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Biomedical Engineer and Clinical Scientist experienced in Clinical Research, Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering

Profile Summary

José de Jesús Salazar-Torres obtained a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biomedical Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico; subsequently he was awarded a scholarship by the Overseas Research Students Award Scheme and Newcastle University to read for a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics) with the project "Biomechanical Analysis of Stretch Reflex Responses: An Approach to Spasticity Measurement", where he graduated in 2005. He is a Registered Clinical Scientist (Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering) by the Health and Care Professions Council in the UK. He is currently a Biomechanical Research Engineer in the Gait Analysis Laboratory at the Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, were he is responsible for collecting, processing and analyzing gait and upper limb motion capture data in children with orthopedic and neurological conditions. He is involved in several research projects investigating gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy and arthrogryposis. He previously managed the Gait Analysis Laboratory in Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland (2005-2018), where he was responsible for the management, development and delivery of the gait analysis clinical service, and he was a member of the regional gait analysis multidisciplinary team responsible for treatment decision-making in children and adults with neurological and orthopedic conditions. His responsibilities included the delivery of lectures and training to students in Biomedical Engineering and Physiotherapy on the principles of gait and motion analysis. This allowed him to develop scientific, docent, and technical skills in motion analysis, orthopedics and neurological rehabilitation. He was previously Junior Research Associate at the Centre for Rehabilitation and Engineering Studies (CREST) in Newcastle University in the UK (2002-2004). He has been awarded research grants and he has obtained external funding to improve and expand the research and clinical capabilities of the regional gait analysis laboratory in Northern Ireland (£202,000). He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journals ‘Gait and Posture’, and ‘Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics’ and a reviewer of several journals in Engineering, Physiotherapy, Orthopedics and Neurorehabilitation. He was the principal Investigator in research projects exploring gait patterns in knee and hip arthroplasty and the lead investigator in a research project evaluating two different upper limb prostheses in activities of daily living. He was a member of the executive committee of the Musculoskeletal & Rehabilitation Translational Research Group (MRTRG) at the R&D Office, Northern Ireland; External auditor for the Clinical Movement Analysis Society – UK and Ireland (CMAS). He is interested in the assessment of arthroplasty, orthotics, prosthetics, spasticity, dystonia and complex movement disorders.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biological Engineering
• ☆ Engineering Physics
• ☆ R
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Medical Copywriting
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Product Development Prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Work Experience

Biomechanical Research Engineer

Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital For Children

September 2018 - Present

Associate Scientist (remote position)

360 Knee Systems

March 2018 - September 2018

Gait Analysis Laboratory Manager/Bioengineer

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

February 2005 - May 2018

Academic Course Consultant (remote position)

Engineering Institute of Technology

June 2017 - July 2017

Junior Research Associate

Newcastle University

September 2002 - December 2004

Education

Ph.D. (Biomechanics) (Mechanical Materials and Manufacturing Engineering)

Newcastle University

September 1999 - July 2005

B.Eng. (Biomedical Engineering) (Engineering)

Universidad Iberoamericana

August 1993 - May 1998

Certifications

• R programming

  Johns Hopkins University

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/SXKZN7VBC95D

  March 2022 - Present

• Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

  University of Michigan

  https://coursera.org/share/74949fa768068df8ec4d2c25bde8c818

  March 2017 - Present

• Using Databases with Python

  University of Michigan

  https://coursera.org/share/662243244be927a088d971c8de4aac56

  August 2016 - Present

• Clinical Scientist

  Health and Care Professions Council

  https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/professional-registration-detail/?query=CS21131&profession=CS&backtosearchurl=https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/register-results/&backtosearchquery=salazar-torres

  October 2021 - September 2023

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chris Church, Sana Patil, Stephanie Butler, Freeman Miller, Jose J. Salazar-Torres, Nancy Lennon, M. Wade Shrader, Maureen Donohoe, Faithe Kalisperis, W. G. Stuart Mackenzie, et al. (2025). Health-Related Quality of Life of Individuals with Physical Disabilities in Childhood . Children.

Chris Church, Sana Patil, Stephanie Butler, Freeman Miller, Jose de Jesus Salazar-Torres, Nancy Lennon, Shrader MW, Maureen Donohoe, Faithe Kalisperis, W. G. Stuart Mackenzie, et al. (2025). Health-Related Quality of Life of Individuals with Physical Disabilities in Childhood . Children.

Nancy Lennon, Carrie Sewell-Roberts, Tolulope Banjo, Denver B. Kraft, Jose J. Salazar-Torres, Chris Church, M. Wade Shrader (2023). Preoperative Biopsychosocial Assessment and Length of Stay in Orthopaedic Surgery Admissions of Youth with Cerebral Palsy . Behavioral Sciences.

Nancy Lennon, Chris Church, Thomas Shields, John Kee, John D. Henley, Jose J. Salazar-Torres, Tim Niiler, M. Wade Shrader, Jennifer M. Ty(2023). Can the Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE) Detect Change in Dynamic Position and Spontaneous Function of the Upper Limb in People With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy? . Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Publish Ahead of Print. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Church C, Bourantas C, Butler S, Salazar-Torres JJ, Henley J, Donohoe M, Miller F, Nichols LRB (2022). The Effectiveness of Serial Casting in the Treatment of Recurrent Equinovarus in Children With Arthrogryposis . Journal of pediatric orthopedics.

Jose de Jesus Salazar-Torres, Bezuidenhout L, Church C, Henley J, Salazar-Torres JJ, Lennon N, Shields T, Miller F, Shrader MW (2022). The effect of medial only versus medial and lateral hamstring lengthening on transverse gait parameters in cerebral palsy . Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B.

Lennon N, Church C, Chua T, Jose de Jesus Salazar-Torres, Henley J, Gillooly E, Shrader MW, Kalisperis F, Miller F, Howard JJ (2022). Is Standing Function Improved After Orthopaedic Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy at GMFCS Levels III/IV? . Journal of pediatric orthopedics.

Kate Duquesne and Pavel Galibarov and Jose-de-Jesus Salazar-Torres and Emmanuel Audenaert(2021). Statistical kinematic modelling: concepts and model validity . Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. p. 1--12. Informa {UK} Limited

Nancy Lennon, Chris Church, M. Wade Shrader, William Robinson, John Henley, Jose de Jesus Salazar-Torres, Tim Niiler, Freeman Miller(2021). Mobility and gait in adults with cerebral palsy: Evaluating change from adolescence . Gait & Posture. 90. p. 374--379. Elsevier {BV}

Jose de Jesus Salazar-Torres, Shrader MW, Church C, Lennon N, Shields T, Salazar-Torres JJ, Howard JJ, Miller F (2021). Well-Being of Ambulatory Adults With Cerebral Palsy: Education, Employment, and Physical Function of a Cohort Who Received Specialized Pediatric Care . Frontiers in neurology.

Jose J. Salazar-Torres, Chris Church, Thomas Shields, M. Wade Shrader, Lydia Fisher, William G. Mackenzie, W. G. Stuart Mackenzie(2021). Evaluation of Gait Pattern and Lower Extremity Kinematics of Children with Morquio Syndrome (MPS IV) . Diagnostics. 11. (8). p. 1350. {MDPI} {AG}

Salazar-Torres JJ, Church C, Shields T, Lennon N, Shrader MW, Sees JP, Miller F(2021). Comparison of Surgical Outcomes for Distal Rectus Femoris Transfer and Resection Surgeries in Children With Cerebral Palsy With Stiff Knee Gait . Journal of pediatric orthopedics.

Jose de Jesus Salazar-Torres, Chris Church, Thomas Shields, M. Wade Shrader, Lydia Fisher, William G. Mackenzie, W. G. Stuart Mackenzie (2021). Evaluation of Gait Pattern and Lower Extremity Kinematics of Children with Morquio Syndrome (MPS IV) . Diagnostics.

(2019). Foot deformities and gait deviations in children with arthrogryposis . Journal of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction.

Sykes AM, Hill JC, Orr JF, Gill HS, Salazar JJ, Humphreys LD, Beverland DE, Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy, 2016 .

Sykes, Alice M., Hill, Janet C., Orr, John F., Gill, Harinderjit S., Salazar, Jose J., Humphreys, Lee D., Beverland, David E. (2016). Pelvic orientation for total hip arthroplasty in lateral decubitus: can it be accurately measured? . HIP International.

J J De Salazar-Torres, J De J Salazar-Torres, AD Pandyan, CIM Price, RI Davidson, MP Barnes, GR Johnson (2015). Does spasticity result from hyperactive stretch reflexes? Preliminary findings from a stretch reflex characterization study . Disability and Rehabilitation.

JJ Salazar-Torres, BC McDowell, LD Humphreys, CM Duffy, J.J. Salazar-Torres, B.C. McDowell, L.D. Humphreys, C.M. Duffy (2014). Plantar pressures in children with congenital talipes equino varus—A comparison between surgical management and the Ponseti technique . Gait & Posture.

(2013). Plantar pressures in children with congenital talipes equino varus--a comparison between surgical management and the Ponseti technique . Gait & posture.

(2013). A low-cost solution for the restoration of femoral head centre during total hip arthroplasty . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine.

(2013). Surgical versus Ponseti approach for the management of CTEV: a comparative study . Journal of pediatric orthopedics.

Catherine M. Duffy, Jose J. Salazar-Torres, Lee Humphreys, Brona C. McDowell (2013). Surgical Versus Ponseti Approach for the Management of CTEV . Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.

Hill, Janet C., Salazar-Torres, Jose J., Orr, John F., Archbold, H. A. Pooler, Beverland, David E. (2013). A low-cost solution for the restoration of femoral head centre during total hip arthroplasty . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine.

(2012). Passive range of motion in a population-based sample of children with spastic cerebral palsy who walk . Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics.

Brona C. McDowell, Jose J. Salazar-Torres, Claire Kerr, Aidan P. Cosgrove (2012). Passive Range of Motion in a Population-Based Sample of Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy Who Walk . Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics.

(2011). Pelvic kinematics and their relationship to gait type in hemiplegic cerebral palsy . Gait & posture.

JJ Salazar-Torres, BC McDowell, AP Cosgrove, J.J. Salazar-Torres, B.C. McDowell, C Kerr, A.P. Cosgrove (2011). Pelvic kinematics and their relationship to gait type in hemiplegic cerebral palsy . Gait & Posture.

DE Wood, JH Burridge, FM Van Wijck, C McFadden, RA Hitchcock, AD Pandyan, A Haugh, JJ Salazar-Torres, ID Swain (2009). Biomechanical approaches applied to the lower and upper limb for the measurement of spasticity: a systematic review of the literature . Disability and Rehabilitation.

(2008). The effects of industry standard averaging and filtering techniques in kinematic gait analysis . Gait & posture.

(2008). The validity of an existing gait classification system when applied to a representative population of children with hemiplegia . Gait & posture.

Brona C. McDowell, Claire Kerr, Connor Kelly, Jose Salazar, Aidan Cosgrove (2008). The validity of an existing gait classification system when applied to a representative population of children with hemiplegia . Gait & Posture.

M Molloy, J Salazar-Torres, C Kerr, BC McDowell, AP Cosgrove (2008). The effects of industry standard averaging and filtering techniques in kinematic gait analysis . Gait & Posture.

(2005). Biomechanical approaches applied to the lower and upper limb for the measurement of spasticity: a systematic review of the literature . Disability and rehabilitation.

(2004). Does spasticity result from hyperactive stretch reflexes? Preliminary findings from a stretch reflex characterization study . Disability and rehabilitation.

Salazar-Torres, JD, Pandyan, AD, Price, CIM, Davidson, R, Barnes, MP, Johnson, GR (2003). Biomechanical characterization of the stretch reflex activity as an approach to spasticity measurement and modeling - A pilot study . 27TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, VOLS 1-7.

JJ Salazar, RE Mayagoitia, J.J. Salazar, R.E. Mayagoitia (1999). Functional and therapeutical effects of electrical stimulation in hemiplegia . International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.