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Benjamin Freedman

Graduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

HOMETOWN
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

EDUCATION
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2011, University of Rochester

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Tendon and bone biomechanics, imaging-based methods to study tendon healing, MRI, patellofemoral pain, osteoarthritis, wear debris induced periprosthetic osteolysis.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Freedman BR, Sheehan FT. Predicting Three-dimensional Patellofemoral Kinematics from Static Imaging-Based Alignment Measures (in review)
2. Schiavenato MS, Antos SA, Bell FA, Freedman BR, Kozak AJ, Kroot, TB, Lam EH, Ross, KE, Sternfield BA, Carney, LH. Development of a scale for estimating procedural distress in the newborn intensive care unit: The Procedural Load Index (in review)

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

1. Freedman BR, Sheehan FT. Reliability and Predictability of Static MR Joint Alignment Surrogates to Patellofemoral Kinematics. Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2012.
2. Freedman BR, Behnam AJ, Sheehan FT. Predicting Maltracking in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome through Novel MR-based Joint Posture Measures. International Society of Biomechanics Congress, Brussels, Belgium 2011.
3. Antos SA, Bell FA, Freedman BR, Kozak AJ, Kroot TB, Ross KE, Sternfield BA, Carney LH, Schiavenato MS. Defining and Measuring Procedure Load Index Values for Premature Infants. Biomedical Engineering Society, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 2009.

Ben joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in the fall of 2011 and is currently working towards the completion of his graduate studies in the Department of Bioengineering. In his spare time, Ben enjoys sailing, skiing, playing piano, and explaining tendon biomechanics to local Sherpa while climbing Mount Everest.