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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, a 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:

2020-2021

Faculty

• Bart Lubberts, MD, PhD (Instructor, R&D Director, 2019-2021)

Clinical Fellows

• Ashraf Maher Fansa, MD (Clinical Fellow)
• Lorena Bejarano Pineda (Clinical Fellow)

Research Fellows

• Siddhartha Sharma, MD, PhD (India)
• Jari Dahmen, MD, PhD(c) (The Netherlands)
• Haggai Schermann, MD, MPH (Israel)
• Takahisa Ogawa, MD, MPH, PhD(c) (Japan)

Research Interns

• Reza Mojahed-Yazdi, MSc (USA)

Summer Students

• Karina Mirochnik, BSc (Eng. Student, Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
• Noopur Ranganathan, BSc (MIT, Med Student at Oakland University)
• Alexandra Flaherty, MSc (MIT, Med Student at University of Texas)

2019-2020

Clinical Fellows

• Nasser Heyrani, MD
• Austin Davidson, MD

Research Fellows

• Go Sato, MD (Japan)
• Pongpanot Sornsakrin, MD (Thailand)
• Jirawat Saengsin, MD (Thailand)

Research Interns

• Sophie Frölke, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Christiaan Horsman, BSc (The Netherlands)

Summer Students

• Justin Zaremba, BSc (Med. Student at Eastern Virginia Medical School)
• Ross Taylor, BSc (Med. Student at Wake Forest School of Medicine)
• Marissa Gedman, MS (Med. Student at Tufts School of Medicine)

2018-2019

Research Fellows

• Noortje Hagemeijer, MD (Netherlands)
• Elaheh Ziayi, PhD (Iran)
• Hongjoon Choi, MD (South Korea)
• Song Ho Chang, MD, PhD (Japan)
• Liu, Ying, MD (China)
• Jafet Massri-Pugin, MD (Chile)
• Mohamed A. Elghazy, MD, PhD (Egypt)

Research Interns

• Sihame Bouharba, BSc (France)
• Anne D. Strong, BSc (USA)
• Shivesh H. Shah (USA)
• Jan de Bruijn, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Reinout R.O. Heijboer, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Daniel H.L. Lemmers, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Ying Liu, MD (China)
• Jan de Bruijn, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Quinten Rikken MD, PhD (The Netherlands)
• Lodewijk C.S. Res, BSc (The Netherlands)
• X. J. Ruben Stavenuiter, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Robert Prince III, BSc (The Netherlands)
• Catherine Tang, BSc (USA)

Summer Students

• Daniel Chiou, MD student (Brown)
• Junho Song, MD student (Hofstra)
• Jae Kim, MD student (Tufts)
• Jack Tesoriero, MD student (NYMC)
• Andrew Deng (University of Chicago)
• Camden Bohn (Harvard)
• Karina Mirochnik (WPI)
• Noah Hawks-Ladds (Boston College)