People
Faculty
John Martin, PhD
Assistant Professor
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
Mathematics and Computer Science
Drury University
Adjunct Associate Professor
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
Postdoctoral Researchers
Mary Bucklin, PhD
NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Orthopedic Surgery
Rush University
PhD, Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering
BS, University of Rochester, Biomedical Engineering
Research Area: Social determinants of spine health
Christine Park, MD
Resident Physician
Neurosurgery
University of Washington
MD, Duke University
MEng, Duke University, Artificial Intelligence
BS, Dartmouth College, Chemistry
Research Area: Imaging biomarkers of disc metabolism
Research Scientists
Mattia Perrone, MS
MS, University of Illinois Chicago/Politecnico Milano, Biomedical Engineering
BS, Politecnico di Milano, Biomedical Engineering
Research Area: Computer vision methods for spine imaging
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
Undergraduate Students
Ashrith Alavilli
Case Western Reserve University
Research Area: Social determinants of spine health