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Joel Douglas Stitzel Jr., Ph.D.

Joel Douglas Stitzel Jr., Ph.D.

Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Center for Biomolecular Imaging
Childress Institute
Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Childress Institute
Orthopaedics
Translational Science Institute

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Trauma, Trauma/Critical Care, Radiology, Orthopaedics

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-5597 | Department: 336-716-4739

Email: jstitzel@wakehealth.edu

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Education & Training

  • Ph.D., Virginia PolyTechnical Institute , 2003
  • B.S., Virginia PolyTechnical Institute , 1997
  • M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University , 2000
Joel Douglas Stitzel Jr., Ph.D.

Joel Douglas Stitzel Jr., Ph.D.

Chair, Biomedical Engineering Center for Biomolecular Imaging
Childress Institute
Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Childress Institute
Orthopaedics
Translational Science Institute

Research Interests

engineering/bioengineering, epidemiology, mental disorders/psychiatry/ps, model development, neurosciences/behavior, prevention, radiology/imaging, surgery/trauma/burns/trauma

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-5597 | Department: 336-716-4739

Email: jstitzel@wakehealth.edu

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Recent Publications

Weaver AA, Danelson KA, Armstrong EG, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Investigation of pulmonary contusion extent and its correlation to crash, occupant, and injury characteristics in motor vehicle crashes. Accid Anal Prev. 2013;50():223-233.

Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Rhyne AC, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. Lateral impact validation of a geometrically accurate full body finite element model for blunt injury prediction. Ann Biomed Eng. 2013;41(3):497-512.

Weaver AA, Loftis KL, Stitzel JD. Investigation of the safety effects of knee bolster air bag deployment in similar real-world crash comparisons. Traffic Inj Prev. 2013;14(2):168-180.

Kemper AR, Santago AC, Stitzel JD, Sparks JL, Duma SM. Biomechanical response of human spleen in tensile loading. J Biomech. 2012;45(2):348-355.

Duma SM, Cormier JM, Hurst WJ, Stitzel JD, Herring IP. Experimental analysis of airbag seam design: high-rate shear testing for skin abrasions. Proc Inst Mech Eng D J Automob Eng. 2012;226(D4):468-478.

Weaver AA, Danelson KA, Stitzel JD. Modeling brain injury response for rotational velocities of varying directions and magnitudes. Ann Biomed Eng. 2012;40(9):2005-2018.

Rhyne AC, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD. Methods for comparison of abdominal organ location and shape in the supine and upright positions. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2012;48():351-358.

Thompson AB, Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Rhyne AC, Vavalle NA, Stitzel JD. A paradigm for human body finite element model integration from a set of regional models. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2012;48():423-430.

Urban JE, Maldjian JA, Whitlow CT, Stitzel JD. A method to investigate the size and shape variation of the lateral ventricles with age. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2012;48():447-453.

Vavalle NA, Moreno DP, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS. The effect of impactor location and velocity variation on validation of an advanced human body finite element model. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2012;48():454-461.

Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Danelson KA, McNally C, Klinich KD, Stitzel JD. External landmark, body surface, and volume data of a mid-sized male in seated and standing postures. Ann Biomed Eng. 2012;40(9):2019-2032.

Pilson H, Brown P, Stitzel J, Scott A. Single-row versus double-row repair of the distal achilles tendon: a biomechanical comparison. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2012;51(6):762-766.

Becher RD, Colonna AL, Enniss TM, Weaver AA, Crane DK, Martin RS, Mowery NT, Miller PR, Stitzel JD, Hoth JJ. An innovative approach to predict the development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with blunt trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;73(5):1229-1235.

Urban JE, Whitlow CT, Edgerton CA, Powers AK, Maldjian JA, Stitzel JD. Motor vehicle crash-related subdural hematoma from real-world head impact data. J Neurotrauma. 2012;29(18):2774-2781.

Ladd MR, Lee SJ, Stitzel JD, Atala A, Yoo JJ. Co-electrospun dual scaffolding system with potential for muscle-tendon junction tissue engineering. Biomaterials. 2011;32(6):1549-1559.

Danelson KA, Bolte JH, Stitzel JD. Assessing astronaut injury potential from suit connectors using a human body finite element model. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2011;82(2):79-86.

Weaver AA, Kennedy EA, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Evaluation of different projectiles in matched experimental eye impact simulations. J Biomech Eng. 2011;133(3):031002.

Duma SM, Kemper AR, Stitzel JD, McNally C, Kennedy EA, Matsuoka F. Rib fracture timing in dynamic belt tests with human cadavers. Clin Anat. 2011;24(3):327-338.

Loftis KL, Moreno DP, Tan J, Gabler HC, Stitzel JD. Utilizing computed tomography scans for analysis of motorcycle helmets in real-world crashes--biomed 2011. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2011;47():234-239.

Loftis KL, Pranikoff T, Anthony EY, Meredith JW, Martin RS, Stitzel JD. Pediatric occupants, restraint use, and injuries in motor vehicle crashes--biomed 2011. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2011;47():94-99.

Thompson AB, Rhyne AC, Moreno DP, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Methods for validation of the mass distribution of a full body finite element model--biomed 2011. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2011;47():100-105.

Urban JE, Weaver AA, Theivendran K, Stitzel JD. Acetabular rim profile measurement in femoroacetabular impingement patients--biomed 2011. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2011;47():118-123.


Schneider LW, Rupp JD, Scarboro M, Pintar F, Arbogast KB, Rudd RW, Sochor MR, Stitzel J, Sherwood C, MacWilliams JB, et al. BioTab--a new method for analyzing and documenting injury causation in motor-vehicle crashes. Traffic Inj Prev. 2011;12(3):256-265.

Weaver AA, Loftis KL, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Biomechanical modeling of eye trauma for different orbit anthropometries. J Biomech. 2011;44(7):1296-1303.

Mannava S, Wiggins WF, Saul KR, Stitzel JD, Smith BP, Koman LA, Smith TL, Tuohy CJ. Contributions of neural tone to in vivo passive muscle-tendon unit biomechanical properties in a rat rotator cuff animal model. Ann Biomed Eng. 2011;39(7):1914-1924.

Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Finite element-based injury metrics for pulmonary contusion via concurrent model optimization. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2011;10(4):505-520.

Kemper AR, Kennedy EA, McNally C, Manoogian SJ, Stitzel JD, Duma SM. Reducing chest injuries in automobile collisions: rib fracture timing and implications for thoracic injury criteria. Ann Biomed Eng. 2011;39(8):2141-2151.

Danelson KA, Chiles C, Thompson AB, Donadino K, Weaver AA, Stitzel JD. Correlating the extent of pulmonary contusion to vehicle crash parameters in near-side impacts. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2011;55():217-230.

Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Stern AR, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Design, development, and analysis of a surrogate for pulmonary injury prediction. Ann Biomed Eng. 2011;39(10):2560-2567.

Gayzik FS, Moreno DP, Geer CP, Wuertzer SD, Martin RS, Stitzel JD. Development of a full body CAD dataset for computational modeling: a multi-modality approach. Ann Biomed Eng. 2011;39(10):2568-2583.

Loftis KL, Weaver AA, Stitzel JD. Investigating the effects of side airbag deployment in real-world crashes using crash comparison techniques. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2011;55():81-90.

Brown PJ, Tan H, Stitzel JD. Displacement control device for dynamic tissue deformation in MRI--biomed 2010. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2010;46():99-104.


Weaver AA, Loftis KL, Tan JC, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. CT based three-dimensional measurement of orbit and eye anthropometry. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2010;51(10):4892-4897.

Kemper AR, Santago AC, Stitzel JD, Sparks JL, Duma SM. Biomechanical response of human liver in tensile loading. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54():15-26.

Stitzel JD, Kilgo PD, Weaver AA, Martin RS, Loftis KL, Meredith JW. Age thresholds for increased mortality of predominant crash induced thoracic injuries. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010;54():41-50.

Gayzik FS, Martin RS, Gabler HC, Hoth JJ, Duma SM, Meredith JW, Stitzel JD. Characterization of crash-induced thoracic loading resulting in pulmonary contusion. J Trauma. 2009;66(3):840-849.

Danelson KA, Gordon ES, David LR, Stitzel JD. Using a three dimensional model of the pediatric skull for pre-operative planning in the treatment of craniosynostosis--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45():358-363.

Loftis K, Martin RS, Meredith JW, Stitzel J. Investigating methods for determining mismatch in near side vehicle impacts--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45():256-261.

Paolini BM, Danelson KA, Geer CP, Stitzel JD. Pediatric head injury prediction: investigating the distance between the skull and the brain using medical imaging--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45():161-166.

Taylor LA, Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Loftis KL, Stitzel JD. Physical model reproduction from CT scans classified according to gender, ethnicity, and age--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45():370-375.


Weaver AA, Gilmartin TD, Anz AW, Stubbs AJ, Stitzel JD. A method to measure acetabular metrics from three dimensional computed tomography pelvis reconstructions--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009;45():155-160.

Kemper AR, Stitzel JD, McNally C, Gabler HC, Duma SM. Biomechanical response of the human clavicle: the effects of loading direction on bending properties. J Appl Biomech. 2009;25(2):165-174.

Atala A, Yoo J, Lim G, Czerw R, Soker S, Stitzel J, inventors; Wake Forest University Health Sciences, assignee. Cell scaffold matrices with incorporated therapeutic agents. United States patent US 7,531,503. 2009 May 12. 2009;():.

Danelson KA, Gayzik FS, Yu MM, Martin RS, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Bilateral carotid artery injury response in side impact using a vessel model integrated with a human body model. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2009;53():271-279.

Yu M, Manoogian S, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Finite element modeling of human placental tissue. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2009;53():257-270.

Moon DG, Christ G, Stitzel JD, Atala A, Yoo JJ. Cyclic mechanical preconditioning improves engineered muscle contraction. Tissue Eng Part A. 2008;14(4):473-482.

Gayzik FS, Yu MM, Danelson KA, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. Quantification of age-related shape change of the human rib cage through geometric morphometrics. J Biomech. 2008;41(7):1545-1554.

Daly M, Miller PR, Carr JJ, Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Meredith JW, Stitzel JD. Traumatic pulmonary pathology measured with computed tomography and a semiautomated analytic method. Clin Imaging. 2008;32(5):346-354.

Stitzel JD, Kilgo PD, Danelson KA, Geer CP, Pranikoff T, Meredith JW. Age thresholds for increased mortality of three predominant crash induced head injuries. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2008;52():235-244.

Danelson KA, Geer CP, Stitzel JD, Slice DE, Takhounts EG. Age and gender based biomechanical shape and size analysis of the pediatric brain. Stapp Car Crash J. 2008;52():59-81.

Manoogian SJ, McNally C, Stitzel JD, Duma SM. Dynamic biaxial tissue properties of pregnant porcine uterine tissue. Stapp Car Crash J. 2008;52():167-185.

Danelson KA, Stitzel JD. Volumetric splenic injury measurement in CT scans for comparison with injury score. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2008;44():159-164.

Danelson KA, Yu M, Gayzik FS, Geer CP, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. Geometric scaling factors for the pediatric brainstem. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2008;44():153-158.

Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD. Quantitative histology of contused lung tissue with comparison to computed tomography. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2008;44():225-230.

Loftis K, Halsey M, Anthony E, Duma SM, Stitzel J. Pregnant female anthropometry from CT scans for finite element model development. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2008;44():355-360.

Yu MM, Danelson KA, Stitzel JD. Categorical similarity comparison of ciren and nass. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2008;44():304-309.

Daly M, Carr JJ, Stitzel JD. Method for identifying calcified plaque in contrast enhanced computed tomography. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2007;43():366-371.

Danelson KA, Hoth JJ, Miller PR, Stitzel JD. A semi-automated approach for measuring splenic injury using computed tomography. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2007;43():13-17.


Lambert CC, Gayzik FS, Stitzel JD. Characterization of the carotid and adjacent anatomy using non-contrast CT for biomechanical model development. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2007;43():330-335.

Loftis KL, Geer CP, Danelson KA, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. Analysis of pediatric head anthropometry using computed tomography for application to head injury prediction. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2007;43():86-90.

Moon DG, Christ GJ, Stitzel J, Yoo JJ, Atala A. Tissue bioreactor system for the creation and maturation of organized functional tissues for surgical reconstruction [abstract]. J Urol. 2007;177(4 Suppl):58-59.

Moon DG, Tillman B, Christ G, Stitzel J, Yoo J, Atala A. Tissue bioreactor system for the creation and maturation of organized functional tissues for surgical reconstruction [abstract]. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;205(3 Suppl):S104.

Lee SJ, Yoo JJ, Lim GJ, Atala A, Stitzel J. In vitro evaluation of electrospun nanofiber scaffolds for vascular graft application. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007;83(4):999-1008.

Stitzel JD, Kilgo P, Schmotzer B, Gabler HC, Meredith JW. A population-based comparison of CIREN and NASS cases using similarity scoring. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2007;51():395-417.

Gayzik FS, Hoth JJ, Daly M, Meredith JW, Stitzel JD. A finite element-based injury metric for pulmonary contusion: investigation of candidate metrics through correlation with computed tomography. Stapp Car Crash J. 2007;51():189-209.

Cormier JM, Stitzel JD, Hurst WJ, Porta DJ, Jones J, Duma SM. Predicting zygoma fractures from baseball impact. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():142-147.

Daly M, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Retrospective identification of subject anthropometry using computed tomography of the leg. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():114-119.

Duma S, Stitzel J, Kemper A, McNally C, Kennedy E, Brolinson G, Matsuoka F. Acquiring non-censored rib fracture data during dynamic belt loading. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():148-153.

Duma SM, Moorcroft DM, Stitzel JD, Duma GG. Biomechanical modeling of pregnant occupants in far-side vehicle crashes. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():154-159.

Gayzik FS, Loftis KL, Slice DE, Stitzel JD. A finite element study of age-based size and shape variation of the human rib cage. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():19-24.

Gayzik FS, Tan JC, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. Mesh development for a finite element model of the carotid artery. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():187-192.

Kemper A, Stitzel J, Gabler C, Duma S, Matsuoka F. Biomechanical response of the human clavicle subjected to dynamic bending. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():231-236.

Kennedy EA, Bonivtch AR, Manoogian SJ, Stitzel JD, Herring IP, Duma SM. The effects of extraocular muscles on static displacements of the human eye. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2006;42():372-377.

Hoth JJ, Stitzel JD, Gayzik FS, Brownlee NA, Miller PR, Yoza BK, McCall CE, Meredith JW, Payne RM. The pathogenesis of pulmonary contusion: an open chest model in the rat. J Trauma. 2006;61(1):32-45.

Stitzel J, Duma S. Proper material properties are required for the finite element method [reply to letter]. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124(7):1065-1066.

Duma SM, Moorcroft DM, Gabler HC, Manoogian SM, Stitzel JD, Duma GG. Analysis of pregnant occupant crash exposure and the potential effectiveness of four-point seatbelts in far side crashes. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2006;50():187-198.

Gayzik FS, Bostrom O, Ortenwall P, Duma SM, Stitzel JD. An experimental and computational study of blunt carotid artery injury. Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2006;50():13-32.

Kennedy EA, Ng TP, McNally C, Stitzel JD, Duma SM. Risk functions for human and porcine eye rupture based on projectile characteristics of blunt objects. Stapp Car Crash J. 2006;50():651-671.

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Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Trauma, Trauma/Critical Care, Radiology, Orthopaedics

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