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Dr. Marta Villarraga is a Principal Engineer in Exponent's Biomechanics practice. Dr. Villarraga specializes in spine biomechanics and in failure analysis of medical devices. She has experience with orthopedic spinal reconstructive surgery and diagnostic medical devices from product liability intellectual property regulatory compliance and product development perspectives. Dr. Villarraga also has experience in evaluating quality control issues as applied to medical devices and pharmaceuticals with an emphasis in contamination manufacturing compliance and finished device evaluations. She has research experience and interests in implant and tissue retrieval analysis and in the use of experimental and finite element stress analysis techniques to characterize the mechanical behavior of bone other biological structures and orthopedic implant devices. Dr. Villarraga is also a reviewer for the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
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