KEY PERSONNEL
Richard V. Baratta, Ph.D. - Division Manager
Biomedical Engineer (Ph.D.)
Provides consulting services to insurance carriers, law firms, and corporate clients. Evaluates and analyzes biomechanical systems, including voluntary and involuntary human motions. Provides human-injury impact analysis in vehicular accidents, amusement park ride accidents, and cases involving falls or falling objects. Performs occupant motion studies to determine injury potential/causation, seatbelt use, the effects of airbag interaction, and determination occupant positions. Uses both computer and physical models to reconstruct those accidents and to measure the load and injury levels. Evaluates medical device and hospital equipment failures and malfunctions.
rvbaratta@rimkus.com
Martha A. Nichols-Ketchum, Ph.D., P.E. (Iowa, Louisiana) - Senior Consultant
Biomedical Engineer (Ph.D.)
Human injury causation and impact analyses, including loads resulting from automotive, motorcycle and bicycle collisions, falls, various accidents, falling objects and failed products and procedures. Performs vehicle accident reconstruction and occupant dynamics, and has also performed analyses of injurious-level dynamic loads that resulted from non-impact situations.
mnk@rimkus.com
Fabian E. Pollo, Ph.D. - Senior Consultant
Bioengineer (Ph.D.)
Expertise in general biomechanics, kinesiology, electromyography, and human movement analysis; electrical stimulation in stroke and spinal cord injury patients; human motor control; knee and ankle orthotics and prosthetics, and total joint replacement.
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