Roy D. Bloebaum, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Specialty: Orthopaedic Research, Biomaterials, Bone
Doctorate: University of Western Australia
Dr. Bloebaum is a Research Career Scientist and Co-Director of the VA Bone and Joint Research Lab at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Salt Lake City Health Care System. He is a Research Professor for the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah, and holds the Albert and Margaret Hofmann Chair in Orthopaedic Research. He is also a Research Professor for the Departments of Biology and Bioengineering.
Dr. Bloebaum's publications include 113 peer reviewed manuscripts on bone and total joint replacement related topics and has been a guest lecturer on these topics all over the world. He has received numerous military and academic awards, some of which are: Air Medals, Air Force Commendation, Distinguished Flying Cross, Vietnam Service Medal, Rotary International Scholarship. SIROT International Prize (Basic Research-Orthopaedic Surgery). Clemson Award for Applied Sciences, Society for Biomaterials, Chicago, IL. He received his doctorate, as a Rotary International Scholar, from the University of Western Australia . Has been on the faculty at the University of Southern California and Arizona State prior to taking a position at the Department of Orthopaedics. Dr Bloebaums' research interests are osseointegrated implants for amputees, biomaterials, bone, total joint replacement, articular cartilage and electron microscopy, including pioneering efforts in backscattered electron imaging.
Dr. Bloebaum has been an NIH reviewer over the past 10 years. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. His memberships include Orthopaedic Research Society, Society for Biomaterials, National Society for Histotechnology, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Awards:
Roy D. Bloebaum Receives Clemson Award
Each year, the Society for Biomaterials solicits nominations for outstanding work in one of three Clemson Award categories; Clemson Award for Applied Research, Clemson Award for Basic Research, and the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature. The history of these awards reflects the strong traditional ties between the Society for Biomaterials and Clemson University since 1974. Awardees are selected by the Society for Biomaterials Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee and confirmed by the President of Clemson University.
Clemson Award recipients will receive $1000.00 from Clemson University and a partial travel support to the Society for Biomaterials 2007 Annual Meeting, April 18-21, 2007, Chicago, IL.
In 2006 the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature was awarded to Dr. Roy D. Bloebaum of the University of Utah Orthopaedic Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
Dr. Bloebaum has made significant contribution to the literature on the technology of biomaterials. His biomaterials related research encompass backscattered electron imaging, morphological and topographical characteristics of articular cartilage, the role of the SEM in calcified research, tissue response to bone cement, effects of prosthetic components and materials on bone architecture and remodeling, modes of joint replacement failure, osteoporosis and aging studies, and implant retrieval studies. Recently, he has diversified to preventing infection surrounding orthopaedic implants as well as developing Osseo integrated implants for amputees.
Dr. Bloebaum¿s work with implant retrievals truly stands out. In this area alone, he has numerous contributions to the literature detailing systematic methodologies and techniques needed to embed large bone/implant specimens. This was a major accomplishment to be able to take a full, undecalcified human femur with an implant femoral stem, and be able to reproducibly embed it into methylmethacrylate (plastic). His technical publications are often used as ¿instruction manuals¿. This has significantly altered one¿s ability to understand the calcification processes surrounding orthopaedic implants and has set the stage for uncounted studies during the 1980¿s and 1990¿s. His technical publications are often used as ¿instruction manuals¿.
Current Publications:
Williams D, Bloebaum R, Petti CA. Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus strains in a rabbit model of osseointegrated pin infections. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2008, 85A(2):366-370 (VA & UofU).
Willie BM, Foot LJ, Prall MW, Bloebaum RD. Examining the influence of short-term implantation on oxidative degradation in retrieved highly crosslinked polyethylene tibial components. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2008, 85B(2):385-397 (VA & UofU).
Willie BM, Foot LJ, Prall MW, Bloebaum RD. Surface damage analysis of retrieved highly crosslinked polyethylene tibial components after short-term implantation. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2008, 85B(1):114-124 (VA & UofU).
Bloebaum, RD, Willie BM, Mitchell BS, Hofmann AA. Relationship between bone ingrowth, mineral apposition rate, and osteoblast activity. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007, 81A(2):505-514 (VA & UofU).
Bloebaum RD, Higgins B, Koller K. A method for cemented bone interface examination without polymethylmethacrylate embedment. J Histotechnol. 2006, 29(4):229-231 (VA & UofU).
Hofmann AA, Bloebaum RD, Koller KE, Lahav A: Does Celecoxib have an adverse effect on bone remodeling and ingrowth in humans? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006, 452:200-204 (VA & UofU).
Koller KE, Epperson RT, Bloebaum RD. Deparaffinizing soft-tissue sections for elemental analysis of wear particulate. J Histotechnol. 2006, 29(4):233-235 (VA & UofU).
Rosenbaum TG, Bloebaum RD, Ashrafi S, Lester DK. Ambulatory activities maintain cortical bone after total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006, 450:129-137 (VA & UofU).
Skedros JG, Dayton MR, Sybrowsky CL, Bloebaum RD, Bachus KN. The influence of collagen fiber orientation and other histocompositional characteristics on the mechanical properties of equine cortical bone. J Exp Biol. 2006, 209(Pt 15):3025-3042 (VA & UofU).
Bloebaum RD, Liau DW, Lester KD, Rosenbaum TG. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry measurement and accuracy of bone mineral after unilateral total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2006, 21(4):612-622 (VA & UofU).
Peters CL, Hines JL, Bachus KN, Craig MA, Bloebaum RD. Biological effects of calcium sulfate as a bone graft substitute in ovine metaphyseal defects. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2006, 76A(3):456-462 (VA & UofU).
Rosenbaum TG, Hamblin T, Bloebaum R. Determining the degree of cortical bone asymmetry in bilateral, non-pathological, human femur pairs. 2006, J Biomed Mater Res A. 76A(3) 450-455 (VA & UofU).
Willie BM, Bloebaum RD, Ashrafi S, Dearden C, Steffensen T, Hofmann AA. Oxidative degradation in highly cross-linked and conventional polyethylene after 2 years of real-time shelf aging. Biomaterials. 2006; 27(10):2275-2284. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Peters CL, Hines JL, Bachus KN, Craig MA, Bloebaum RD. Biological effects of calcium sulfate as a bone graft substitute in ovine metaphyseal defects. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2006; 76(3):456-462. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Rosenbaum TG, Hamblin T, Bloebaum RD. Determining the degree of cortical bone asymmetry in bilateral, nonpathological, human femur pairs. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2006; 76(3):450-455. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Bloebaum RD, Holmes JL, Skedros JG. Mineral content changes in bone associated with damage induced by the electron beam. Scanning. 2005;27(5):240-248. [abstract].
Skedros JG, Holmes JL, Vajda EG, Bloebaum RD. Cement lines of secondary osteons in human bone are not mineral-deficient: new data in a historical perspective. Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol. 2005;286(1):781-803. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Jones RE, Willie BM, Hayes H, Bloebaum RD. Analysis of 16 retrieved proximally cemented femoral stems. J Arthroplasty. 2005;20(1):84-93. [abstract].
