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Kevin Toosi

Adjunct Professor
kevintoosi@alumni.pitt.edu
Bioengineering Department

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Dr. Kevin Toosi received his Medical Doctorate in 1994 and went on to practice medicine as a Primary Care Physician for more than five years before attending the University of Pittsburgh where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Bioengineering) and Master of Science in Bioengineering (Biomechanics Track). He also received a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Bioengineering (Biomechanics Track) from the University of Pittsburgh.

In 2005, Dr. Toosi joined Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, one of the nation’s largest engineering and scientific consulting firms, where he worked as an Engineer/Scientist in Biomechanics Practice for three years and received significant amount of on-the-job training in accident reconstruction, crush analysis, and occupant kinematics during motor vehicle accidents. He has also obtained five certifications in accident reconstruction from the SAE International.

Currently, Dr. Toosi is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He conducts clinical research to understand the mechanisms through which repetitive strain injuries of nerves and tendons occur and investigates the acute and chronic changes in the musculoskeletal systems by collecting and analyzing biomechanical data. His primary research interests include investigating the relationship between those injuries and biomechanical factors affecting the upper extremities’ structure and function.

Dr. Toosi has more than thirty years of experience in the areas of clinical medicine, injury biomechanics, and accident reconstruction. He has authored or coauthored several journal articles, abstracts and proceedings papers, and numerous extended reports in these areas. He is a member of the SAE International (formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), and Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM).

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Toosi, K.K., Impink, B.G., Baker, N.A., & Boninger, M.L. (2011). Effects of computer keyboarding on ultrasonographic measures of the median nerve. Am J Ind Med, 54(11), 826-833.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20983.

Wang, C.C., Nagatomi, J., Toosi, K.K., Yoshimura, N., Hsieh, J.H., Chancellor, M.B., & Sacks, M.S. (2009). Diabetes-induced alternations in biomechanical properties of urinary bladder wall in rats. Urology, 73(4), 911-915.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.11.026.

Nagatomi, J., Toosi, K.K., Chancellor, M.B., & Sacks, M.S. (2008). Contribution of the extracellular matrix to the viscoelastic behavior of the urinary bladder wall. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 7(5), 395-404.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10237-007-0095-9.

Toosi, K.K., Nagatomi, J., Chancellor, M.B., & Sacks, M.S. (2008). The effects of long-term spinal cord injury on mechanical properties of the rat urinary bladder. Ann Biomed Eng, 36(9), 1470-1480.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-008-9525-9.

Nagatomi, J., Toosi, K.K., Grashow, J.S., Chancellor, M.B., & Sacks, M.S. (2005). Quantification of bladder smooth muscle orientation in normal and spinal cord injured rats. Ann Biomed Eng, 33(8), 1078-1089.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-005-5776-x.

Koontz, A.M., Boninger, M.L., Toosi, K.K., Impink, B., Collinger, J.L., & Yang, J. (2009). Wrist Kinetics and Median Nerve Health in Manual Wheelchair Users. In Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting.Pittsburgh, PA.

Koontz, A.M., Toosi, K.K., Impink, B.G., Collinger, J.L., Yang, J., & Boninger, M.L. (2009). Investigation of Relationship between Wrist Kinematics and Median Nerve Health in Paraplegic Manual Wheelchair Users at Two Time-points. In Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference.New Orleans, LA.