDM Patient Data Management Software (Copyrighted and trademarked).
2001 2K4 and 2K4Health Trademarks
2010 Posterior Spinal Fusion Device, Provisional Patent #61418486
TESTIMONY:
1991 Lee, M.H.; Bejjani, F.J.; Nagler, J.; Zaretsky, H. Forever Young: Music and Aging. Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, 102nd Congress, 1st Session, Washington, DC. Serial No. 102-9, pp. 71-88.
MAIN PUBLICATIONS (with related URL where available)
BIOENGINEERING
Bejjani, F.J.; Chang, W.; Bejjani, N.; Chyan, D. Ergonomic video and questionnaire analysis of visual artists. In: W. Karwowski (ed.), Trends in Ergonomics/ Human Factors III, vol A. North_Holland: Elsevier Science Publishing Co., 1986, pp. 659_-666. http://www.worldcat.org/title/trends-in-ergonomicshuman-factors-iii-proceedings-of-the-annual-international-i. ISBN:444700366 EAN:978**********
Bejjani, F.J.; Ferrara, L.; Tomaino, C.M.; Xu N.; Pavlidis, L.; Wu, J.; Dommerholt, J. Comparison of three piano techniques as an implementation of a proposed experimental design. Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 4(3): 109_113, 1989. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999396900933; www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1360859209000151
Bejjani, F.J. : Repetitive Strain Injuries: State-of-the-Art Biomechanical Approaches. In: SEAK, Inc. Occupational Medical Digest and Workers’ Compensation Monthly 1999 National Seminar . Hyannis, MA: 1999
Titiloye, V.M.; Bejjani, F.J.; Xu, N.; Lei, L. Kinetic lifting requirements of hospital workers using on_site 3D video analysis. In: Anderson, P.A., Hobart, D.J., and Danoff, J.V. (eds.), Electromyographical Kinesiology. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., 1991 http://www.worldcat.org/title/electromyographical-kinesiology-proceedings-of-the-international-society-of-electrophysiological-kinesiology-held-in-baltimore-maryland-12-16-august-1990-25th-anniversary/oclc/490156716; http://books.google.es/books/about/Electromyographical_Kinesiology.html?id=N31rAAAAMAAJ
Voloshin, A.; Bejjani, F.J.; Halpern, N.; Frankel, V. Dynamic Loading in Flamenco Dancers. A Biomechanical Study. Human Movement Science, 8: 503_513, 1989. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/016794578990033X; www.researchgate.net/publication/236585565
Bejjani, F.J.; Xu, N.; Parnianpour, M.; and Pavlidis, L. Optimizing kinematics and kinetics of piano performance. J. of Biomechanics, 23(7):730, 1990. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002192909090241T
Bejjani, F.J.; and Pavlidis, L. Kinetics of Violin Vibrato. Journal of Biomechanics, 23(7):730, 1990. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002192909090242U
COSMETIC/STEM CELLS
Bejjani, FJ, Stern, F, Goldfarb, R, Troell, RJ, Goldman, R., Moscatello, D. (20114). Adipocyte Viability Study in an accredited Cryolab, effect of age, harvesting technique, sample size, freezing delay, freezing duration, and shipping. Submitted to the Journal of the AACS
Bejjani, F.J., Tangco-Evans, R., Hassan, S.Efficacy of Autologous Fat Transfer for Cosmetic Breast and Buttock Augmentation, Hand and Face Cosmesis. Am.Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 27th Annual meeting, 2011.
Bejjani, F.J., Tangco-Evans, R., Hassan, S. Large Amount of Fat Transfers To Breast and Buttocks: Technique and Outcomes. Multidisciplinary Congress on Aesthetics, Istambul, Turkey, April 2011
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Bejjani, F.J. : Paperless Electronic Records in Occupational Medicine and Workers’ Compensation. In: SEAK, Inc. Occupational Medical Digest and Workers’ Compensation Monthly 1999 National Seminar . Hyannis, MA: 1999.
FOOT
Bejjani, F.J.; and Jahss, M. Le Double's study of muscle variations of the human body. Part I: Muscle variations of the leg. Foot and Ankle, 6(4): 111_134, 1985. www.researchgate.net/publication/19254191_; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3514399
Bejjani, F.J.; and Jahss, M. Le Double's study of muscle variations of the human body. Part II; Muscle variations of the foot. Foot and Ankle, 6(4): 157_176, 1986. www.researchgate.net/publication/19648320_; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3908251
Shereff, M.; Bejjani, F.J.; and Kummer, F. Kinematics of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 68A(3): 392_398, 1986. http://jbjs.org/content/68/3/392; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3949833
Diebold, P.; and Bejjani, F.J. Basal osteotomy of the fifth metatarsal with intermetatarsal pinning, a new approach to Tailor's bunion. Foot and Ankle, 8(1): 40_45, 1987. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/095825929390008Q; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pumed/3623361b
Bejjani F.J. Occupational biomechanics of athletes and dancers. A comparative approach. Symposium on Occupational Medicine. Clinics of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 4(3): 671_711, 1987. www.researchgate.net/publication/20270467_; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2886209
Shereff, M.J.; DiGiovanni, L.; Bejjani, F.J.; Hersh, A. A comparison of non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing radiographs of