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:
Faculty
- Philip Kaiser, MD, Instructor, Foot and Ankle Surgeon, 2020-2022
- Bart Lubberts, MD, PhD Instructor, R&D Director, 2018-2021
Clinical Fellows
- Bernard Burgesson, MD (2023-2024)
- Rohan Bhimani, MBBS, MBA (2023-2024)
- Katherin Kexin Xie, MD (2022-2023)
- Adriana Gianakos, DO (2021-2022)
- Lorena Bejarano Pineda, MD (2020-2021)
- Austin Davidson, MD (2019-2020)
- Ayesha Yahya, MD (2023-2024)
- Lauren Lewis, MD (2022-2023)
- Fernando Raduan, MD (2021-2022)
- Ashraf Maher Fansa, MD (2020-2021)
- Nasser Heyrani, MD (2019-2020)
Research Fellows
(In Alphabetical Order)
- Alireza Ebrahimi, MD, MBA, MPH (Iran)- 2023, 2024
- Bedri Karaismailoglu, MD, PhD (Turkiye)- 2023
- David O. Osei Hwedieh, MD, PhD (US)- 2022,2023,2024
- Elaheh Ziayi Ziabari, PhD (Iran)- 2019
- Go Sato, MD (Japan)- 2019,2020
- Haggai Schermann, MD, MPH (Israel)- 2020
- Hongjoon Choi, MD (South Korea)- 2019
- Jafet Massri-Pugin, MD (Chile)- 2018
- Jari Dahmen MD (The Netherlands)- 2020
- Jiyong Ahn, MD, PhD (Korea)- 2023,2024
- Jirawat Saengsin, MD (Thailand)- 2019,2020
- Lercan Aslan, MD (Turkiye)- 2024
- Liu Ying, MD (China)- 2019
- Matthias Peiffer, MD, PhD (Belgium)- 2023
- Mohamed A. Elghazy, MD, PhD (Egypt)- 2019
- Manon Pigeolet, MD, MSc, MPH (Belgium)- 2023,2024
- Noortje Hagemeijer MD, PhD (The Netherlands)- 2018,2019
- Nour Nassour (Lebanon)- 2021,2022,2023,2024
- Omer Subasi, PhD (Turkiye)- 2023,2024
- Pongpanot Sornaskrin, MD (Thailand)- 2020
- Rohan Bhimani, MBBS, MBA (India)- 2019,2020,2021,2022
- Sayyed Hadi Sayyed Hosseinian, MD (Iran)- 2022
- Samir Ghandour, MD, MS (Lebanon)- 2022,2023,2024,2025
- Siddartha Sharma, MD, PhD (India)- 2021,2023
- Song Ho Chang, MD, PhD (Japan)- 2019
- Takahisa Ogawa, MD, MPH, PhD (Japan)- 2020
- Vasundhara Mathur, MBBS (India)- 2021
International Research Interns and Students
(In Alphabetical Order)
- Adarsh Aratikatla, BS (Ireland)- 2023, 2024
- Christian Horsman, MSc (The Netherlands)- 2020
- Daniel H.L. Lemmers, BS (The Netherlands)- 2019
- Dorien Winckelmans, BS (The Netherlands)- 2024
- Date van der Meij, BS (The Netherlands)- 2022
- Henri Ullman, BS (The Netherlands)- 2024
- Iris Hoffmann, MSc (Switzerland/Luxembourg)- 2024
- Jan de Bruijin, BS (The Netherlands)- 2019
- Joris Hendriks, BS (The Netherlands)- 2022
- Jose Cortina, MSc (Spain)- 2022
- Julian Hollander, BS (The Netherlands)- 2023
- Okan Nejib Ghedri, BS (The Netherlands)- 2024
- Quinten Rikken, MD (The Netherlands)- 2019
- Robert Prince III, BS (The Netherlands)- 2019
- Sihame Bouharba, BS (France)- 2019
- Sophie Frölke, BS (The Netherlands)- 2020
- Willem Koender, MSc (The Netherlands)- 2024
- X.J Ruben Stavenuiter, BS (The Netherlands)- 2019
- Ying Liu, MD (China)- 2019
US Research Interns, Undergrad, and Medical Students
(In Alphabetical Order)
- Aayush Mehta (Drexel University College of Medicine)- 2023, 2024, 2025
- Alexis Cacace (Boston College)- 2022
- Amir Ali Shah (U Mass Amherst)- 2023
- Andrew Deng (U of Chicago)
- Anne Strong, BS (U of Colorado School of Medicine)
- Bradley Weaver (Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine)- 2021, 2022
- Brian Zhou (Boston University)- 2022
- Caleb Jang (U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)- 2023, 2024
- Camden Bohn (Harvard University)
- Catherine Tang (Stony Brook University Medical Center)
- Daniel Chiou (Brown University)
- Daniel Acevedo (NSU, Medical Student)- 2023, 2024
- Emi Suyama (Northeastern University)
- Emmanuel Budis (Medical Student, UMass)
- Evan Sirls, BS (UMass)
- George Casey (Davidson College)- 2024
- Hadley Leatherman, BS (U of Washington School of Medicine)- 2022
- Hyunjoon Rhee (Tufts University)
- Jack Tesoriero, BS (NYMC)
- Jae Kim, BS (Tufts School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Resident)
- Jaehyung (Tyler) Shin
- John (Jack) Wolf, BS (Medical Student, UCONN School of Medicine)
- Joshua Woo (Brown University, BS/MD route)
- Junho Song, BS (Hofstra University)- 2019
- Justin Zaremba, BS (Eastern Virginia Medical School)- 2019, 2020
- Karina Mirochnik, BS/MS (WPI)- 2019, 2020
- Kevin Tumanyan (Western U of Health Sciences)- 2023
- Krisha Patel- 2024
- 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)- 2021
- Riley Baker (University of Connecticut)- 2022
- Ross Taylor, BS (Wake Forest School of Medicine)
- Shivesh H. Shah (Geisel School of Medicine Dartmouth)
- Sumner Jones (Boston University)- 2022, 2023
- Tamara Munoz (Northeastern University)-2024