Alan M. Nahum, M.D., F.A.C.S
Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc.
8494 El Paseo Grande
La Jolla, California 92037
Phone: (858) 449-7979
Fax: (858) 459-1477

Education

• 1949-1953
  Yale University - B.A.
  
• 1953-1957
  Tufts University School of Medicine - M.D
  
• 1957-1958
  New England Medical Center (Pratt Diagnostic Hospital) - Residency in Internal Medicine.
  
• 1958-1962
  UCLA Center for the Health Sciences - Residency in General and Head & Neck Surgery.

Professional Experience

• 1962-1971
  UCLA Center for the Health Sciences: Associate Professor of Surgery; Co-Director, Trauma Research Group; Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory.
  
• 1971-1986
  University of California at San Diego School of Medicine: Professor of Surgery; Head, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Co-Director, Biomechanics Research Laboratory.
  
• 1986-present
  University of California at San Diego School of Medicine: Professor Emeritus of Surgery.

Organizational Memberships

• American Medical Association
  
• California Medical Association
  
• San Diego County Medical Association
  
• American College of Surgeons
  
• Society of Automotive Engineers
  
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  
• American Society of Head and Neck Surgery
  
• California Association of Criminalists
  
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
  

Professional Activities

• Stapp Car Crash Committee (Rotating Chairman)
  
• Deputy Coroner, County of Los Angeles 1964-1971
  
• NHTSA Advisory Committee to Secretary of Transportation 1967-70
  

Trauma Bibliography

1. Nahum, A.M. "Prevention of facial trauma in automobile accidents." California Medicine 99, 386. 1963. 2 pgs.

2. Nahum, A.M. "Later complications of mandibular fractures." Annals ORL 733, 989. 1964. 6 pgs.

3. Nahum, A.M. "Facial trauma in automobile collisions." Trans. AAOO 69, 396. 1965. 9 pgs.

4. Nahum, A. & Canty, T. "Case study investigation of human injury patterns and the relation to vehicular design." Proc. 7th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 19. 1965. 7 pgs.

5. Nahum, A.M. "Automobile injury epidemic: The failure of preventive medicine." California Medicine 103, 442. 1965. 2 pgs.

6. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W., Miller, S.E. "Injury in nonfatal accidents." Proc. 8th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 1. 1966. 9 pgs.

7. Nahum, A.M., Severy, D.M., Siegel, A.W. "Automobile accidents correlated with collision experiments: Head-on collisions." Proc. 9th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 303. 1966. 14 pgs.

8. Nahum, A.M. "Early management of acute trauma: A symposium." St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Co. 1966.

9. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W., Trachtenberg, S.B. "Causes of significant injuries in nonfatal traffic accidents." Proc. 10th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 182. 1966. 15 pgs.

10. Nahum, A.M.,"The accident and the injuries; traffic safety, a national problem." In: symposium sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering, 118. 1967. 29 pgs.

11. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W., Hight, P.V. "Injuries to rear seat occupants in automobile collisions." Proc. 11th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 159. 1967. 16 pgs.

12. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W. "Biodynamics of injury to the larynx in automobile collisions." Ann. ORL 76, 781. 1967. 5 pgs.

13. Lasky, I.I., Siegel, A.W., Nahum, A.M., "Automotive cardio-thoracic injuries: A medical-engineering analysis." Soc. Auto. Engineers Engineering Congress, Paper #680052, 1. 1968. 23 pgs.

14. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W. "Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce". 1968. 11 pgs.

15. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W., Hight, P.V., Brooks, S.H. "Lower extremity injuries of front seat occupants." Proceedings, Soc. of Auto. Engineers, 1. 1968. 17 pgs.

16. Gadd, C.W., Nahum, A.M., Gatts, J. Danforth, J. P. "A study of head and facial bone impact tolerance." Proc. of General Motors Automotive Safety Seminar, 1. 1968. 16 pgs.

17. Siegel, A.W., Nahum, A.M., Appleby, M.R. "Injuries to children in automobile collisions." Proc. 12th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 302. 1968. 15 pgs.

18. Nahum, A.M., Gatts, J.D., Gadd, C.W., Danforth, J.P. "Impact tolerance of the face and skull." Proc. 12th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 317. 1968. 21 pgs.

19. Douglass, J.M., Nahum, A.M., "Applications of experimental head injury research." Proc. 12th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 317. 1968. 21pgs.

20. Siegel, A.W. and Nahum, A.M., "Automobile collisions and the effect of the new U.S. standards." Proc. Conference on Road Safety, Brussels; A15-1. 1969. 80 pgs.

21. Brooks, S.H., Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W. "Causes of injury in motor vehicle accidents: A research strategy." Arch. Environ. Health 17, 951. 1968. 6 pgs.

22. Siegel, A.W., Van Wagoner, W.T., Nahum, A.M., "Case comparisons of restrained and nonrestrained occupants and fatal injury patterns." SAE International Auto. Engineering Congress, SAE No. 690245, 1. 1969. 17 pgs.

23. Lasky, I.I., Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W. "Cardiac injuries incurred by drivers in automobile accidents." J. Forensic Sciences 14, 443. 1969. 7 pgs.

24. Nahum, A.M., "Immediate care of acute blunt laryngeal trauma." J. Trauma 9, 112.

25. Roberts, S.B., Ward, C.C., Nahum, A.M., "Head trauma - a parametric dynamic study." Amer. Soc. of Mech. Engineers. Paper #69-BHF-11,1. 1969. 12 pgs.

26. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W., Van Wagoner, W., Rosenburg, N., Spangenberg, C. Highway Safety Symposium, Int. Soc. of Barristers 4, 7. 1969. 101 pgs.

27. Nahum, A.M., "Emergencies of the head and neck." In: Management of Medical Emergencies.

28. Nahum, A.M., "Mechanism and Prevention of Design-related Injuries in Automobile Collisions." Joint meeting of American College of Surgeons and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie, Muncih. J. Burkle de la Camp, et al. (eds.) New York: Springer, 160. 1969. 8 pgs.

29. Cook, L.M., Rieser, R.G., Siegel, A.W., Nahum, A.M., "Correlation between windshield head injuries and laboratory tests - Prt 1. Feasibility of relating headform impacts to clinical head injuries." Proc. 13th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 167. 1969.

30. Roberts, S.B., Ward, C.C. and Nahum, A.M., "Head Trauma: A parametric dynamic study". J. Biomechanics 2, 397. 1969. 19 pgs.

31. Nahum, A.M., Gadd, C.W., Schneider, D.C., Kroell, C.K., "Deflection of the human thorax under sternal impact. In: 1970 International Automobile Safety Conference Compendium. Soc. of Auto Engineers, Inc. New York, 797.

32. Siegel, A.W. and Nahum, A.M., "Vehicle Postcollision Considerations." In: 1970 International Automobile Safety Conference Compendium. Soc. Auto. Engineers, Inc., 1222. New York. 1970. 28 pgs.

33. Brooks, S.H., Nahum, A.M., & Siegel, A.W. "Causes of injury in motor vehicle accidents" S.G.O. 131, 185. 1970. 13 pgs.

34. Appleby, M.R., Bischoff, D.C., Siegel, A.W., and Nahum, A.M., "Injuries in underride-override collisions - A clinical study." Soc. of Auto. Engineers, Paper No. 700483, 2. 1970. 7 pgs.

35. Nahum, A.M., Siegel, A.W. and Brooks, S. "The reduction of collision injuries; past, present and future." Proc. 14th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 1. 1970. 43 pgs.

36. Gadd, C.W., Nahum, A.M., Schneider, D.C., Madeira, R.G. "Tolerance and properties of superficial soft tissues in situ." Proc. 14th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 357. 1970. 12 pgs.

37. Nahum, A.M., "Emergency medical care systems." JAMA 217, 1530. 1971. 3 pgs.

38. Nahum, A.M. & Seigel, A.W. "The changing panorama of collision injury." S.G.O. 133, 783. 1971. 9 pgs.

39. Nahum, A.M., Gadd, C.W., Schneider, D.C., & Kroll, C.K. "The bio-mechanical basis for chest impact protection: 1. Force deflection characteristics of the thorax." J. Trauma 11, 874. 1971. 51 pgs.

40. Kroll, C.K., Schneider, D.C. & Nahum, A.M., "Impact tolerance and response of the human thorax." Proc. 15th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 710856, 256. 1971. 51 pgs.

41. Gadd, C.W., Culver, C.C., & Nahum, A.M., "A study of responses and tolerances of the neck." Proc. 15th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 710856, 256. 1971. 13 pgs.

42. Siegel, A.W., Nahum, A.M. & Runge, D.E. "Bus collision causation and injury patterns." Proc. 15th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 710860, 301. 1971. 85 pgs.

43. Douglass, J.M., Nahum, A.M. & Roberts, S.B. "Impedance changes in deep brain structures following experimental head impact in primates." J. Trauma 12, 315. 1972. 12 pgs.

44. Nahum, A.M. "Blunt laryngeal trauma." Lawyer's Medical Journal 1 (2), 135. 1972. 16 pgs.

45. Schneider, D.C. & Nahum, A.M. "Impact studies of facial bones and skull." Proc. 16th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 720965, 186. 1972. 18 pgs.

46. Hight, P.V., Siegel, A.W. & Nahum, A.M. "Injury mechanism in rollover collisions." Proc. 16th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 720966, 204. 1972. 24 pgs.

47. Nahum, A.M. "Chest trauma in biomechanics and its application to automotive design." Soc. Auto. Engineers, 1. 1973. 7 pgs.

48. Lobdell, T.E., Kroell, C.K., Schneider, D.C., Hering, W.E. & Nahum, A.M. "Impact response of the human thorax." In: Human Impact Response Measurements and Stimulation. William F. King & Harold J. Mertz (eds.). 1973. 53 pgs.

49. Nahum, A.M., Gadd, C.W., Schneider, D.C., Maderia, R.G. "Tolerances of superficial soft tissues to injury." J. Trauma 12, 1044. 1973. 9 pgs.

50. Nahum, A.M., Kroell, C.K & Schneider, D.C. "The biomechanical basis of chest impact protection. II. Effects of cardiovascular pressurization." J. Trauma 13, 443. 1973. 17 pgs.

51. Hight, P.V., Siegel, A.W. & Nahum, A.M. "Injury mechanisms in motorcycle collisions." Trans. Annual Meeting of American Associations for Automotive Medicine, 1. 1973. 36 pgs.

52. Nahum, A.M. & Schneider, D.C. "Soft tissue injuries and injury tolerance levels." In: Proc. International Conference on Biokinetics of Impacts; Amsterdam, 411. 1973. 35 pgs.

53. Kroell, C.K., Schneider, D.C. & Nahum, A.M. "Impact tolerance and response of the human thorax, II." Proc. 18th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 741187, 383. 1974. 35 pgs.

54. Nahum, A.M. "The biomechanics of facial bone fracture." Laryngoscope 5, 140. 1975. 17 pgs.

55. Nahum, A.M. "The biomechanics of maxillofacial trauma." Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 59. 1975. 6 pgs.

56. Nahum, A.M. "Prevention of accidental head injury." NIOSH publication #75-143: Personal Protection, A Symposium. 1975.

57. Nahum, A.M., Schneider, D.C., & Kroell, C.K. "Cadaver skeletal response to blunt thoracic impact." Proc. 19th Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE No. 751150, 785. 1975. 30 pgs.

58. Siegel, A.W., Hight, P.V., Nahum, A.M. & Lent-Koop, D.B. "Motorcycle kinematics and injury patterns." 19th Conference of the American Assn for Automotive Medicine, Proc. 1975. 10 pgs.

59. Nahum, A.M. & Smith, R.W. "An experimental model for closed head impact injury." Proc. 20th Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE No. 760825, 785. 1976. 30 pgs.

60. Kroell, C.K., Schneider, D.C. & Nahum, A.M. "Comparative knee impact response of part 572 dummy and cadaver subjects." Proc. 20th Stapp Car Crash Conference, 585. 1976. 22 pgs.

61. Hight, P.V., Siegal, A.W., Nahum, A.M. "Injury Mechanisms and Motorcycle Design." International Research Committee on the Biokinetics of Impacts. 1976. 12 pgs.

62. Hubbard, R.P., Schneider, D.C., Kettinger, J.N. & Nahum, A.M. "Lateral Impact of Cadavers Restrained by a Shoulder Belt." GM Res. Report, B1-63. 1977. 48 pgs.

63. Bone, R.C., Davidson, T.M., Nahum, A.M. & Dahlberg, R. "Mandibular trauma; Secondary problems in reconstruction." Laryngoscope 87, 909. 1977. 8 pgs.

64. Nahum, A.M., Smith, R.W., & Ward, C.C. "Intracranial pressure dynamics during head impact." Proc. 21st Stapp Car Crash Conference. SAE No. 770922, 339. 1977. 27 pgs.

65. Nahum, A.M. "Prediction of maxillo-facial trauma." Trans. AAOO 84, 932. 1977. 2 pgs.

66. Moffatt, E.A., Siegel, A.W., Nahum, A.M. & Huelke, D.F. "The biomechanics of automotive cervical fractures." Proc. Joint Meeting of the American Assn for Automotive Medicine and the VVII International Assn for Accident and Traffic Medicine, 151. 1978. 18 pgs.

67. Ward, C.C. & Nahum, A.M. "Correlation between brain injury and intracranial pressures in experimental head impacts." Proc. of the IVth International Conference on Biomechanics of Trauma Goteborg, Sweden; 1. 1979. 10 pgs.

68. Nahum, A.M., Ward, C.C., Smith, R. & Raasch, F. "Intracranial pressure relationships in the protected and unprotected head." Proc. 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE No. 791024, 613. 1979. 24 pgs.

69. Ward, C.C., Chan, M. & Nahum, A.M. "Intracranial pressure -a brain injury criterion." Proc. 24th Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE No. 801304, 161. 1980. 25 pgs.

70. Nahum, A.M., Ward, C.C., Raasch, F., Adams, S., & Schneider, D.C. "Experimental studies of side impact to the human head." Proc. 24th Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE No. 801301, 43. 1980. 19 pgs.

71. Nahum, A., Ward, C., Schneider, D., Raasch, F. & Adams, S. "Experimental studies of side impact to the human head." Proc. 25th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 801301, 3806. 1981. 9 pgs.

72. Nahum, A.M., Raasch, F., & Ward, C. "A study of impacts to the lateral protected and unprotected head." Proc. 25th Stapp Car Crash Conference, SAE No. 811006, 241. 1981. 28 pgs.

73. Nahum, A.M., Raasch, F. & Ward, C. "Impact Responses of the Protected and Unprotected Head" In: Proc. Consensus Workshop on Head & Neck Injury Criteria. Dept of Transportation, Wash. D.C. March 26-27, 1981. 8 pgs.

74. Nahum, A., & Ward, C. "Injury scaling of brain trauma." Proc. of the Sixth International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts. Bron, France. September 1981.

75. Nahum, A. & Ward, C. "Mechanisms of head impact injury and modification by helmet protection." In: Proc. Agard Aerospace Medical Panel Specialists Meeting on Impact Injury Caused by Linear Acceleration: Mechanisms; Prevention; Cost. Cologne, Germany; 2-1. April 1982. 32 pgs.

76. Schneider, D.C., Davidson, T.M. & Nahum, A.M. "In vitro biaxial stress-strain response of human skin." Arch. Otol. 110, 329. 1984. 5 pgs.

77. Davidson, T.M., Nahum, A.M., Haghighi, P., Astarita, R.W., Saltzstein, S.L. & Seagren, S. "The Biology of Head & Neck Cancer: detection and control by parallel histologic sections." Arch. Otol. 110, 193. 1984. 7 pgs.

78. Schneider, D.C., Davidson, T.M. & Nahum, A.M. "Failure Criteria for Skin." Chapter 25 in Fourth International Symposium on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Head & Neck. C.V. Mosby Co. 870. 1984. 7 pgs.

79. Nahum, A.M. (ed.) The Biomechanics of Trauma. Proceedings of Symposium, October 20-21, 1983. Appleton-Century-Crofts. 1985. 476 pgs.

80. Morgan, R.M., Schneider, D.C., Eppinger, R.H., Nahum, A.M., Marcus, J.H., Awad, J., Dainty, D., Forrest, S. "Interaction of Human Cadaver and Hybrid III Subjects with a Steering Assembly." Proc. 31st Stapp Car Crash Conference. SAE No. 872202. 1987. 15 pgs.

81. Allsop, D.L., Warner, C.Y., Wille, M.G., Schneider, D.C. and Nahum, A.M. "Facial Impact Responses -- A Comparison of the Hybrid III Dummy and Human Cadaver." Proc. of the 32nd Stapp Car Crash Conference. SAE No. 881719. 1988. 19 pgs.

82. Nahum, A.M. (ed.) Accidental Injury: Biomechanics and Prevention. Proceedings of Symposium, November 16-17, 1991. Springer-Verlag, New York. 1993. 577 pgs.

83. Nahum, A.M., Gomez, M.A. "Injury Reconstruction: The Biomechanical Analysis of Accidental Injury." International Congress & Exposition, February 28-March 3, 1994. SAE No. 940568.

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