Faculty Directory

Richard Lieber

Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Professor of Physiology

Contact

Website

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

Departments

Biomedical Engineering

Education

PhD: University of California-Davis (1983)

MBA: University Of California-San Diego (2013)

Research Interests

Dr. Lieber’s work is characterized by its interdisciplinary nature—an approach that is relevant to those who study biomechanics and Orthopaedic Surgery. He has published over 250 articles in journals ranging from the very basic such as The Biophysical Journal and The Journal of Cell Biology to those more applied such as The Journal of Hand Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. He has also pioneered studies of human muscle during hand surgery and in conditions of muscle contracture due to cerebral palsy.

Selected Publications

Most Recent Publications

• The mechanical strength of side-to-side tendon repair with mismatched tendon size and shape
  Fridén J, Tirrell TF, Bhola S, Lieber RL.
  Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume. 2015 Mar 24;40(3):239-245.doi:10.1177/1753193413517327.
  ISSN: 17531934
• Pathophysiology of Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy
  Mathewson MA, Lieber RL.
  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2015 Feb;26(1):57-67.doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2014.09.005.
  ISSN: 10479651
• Collagen crosslinking does not dictate stiffness in a transgenic mouse model of skeletal muscle fibrosis
  Chapman MA, Pichika R, Lieber RL.
  Journal of Biomechanics. 2015 Jan 21;48(2):375-378.doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.12.005.
  ISSN: 00219290
• High resolution muscle measurements provide insights into equinus contractures in patients with cerebral palsy
  Mathewson MA, Ward SR, Chambers HG, Lieber RL.
  Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2015 Jan;33(1):33-39.doi:10.1002/jor.22728.
  ISSN: 07360266

Selected Books and Book Chapters

• Lieber Richard. 2010. Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function and Plasticity. Batimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 304.

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