Steven Abramowitch

  • (2014) Honorable Mention University/Post-Secondary Educator; Carnegie Science Awards Carnegie Museums.
  • (2013) Best Basic Science Paper (Co-author); American Urogynecological Society.
  • (2012) Outstanding Mentor; SSoE Pre-PhD Program University of Pittsburgh.
  • (2012) 2011-2012 Diversity Award; Swanson School of Engineering (SSoE) University of Pittsburgh.
  • (2011) Best Basic Science Award, American Urogynecological Society.
  • (2009) Outstanding Mentor, Excel Program, University of Pittsburgh.
  • (2009) Casselberry Award, American Laryngological Association.
  • (2008) Academic Hall of Fame Inductee, Wilson Senior High School, West Lawn PA.
  • (2008) Outstanding Science Award, American Urogynecological Society.
  • (2005) Achilles Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Research Award; International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.
  • (2002) 1st Place Student Podium Competition, Biomedical Engineering Society (Local Chapter), University of Pittsburgh.
  • (2002) 3rd Place Student Poster Competition, Engineering Graduate Student Organization, University of Pittsburgh.
  • (2002) AFOR Scientific Award, Association for Orthopaedic Research.
  • (2001) Graduate Student of the Year, Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of Pittsburgh.
  • (1999) Journal of Biomechanics Award (Finalist), American Society of Biomechanics.
  • (1995) Academic Achievement Award, University of Pittsburgh.

  • PhD, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1999 - 2004
  • BS, Applied Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, 1993 - 1998

  • Badr, D., Martin, L.C., Chill, H., Hadizadeh, A., Rostaminia, G., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2025). Influence of Pubovisceral Avulsion on Perineal Body Descent and Prolapse Development. Int Urogynecol J.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-025-06390-w.
  • Martin, L.C., Routzong, M.R., Moalli, P.A., Rostaminia, G., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2024). Sacrum and Coccyx Shape Changes During Pregnancy and After Delivery. Ann Biomed Eng, 52(2), 292-301.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-023-03375-y.
  • Vargo, V.S., Routzong, M.R., Moalli, P.A., Rostaminia, G., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2024). Improving radiological quantification of levator hiatus features with measures informed by statistical shape modeling. J Med Imaging (Bellingham), 11(4), 045001.SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.11.4.045001.
  • Routzong, M.R., Moalli, P.A., Rostaminia, G., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2023). Morphological Variation in the Pelvic Floor Muscle Complex of Nulliparous, Pregnant, and Parous Women. Ann Biomed Eng, 51(7), 1461-1470.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-023-03150-z.
  • Huntington, A.J., Udayasuryan, B., Du, P., Verbridge, S.S., Abramowitch, S.D., & Vita, R.D. (2022). Smooth Muscle Organization and Nerves in the Rat Vagina: A First Look Using Tissue Clearing and Immunolabeling. Ann Biomed Eng, 50(4), 440-451.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-022-02928-x.
  • Knight, K.M., King, G.E., Palcsey, S.L., Artsen, A.M., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2022). A soft elastomer alternative to polypropylene for pelvic organ prolapse repair: a preliminary study. Int Urogynecol J, 33(2), 327-335.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04792-0.
  • Routzong, M.R., Chang, C., Goldberg, R.P., Abramowitch, S.D., & Rostaminia, G. (2022). Urethral support in female urinary continence part 1: dynamic measurements of urethral shape and motion. Int Urogynecol J, 33(3), 541-550.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04765-3.
  • Routzong, M.R., Martin, L.C., Rostaminia, G., & Abramowitch, S. (2022). Urethral support in female urinary continence part 2: a computational, biomechanical analysis of Valsalva. Int Urogynecol J, 33(3), 551-561.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04694-1.
  • Bowen, S.T., Moalli, P.A., Abramowitch, S.D., Lockhart, M.E., Weidner, A.C., Ferrando, C.A., Nager, C.W., Richter, H.E., Rardin, C.R., Komesu, Y.M., Harvie, H.S., Mazloomdoost, D., Sridhar, A., Gantz, M.G., & Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. (2021). Defining mechanisms of recurrence following apical prolapse repair based on imaging criteria. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 225(5), 506.e1-506.e28.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.05.041.
  • Huntington, A., Abramowitch, S.D., Moalli, P.A., & De Vita, R. (2021). Strains induced in the vagina by smooth muscle contractions. Acta Biomater, 129, 178-187.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.015.
  • Moalli, P.A., Bowen, S.T., Abramowitch, S.D., Lockhart, M.E., Ham, M., Hahn, M., Weidner, A.C., Richter, H.E., Rardin, C.R., Komesu, Y.M., Harvie, H.S., Ridgeway, B.M., Mazloomdoost, D., Shaffer, A., Gantz, M.G., & NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. (2021). Methods for the defining mechanisms of anterior vaginal wall descent (DEMAND) study. Int Urogynecol J, 32(4), 809-818.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-020-04511-1.
  • Rostaminia, G., Abramowitch, S., Chang, C., & Goldberg, R.P. (2021). Transvaginal sacrospinous ligament suture rectopexy for obstructed defecation symptoms: 1-year outcomes. Int Urogynecol J, 32(11), 3045-3052.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-020-04611-y.
  • Routzong, M.R., Abramowitch, S.D., Chang, C., Goldberg, R.P., & Rostaminia, G. (2021). Obstructed Defecation Symptom Severity and Degree of Rectal Hypermobility and Folding Detected by Dynamic Ultrasound. Ultrasound Q, 37(3), 229-236.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000565.
  • Routzong, M.R., Cook, M.S., Barone, W., Abramowitch, S.D., & Alperin, M. (2021). Novel Application of Photogrammetry to Quantify Fascicle Orientations of Female Cadaveric Pelvic Floor Muscles. Ann Biomed Eng, 49(8), 1888-1899.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-021-02747-6.
  • Routzong, M.R., Rostaminia, G., Bowen, S.T., Goldberg, R.P., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2021). Statistical shape modeling of the pelvic floor to evaluate women with obstructed defecation symptoms. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin, 24(2), 122-130.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1813281.
  • Shapiro, K.K., Knight, K.M., Liang, R., Cook, J., King, G.E., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2021). Comparison of 2 single incision slings on the vagina in an ovine model. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 224(1), 78.e1-78.e7.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.07.005.
  • Sinex, D.C.E., Bowen, S.T., Kashkoush, A., Rosemond, A., Carter, D., Menon, P.G., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2021). The establishment of a 3D anatomical coordinate system for defining vaginal axis and spatial position. Comput Methods Programs Biomed, 208, 106175.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106175.
  • Artsen, A.M., Liang, R., Meyn, L., Rytel, M., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2020). T regulatory cells and TGF-β1: Predictors of the host response in mesh complications. Acta Biomater, 115, 127-135.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.07.051.
  • Knight, K.M., Artsen, A.M., Routzong, M.R., King, G.E., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2020). New Zealand white rabbit: a novel model for prolapse mesh implantation via a lumbar colpopexy. Int Urogynecol J, 31(1), 91-99.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04071-z.
  • McGuire, J.A., Abramowitch, S.D., Maiti, S., & De Vita, R. (2020). Erratum: "Swine Vagina Under Planar Biaxial Loads: An Investigation of Large Deformations and Tears" [ASME J. Biomech. Eng., 2019, 141(4), p. 041003; DOI: 10.1115/1.4042437]. J Biomech Eng, 142(1), 017001.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4044819.
  • Rostaminia, G., Abramowitch, S., Chang, C., & Goldberg, R.P. (2020). Descent and hypermobility of the rectum in women with obstructed defecation symptoms. Int Urogynecol J, 31(2), 337-349.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-03934-9.
  • Rostaminia, G., Abramowitch, S., Chang, C., & Goldberg, R.P. (2020). The role of conventional pelvic floor reconstructive surgeries in obstructed defecation symptoms change: CARE and OPTIMAL trials sub-analysis of 2-year follow-up data. Int Urogynecol J, 31(7), 1325-1334.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04190-7.
  • Rostaminia, G., Routzong, M., Chang, C., Goldberg, R.P., & Abramowitch, S. (2020). Motion of the vaginal apex during strain and defecation. Int Urogynecol J, 31(2), 391-400.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-03981-2.
  • Routzong, M.R., Rostaminia, G., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2020). Pelvic floor shape variations during pregnancy and after vaginal delivery. Comput Methods Programs Biomed, 194, 105516.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105516.
  • Artsen, A.M., Rytel, M., Liang, R., King, G.E., Meyn, L., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). Mesh induced fibrosis: The protective role of T regulatory cells. Acta Biomater, 96, 203-210.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.07.031.
  • Barone, W.R., Knight, K.M., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2019). Deformation of Transvaginal Mesh in Response to Multiaxial Loading. J Biomech Eng, 141(2), 0210011-0210018.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4041743.
  • Berger, A.A., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). 3D vascular anatomy of the presacral space: impact of age and adiposity. Int Urogynecol J, 30(3), 401-407.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3542-x.
  • Huntington, A., Rizzuto, E., Abramowitch, S., Del Prete, Z., & De Vita, R. (2019). Anisotropy of the Passive and Active Rat Vagina Under Biaxial Loading. Ann Biomed Eng, 47(1), 272-281.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-018-02117-9.
  • McGuire, J.A., Abramowitch, S.D., Maiti, S., & De Vita, R. (2019). Swine Vagina Under Planar Biaxial Loads: An Investigation of Large Deformations and Tears. J Biomech Eng, 141(4).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4042437.
  • McGuire, J.A., Crandall, C.L., Abramowitch, S.D., & De Vita, R. (2019). Inflation and rupture of vaginal tissue. Interface Focus, 9(4), 20190029.The Royal Society. doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0029.
  • Routzong, M.R., Moalli, P.A., Maiti, S., De Vita, R., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2019). Novel simulations to determine the impact of superficial perineal structures on vaginal delivery. Interface Focus, 9(4), 20190011.The Royal Society. doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0011.
  • Shaffer, R.M., Liang, R., Knight, K., Carter-Brooks, C.M., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). Impact of polypropylene prolapse mesh on vaginal smooth muscle in rhesus macaque. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 221(4), 330.e1-330.e9.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.008.
  • Knight, K.M., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2018). Preventing Mesh Pore Collapse by Designing Mesh Pores With Auxetic Geometries: A Comprehensive Evaluation Via Computational Modeling. J Biomech Eng, 140(5), 0510051-0510058.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.4039058.
  • Ramachandran, R.G., Hariharakrishnan, S., Fortunato, R., Abramowitch, S.D., Maiti, S., & Velankar, S.S. (2018). Necking and drawing of rubber-plastic bilayer laminates. Soft Matter, 14(24), 4977-4986.Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). doi: 10.1039/c8sm00684a.
  • Babaei, B., Velasquez-Mao, A.J., Thomopoulos, S., Elson, E.L., Abramowitch, S.D., & Genin, G.M. (2017). Discrete quasi-linear viscoelastic damping analysis of connective tissues, and the biomechanics of stretching. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 69, 193-202.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.12.013.
  • Easley, D.C., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2017). Female pelvic floor biomechanics: bridging the gap. Curr Opin Urol, 27(3), 262-267.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000380.
  • Liang, R., Knight, K., Barone, W., Powers, R.W., Nolfi, A., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2017). Extracellular matrix regenerative graft attenuates the negative impact of polypropylene prolapse mesh on vagina in rhesus macaque. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 216(2), 153.e1-153.e9.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.09.073.
  • Liang, R., Knight, K., Barone, W., Powers, R.W., Nolfi, A., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2017). Extracellular Matrix Regenerative Graft Attenuates the Negative Impact of Polypropylene Prolapse Mesh on Vagina in Rhesus Macaque. OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY, 72(5), 277-278.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000515906.95324.21.
  • Liang, R., Knight, K., Easley, D., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2017). Towards rebuilding vaginal support utilizing an extracellular matrix bioscaffold. Acta Biomater, 57, 324-333.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.05.015.
  • Abramowitch, S., & Easley, D. (2016). Biomechanical Characterization of Native Pelvic Floor Organs and Tissues. In Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor. (pp. 109-130).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803228-2.00005-2.
  • Abramowitch, S., & Easley, D. (2016). Introduction to Classical Mechanics. In Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor. (pp. 89-107).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803228-2.00004-0.
  • Barone, W.R., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2016). Textile properties of synthetic prolapse mesh in response to uniaxial loading. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 215(3), 326.e1-326.e9.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.03.023.
  • Jallah, Z., Liang, R., Feola, A., Barone, W., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S.D., Yoshimura, N., & Moalli, P. (2016). The impact of prolapse mesh on vaginal smooth muscle structure and function. BJOG, 123(7), 1076-1085.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13514.
  • Knight, K.M., Moalli, P.A., Nolfi, A., Palcsey, S., Barone, W.R., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2016). Impact of parity on ewe vaginal mechanical properties relative to the nonhuman primate and rodent. Int Urogynecol J, 27(8), 1255-1263.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-016-2963-2.
  • Liang, R., Knight, K., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2016). Exploring the basic science of prolapse meshes. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol, 28(5), 413-419.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000313.
  • Liang, R., Knight, K., Nolfi, A., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2016). Differential effects of selective estrogen receptor modulators on the vagina and its supportive tissues. Menopause, 23(2), 129-137.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000502.
  • Nolfi, A.L., Brown, B.N., Liang, R., Palcsey, S.L., Bonidie, M.J., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2016). Host response to synthetic mesh in women with mesh complications. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 215(2), 206.e1-206.e8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.008.
  • Babaei, B., Abramowitch, S.D., Elson, E.L., Thomopoulos, S., & Genin, G.M. (2015). A discrete spectral analysis for determining quasi-linear viscoelastic properties of biological materials. J R Soc Interface, 12(113), 20150707.The Royal Society. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2015.0707.
  • Barone, W.R., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2015). Host Response to Biomaterials for Pelvic Floor Reconstruction. In Host Response to Biomaterials. (pp. 375-423).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800196-7.00013-x.
  • Barone, W.R., Amini, R., Maiti, S., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2015). The impact of boundary conditions on surface curvature of polypropylene mesh in response to uniaxial loading. J Biomech, 48(9), 1566-1574.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.061.
  • Brown, B.N., Mani, D., Nolfi, A.L., Liang, R., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2015). Characterization of the host inflammatory response following implantation of prolapse mesh in rhesus macaque. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 213(5), 668.e1-668.10.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.08.002.
  • Elad, D., & Abramowitch, S. (2015). Reproductive biomechanics: Innovations and challenges. J Biomech, 48(9), 1509-1510.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.03.019.
  • Liang, R., Zong, W., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2015). Impact of prolapse meshes on the metabolism of vaginal extracellular matrix in rhesus macaque. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 212(2), 174.e1-174.e7.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.08.008.
  • Liang, R., Zong, W., Palcsey, S., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2015). Impact of Prolapse Meshes on the Metabolism of Vaginal Extracellular Matrix in Rhesus Macaque. OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY, 70(6), 385-387.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000200.
  • Feola, A., Pal, S., Moalli, P., Maiti, S., & Abramowitch, S. (2014). Varying degrees of nonlinear mechanical behavior arising from geometric differences of urogynecological meshes. J Biomech, 47(11), 2584-2589.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.05.027.
  • Feola, A., Abramowitch, S., Jallah, Z., Stein, S., Barone, W., Palcsey, S., & Moalli, P. (2013). Deterioration in biomechanical properties of the vagina following implantation of a high-stiffness prolapse mesh. BJOG, 120(2), 224-232.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12077.
  • Feola, A., Barone, W., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S. (2013). Characterizing the ex vivo textile and structural properties of synthetic prolapse mesh products. Int Urogynecol J, 24(4), 559-564.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1901-1.
  • Feola, A., Duerr, R., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S. (2013). Changes in the rheological behavior of the vagina in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J, 24(7), 1221-1227.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-2002-x.
  • Liang, R., Abramowitch, S., Knight, K., Palcsey, S., Nolfi, A., Feola, A., Stein, S., & Moalli, P.A. (2013). Vaginal degeneration following implantation of synthetic mesh with increased stiffness. BJOG, 120(2), 233-243.Wiley. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12085.
  • Barone, W.R., Feola, A.J., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2012). THE EFFECT OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM RECOVERY ON THE VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF THE RAT CERVIX. J Mech Med Biol, 12(1), 12500091-125000917.World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/S0219519412004399.
  • Feola, A., Pal, S., Moalli, P., Maiti, S., & Abramowitch, S. (2012). Varying Degrees of Nonlinear Mechanical Behavior Arising From Geometric Differences of Urogynecological Meshes. ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 1245-1246).ASME International.Farjardo, Puerto Rico. doi: 10.1115/sbc2012-80227.
  • Shepherd, J.P., Feola, A.J., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2012). Uniaxial biomechanical properties of seven different vaginally implanted meshes for pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J, 23(5), 613-620.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1616-8.
  • Abramowitch, S., Spring, J., & Moalli, P. (2011). A New Method to Determine Vaginal Axis and Spatial Position Using a 3-D Anatomical Coordinate System. JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH, 20, (p. 1387).Bethesda, MD.
  • Feola, A., Moalli, P., Alperin, M., Duerr, R., Gandley, R.E., & Abramowitch, S. (2011). Impact of pregnancy and vaginal delivery on the passive and active mechanics of the rat vagina. Ann Biomed Eng, 39(1), 549-558.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s10439-010-0153-9.
  • Feola, A.J., Barone, W.R., Shepherd, J., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S. (2011). Characterizing the Ex-Vivo Properties of Prolapse Meshes. ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 685-686).ASME International.Farmington, PA. doi: 10.1115/sbc2011-53841.
  • Feola, A.J., Moalli, P., Stein, S., Jallah, Z., Shepherd, J., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2011). Characterizing the Ex-Vivo Mechanical Properties and Corresponding In-Vivo Impact of Synthetic Urogynecological Meshes. ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 441-442).ASME International.Farmington, PA. doi: 10.1115/sbc2011-53309.
  • Jallah, Z.C., Skoczylas, L., Stein, S., Yoshimura, N., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2011). Maternal Childbirth Injury Alters Vaginal Smooth Muscle Contractility. ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 615-616).ASME International.Farmington, PA. doi: 10.1115/sbc2011-53798.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Zhang, X., Curran, M., & Kilger, R. (2010). A comparison of the quasi-static mechanical and non-linear viscoelastic properties of the human semitendinosus and gracilis tendons. Clin Biomech (Bristol), 25(4), 325-331.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.12.007.
  • Alperin, M., Feola, A., Duerr, R., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S. (2010). Pregnancy- and delivery-induced biomechanical changes in rat vagina persist postpartum. Int Urogynecol J, 21(9), 1169-1174.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-010-1149-6.
  • Alperin, M., Feola, A., Meyn, L., Duerr, R., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P. (2010). Collagen scaffold: a treatment for simulated maternal birth injury in the rat model. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 202(6), 589.e1-589.e8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.04.003.
  • Barone, W.R., Feola, A.J., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2010). Viscoelastic Behavior of the Rat Uterine Cervix at Mid-Pregnancy. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 697-698).ASME International.Naples, FL. doi: 10.1115/sbc2010-19527.
  • Feola, A., Abramowitch, S., Jones, K., Stein, S., & Moalli, P. (2010). Parity negatively impacts vaginal mechanical properties and collagen structure in rhesus macaques. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 203(6), 595.e1-595.e8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.06.035.
  • Feola, A., Alperin, M., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S. (2010). Characterizing the Maternal Adaptations of Pregnancy and Recovery Following Vaginal Delivery in the Rodent Model. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 455-456).ASME International.Naples, FL. doi: 10.1115/sbc2010-19224.
  • Krishna, P., Regner, M., Palko, J., Liu, F., Abramowitch, S., Jiang, J., & Wells, A. (2010). The effects of decorin and HGF-primed vocal fold fibroblasts in vitro and ex vivo in a porcine model of vocal fold scarring. Laryngoscope, 120(11), 2247-2257.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/lary.21087.
  • Shepherd, J., Feola, A., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P. (2010). UNIAXIAL TENSILE PROPERTIES OF SEVEN VAGINALLY IMPLANTED MESHES FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE. NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS, 29, (pp. 877-879).Toronto, Canada.
  • Shepherd, J., Feola, A., Abramowitch, S., & Moalli, P. (2010). UNIAXIAL TENSILE PROPERTIES PRIOR TO AND AFTER RESORPTION OF A PARTIALLY DELAYED ABSORBABLE MESH FOR VAGINAL REPAIR OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE. NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS, 29, (pp. 879-880).Toronto, CA.
  • Tokar, S., Feola, A., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S. (2010). Characterizing the Biaxial Mechanical Properties of Vaginal Maternal Adaptations During Pregnancy. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 689-690).ASME International.Naples, FL. doi: 10.1115/sbc2010-19394.
  • Zong, W., Jallah, Z.C., Stein, S.E., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2010). Repetitive mechanical stretch increases extracellular collagenase activity in vaginal fibroblasts. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 16(5), 257-262.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3181ed30d2.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Feola, A., & Moalli, P. (2009). Impact of Pregnancy and Delivery on the Active and Passive Biomechanical Properties of the Rat Vagina. JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH, 18, (p. 1514).Bethesda, MD.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Feola, A., Jallah, Z., & Moalli, P.A. (2009). Tissue mechanics, animal models, and pelvic organ prolapse: a review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 144 Suppl 1(SUPPL 1), S146-S158.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.022.
  • Feola, A., Duerr, R.H., Alperin, A., Gandley, R.E., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2009). Vaginal Tissue's Active and Passive Biomechanical Properties in the Pregnant and Postpartum Rat. Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Feola, A.J., Jones, K., Alperin, M., Duerr, R., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S. (2009). Establishing an Animal Model for the Evaluation of Vaginal Meshes. ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 127-128).ASME International.Washington, DC. doi: 10.1115/sbc2009-206762.
  • Jones, K.A., Feola, A., Meyn, L., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2009). Tensile properties of commonly used prolapse meshes. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct, 20(7), 847-853.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-008-0781-x.
  • Nguyen, T.D., Liang, R., Woo, S.L., Burton, S.D., Wu, C., Almarza, A., Sacks, M.S., & Abramowitch, S. (2009). Effects of cell seeding and cyclic stretch on the fiber remodeling in an extracellular matrix-derived bioscaffold. Tissue engineering. Part A, 15(4), 957-63.
  • Nguyen, T.D., Liang, R., Woo, S.L.Y., Burton, S.D., Wu, C., Almarza, A., Sacks, M.S., & Abramowitch, S. (2009). Effects of cell seeding and cyclic stretch on the fiber remodeling in an extracellular matrix-derived bioscaffold. Tissue Eng Part A, 15(4), 957-963.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2007.0384.
  • Palko, J., Abramowitch, S., & Gilbert, T.W. (2009). An experimental methodology for the determination of the viscoelastic properties of the vocal fold at human phonation frequencies. Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC2008, (pp. 455-456).Marco Island, FL.
  • Abramowitch, S., Feola, A., Jones, K., Jallah, Z., & Moalli, P. (2008). Parity Is Associated With Altered Collagen Subtypes and Inferior Biomechanical Properties in the Primate Vagina. JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH, 17, (p. 1237).Washington, DC.
  • Abramowitch, S., Redfern, M., Debski, R., Almarza, A., Borovetz, H., Hardesty, R.L., & Woo, S. (2008). Intramural research internship: A requirement of the undergraduate bioengineering curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 13-15.
  • Almarza, A.J., Yang, G., Woo, S.L.Y., Nguyen, T., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2008). Positive changes in bone marrow-derived cells in response to culture on an aligned bioscaffold. Tissue Eng Part A, 14(9), 1489-1495.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2007.0422.
  • Alperin, M., Debes, K., Abramowitch, S., Meyn, L., & Moalli, P.A. (2008). LOXL1 deficiency negatively impacts the biomechanical properties of the mouse vagina and supportive tissues. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct, 19(7), 977-986.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-008-0561-7.
  • Karaoglu, S., B Fisher, M., Woo, S.L.Y., Fu, Y.C., Liang, R., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2008). Use of a bioscaffold to improve healing of a patellar tendon defect after graft harvest for ACL reconstruction: A study in rabbits. J Orthop Res, 26(2), 255-263.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jor.20471.
  • Moalli, P.A., Debes, K.M., Meyn, L.A., Howden, N.S., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2008). Hormones restore biomechanical properties of the vagina and supportive tissues after surgical menopause in young rats. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 199(2), 161.e1-161.e8.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.042.
  • Moalli, P.A., Papas, N., Menefee, S., Albo, M., Meyn, L., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2008). Tensile properties of five commonly used mid-urethral slings relative to the TVT. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct, 19(5), 655-663.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/s00192-007-0499-1.
  • Thomes, K., Newborg, B.B., Joranson, K., Budny, D., Abramowitch, S., Washburn, C., & Baker, C. (2008). It takes the whole university to instruct the whole engineer: Narratives of collaboration. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 11-13.
  • Woo, S.L.Y., Almarza, A.J., Karaoglu, S., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2008). Functional Tissue Engineering of Ligament and Tendon Injuries. In Principles of Regenerative Medicine. (pp. 1206-1231).Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-012369410-2.50073-5.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Fisher, M.B., Karaoglu, S., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2007). The Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of the Healing Rabbit Patellar Tendon. ASME 2007 Summer Bioengineering Conference, (pp. 895-896).ASME International.Keystone, CO. doi: 10.1115/sbc2007-176183.
  • Laurencin, C., Abramowitch, S., & Gore, M.J. (2007). Research news: Tissue engineering - Ligament regeneration offers promise for knee repair. Biomedical Materials, (APR.), 7-8.
  • Lowder, J.L., Debes, K.M., Moon, D.K., Howden, N., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2007). Biomechanical adaptations of the rat vagina and supportive tissues in pregnancy to accommodate delivery. Obstet Gynecol, 109(1), 136-143.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000250472.96672.6c.
  • Zhang, X., Fisher, M.B., Woo, S.L.Y., Jiang, G., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2007). The Assumption of a Negligible Preload on the Determination of Viscoelastic Properties Based on the Quasi-linear Viscoelastic (QLV) Theory. 2007 IEEE/ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering, (10.1109/ICCME.2007.4382020), 1617-1620.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/iccme.2007.4382020.
  • Liang, R., Woo, S.L.Y., Takakura, Y., Moon, D.K., Jia, F., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2006). Long-term effects of porcine small intestine submucosa on the healing of medial collateral ligament: a functional tissue engineering study. J Orthop Res, 24(4), 811-819.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/jor.20080.
  • Moon, D.K., Abramowitch, S.D., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2006). The development and validation of a charge-coupled device laser reflectance system to measure the complex cross-sectional shape and area of soft tissues. J Biomech, 39(16), 3071-3075.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.029.
  • Moon, D.K., Woo, S.L.Y., Takakura, Y., Gabriel, M.T., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2006). The effects of refreezing on the viscoelastic and tensile properties of ligaments. J Biomech, 39(6), 1153-1157.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.02.012.
  • Woo, S.L.Y., Abramowitch, S.D., Kilger, R., & Liang, R. (2006). Biomechanics of knee ligaments: injury, healing, and repair. J Biomech, 39(1), 1-20.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.10.025.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2005). A phenomenological model to describe the dynamic viscoelastic behavior of the rabbit medial collateral ligament. Proceedings of the 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2005, (pp. 719-720).Vail, CO.
  • Moalli, P.A., Howden, N.S., Lowder, J.L., Navarro, J., Debes, K.M., Abramowitch, S.D., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2005). A rat model to study the structural properties of the vagina and its supportive tissues. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(1), 80-88.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.008.
  • Moon, D.K., Takakura, Y., Abramowitch, S.D., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2005). Functional tissue engineering using small intestinal submucosa improves the mechanical properties of the healing medial collateral ligament in rabbits. Proceedings of the 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2005, (pp. 902-903).Vail, CO.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., & Woo, S.L. (2004). An improved method to analyze the stress relaxation of ligaments following a finite ramp time based on the quasi-linear viscoelastic theory. J Biomech Eng, 126(1), 92-97.ASME International. doi: 10.1115/1.1645528.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Woo, S.L.Y., Clineff, T.D., & Debski, R.E. (2004). An evaluation of the quasi-linear viscoelastic properties of the healing medial collateral ligament in a goat model. Ann Biomed Eng, 32(3), 329-335.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1023/b:abme.0000017539.85245.6a.
  • Musahl, V., Abramowitch, S.D., Gilbert, T.W., Tsuda, E., Wang, J.H.C., Badylak, S.F., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2004). The use of porcine small intestinal submucosa to enhance the healing of the medial collateral ligament--a functional tissue engineering study in rabbits. J Orthop Res, 22(1), 214-220.Wiley. doi: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00163-3.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Papageorgiou, C.D., Debski, R.E., Clineff, T.D., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2003). A biomechanical and histological evaluation of the structure and function of the healing medial collateral ligament in a goat model. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 11(3), 155-162.Wiley. doi: 10.1007/s00167-002-0336-5.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Papageorgiou, C.D., Withrow, J.D., Gilbert, T.W., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2003). The effect of initial graft tension on the biomechanical properties of a healing ACL replacement graft: a study in goats. J Orthop Res, 21(4), 708-715.Wiley. doi: 10.1016/S0736-0266(02)00265-6.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Yagi, M., Tsuda, E., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2003). The healing medial collateral ligament following a combined anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament injury--a biomechanical study in a goat model. J Orthop Res, 21(6), 1124-1130.Wiley. doi: 10.1016/S0736-0266(03)00080-9.
  • Musahl, V., Abramowitch, S.D., Gabriel, M.T., Debski, R.E., Hertel, P., Fu, F.H., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2003). Tensile properties of an anterior cruciate ligament graft after bone-patellar tendon-bone press-fit fixation. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 11(2), 68-74.Wiley. doi: 10.1007/s00167-003-0354-y.
  • Martinek, V., Latterman, C., Usas, A., Abramowitch, S., Woo, S.L.Y., Fu, F.H., & Huard, J. (2002). Enhancement of tendon-bone integration of anterior cruciate ligament grafts with bone morphogenetic protein-2 gene transfer: A histological and biomechanical study. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A, 84(7), 1123-1131. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200207000-00005.
  • Papageorgiou, C.D., Ma, C.B., Abramowitch, S.D., Clineff, T.D., & Woo, S.L. (2001). A multidisciplinary study of the healing of an intraarticular anterior cruciate ligament graft in a goat model. Am J Sports Med, 29(5), 620-626.SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/03635465010290051501.
  • Woo, S.L., Debski, R.E., Zeminski, J., Abramowitch, S.D., Saw, S.S., & Fenwick, J.A. (2000). Injury and repair of ligaments and tendons. Annu Rev Biomed Eng, 2(1), 83-118.Annual Reviews. doi: 10.1146/annurev.bioeng.2.1.83.
  • Woo, S.L., Vogrin, T.M., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2000). Healing and repair of ligament injuries in the knee. J Am Acad Orthop Surg, 8(6), 364-372.Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200011000-00004.
  • Woo, S.L.Y., Debski, R.E., Zeminski, J., Abramowitch, S.D., Saw, S.S.C., & Fenwick, J.A. (2000). Injury and repair of ligaments and tendons. 2, (pp. 83-118).Annual Reviews. doi: 10.1146/annurev.bioeng.2.1.83.

  • Artsen, A.M., Liang, R., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2020). Urogynecologic Mesh Complications: Low FGF Suggests Impaired Wound Healing. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 27(SUPPL 1), (p. 65A).
  • Gau, D., Sinex, D., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Abramowitch, S., & Wosu, S. (2020). Implementation of a Future Faculty Development Program: Impact and Evaluation of Years 1 & 2. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings, 2020-June.American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--34769.
  • Sinex, D., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Carter-Veale, W., Yohe, D., Abramowitch, S., & Wosu, S. (2020). The Pitt STRIVE Program: Adopting Evidence-Based Principles "The Meyerhoff and PROMISE Way”. In 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings, 2020-June.American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--35355.
  • Sinex, D.C.E., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Mena, I., Bilec, M., Abramowitch, S.D., & Wosu, S.N. (2020). The Development and Perceived Impact of Mentor-Mentee Retreats on the Long-Term Development and Enhancement of Mentor-Mentee Relationships. In 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 00, (pp. 1-9).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/fie44824.2020.9274055.
  • Artsen, A.M., Liang, R., Meyn, L., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). UROGYNECOLOGIC MESH COMPLICATIONS: ELEVATED PDGF SUGGESTS THE IMPORTANCE OF FIBROBLASTS. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (p. S131).
  • Artsen, A.M., Liang, R., Rytel, M., Meyn, L., Pace, N.M., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting : Abstracts of Video Presentations, IUGA 44th Annual Meeting - Nashville, TN, USA, September 24-28, 2019. In Int Urogynecol J, 30(Suppl 1), (pp. 197-199).Springer Nature.England. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04114-5.
  • Burkett, L.S., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2019). PREDICTING COMPLICATED OBSTETRIC DELIVERY: DEFINING THE ROLE OF THE PELVIC FLOOR. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (p. S350).
  • Knight, K.M., Artsen, A.M., King, G.E., Palcsey, S.L., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). STIFF VS SOFT - EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MATERIAL STIFFNESS ON VAGINAL CONTRACTILE FUNCTION AND COMPOSITION. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (pp. S132-S133).
  • Liang, R., Palcsey, S.L., King, G.E., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). PROLAPSE MESH PORE GEOMETRY: IMPACT ON THE HOST RESPONSE. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (pp. S80-S81).
  • Nia, G.R., Abramowitch, S.D., Chang, C., & Goldberg, R.P. (2019). OBSTRUCTED DEFECATION SYMPTOM SEVERITY AND DEGREE OF CHANGES IN RECTOVAGINAL SEPTUM LENGTH AS DETECTED BY DYNAMIC ULTRASOUND. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (p. S318).
  • Nia, G.R., Routzong, M.R., Abramowitch, S.D., & Goldberg, R.P. (2019). DYNAMIC ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT ULTRASOUND CAN EVALUATE URETHRAL SHAPE AND FUNCTION DURING SQUEEZE AND VALSALVA MANEUVERS. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (pp. S343-S344).
  • Routzong, M.R., Nia, G.R., Goldberg, R.P., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2019). PELVIC FLOOR SHAPE CHANGES DURING EVACUATION IN CONTROLS VS WOMEN WITH OBSTRUCTED DEFECATION. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (p. S12).
  • Routzong, M.R., Nia, G.R., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2019). STATISTICAL SHAPE MODELING DEMONSTRATES RELAXATION OF THE PELVIC FLOOR DURING PREGNANCY. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (pp. S40-S41).
  • Shapiro, K.K., Knight, K.M., Liang, R., Palcsey, S.L., King, G.E., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2019). COMPARISON OF THE IMPACT OF TWO SINGLE INCISION SLINGS ON THE VAGINA. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 30, (pp. S171-S172).
  • Wosu, S.N., Abramowitch, S., & Gau, D. (2019). Early Lessons in Changing Engineering Culture for the Success of URM Doctoral Students in Engineering: PITT STRIVE. In 2019 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 00, (pp. 287-294).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/isecon.2019.8882024.
  • Hariharakrishnan, S., Ramachandran, R., Abramowitch, S., Maiti, S., & Velankar, S.S. (2018). Suppression of necking in LLDPE/SEPS rubber bilayer laminates. In Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings, 2018-May.
  • Easley, D.C., Menon, P.G., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2015). Inter-Observer Variability of Vaginal Wall Segmentation From MRI: A Statistical Shape Analysis Approach. In Volume 3: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering, 3-2015, (p. v003t03a033).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/imece2015-53499.
  • Barone, W.R., Knight, K., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2014). TOWARDS PATIENT SPECIFIC MODELING OF PELVIC FLOOR LOADING AND PROLAPSE REPAIR. In INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, 25, (pp. S238-S239).
  • Barone, W.R., Amini, R., Maiti, S., Moalli, P., & Abramowitch, S. (2013). The Impact of Boundary Conditions on Surface Curvature Measurements of Polypropylene Mesh in Response to Uniaxial Loading. In Volume 1A: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms; Active and Reactive Soft Matter; Atherosclerosis; BioFluid Mechanics; Education; Biotransport Phenomena; Bone, Joint and Spine Mechanics; Brain Injury; Cardiac Mechanics; Cardiovascular Devices, Fluids and Imaging; Cartilage and Disc Mechanics; Cell and Tissue Engineering; Cerebral Aneurysms; Computational Biofluid Dynamics; Device Design, Human Dynamics, and Rehabilitation; Drug Delivery and Disease Treatment; Engineered Cellular Environments, 1 A, (p. v01at05a011).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/sbc2013-14598.
  • Jallah, Z.C., Moalli, P., Feola, A., Barone, W., Palcsey, S., Yoshimura, N., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2013). The Impact of Mesh Implantation on Vaginal Smooth Muscle Innervation and Contraction. In Volume 1B: Extremity; Fluid Mechanics; Gait; Growth, Remodeling, and Repair; Heart Valves; Injury Biomechanics; Mechanotransduction and Sub-Cellular Biophysics; MultiScale Biotransport; Muscle, Tendon and Ligament; Musculoskeletal Devices; Multiscale Mechanics; Thermal Medicine; Ocular Biomechanics; Pediatric Hemodynamics; Pericellular Phenomena; Tissue Mechanics; Biotransport Design and Devices; Spine; Stent Device Hemodynamics; Vascular Solid Mechanics; Student Paper and Design Competitions, 1 B, (p. v01bt51a001).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/sbc2013-14008.
  • Knight, K., Moalli, P., Palcsey, S., Barone, W., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2013). Parity Negatively Impacts the Uniaxial Mechanical Properties of the Vagina in the Ewe. In Volume 1B: Extremity; Fluid Mechanics; Gait; Growth, Remodeling, and Repair; Heart Valves; Injury Biomechanics; Mechanotransduction and Sub-Cellular Biophysics; MultiScale Biotransport; Muscle, Tendon and Ligament; Musculoskeletal Devices; Multiscale Mechanics; Thermal Medicine; Ocular Biomechanics; Pediatric Hemodynamics; Pericellular Phenomena; Tissue Mechanics; Biotransport Design and Devices; Spine; Stent Device Hemodynamics; Vascular Solid Mechanics; Student Paper and Design Competitions, 1 B, (p. v01bt52a003).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/sbc2013-14372.
  • Pal, S., Thunes, J., Moalli, P., Abramowitch, S., & Maiti, S. (2013). A Continuum Material Model for Urogynecogical Meshes. In Volume 1A: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms; Active and Reactive Soft Matter; Atherosclerosis; BioFluid Mechanics; Education; Biotransport Phenomena; Bone, Joint and Spine Mechanics; Brain Injury; Cardiac Mechanics; Cardiovascular Devices, Fluids and Imaging; Cartilage and Disc Mechanics; Cell and Tissue Engineering; Cerebral Aneurysms; Computational Biofluid Dynamics; Device Design, Human Dynamics, and Rehabilitation; Drug Delivery and Disease Treatment; Engineered Cellular Environments, 1 A, (p. v01at05a016).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/sbc2013-14717.
  • Thunes, J., Pal, S., Moalli, P., Abramowitch, S., & Maiti, S. (2013). Mismatches in Stiffness Between the Vagina and Transvaginal Mesh Lead to Stress Concentrations Near an Anterior Wall Incision. In Volume 1B: Extremity; Fluid Mechanics; Gait; Growth, Remodeling, and Repair; Heart Valves; Injury Biomechanics; Mechanotransduction and Sub-Cellular Biophysics; MultiScale Biotransport; Muscle, Tendon and Ligament; Musculoskeletal Devices; Multiscale Mechanics; Thermal Medicine; Ocular Biomechanics; Pediatric Hemodynamics; Pericellular Phenomena; Tissue Mechanics; Biotransport Design and Devices; Spine; Stent Device Hemodynamics; Vascular Solid Mechanics; Student Paper and Design Competitions, 1 B, (p. v01bt52a005).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/sbc2013-14688.
  • Feola, A., Moalli, P., Stein, S., & Abramowitch, S. (2012). Comparison of the Tissue Response to 3 Distinct Polypropylene Prolapse Meshes in a Primate vs Rodent Model. In ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, (pp. 1187-1188).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/sbc2012-80226.
  • Jallah, Z.C., Moalli, P.A., & Abramowitch, S.D. (2012). Vaginal Delivery Disrupts Vaginal Smooth Muscle (VaSM) Contraction. In 2012 38th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), (pp. 127-128).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/nebc.2012.6206995.
  • Jallah, Z.C., Yoshimura, N., Abramowitch, S.D., & Moalli, P.A. (2012). Impact of Parity on Smooth Muscle Contractility. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 19(S3), (p. 403A).
  • Chang, J., Barone, W.R., Abramowitch, S.D., & Simhan, H. (2011). Cervical Changes in a Rat Model of Pregnancy and Preterm Labor. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES, 18(3), (pp. 247A-248A).
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Feola, A., & Moalli, P. (2010). The Mechanical Impact of Birth Injury in the Rat Vagina Mirrors the Impact of Parity in Non-Human Primates. In JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH, 19(10), (p. 1779).
  • Abramowitch, S., Redfern, M., Debski, R., Almarza, A., Borovetz, H., Hardesty, R.L., & Woo, S. (2008). Intramural research internship: A requirement of the undergraduate bioengineering curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
  • Thomes, K., Newborg, B.B., Joranson, K., Budny, D., Abramowitch, S., Washburn, C., & Baker, C. (2008). It takes the whole university to instruct the whole engineer: Narratives of collaboration. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Fu, Y.C., Liang, R., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2006). Functional Tissue Engineering of Patellar Tendon Healing: A Histological and Biomechanical Assessment. In MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 38(5), (pp. 71-72).Wolters Kluwer. doi: 10.1249/00005768-200605001-00729.
  • Lowder, J.L., Abramowitch, S.D., Howden, N.H.S., Woo, S.Y.L., & Moalli, P.A. (2005). Pregnancy impacts the structural properties of the rat vagina and supportive connective tissues. In JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR GYNECOLOGIC INVESTIGATION, 12(2), (pp. 205A-206A).
  • Abramowitch, S.D., Clineff, T.D., Debski, R.E., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2003). An Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of the Nonlinear Viscoelastic Properties of the Healing Medial Collateral Ligament in a Goat Model. In Advances in Bioengineering, 55, (pp. 337-338).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/imece2003-43075.
  • Moon, D.K., Gabriel, M.T., Abramowitch, S.D., Takakura, Y., & Woo, S.L.Y. (2003). The Effects of Refreezing on the Tensile Properties of the Medial Collateral Ligament-Bone Complex: A Rabbit Model. In Advances in Bioengineering, 55, (pp. 335-336).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/imece2003-43072.
Research Interests
Reproductive medicine Biomedical engineering Midwifery Clinical sciences Sports science and exercise Allied health and rehabilitation science
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