Dr. Fernando Quevedo-González

Biography

Dr. Quevedo González received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and his MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, both in Spain. After completing his PhD at École de Technologie Supérieure, in Montreal, Canada, he joined HSS in 2016 as a postdoctoral fellow. He has been a Scientist at HSS since 2021, where he is specialized in computational modeling of joint replacements through finite element analysis. His early research focused on optimizing implant design using 3D printed metallic porous materials. Using computational finite element models of porous materials that included manufacturing irregularities, he locally optimized the elastic modulus for the femoral stem of a total hip replacement to create a non-homogeneous implant that maximized the likelihood of bone ingrowth and minimized stress shielding. At HSS, where he has been mentored by Dr. Timothy Wright and Mr. Joe Lipman, he applied his expertise in implant design optimization to develop a 3D printed cementless tibial baseplate that has been implanted in over one thousand patients, and an implant for arthroplasty of the carpometacarpal joint. Dr. Quevedo González’s research tackles the most significant biomechanical problems in joint replacements by combining computational modeling and cadaveric testing to understand how implant choice, surgical technique, and patient factors can influence the longevity of joint replacements. His research in the knee is focused on quantifying and predicting the bone-implant interaction after joint replacement. He combined joint forces measured in vivo with patient-specific finite element models from preoperative CT-scans to highlight the importance of studying entire activity cycles to capture worst-case scenarios for such bone-implant interaction. More recently, Dr. Quevedo González’s team has created patient-specific computational workflows that connect the joint mechanics (kinematics and kinetics) to fixation mechanics to holistically analyze knee arthroplasty biomechanics. In the hip Dr. Quevedo González’s team utilizes computational modeling and cadaveric testing to quantify the contribution of soft tissues to resisting hip dislocation, as well as patient-specific computational modeling to understand the risk factors for periprosthetic femoral fracture.