Noah Bonnheim, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of California 08/2020
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering University of California 05/2016
• B.E. Engineering Dartmouth College 06/2012
• B.A. Science, Technology, and Society Colby College 05/2011
• Postdoctoral Scholar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery University of California

Publications (11)

Top publication keywords:
Intervertebral DiscMechanical PhenomenaX-Ray MicrotomographyMaterials TestingIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLow Back PainArthroplasty, Replacement, HipTotal Disc ReplacementBioengineeringHip DislocationLumbar VertebraeOrthopedicsPolyethylene GlycolsKetonesHip Prosthesis

• Thresholding approaches for estimating paraspinal muscle fat infiltration using T1- and T2-weighted MRI: Comparative analysis using water-fat MRI.
  JOR spine 2023 Ornowski J, Dziesinski L, Hess M, Krug R, Fortin M, Torres-Espin A, Majumdar S, Pedoia V, Bonnheim NB, Bailey JF
• Radiation-induced changes in load-sharing and structure-function behavior in murine lumbar vertebrae.
  Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering 2023 Wu T, Bonnheim NB, Pendleton MM, Emerzian SR, Keaveny TM
• Deep-learning-based biomarker of spinal cartilage endplate health using ultra-short echo time magnetic resonance imaging.
  Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 2023 Bonnheim NB, Wang L, Lazar AA, Chachad R, Zhou J, Guo X, O'Neill C, Castellanos J, Du J, Jang H, Krug R, Fields AJ
• ISSLS Prize in Bioengineering Science 2023: Age- and sex-related differences in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration between patients with chronic low back pain and asymptomatic controls.
  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2023 Bonnheim NB, Lazar AA, Kumar A, Akkaya Z, Zhou J, Guo X, O'Neill C, Link TM, Lotz JC, Krug R, Fields AJ
• The contributions of cartilage endplate composition and vertebral bone marrow fat to intervertebral disc degeneration in patients with chronic low back pain.
  European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society 2022 Bonnheim NB, Wang L, Lazar AA, Zhou J, Chachad R, Sollmann N, Guo X, Iriondo C, O'Neill C, Lotz JC, Link TM, Krug R, Fields AJ

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• Paraspinal Muscle in Chronic Low Back Pain: Comparison Between Standard Parameters and Chemical Shift Encoding-Based Water-Fat MRI.
  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 2022 Sollmann N, Bonnheim NB, Joseph GB, Chachad R, Zhou J, Akkaya Z, Pirmoazen AM, Bailey JF, Guo X, Lazar AA, Link TM, Fields AJ, Krug R
• The Role of Vertebral Porosity and Implant Loading Mode on Bone-Tissue Stress in the Human Vertebral Body Following Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty.
  Spine 2021 Bonnheim NB, Adams MF, Wu T, Keaveny TM
• Oxidized Zirconium Components Maintain a Smooth Articular Surface Except Following Hip Dislocation.
  The Journal of arthroplasty 2020 Bonnheim NB, Van Citters DW, Ries MD, Pruitt LA
• Load-transfer in the human vertebral body following lumbar total disc arthroplasty: Effects of implant size and stiffness in axial compression and forward flexion.
  JOR spine 2020 Bonnheim NB, Keaveny TM
• Effect of carbon fiber type on monotonic and fatigue properties of orthopedic grade PEEK.
  Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials 2018 Bonnheim N, Ansari F, Regis M, Bracco P, Pruitt L
• Fatigue fracture of a cemented Omnifit CoCr femoral stem: implant and failure analysis.
  Arthroplasty today 2017 Bonnheim N, Gramling H, Ries M, Shukla S, Iliescu B, Pruitt L