Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Marcos Iglesias Lozano, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Researcher with Dr. Raimondi – 2014-2022
Senior Scientist at IO Biotech
Senior Scientist at IO Biotech
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Alison Wong, M.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher – 2019-2020
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon at Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre
Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon at Roth | McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre
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Richa Kalsi, M.D.
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship with Dr. Brandacher – 2019-2021
General surgery resident at the University of Maryland Medical
General surgery resident at the University of Maryland Medical
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Alexander Komin, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral research fellow in the VCA lab with Dr. Raimondi – 2019-2021
Current Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Scientist
Current Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Scientist
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Connor Glass, M.D.
Research Fellow with Dr. Tuffaha - 2019-2021
Founder & CEO at Phantom Neuro
Founder & CEO at Phantom Neuro
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Joanna Etra, M.D.
General Surgery Resident – Research Fellow with Dr. Oh – 2017-2018
Current Surgeon with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Current Surgeon with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Chris Frost, M.D.
PRS Surgeon – Research Fellow with Dr. Tuffaha
Current Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital
Current Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital
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Nima Khavanin, M.D.
PRS Resident Physician – Research Fellow with Dr. OH
Current Microvascular Surgery Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Current Microvascular Surgery Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Georg Furtmueller, M.D.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow with Dr. Brandacher
Current Resident in General Surgery – Vascular Surgery Program at University of Maryland School of Medicine
Current Resident in General Surgery – Vascular Surgery Program at University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Franka Messner, M.D.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow with Dr. Brandacher
Current Senior Physician at the Medical University of Innsbruck
Current Senior Physician at the Medical University of Innsbruck
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Karim Sarhane, M.D.
Research Fellow with Dr. Tuffaha
Current Consultant Surgeon, Head of Department, General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at Burjeel Rotal Hosptial, UAE
Current Consultant Surgeon, Head of Department, General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at Burjeel Rotal Hosptial, UAE
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Jingheng Wu, M.D.
Research Fellow with Dr. Brandacher – 2018-2019
Current Associate Consultant with Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Current Associate Consultant with Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
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Halley Darrach, M.D.
Researcher with Dr. Sacks
Current M.D. and Resident with plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford Health
Current M.D. and Resident with plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford Health
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Samuel Fidder, M.D.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow 2017-2019
General Surgery Resident at the Erasmus Medical Center of Rotterdam, Netherlands
General Surgery Resident at the Erasmus Medical Center of Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Students
Alexander Wise, MSE
Student in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University – 2022-2024; focusing on cellular and tissue engineering. Mentored by Dr. Raimondi on a project developing a dual-component drug delivery system to minimize VCA rejection.
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Kaashvi Pruthi, MSE
Student in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University – 2022-2024; focusing on Immuno-engineering and computational biology.
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Jiaxin Lin, MSE
BME Student with Dr. Raimondi – 2019-2020
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Darrel Bibicheff
Undergrad Student with Dr. Raimondi
Current Medical Student with Albany Medical College
Current Medical Student with Albany Medical College
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Felicia Chang
Undergraduate Student at Johns Hopkins University - Focusing on various histological and immunohistochemical analyses in VCA Transplantation
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Michael Grzelak, M.D.
Medical Student with Dr. Brandacher – 2019
Current Internist with Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
Current Internist with Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
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Benjamin Slavin, M.D.
Medical Student research year with Dr. Tuffaha
Current M.D. resident with University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Current M.D. resident with University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
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Lulu Wang, MSE
BME Student working with Dr. Raimondi – 2018-2019
Current Senior In Vivo Pharmocology Research Associate with ReCode Therapeutics
Current Senior In Vivo Pharmocology Research Associate with ReCode Therapeutics
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Abdelghaffar Salous
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Visiting Researchers
Abdul Jabar Chekfa, M.D.
Visiting Researcher from Syria - 2024
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Jiqiang He, M.D.
Visiting Ph.D. student 2020-2021
Researcher at the Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, P.R.China
Researcher at the Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, P.R.China
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Renli Zhao, M.D.
Visiting Ph.D. student 2020-2021
Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, P.R.China.
Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, P.R.China.
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JHU Rotational Students
Malik McRae - 2024
PhD Student at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Immunology Program. Mentored by Dr. Raimondi and Aaron Lewkowicz while exploring T-cell modulating therapies to be incorporated with drug delivery strategies that enhance VCA engraftment
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Daniela Trejo-Zambrano - 2024
PhD Student first-year PhD student in the Graduate Program in Immunology (SOM). Mentored by Dr. Raimondi and Aaron Lewkowicz while exploring Cellular mechanisms in T cells that impact co-stimulation Blockade therapy in transplants.
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