Dr. Richard Collins
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Listed in Biomedical Engineering
- 440 Monmouth Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066-5756
- (724) 742-0414
Dr. Richard Collins, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.
Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Consultant
Profile
Demonstrated accuracy in research and scientific analysis in mechanical and biomedical engineering and regulatory assessments. Former university professor of Biomedical & Human Factors Engineering; Former Professor of Medicine; and Former Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Areas of Specialization
• Qualified as an expert witness in civil and criminal courts.
• Internationally recognized engineering and medical expertise.
• Wrongful death, medical and dental malpractice; medical device/product liability
• Injury biomechanics in automotive crashes, aircraft crashes, elevator failures, sports impacts and slips and falls.
• Head Injury; spine cases due to motorcycle, bicycle collisions, along with protective helmet liability issues.
• Accident reconstruction and failure analysis for litigation involving serious personal injury and trauma
• Analyses involving motor vehicle accidents, automotive, train and aircraft accident and injury analysis and traffic safety, forklift turnovers, elevator free-falls, escalators, slips, trips and falls; sports injuries, product liability in industrial, sports, recreational; safety equipment; sports and industrial injuries, ergonomics; repetitive stress syndromes, ballistics and firearms matters.
• Biomedical device malfunctions: insulin pumps, failures of implanted supports/prostheses for fractured limbs
• Radiation dose exposure during medical diagnostic CT scans; medical malpractice and product liability.
• Patent infringement litigation
• Extensively published in the peer-reviewed national and international literature.
• Numerous invited scientific lectures presented in 38 countries
• Invited Scientific Reviewer for many national and international journals
University of California, Berkeley, California
M.Sc. Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Toronto, Institute of Aerospace Studies, Toronto, Canada
B.Sc. Engineering Physics
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Expert Services
Expertise includes analyses of vehicular, industrial, recreational, commercial, and sports-related injuries in addition to the evaluation of protective devices and safety systems, such as seat belts and helmets. Services may include:
• Summary & analysis of accident reports, witness statements, depositions, damage reports, scene photographs, etc.
• Inspection and analysis of vehicles; machinery; objects associated with an injury and the injury environment; and identification of injury causation and injury prevention factors and tolerance threshold criteria.
• Protective devices evaluation (seat belts, air bags, clothing, guards, helmets) to identify injury causation factors.
• Evaluation of workplace hazards and equipment, to assess and evaluate injury causation factors.
• Computer analyses including animation and simulation in both demonstrative and analytic formats.
• Search and retrieval of relevant literature from medical and engineering databases.
• Re-enactment of human kinematics or injury scenarios on-site or in laboratory setting
• Preparation for deposition, arbitration, mediation, or trial.
• Preparation of court exhibits (photographs, charts, graphs, anatomic models, animation, and literature summaries).
International Scientific Journal Publications and Reports
Dr. Collins has had published over 120 international scientific journal publications and reports. (Detailed publication and reports listing shall be provided upon request.)
Extensive litigation support in both civil and criminal cases across the U.S.
Expertise includes analyses of vehicular, industrial, recreational, commercial, and sports-related injuries in addition to the evaluation of protective devices and safety systems, such as seat belts and helmets. Services may include:
• Summary & analysis of accident reports, witness statements, depositions, damage reports, scene photographs, etc.
• Inspection and analysis of vehicles; machinery; objects associated with an injury and the injury environment; and identification of injury causation and injury prevention factors and tolerance threshold criteria.
• Protective devices evaluation (seat belts, air bags, clothing, guards, helmets) to identify injury causation factors.
• Evaluation of workplace hazards and equipment, to assess and evaluate injury causation factors.
• Computer analyses including animation and simulation in both demonstrative and analytic formats.
• Search and retrieval of relevant literature from medical and engineering databases.
• Re-enactment of human kinematics or injury scenarios on-site or in laboratory setting
• Preparation for deposition, arbitration, mediation, or trial.
• Preparation of court exhibits (photographs, charts, graphs, anatomic models, animation, and literature summaries).