Professional Preparation

• BS, Physics, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 1976
• MSE, Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1978
• PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1982
• MBA, Management, University of Pennsylvania, PA 1987

Positions

• Director of Research and Development: Orthopaedic Products, La Jolla Technology Inc., San Diego, CA 1982 – 1987
• Visiting Scholar, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1984 – 1987
• Vice-President of Clinical Research, LTI Biomedical Inc., San Diego, CA 1987 – 1989
• Vice-President of Research, IatroMed Inc., Phoenix, AZ 1989
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1987 – 1991
• Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1991 – 1997
• Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 1991 – 1997
• Director, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Kentucky, 1991 – 2000
• Research Committee Member, Kentucky Spine Institute, Lexington, KY, 1996 – 1997
• Research Staff Member, Shriners Hospital for Children, Lexington, KY, 2000 – 2010
• Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1997 – present
• Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Kentucky, 1997 – present
• Executive Director; Pennsylvania Human Implant Performance Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA, 2007 – present

Recent Publications

• Cabell L, Shapiro RS, Pienkowski D. “Effect of Age and Activity Level on Lower Extremity Gait Dynamics: A Preliminary Study”.  Accepted for publication in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2012
• Malluche HH, Porter DS, Monier-Faugere MC, Mawad H, Pienkowski D.  Differences in Bone Quality between High versus Low Turnover Renal Osteodystrophy.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 23(3):525-32, 2012
• Proctor LD, Bernard, AC, Ginn G, Kearney P, Pienkowski, D. Plank Fence Penetration into Automobiles – Implications for Prevention Initiatives.  Journal of Forensic Sciences 56 (S1), S105-S108, 2011
• Bernard AC, Mullineaux DR, Auxier JT, Forman J, Shapiro R, Pienkowski D.  Pediatric Anthropometrics are Inconsistent with Current Guidelines for Assessing Rider Fit on All Terrain Vehicles.  Accident Analysis and Prevention 42(4), 1220-1225, 2010
• Pienkowski D, Resig J, Minter C, Talwalkar V, Tylkowski C. A Novel Three Dimensional MRI Technique for Study of Cartilaginous Hip Surfaces in Legg-Calve -Perthes Disease. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 27(8), 981-988, 2009
• El-Ghannam A; Cunningham L, Pienkowski D; Hart A.  Bone Engineering of the Rabbit Ulna.  Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 65(8), 1495-502, 2007
• Marrs B, Andrews R, Pienkowski D.  “Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Enhance the Fatigue Performance of Physiologically Maintained Methyl Methacrylate – Styrene Copolymer.” Carbon 45 (10), 2098-2104, 2007
• Castellvi AE, Huang H, Saigal S, Vestgaarden T, Clabeaux DH, Pienkowski D. Stress Reduction in Adjacent Level Discs via Dynamic Instrumentation: A Finite Element Analysis.  Journal of the Spine Arthroplasty Society 1 (2), 2007
• Roche C, Mattingly B, Talwalkar V, Tylkowski C, Stevens DB, Hardy PA, Pienkowski D. Tarsal Shape, Size and Articulating Surface Morphology in Adolescent Surgically Treated Clubfoot and their contralateral Normal Foot. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 26(3), 329-335, 2006
• Marrs B, Andrews R, Rantell T, Pienkowski D. Augmentation of Acrylic Bone Cement with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 77A(2): 269-276, 2006

Active Projects

• Antiresorptive Therapies and their Effects on Post-Menopausal Bone Quality
• Low-Energy Bone Fractures in Women with Normal Bone Density
• Bone Quality and Biomechanics
• Biomechanics of ATV-related Pediatric Injuries