Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Washington University: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Washington University Orthopedics
Thomopoulos Lab - Teaching

 

Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Soft Tissues, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis, MO), BME 456/556 - Fall 2005, BME 456/556 - Fall 2007, BME 456/556 Fall 2009

This course covers advanced viscoelasticity and finite strain analysis applied to the musculoskeletal system, with a focus on soft orthopaedic tissues (e.g., cartilage, tendon, and ligament).

  • Graduate level (full semester course)

 

Orthopaedic Surgery CORE Lectures

  • Soft Tissue Biomechanics (one lecture)
  • Spine Biomechanics (one lecture)

 

Experimental Methods in Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis, MO), BME 564 - Spring 2005, BME 564 - Spring 2007

This course surveys current experimental methods used in biomechanics at the tissue and cellular level. Weekly lectures cover measurement principles, data acquisition and analysis techniques. Lectures are complemented by laboratory measurements.

  • Measurement of Bone Strength (one lecture and three experiments) 

 

Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis, MO), BME 140 - Fall 2006, BME 140 - Fall 2007

This course introduces incoming engineering undergraduate students to the field of Biomedical Engineering.

  • Orthopaedic Biomechanics (one lecture)

 

Mini-Medical School, Washington University (St. Louis, MO)

The goal of Mini-Medical School is to educate the community by sharing the expertise of the medical faculty. Mini-Medical School sessions include students age 15 and up from a variety of backgrounds: police officers, high school students, executives, stay-at-home moms, attorneys, teachers, artists and bankers.

  • The Mysterious Shoulder: Injury and Repair (one lecture)

 

Moving and Shaking: An Introduction to Engineering,  Washington University (St. Louis, MO)

The Moving and Shaking curriculum is a learning lab which introduces middle school students (especially girls) to engineering.  Each week, during a 1.5 hour session, engineering professors perform demos and do hands-on engineering activities with the students.

  • Bones & Joints (one session)

 

Stavros Thomopoulos, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Department of Orthopaedics

Washington University

thomopouloss@wustl.edu

Yalem Building 812

Phone: (314) 362-8597 



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