Dr Todd Stewart
- Position: Senior Lecturer
- Areas of expertise: biotribology; biomechanics, fatigue; prototype medical instruments; medical devices; application of fundamental engineering principles to the understanding and solving medical problems
- Email: T.D.Stewart@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 2133
- Location: 242 School of Mechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
- Research and Teaching in Medical Engineering
Research interests
Personal research interests lie primarily in the following area:
- Joint Replacement
Dr Stewart conducts research into the functional aspects of joint replacement (mechanics, fixation, materials, friction, lubrication and wear). He has published several papers on the effects of ligament laxity and microseparaiton (rim contact) on the tribological behaviour of different Ceramic on Ceramic bearing combinations for hip prostheses.
To find out more about the Insitute of Medical and Biological Engineering's research visit imbe.leeds.ac.uk
Qualifications
- Grade 12 Diploma (1st in year) : - Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology
- BSc Mechanical Engineering : - University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- PhD Biomedical Engineering : - University of Leeds
- PEng Professional (Chartered) Engineer, APEGGA : - Alberta, Canada
Research groups and institutes
- Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering