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Researchers trace their lineages, drawing lines of connection from mentors to trainees. These lines, all together, tell a story. A researcher’s passion for discovery infects the next generation, providing the conditions necessary for major breakthroughs. FARIL aims to be at the epicenter of innovation in foot and ankle research, home to global researchers who have shaped the conversation about new diagnostic methods, treatments, and cures for foot and ankle injuries and illnesses. Below, you can find a list of FARIL’s alumni since its inception:

  • Philip Kaiser, MD, Instructor, Foot and Ankle Surgeon, 2020-2022
  • Bart Lubberts, MD, PhD Instructor, R&D Director, 2018-2021
  • Katherin Kexin Xie, MD (2022-2023)
  • Adriana Gianakos, DO (2021-2022)
  • Lorena Bejarano Pineda, MD (2020-2021)
  • Austin Davidson, MD (2019-2020)
  • Lauren Lewis, MD (2022-2023)
  • Fernando Raduan, MD (2021-2022)
  • Ashraf Maher Fansa, MD (2020-2021)
  • Nasser Heyrani, MD (2019-2020)
  • Bedri Karaismailoglu, MD, PhD (Turkiye)
  • Elaheh Ziayi Ziabari, PhD (Iran)
  • Hongjoon Choi, MD (South Korea)
  • Jari Dahmen MD (The Netherlands)
  • Matthias Peiffer, MD, PhD (Belgium)
  • Noortje Hagemeijer MD, PhD (The Netherlands)
  • Rohan Bhimani, MBBS, MBA (India)
  • Siddartha Sharma, MD, PhD (India)
  • Takahisa Ogawa, MD, MPH, PhD (Japan)
  • Go Sato, MD (Japan)
  • Haggai Schermann, MD, MPH (Isreal)
  • Jafet Massri-Pugin, MD (Chile)
  • Jirawat Saengsin, MD (Thailand)
  • Mohamed A. Elghazy, MD, PhD (Egypt)
  • Liu Ying, MD (China)
  • Pongpanot Sornaskrin, MD (Thailand)
  • Sayyed Hadi Sayyed Hosseinian, MD (Iran)
  • Song Ho Chang, MD, PhD (Japan)
  • Vasundhara Mathur, MBBS (India)

(In Alphabetical Order)

  • Adarsh Aratikatla (Ireland)
  • Christiaan Horsman (The Netherlands)
  • Daniel H.L. Lemmers, BS (The Netherlands)
  • Date van der Meij (The Netherlands)
  • Jan de Bruijin, BS (The Netherlands)
  • Joris Hendriks (The Netherlands)
  • Jose Cortina (Spain)
  • Julian Hollander (The Netherlands)
  • Quinten Rikken, MD (The Netherlands)
  • Robert Prince III, BS (The Netherlands)
  • Sihame Bouharba, BS (France)
  • Sophie Frölke, BS (The Netherlands)
  • X.J Ruben Stavenuiter, BS (The Netherlands)
  • Ying Liu, MD (China)

(In Alphabetical Order)

  • Aayush Mehta
  • Alexis Cacace (Boston College, BS)
  • Amir Shah (U Mass Amherst)
  • Andrew Deng (U of Chicago)
  • Anne Strong, BS (U of Colorado School of Medicine)
  • Brian Zhou (Boston University)
  • Caleb Jang (U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  • Camden Bohn (Harvard University)
  • Catherine Tang, BS (Stony Brook University Medical Center)
  • Daniel Chiou, BS (Brown University)
  • Daniel Acevedo (NSU, Medical Student)
  • Emi Suyama (Northeastern University)
  • Emmanuel Budis (Medical Student, UMass)
  • George Casey (Davidson College)
  • Hadley Leatherman, BS (U of Washington School of Medicine)
  • Hyunjoon Rhee (Tufts University)
  • Jack Tesoriero, BS (NYMC)
  • Jae Kim, BS (Tufts School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Resident)
  • John (Jack) Wolf, BS (Medical Student, UCONN School of Medicine)
  • Joshua Woo (Brown University, BS/MD route)
  • Junho Song, BS (Hofstra University)
  • Justin Zaremba, BS (Eastern Virginia Medical School)
  • Karina Mirochnik, BS/MS (WPI)
  • Kevin Tumanyan (Western U of Health Sciences)
  • Krisha Patel
  • Marissa Gedman, MS (Tufts School of Medicine)
  • Marguerite Mullen (Brown University, Medical Student)
  • Maritza Naty (U of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine)
  • Micheka Fenelon (Bowdoin College)
  • Mustafa Hashmi (Medical Student, UMass)
  • Noah Hawks-Ladds (Boston College)
  • Noah Nadaff-Slocum (Washington University in St. Louis)
  • Peter Bordeur (Brown University)
  • Philip Parel (The GW University School of Medicine)
  • Raia Schluter (Undergraduate student at Middlebury College, Biochem, Pre-Med)
  • Reza Mojahed-Yazdi, MS (UPenn)
  • Ross Taylor, BS (Wake Forest School of Medicine)
  • Shivesh H. Shah (Gisel School of Medicine Dartmouth)
  • Sumner Jones (Boston University)