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Dr. Lieber is the Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. Throughout his career his work has been focused on promoting an interdisciplinary approach, relevant to those who study biomechanics and orthopaedic surgery.

Additional Achievements:

  • Publishes over 250 articles ranging from 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
  • Member of the American American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
  • Founders Award Winner, American College of Sports Medicine (Southwest Chapter), Irvine, CA., 2014
  • Gayle G. Arnold Award Winner, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Minneapolis, MN., 2013
  • Kappa Delta Award Winner, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, IL., 2013

Education:

  • PhD, University of California Davis
  • MBA, University of California San Diego
  • BS, University of California Davis

Research

Matthewson MS & Lieber RL. Pathophysiology of muscle contractures in cerebral palsy. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. Feb 2015; 26(1) 57-67.

Chapman MA. Mezar R. & Lieber RL. Skeletal muscle fibroblasts in health and disease. Differentiation. Sept 2016;92(3):108-115.

Lieber RL. Biology and mechanics of skeletal muscle: what hand surgeons need to know when tensioning a tendon transfer. J Hand Surg Am. Nov 2008; 33(9):1655-6.

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