Fadi Joseph Bejjani MD. Phd.
Alternative Medicine Acupuncture - Manipulation Arthritis-Osteoporosis Aging Arts & Sports Medicine Biomechanical Engineering Computerized Medical Records Cosmetic Surgery Disability Management Functional Capacity Evaluation Gait/Motion Analysis Electrodiagnosis Medicine Ergonomics Repetitive Strain Injuries Foot Hand Occupational Medicine Workers Compensation Orthopaedics Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Interventional Pain Management Psychology Spine
Dr. Fadi Bejjani   Specialties  Bibliography C.O.P.P.S. Medical

BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Affiliation
1983-88 Instructor, Physical Biomechanics:  Department of Occupational Health and Safety,  NYU-SEHNAP.
1988-92 Adjunct Associate Professor, Physical Biomechanics:  Department of Occupational Therapy, NYU-SEHNAP.
Publications Numerous including books, chapters, peer-reviewed articles and abstrats, and media and press interviews and reports [see Bibliography]
Education
7/1982-6/1983  Fellow, Orthopaedic Bioengineering, Hospital for Joint DiseasesOrthopaedic Institute (HJDOI)
7/1983-6/1984 Intern,  Orthopaedic Surgery - Biomechanics, HJDOI-NYU School of Medicine
5/1984 Master of Arts, Orthopaedic BiomechanicsNew York University- School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Professions (SEHNAP)
10/1987 Doctor of Philosophy: Ergonomics and Occupational Biomechanics, NYU-SEHNAP.
7/85-6/87 Research Fellow, Orthopaedic Bioengineering, HJDOI- NYU
Research Grants
1990      Co-Principal Investigator Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education:  $126,000 (1 year). Rehabilitation Engineering Technology Program:  New Jersey Institute of Technology and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Inc. (P.I.:  Frank Dolan, PhD)
Teaching
1983      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
Clinical Applications of  Bioengineering. Harlem Hospital, New York, NY
1984 The Biomechanical Profile, a new diagnostic tool for assess­ment of musicians' occupational disorders.  The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
1986 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 The Biomechanical Profile of musicians and dancers.  Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Acceleration and foot pressure analysis in flamenco dancers.  American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, San Francisco, CA
1989 The Biomechanical Profile of musicians and dancers. Faculty Lecturer and Moderator, First Inter­national Conferen­ce on Performing Arts Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel
The Biomechanical Profile: its use in Performing Arts Medici­ne. Course Lecturer. American Academy of Physi­cal Medicine and Rehabilitation, San Antonio, TX
1991 Biomechanics of the Upper Extremity.  Kessler Institute, West Orange, NJ
Kinematics and Kinetics Of Lifting.  Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
1992 Dynamic Load on the Human Body. MedArt International 1992 World Congress on Arts and Medicine, New York, NY
1996 Round Table co-President, Biomecanique des Musiciens, Congres de la Medecine des Arts, Lyon, France
1999 Repetitive Strain Injuries: State-of-the-Art Biomechanical             Approaches, S.E.A.K, Inc. Nineteenth National Workers’ Compensation Occupational Medicine Seminar, Sheraton Hyannis Resort, Hyannis, MA .
Guest Editor
1984      Journal of Biomechanics
1986 National Science Foundation grant proposals
Physics Today