Professor of Medicine (UCSF)
Professor in Bioengineering (UCB)
School of Medicine
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of California
Richmond, CA 94804
david.rempel@ucsf.edu
510-665-3403 Fax: 510-665-3423
http://www.me.berkeley.edu/ergo/
 
Creative Achievements
• Mapped pressures in the carpal tunnel as a function of complex hand postures. The highest pressures occurred in postures previously associated with high risk for carpal tunnel syndrome
 
Current Research Interests
• Peripheral nerve entrapment
• Work-related tendon disorders
• Hand biomechanics
• Ergonomics
 
Key Publications
• Rempel D, Abrahamsson SO. 2001. The effects of reduced oxygen tension on cell proliferation and matrix synthesis in synovium and tendon explants from the rabbit carpal tunnel: An experimental study in vitro. J Orthop Res 19(1):143-48.
• Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace. 2001. Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace. 2001. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 512 p.
• Schlossberg E, Morrow S, Llosa A, Mamary E, Dietrich P, Rempel D.  Upper Extremity Pain and Computer Use among Engineering Graduate Students.  Am J Ind Med 2004, 46(3):297-303.
• Nakama L, King K, Abrahamsson SO, Rempel D.  Evidence of tendon microtears due to cyclical loading in an in vivo tendinopathy model.  J Orthop Res 2005, 23(5):1199-1205.
• Dennerlein JT, Mote Jr CD, Rempel D. 1998. Control strategies for finger movement during touch typing: The role of th extrinsic muscles during a keystroke. Experimental Brain Research 121:1-6.
• Rempel D, Krause N, Goldberg R, Benner D, Hudes M, Goldner GU.  A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of Two Workstation Interventions on Upper Body Pain and Incident Musculoskeletal Disorders among Computer Operators.  Occup Environ Med 2006, 63(5):300-306.
• Murthy G, Kahan NJ, Hargens AR, Rempel DM. 1997. Forearm muscle oxygenation decreases with low levels of voluntary contraction. J Orthop Research 15(4):507-11.
 
Teaching
• Cell Biology Laboratory for Engineers (UCB)
• Ergonomics (UCB)
• Occupational Biomechanics Seminar (UCB)
• Occupational Medicine Clinic, Attending Physician (UCSF)
 
Honors
• NIH-Fogarty Senior International Fellowship