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Brian Kelly, PhD
Spine Biomechanics
Dr. Kelly’s expertise is in the area of musculoskeletal biomechanics with focus on the mechanical behaviors of the human spinal column. His laboratory works closely with clinical neurosurgeons in the Department of Neurosurgery as well as neurosurgical residents, fellows, and research staff to better understand how disease, trauma, and surgical interventions affect the normal forces, movements, and stability of the human spine.
Dr. Kelly’s interests include the development and application of custom robotic testing systems that significantly improve the simulation of complex motion and loading patterns experienced by spinal joints during activities of daily living.
Dr. Kelly received his BS in mechanical engineering in 1987 and his MS in mechanical engineering in 1992 from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After working as a research engineer, he returned to his graduate studies and completed his PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2005.
- PhD, University of Tennessee, Biomedical Engineering, 2005
- MS with thesis, McMaster University, Mechanical Engineering, 1992
- BS, McMaster University, Mechanical Engineering, 1987
- International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery
- North American Spine Society
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division
- Southern Biomedical Engineering Society
- Ad hoc reviewer, Spine, European Spine Journal, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (ASME)
- 2018: Resident (Jake Godzik) and Fellow (Bernardo de Andrada) Young Investigator Awards, SOLAS Annual Meeting (Co-author and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2017: Best Basic Science Paper Award (Anna Newcomb), ISASS Annual Meeting (senior author and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2017: ASU Senior Capstone “Engineering Analysis” Award; Team: Gonzao Ahuactizin, Emma Alina, Jordan Krause, Robel Okbe (Mentor and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2016: 3rd Place Student Presentation Award; Team: Maeneka Grewel, Alexander Bhatt, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, Phoenix (Mentor and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2012: Patent Recognition Award, University of Tennessee Research Foundation Innovations
- 2008: Memphis Business Journal Health Care Hero Award in the Health Care Innovations
- 1987-1988: Research Scholarship Award, McMaster University
Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Tanayott Thaweethai, Sarah E Jolley, Elizabeth W Karlson, Emily B Levitan, Bruce Levy, Grace A McComsey, Lisa McCorkell, Girish N Nadkarni, Sairam Parthasarathy, Upinder Singh, Tiffany A Walker, Caitlin A Selvaggi, Daniel J Shinnick, Carolin C M Schulte, Rachel Atchley-Challenner, George A Alba, Radica Alicic, Natasha Altman, Khamal Anglin, Urania Argueta, Hassan Ashktorab, Gaston Baslet, Ingrid V Bassett, Lucinda Bateman, Brahmchetna Bedi, Shamik Bhattacharyya, Marie-Abele Bind, Andra L Blomkalns, Hector Bonilla, Hassan Brim, Patricia A Bush, Mario Castro, James Chan, Alexander W Charney, Peter Chen, Lori B Chibnik, Helen Y Chu, Rebecca G Clifton, Maged M Costantine, Sushma K Cribbs, Sylvia I Davila Nieves, Steven G Deeks, Alexandria Duven, Ivette F Emery, Nathan Erdmann, Kristine M Erlandson, Kacey C Ernst, Rachael Farah-Abraham, Cheryl E Farner, Elen M Feuerriegel, Judes Fleurimont, Vivian Fonseca, Nicholas Franko, Vivian Gainer, Jennifer C Gander, Edward M Gardner, Linda N Geng, Kelly S Gibson, Minjoung Go, Jason D Goldman, Halle Grebe, Frank L Greenway, Mounira Habli, John Hafner, Jenny E Han, Keith A Hanson, James Heath, Carla Hernandez, Rachel Hess, Sally L Hodder, Matthew K Hoffman, Susan E Hoover, Beatrice Huang, Brenna L Hughes, Prasanna Jagannathan, Janice John, Michael R Jordan, Stuart D Katz, Elizabeth S Kaufman, John D Kelly, Sara W Kelly, Megan M Kemp, John P Kirwan, Jonathan D Klein, Kenneth S Knox, Jerry A Krishnan, Andre Kumar, Adeyinka O Laiyemo, Allison A Lambert, Margaret Lanca, Joyce K Lee-Iannotti, Joyce K Lee-Ianotti, Brian P Logarbo, Michele T Longo, Carlos A Luciano, Karen Lutrick, Jason H Maley, Gail Mallett, Jai G Marathe, Vincent Marconi, Gailen D Marshall, Christopher F Martin, Yuri Matusov, Alem Mehari, Hector Mendez-Figueroa, Robin Mermelstein, Torri D Metz, Richard Morse, Jarrod Mosier, Christian Mouchati, Janet Mullington, Shawn N Murphy, Robert B Neuman, Janko Z Nikolich, Ighovwerha Ofotokun, Elizabeth Ojemakinde, Anna Palatnik, Kristy Palomares, Tanyalak Parimon, Samuel Parry, Jan E Patterson, Thomas F Patterson, Rachel E Patzer, Michael J Peluso, Priscilla Pemu, Christian M Pettker, Beth A Plunkett, Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Athena Poppas, John G Quigley, Uma Reddy, Rebecca Reece, Harrison Reeder, W B Reeves, Eric M Reiman, Franz Rischard, Jonathan Rosand, Dwight J Rouse, Adam Ruff, George Saade, Grecio J Sandoval, Jorge L Santana, Shannon M Schlater, Frank C Sciurba, Fitzgerald Shepherd, Zaki A Sherif, Hyagriv Simhan, Nora G Singer, Daniel W Skupski, Amber Sowles, Jeffrey A Sparks, Fatima I Sukhera, Barbara S Taylor, Larissa Teunis, Robert J Thomas, John M Thorp, Paul Thuluvath, Amberly Ticotsky, Alan T Tita, Katherine R Tuttle, Alfredo E Urdaneta, Daisy Valdivieso, Timothy M VanWagoner, Andrew Vasey, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Zachary S Wallace, Honorine D Ward, David E Warren, Steven J Weiner, Shelley Welch, Sidney W Whiteheart, Zanthia Wiley, Juan P Wisnivesky, Lynn M Yee, Sokratis Zisis, Leora I Horwitz, Andrea S Foulkes
Biomechanical Effects of Facet Joint Violation after Single-level Lumbar Fusion with Transpedicular Screw and Rod Instrumentation
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Luke K. O'Neill, Jay D. Turner, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Biomechanical Assessment of a Novel Sharp-Tipped Screw for 1-Step Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Placement Under Navigation
Date: 04/2023
Authors: Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Luke K. O'Neill, Anna G. Sawa, James J. Zhou, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, Alton J. Oldham, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly, Juan S. Uribe
Rod Attachment Induces Significant Strain in Lumbosacral Fixation
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Anna G. Sawa, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Taylor Hostetler, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jakub Godzik, Randall J. Hlubek, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Predictors of Time to Aneurysm Repair and Mortality in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Tiffany O. Sheehan, Nicolle W. Davis, Yi Guo, Debra Lynch Kelly, B P Kelly, Brian P. Kelly, Saunjoo L. Yoon, Ann L. Horgas
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Brian Kelly, PhD
Spine Biomechanics
Dr. Kelly’s expertise is in the area of musculoskeletal biomechanics with focus on the mechanical behaviors of the human spinal column. His laboratory works closely with clinical neurosurgeons in the Department of Neurosurgery as well as neurosurgical residents, fellows, and research staff to better understand how disease, trauma, and surgical interventions affect the normal forces, movements, and stability of the human spine.
Dr. Kelly’s interests include the development and application of custom robotic testing systems that significantly improve the simulation of complex motion and loading patterns experienced by spinal joints during activities of daily living.
Dr. Kelly received his BS in mechanical engineering in 1987 and his MS in mechanical engineering in 1992 from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After working as a research engineer, he returned to his graduate studies and completed his PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2005.
- PhD, University of Tennessee, Biomedical Engineering, 2005
- MS with thesis, McMaster University, Mechanical Engineering, 1992
- BS, McMaster University, Mechanical Engineering, 1987
- International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery
- North American Spine Society
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division
- Southern Biomedical Engineering Society
- Ad hoc reviewer, Spine, European Spine Journal, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (ASME)
- 2018: Resident (Jake Godzik) and Fellow (Bernardo de Andrada) Young Investigator Awards, SOLAS Annual Meeting (Co-author and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2017: Best Basic Science Paper Award (Anna Newcomb), ISASS Annual Meeting (senior author and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2017: ASU Senior Capstone “Engineering Analysis” Award; Team: Gonzao Ahuactizin, Emma Alina, Jordan Krause, Robel Okbe (Mentor and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2016: 3rd Place Student Presentation Award; Team: Maeneka Grewel, Alexander Bhatt, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, Phoenix (Mentor and laboratory principal investigator)
- 2012: Patent Recognition Award, University of Tennessee Research Foundation Innovations
- 2008: Memphis Business Journal Health Care Hero Award in the Health Care Innovations
- 1987-1988: Research Scholarship Award, McMaster University
Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Date: 06/2023
Authors: Tanayott Thaweethai, Sarah E Jolley, Elizabeth W Karlson, Emily B Levitan, Bruce Levy, Grace A McComsey, Lisa McCorkell, Girish N Nadkarni, Sairam Parthasarathy, Upinder Singh, Tiffany A Walker, Caitlin A Selvaggi, Daniel J Shinnick, Carolin C M Schulte, Rachel Atchley-Challenner, George A Alba, Radica Alicic, Natasha Altman, Khamal Anglin, Urania Argueta, Hassan Ashktorab, Gaston Baslet, Ingrid V Bassett, Lucinda Bateman, Brahmchetna Bedi, Shamik Bhattacharyya, Marie-Abele Bind, Andra L Blomkalns, Hector Bonilla, Hassan Brim, Patricia A Bush, Mario Castro, James Chan, Alexander W Charney, Peter Chen, Lori B Chibnik, Helen Y Chu, Rebecca G Clifton, Maged M Costantine, Sushma K Cribbs, Sylvia I Davila Nieves, Steven G Deeks, Alexandria Duven, Ivette F Emery, Nathan Erdmann, Kristine M Erlandson, Kacey C Ernst, Rachael Farah-Abraham, Cheryl E Farner, Elen M Feuerriegel, Judes Fleurimont, Vivian Fonseca, Nicholas Franko, Vivian Gainer, Jennifer C Gander, Edward M Gardner, Linda N Geng, Kelly S Gibson, Minjoung Go, Jason D Goldman, Halle Grebe, Frank L Greenway, Mounira Habli, John Hafner, Jenny E Han, Keith A Hanson, James Heath, Carla Hernandez, Rachel Hess, Sally L Hodder, Matthew K Hoffman, Susan E Hoover, Beatrice Huang, Brenna L Hughes, Prasanna Jagannathan, Janice John, Michael R Jordan, Stuart D Katz, Elizabeth S Kaufman, John D Kelly, Sara W Kelly, Megan M Kemp, John P Kirwan, Jonathan D Klein, Kenneth S Knox, Jerry A Krishnan, Andre Kumar, Adeyinka O Laiyemo, Allison A Lambert, Margaret Lanca, Joyce K Lee-Iannotti, Joyce K Lee-Ianotti, Brian P Logarbo, Michele T Longo, Carlos A Luciano, Karen Lutrick, Jason H Maley, Gail Mallett, Jai G Marathe, Vincent Marconi, Gailen D Marshall, Christopher F Martin, Yuri Matusov, Alem Mehari, Hector Mendez-Figueroa, Robin Mermelstein, Torri D Metz, Richard Morse, Jarrod Mosier, Christian Mouchati, Janet Mullington, Shawn N Murphy, Robert B Neuman, Janko Z Nikolich, Ighovwerha Ofotokun, Elizabeth Ojemakinde, Anna Palatnik, Kristy Palomares, Tanyalak Parimon, Samuel Parry, Jan E Patterson, Thomas F Patterson, Rachel E Patzer, Michael J Peluso, Priscilla Pemu, Christian M Pettker, Beth A Plunkett, Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Athena Poppas, John G Quigley, Uma Reddy, Rebecca Reece, Harrison Reeder, W B Reeves, Eric M Reiman, Franz Rischard, Jonathan Rosand, Dwight J Rouse, Adam Ruff, George Saade, Grecio J Sandoval, Jorge L Santana, Shannon M Schlater, Frank C Sciurba, Fitzgerald Shepherd, Zaki A Sherif, Hyagriv Simhan, Nora G Singer, Daniel W Skupski, Amber Sowles, Jeffrey A Sparks, Fatima I Sukhera, Barbara S Taylor, Larissa Teunis, Robert J Thomas, John M Thorp, Paul Thuluvath, Amberly Ticotsky, Alan T Tita, Katherine R Tuttle, Alfredo E Urdaneta, Daisy Valdivieso, Timothy M VanWagoner, Andrew Vasey, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Zachary S Wallace, Honorine D Ward, David E Warren, Steven J Weiner, Shelley Welch, Sidney W Whiteheart, Zanthia Wiley, Juan P Wisnivesky, Lynn M Yee, Sokratis Zisis, Leora I Horwitz, Andrea S Foulkes
Biomechanical Effects of Facet Joint Violation after Single-level Lumbar Fusion with Transpedicular Screw and Rod Instrumentation
Date: 05/2023
Authors: Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Anna G. Sawa, Luke K. O'Neill, Jay D. Turner, Juan S. Uribe, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Biomechanical Assessment of a Novel Sharp-Tipped Screw for 1-Step Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Placement Under Navigation
Date: 04/2023
Authors: Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Luke K. O'Neill, Anna G. Sawa, James J. Zhou, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Jakub Godzik, Alton J. Oldham, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly, Juan S. Uribe
Rod Attachment Induces Significant Strain in Lumbosacral Fixation
Date: 02/2023
Authors: Anna G. Sawa, Piyanat Wangsawatwong, Jennifer N. Lehrman, Taylor Hostetler, Bernardo de Andrada Pereira, Jakub Godzik, Randall J. Hlubek, Juan S. Uribe, Jay D. Turner, Brian P. Kelly, B P Kelly
Predictors of Time to Aneurysm Repair and Mortality in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Date: 10/2022
Authors: Tiffany O. Sheehan, Nicolle W. Davis, Yi Guo, Debra Lynch Kelly, B P Kelly, Brian P. Kelly, Saunjoo L. Yoon, Ann L. Horgas
- English