Matthew R. Maltese

Matthew R. Maltese, PhD is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and an Affiliate Research Scientist at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He serves as Chief Innovation Officer at X-Biomedical, a CHOP spinout commercializing holographic stereoscopic surgical microscopy technology he co-invented.

Education:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland Baltimore County (1994)
• MS in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University (2003)
• PhD in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania (2012)

Dr. Maltese's research spans pediatric medical devices, injury biomechanics, and child injury prevention. His work pioneers advancements in automotive safety for children, concussion biomechanics, and surgical technology innovation. Recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate strong focus on child restraint systems, portable surgical methods, and injury assessment methodologies across automotive and medical contexts.

As founding Executive Director of the FDA-funded Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium, he has secured substantial grant funding to advance pediatric device development. His global lectures on medical devices and injury biomechanics complement teaching roles at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania. Leadership at CIRP and X-Biomedical drives multidisciplinary innovation in pediatric healthcare and injury prevention technologies.