Antonio Valdevit

Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Faculty/Professor
Building: McLean Hall
Room: 502
Email: avaldevi@stevens.edu

Education

  • B.Sc., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Physics, 1987
  • M.Sc., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Physics, 1989
  • Certificate, MTS Systems, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, TestStar/Testing,1992
  • Certificate, Catonsville Community College, Baltimore, MD, USA, AutoCad12/Design, 1995
  • Ph.D., Candidate, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA, Biomedical Eng., In Progress

Experience

  • 08/06 – Present:
    • Position:Test Engineer, Spinal Biomechanics
    • Location:NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Dept. of Orthopaedics – Spine Service, NY, USA
  • 06/05 – Present:
    • Position:Director of Engineering, Chief Financial Officer
    • Location:Clinical Engineering Services, Inc., PA, USA
  • 01/05 – Present:
    • Position:Adjunct Instructor of Biomedical Engineering
    • Location:The Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken,NJ,USA
  • 01/04 – Present:
    • Position: Research Fellow, Maurice Kanbar Biomedical Engineering Center
    • Location:The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY, USA
  • 04/02 – Present:
    • Position:Biomechanics Consultant
    • Location:Stryker Spine, Motion Preservation Unit, Summit, NJ, USA
  • 04/02 – 08/06:
    • Position:Director of Engineering, Orthopaedic Spine Center
    • Location:Department of Surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • 09/97 – 04/02:
    • Position:Senior Biomedical Research Engineer, Biomaterials Testing and Evaluation Laboratory
    • Location:Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
  • 09/91 - 09/97:
    • Position:Research Engineer / Laboratory Supervisor, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
    • Location:Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
  • 12/90 - 09/91:
    • Position:Research Engineer, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
    • Location: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Spine Division, The Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada

Publications

  1. Verma K; Kamerlink J; Xavier S; Ialenti M; Valdevit A; Feldman D; Dryer J; Lonner B; Errico T. (2009) "Predictors of operative blood loss in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion.", IMAST 2009; NASS 2009; Global Spine Conference (GSC) 2009.

  2. Quirno M; Kamerlink JR; Valdevit A; Kang M; Yaszay B; Duncan N; Boachie-Adjei O; Lonner BS; Errico TJ. (Dec 2009) "Biomechanical Analysis of a Disc Prosthesis Distal to a Scoliosis Model", Spine, Vol. 34( 14), p. 1470-5.

  3. Antonio Valdevit (2009) "Assessment of Factors Predictive Of Post-Operative Infection in 941 Spinal Deformity Patients", American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2010.

  4. Rajadhyaksh, A; Kamerlink J; Xavier S; Knee E; Valdevit A; Errico T (2009) "Determination of Prosthesis Migration and Stability in Three Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty Designs", American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2010.

  5. Verma K; Valdevit A; Dean L; Kean K; Xavier S; Auerbach J; Lonner B (2009) "Maximal pulmonary recovery after spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: does surgical approach have a lasting effect?", IMAST 2009; NASS 2009.

  6. Verma K; Dean LE; Vecchione; Valdevit A; Kean KE; Auerbach JD; Lonner BS (2009) "Comprehensive Assessment of Factors Predictive Of Post-Operative Infection in 942 Patients: Can We Identify Patients at Greatest Risk?", IMAST 2009; NASS 2009; Global Spine Conference (GSC) 2009.

  7. Kamerlink J; Verma K; Xavier S; Ialenti M; Valdevit A; Feldman D; Dryer J; Lonner B; Errico T. (2009) "Cost analysis of neuromuscular scoliosis correction surgery in 73 consecutive cases.", IMAST 2009; NASS 2009; Global Spine Conference (GSC) 2009.

Awards and Honors

  • Queen's University Reinhart Research Scholarship - 1988
  • Queen's University Reinhart Research Scholarship - 1989