Spine Research
Kevin M. Bell, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Swanson Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
William F. Donaldson, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Adam S. Kanter, MD
Associate Professor, Chief UPMC Presbyterian Spine Service, Department of Neurosurgery, UPMC
Joon Y. Lee, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Michael J. Schneider, DC, PhD
Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Vincent J. Silvaggio, MD
Chairman of Orthopaedics at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Patrick N. Smith, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
Jeremy Shaw, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Ankle Research
MaCalus V. Hogan, MD
Assosciate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Knee Research
Bone and Joint Center – CMI, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Volker Musahl, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sara Piva, PhD. PT
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Co-Director of the Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kenneth L Urish, MD., PhD
Assistant Professor, Associate Medical Director, Magee Bone and Joint Center, Director of Arthritis and Arthroplasty Design Laboratory
The Bones and Joint Center – CMI, Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC
Chris Connaboy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh
Transfemoral Amputee Research
Richard McGough, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Goeran Fiedler, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Hip Research
Dharmesh Vyas, MD PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Craig S. Mauro, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Michael McClincy, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Shoulder Research
Professor, Dept of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery and William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellow
James J. Irrgang, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA
Chair and Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Albert Lin, MD
Associate Professor, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine
Adam Popchak, DPT, PhD, SCS
Assistant Professor, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
MRI Imaging
Tamer Selim Ibrahim, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh
Chan-Hong Moon, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh
Software Development
George Stetten, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh
Extramural Collaborators
Ameet Aiyangar, PhD
Senior Scientist, SNF Ambizione, EMPA- Swiss Federal Labs for Materials Science and Technology