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Dheera Ananthakrishnan

  • Department of Orthopaedics
    Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • (404) 778-6306
  • dananth@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Albany Medical College
  • BS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • M.S.E. from University of Washington

Research

Focus

  • My current research project is A Biomechanical Analysis of Football Helmet Removal in the Injured Cervical Spine

Publications

  • Helmet and shoulder pad removal in football players with unstable cervical spine injuries.
    J Appl Biomech Volume: 25 Page(s): 119 - 132
    05/01/2009 Authors: Dahl MC; Ananthakrishnan D; Nicandri G; Chapman JR; Ching RP
  • Letter to the editor - Reply
    CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS Volume: 20 Page(s): 552 - 552
    06/01/2005 Authors: Ananthakrishnan D; Puttlitz CM
  • The effect on anterior column loading due to different vertebral augmentation techniques.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol) Volume: 20 Page(s): 25 - 31
    01/01/2005 Authors: Ananthakrishnan D; Berven S; Deviren V; Cheng K; Lotz JC; Xu Z; Puttlitz CM
  • Intervertebral disc cell therapy for regeneration: mesenchymal stem cell implantation in rat intervertebral discs.
    Ann Biomed Eng Volume: 32 Page(s): 430 - 434
    03/01/2004 Authors: Crevensten G; Walsh AJL; Ananthakrishnan D; Page P; Wahba GM; Lotz JC; Berven S
  • Contact characteristics of the subtalar joint after a simulated calcaneus fracture.
    J Orthop Trauma Volume: 9 Page(s): 251 - 258
    06/01/1995 Authors: Sangeorzan BJ; Ananthakrishnan D; Tencer AF
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