The Center for Injury Biomechanics of the Wake Forest School of Medicine together with the Baptist Hospital level 1 trauma center is one of 8 operating Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) centers in the United States. This center is funded by Toyota Motor Corporation. CIREN is a multi-disciplinary approach to crash analysis where medical doctors and engineers analyze injuries caused by vehicle accidents to determine causes and mechanisms of injury. As stated on the National Highway Traffic Administration’s (NHTSA) website, the mission of CIREN is “to improve the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of motor vehicle crash injuries to reduce deaths, disabilities, and human and economic costs.”
CIREN Collaborators:
Toyota Motor Corporation
Department of Surgery | Study Facilitators | Biomedical Engineers |
Dr. Wayne Meredith | Ms. Shannon Tilley, Study Coordinator | Dr. Joel Stitzel, WFU |
Dr. Michael Chang | Mr. Michael Burke, Crash Investigator | Dr. Stefan Duma, VT |
Dr. Preston Miller | Mr. Pat Kilgo, MS, Statistician | Dr. Clay Gabler, VT |
Dr. Larry Webb | | Scott Gayzik |
Dr. Jason Hoth | | Kerry Danelson |
Dr. Shayne Martin | | Craig Thor |
Dr. Matthew Mondi | | Amber Bonivtch |
Dr. Jeffrey Carr | | |
Please visit the outreach page for more on local and national efforts to disseminate the findings of the CIREN group.