Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D.
Fairhill Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director of McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Orthopaedic Research, University of Pennsylvania
Member, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Basic Science Research, Shoulder and Elbow Service, University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania (reappointed 2009)
Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Fellow, Institute of Aging, University of Pennsylvania
Founding Director, Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Pennsylvania (Type 1 center designation in 2008)
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Executive Committee, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Bioengineering
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
424 Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6081
424 Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6081
Office: 215-898-8653
Fax: 215-573-2133
Fax: 215-573-2133
Email:
soslowsk@mail.med.upenn.edu
soslowsk@mail.med.upenn.edu
Links
McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
Lou Soslowsky homepage
Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders
McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
Lou Soslowsky homepage
Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Education:
Diploma
East Brunswick High School , 1982.
B.S. (Engineering Mechanics)
Columbia University, 1986.
M.S. (Engineering Mechanics)
Columbia University, 1987.
M.Phil
Columbia University, 1989.
Ph.D. (Engineering Mech./Biomechanics, Mentor: Van C. Mow)
Columbia University, 1991.
Cert. (Academic Medicine Leadership Program)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , 2008.
Diploma
East Brunswick High School , 1982.
B.S. (Engineering Mechanics)
Columbia University, 1986.
M.S. (Engineering Mechanics)
Columbia University, 1987.
M.Phil
Columbia University, 1989.
Ph.D. (Engineering Mech./Biomechanics, Mentor: Van C. Mow)
Columbia University, 1991.
Cert. (Academic Medicine Leadership Program)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , 2008.
Post-Graduate Training
Research Assistant, Bioengineering Institute, Columbia University (Richard Skalak, Advisor), 1983-1986.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University (David Bayer, Professor), 1984-1985.
Frank E. Stinchfield Research Fellow, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University (Van C. Mow, Advisor), 1986-1991.
Research Assistant, Bioengineering Institute, Columbia University (Richard Skalak, Advisor), 1983-1986.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University (David Bayer, Professor), 1984-1985.
Frank E. Stinchfield Research Fellow, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University (Van C. Mow, Advisor), 1986-1991.
Certifications
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Permanent linkNA, .
Description of Research Expertise
orthopaedic research, orthopaedic biomechanics and tissue engineering, tendons and ligaments, shoulder and elbowSelected Publications
Dunkman AA, Buckley MR, Mienaltowski MJ, Adams S, Thomas SJ, Satchell L, Kumar A, Pathmanathan L, Beason DP, Iozzo RV, Birk DE, Soslowsky LJ: Decorin Expression Is Important for Age-Related Changes in Tendon Structure and Mechanical Properties. Matrix Biol 32(1): 3-13, 2013.Beason, D.P., Kuntz, A.F., Hsu, J.E., Miller, K.S., Soslowsky, L.J: Development and evaluation of multiple tendon injury models in the mouse. J Biomech 45(8): 1550-3, 2012.
Abboud, J., Beason, D.B., Soslowsky, L.J.: The effect of hypercholesterolemia on tendons. Clin Orthop Rel Res 470(1): 317-320, 2012.
Beason, D., Connizzo, B.K., Dourte, L.M., Mauck, R.L., Soslowsky, L.J., Steinberg, D.R., and Bernstein, J.: Fiber-aligned polymer scaffolds for rotator cuff repair in a rat model. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 21: 245-250, 2012.
109. Lake, S.P., Cortes, D.H., Kadlowec, J.A., Soslowsky, L.J., and Elliott, D.M.: Evaluation of affine fiber kinematics in human supraspinatus tendon using quantitative projection plot analysis. Biomech Modeling Mechanobiology 11(1-2): 197-205, 2012.
Miller, K.S., Connizzo, B.K., Feeney, E., Tucker, J.J., Soslowsky, L.J: Examining differences in local collagen fiber crimp frequency throughout mechanical testing in a developmental mouse supraspinatus tendon model. J Biomech Eng 134(4): 041004, 2012.
Ansorge, H.L., Hsu, J.E., Edelstein, L., Adams, S., Birk, D.E., Soslowsky, L.J.: Recapitulation of the Achilles tendon mechanical properties during neonatal development: a study of differential healing during two stages of development in a mouse model. J Orthop Res 30(3): 448-456, 2012.
Miller, K.S., Connizzo, B.K., Soslowsky, L.J.: Collagen fiber re-alignment in a neonatal developmental mouse supraspinatus tendon model. Ann Biomed Eng 40(5): 1102-10, 2012.
Peltz, C., Hsu, J.E., Zgonis, M.H., Trasolini, N.A., Glaser, D.L., and Soslowsky, L.J.: Intra-articular changes precede extra-articular changes in the biceps tendon following rotator cuff tears in a rat model. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 21(7): 873-81, 2012.
Reuther, K.E., Sarver, J.J., Schultz, S.M., Lee, C.S., Sehgal, C.M., Glaser, D.L., Soslowsky, L.J.: Glenoid cartilage mechanical properties decrease following rotator cuff tendon tears in a rat model. J Orthop Res 30(9): 1435-9, 2012.