Staff for the Department of Orthopaedics

Below, you can find our administrative and research staff for the Department of Orthopaedics.

Research team

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Kate Agan 

Clinical Research Specialist
Sports Medicine

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Andres Almeraya 

Clinical Research Assistant
Sports Medicine

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Richard [Lee] Andrews 

Clinical Research Assistant
Sports Medicine

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Tyler Barker, PhD

Director, Clinical Research
Sports Medicine

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Nathaniel Bates, PhD

Assistant Professor, Vice Chair of Research
Orthopaedics

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Nazihah Bhatti

Clinical Research Coordinator
Orthopaedics

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Kara Colvell

Clinical Research Coordinator
Orthopaedics

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Jenna DeFranco

Clinical Research Coordinator
Sports Medicine

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Alexandria Gray

Clinical Research Coordinator
Orthopaedics

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Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, MD

Clinical Research Fellow
Orthopaedics

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Liuqing “Sarah” Jia

Clinical Research Assistant
Sports Medicine

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Michael Keller

Clinical Research Manager
Sports Medicine

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Nicole Kennedy

Education Program Specialist
Sports Medicine

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Steven Lavender, PhD, CPE

Director, Orthopaedic Ergonomics Lab

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Maurice Manring, PhD

Associate Director, Publications

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April McPherson, PhD

Research Scientist
Orthopaedics

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In Young “Iggy” Nah

Clinical Research Coordinator
Orthopaedics

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Angela Pedroza

Associate Director, Clinical Research
Sports Medicine

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Andrea “Karen” Persons, PhD

Post Doctoral Scholar
Sports Medicine

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Franco Piscitani

Associate Director
Surgical Skills Lab
Sports Medicine

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Beth Sheridan

Associate Director
Clinical Research
Orthopaedics

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Robert Siston, PhD

Director, Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab

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Jessica Wiseman

Clinical Research Coordinator
Orthopaedics