Mark R. Sochor, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine Injury Research Center 300 North Ingalls Building, Room 2D06 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0437 (734) 647-3139 Office (734) 936-2706 Fax Email: msochor@umich.edu

Professional Summary:

Dr. Mark R. Sochor is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the University of Michigan Health System and an assistant research scientist in the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute’s (UMTRI) Biosciences Division. Dr. Sochor earned an M.D. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University. Dr. Sochor completed residency training in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center. Prior to joining UM’s Department of Emergency Medicine and UMTRI, he worked in the University of Michigan’s Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) program and Dr. Sochor was named a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) Medical Fellow from 2004-2006. Dr. Sochor was also a recipient of the National Institute of Health’s Loan Repayment Program. Dr. Sochor's research interests focus on preventing injuries from motor-vehicle crashes. He has experience in using digital radiography to gain insight on crash injury mechanisms and in analyzing motor-vehicle crashes and injury causation factors.

Education:

M.D., Wayne State University
M.S., Wayne State University
B.S., Michigan State University

Research Interest:

Motor vehicle injury

Selected Publications:

Chong M, Sochor M, Ipaktchi K, Brede C, Poster C, Wang S.  The Interaction of Occupant Factors’ on the Lower Extremity Fractures in Frontal Collision of Motor Vehicle Crashes based on a Level 1 Trauma Center.  2007  Journal of Trauma  62(3): pp.720-9.
           
Ehrlich PF, Brown JK, Sochor MR, Wang SC, Eichelberger.  Factors Influencing Pediatric Injury Severity Score (ISS) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in Pediatric Automobile Crashes:  Results from the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN), Journal of Pediatric Surgery.  2006; 41(11): 1854-8.

Sochor MR, Faust DP, Anderson KF, Barnes S, Ridella SA, Wang SC. Assessment of 3- and 6-Year Old Neck Injury Criteria Based On Field Investigation, Modeling, and Sled Testing. Society of Automotive Engineers # 2006-01-0253, April, 2006 pp. 1-30.

Ritchie NL, Wang SC, Sochor MR, Schneider, LW. A Method For Documenting Locations of Rib Fractures for Occupants in Real-World Crashes Using Medical Computed Tomography (CT) Scans. Society of Automotive Engineers #2006-01-0250, April, 2006, pp.1-8.

Sochor M and Rupp J. Commentary: Emergency Department Patients and Crash Test Dummies. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;46:169-171

Chong, M, Ipaktchi, K, Sochor, M, Brede, C, Poster, C, Wang, S. “Lower extremity fractures in Northern America vehicle crashes” 15th Annual Meeting European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS), Lisbon, Portugal, June, 2005

Wang SC, Brede C, Lange D, Poster CS, Lange AW, Kohoyda-Inglis C, Sochor MR, Ipaktchi, K, Rowe SA, Patel S, Garton H. Gender Differences in Hip Anatomy: Possible Implications for Injury Tolerance in Frontal Collisions. 48th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine; 2004. Pages 287-301

Rowe, SC, Sochor, MR, Staples, KS, Wahl, WL, and Wang, SC ; “Pelvic ring fractures: Implications of vehicle design, crash type, and occupant characteristics” Surgery, Volume 136, Issue 4, October 2004, Pages 842-847

Sochor, MR; Faust, DP; Garton, H; et al “Simulation of Occipitoatlantoaxial Injury Utilizing a MADYMO Model” (2004) Society of Automotive Engineers paper # 2004-01-0326, SP-1872, March 2004

Weber PR; Cassatta SJ; Sochor MR; et al “Lateral Air Bag Performance in CIREN Field Studies”. (2004) Society of Automotive Engineers Paper #2004-01-0331, SP–1880, March 2004

Grants/Projects:

Traumautopsy
Utilization of post-mortem computed tomography to evaluate fatal injury mechanisms.
Role: Principal Investigator
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan

Biomechanical Research Support
Impact trauma research to evaluate the principles of mechanics to discover the physical response and physiological results of impacts to the human body.
Role: Co-PI
National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Cooperative Agreement DTNH22-05-H-01020

Completed Grants/Projects:

Assessment of 3- and 6-Year Old Neck Injury Criteria
Modeling of real-world crash utilizing Mathematical Dynamic Models (MADYMO) modeling and impact sled testing.
Role: Principal Investigator
TRW Automotive