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
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 EngineeringÂ
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