People

Faculty

John Martin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Rush University

PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

MS, University of Colorado, Mechanical Engineering

BS, The College of New Jersey, Mechanical Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

Scott Simmons, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Drury University


Adjunct Associate Professor

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Rush University

PhD, University of Kentucky, Mathematics

MS, University of Kentucky, Mathematics

BS, University of Kentucky, Mathematics

Research Area: Bioinformatics, deep learning, high performance computing

Khaled Aboushaala, MD MS PhD

Instructor

Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity

Rush University

PhD, Rush University, Integrated Biomedical Sciences

MS, Rush University, Clinical Research

MD, University of Benghazi, Orthopedic Surgery

MBChB, University of Benghazi

Pre-Medical, University of Benghazi, Biological Sciences

Research Area: Spine disease, low back pain, infection

Postdoctoral Researchers

Mary Bucklin, PhD

NIH TL1 Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Rush University

PhD, Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering

BS, University of Rochester, Biomedical Engineering

Research Area: Social determinants of spine health

Research Staff

Mattia Perrone, MS

Research Scientist

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

MS, University of Illinois Chicago/Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering

BS, Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering

Research Area: Computer vision methods for spine imaging

Abigail Cortes, MS

Postgraduate Researcher

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

MS, Rush University, Biotechnology

BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Community Health

Research Area: Drivers of spine disease in Chicago

Graduate Students

Lyla Handoklow, BS

Doctoral Student

Biomedical Engineering 

University of Illinois Chicago

BS, University of Illinois Chicago, Biomedical Engineering

Research Area: Computer vision methods for disc pathology

Rana Anil Ahmad, BS

Medical Student

University of Illinois Chicago

BS, Cornell University, Engineering Physics

Research Area: Social determinants of spine health

Alexander Negron Price, MS

Medical Student

Rush University

MS, Rush University, Health Systems Management

BS, Florida State University, Health Management, Policy & Information

Research Area: Drivers of spine disease in canines

D'Mar Moore, BS

Medical Student

University of Nevada, Reno

Post-Bac, University of Nevada, Reno

AS, College of Southern Nevada, Surgical Technology

BS, Kansas State University, Biology

Research Area: Exercise and spine health

Othman Ibrahim, BS

Medical Student

Rush University

BS, University of Illinois Chicago, Biological Sciences

Research Area: Weight loss and spine health