Savio Lau-Yuen Woo

Background

Woo, Savio Lau-Yuen was born on June 3, 1942 in Shanghai, China. Son of Kwok CHong and Fung Sing (Yu) Woo.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chico State University, 1965; Master of Science, U. Washington, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1971.

Career

Research associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1970; assistant research professor, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, 1970-1974; associate research professor, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, 1974-1975; associate professor, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, 1975-1980; professor surgery and bioengineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, 1980-1990; vice chairman for research and director, MSRC, 1990-1993; professor ortho surgery, U. Pittsburgh, since 1990; professor mechanic engineering, U. Pittsburgh, since 1990; Albert B. Ferguson Junior professor orthopaedic surgery, U. Pittsburgh, since 1993; professor civil and environmental engineering, U. Pittsburgh, since 1994; professor rehabilitation science and technical, U. Pittsburgh, since 1994. Principal investigator VA Medical Center, San Diego, 1972-1990, Pittsburgh, since 1990. Consultant bioengr. Children's Hospital, San Diego, 1973-1980.

Consultant medical implant companies, 1978-1985. Visiting professor biomechanics Kobe (Japan) U., 1981-1982. Director, Chief Executive Officer M&D Coutts Institute for Joint Reconstrn. and Research, 1984-1990.

Member science advising committee Whitaker Foundation, 1986-1995, Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation, since 1990, OsteoArthritis Sciences Inc., 1992-1995.

Achievements

• Savio Lau-Yuen Woo has been listed as a noteworthy Bioengineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (secretary, chairman biomechanics committee, chairman honors committee bioengineering division, member Executive Committee 1983-1988, secretary 1985-1986, chairman 1986-1987, Hassaram Rijhumal Lissner award 1991), American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering (founding fellow, chairman college fellows 1992-1994, board directors 1992-1994). Member National Academy of Engineering, Institute Medicine NAS, We. Orthopaedic Association (honorary), biomedical Engineering Society (board directors 1984-1986), American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Research.Soc.

(Executive Committee 1983-1988, chairman program committee 1983-1984, president 1985-1986), American Society Biomechanics (president 1985-1986, secretary 1977-1980, Executive Committee 1984-1987, Giovanni Borelli award 1993), International Society Fractures Repair (board directors 1986-1994, vice president 1987-1990, president 1990-1992), Canada Orthopedic Research.Soc. (honorary), European Orthopedic Research Society, United States National Commission Biomechanics (chairman since 1994, Executive Committee since 1988).

Connections

Married Patricia Tak-kit Cheong, September 6, 1969. Children: Kirstin Wei-Chi, Jonathan I-Huei.

Father:

Kwok CHong Woo

Mother:

Fung Sing (Yu) Woo

Spouse:

Patricia Tak-kit Cheong

child:

Jonathan I-Huei Woo

child:

Kirstin Wei-Chi Woo