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 May 19, 2022

Hugo Giambini, Ph.D.

Hugo Giambini, Ph.D.

by utsaengineer / Sunday, 07 October 2018 / Published in
Assistant Professor
AET 1.364
210-458-8182
hugo.giambini@utsa.edu
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Assistant Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Educational Background:

  • B.S. , BME, Florida International University, Miami FL, USA
  • Ph.D., BME, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA
  • Post-Doctoral Training, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA

Areas of Teaching Interest:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomechanics
  • Physiology
  • Applied Imaging

Areas of Research Interest:

  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Vertebral Fractures and Prediction
  • Spine Metastasis
  • Rehabilitation

Honors & Awards:

  • Best Special Poster Award. 41st International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)
  • Early Innovator X-Ray Challenge Award. Mimics Materialize, Belgium.
  • Patrick J. Kelly Special Fellow Award. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
  • NIH – Postdoctoral Training Grant (T32)
  • NIH – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F32)

Description of Research

My current research addresses the mechanical and biomechanical factors influencing hard and soft tissue integrity and performance, as well as non-invasive tissue assessment and modeling using medical imaging. My research interests lie in using biomechanics and imaging tools to improve predictive methods and better understand pathogenesis of musculoskeletal conditions. The long-term goal of my research is to develop clinical tools to enable earlier diagnosis, prescribe effective interventions, and assess outcomes for individuals with musculoskeletal disorders.

Two main projects in the lab relate to 1) the development of subject-specific vertebral fracture risk prediction tools using finite element modeling and medical imaging (CT and MRI); and 2) the implementation of MRI and shear wave elastography to evaluate rotator cuff muscle properties and aid during surgical planning and the rehabilitation process.

The laboratory is involved in basic science and translational research. There exist strong collaborations with clinicians and scientists in many areas including radiology, orthopedics, mechanical and biomedical engineering.

Selected Publications

  • Giambini H, Dragomir-Daescu D, Huddleston PM, Camp JJ, An KN, Nassr A. The Effect of Quantitative Computed Tomography Acquisition Protocols on Bone Mineral Density Estimation. J Biomech Eng. 2015 Nov;137(11):114502. doi: 10.1115/1.4031572. PubMed PMID: 26355694; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4844109.
  • Hatta T, Giambini H, Uehara K, Okamoto S, Chen S, Sperling JW, Itoi E, An KN. Quantitative assessment of rotator cuff muscle elasticity: Reliability and feasibility of shear wave elastography. J Biomech. 2015 Nov 5;48(14):3853-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.09.038. Epub 2015 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 26472309; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4655159.
  • Giambini H, Qin X, Dragomir-Daescu D, An KN, Nassr A. Specimen-specific vertebral fracture modeling: a feasibility study using the extended finite element method. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2016 Apr;54(4):583-93. doi: 10.1007/s11517-015-1348-x. Epub 2015 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 26239163; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4852468.
  • Giambini H, Fang Z, Zeng H, Camp JJ, Yaszemski MJ, Lu L. Noninvasive Failure Load Prediction of Vertebrae with Simulated Lytic Defects and Biomaterial Augmentation. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2016 Aug;22(8):717-24. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2016.0078. Epub 2016 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 27260559; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4991609.
  • Giambini H, Dragomir-Daescu D, Nassr A, Yaszemski MJ, Zhao C. Quantitative Computed Tomography Protocols Affect Material Mapping and Quantitative Computed Tomography-Based Finite-Element Analysis Predicted Stiffness. J Biomech Eng. 2016 Sep 1;138(9). doi: 10.1115/1.4034172. PubMed PMID: 27428281; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4967881.
  • Giambini H, Hatta T, Krzysztof GR, Widholm P, Karlsson A, Leinhard O, Adkins MC, Zhao C, An K. Intramuscular fat infiltration evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging predicts the extensibility of the supraspinatus muscle. Muscle and Nerve. 2017 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/mus.25673.
  • Hatta T, Giambini H, Itoigawa Y, Hooke AW, Sperling JW, Steinmann SP, Itoi E, An KN. Quantifying extensibility of rotator cuff muscle with tendon rupture using shear wave elastography: A cadaveric study. J Biomech. 2017 Aug 16;61:131-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.07.009. Epub 2017 Jul 21.
  • Giambini H, Hatta T, Rezaei A, An KN. Extensibility of the supraspinatus muscle can be predicted by combining shear wave elastography and magnetic resonance imaging-measured quantitative metrics of stiffness and volumetric fat infiltration: A cadaveric study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2018 Aug;57:144-149. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.07.001. Epub 2018 Jul 3.

 

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