Team Members

Leadership

Ahmad P. Tafti, PhD
Ahmad P. Tafti, PhD, FAMIA
Director
HexAI Research Laboratory
Nicole Myers
Nicole Myers, RN, MSHI
Manager
HexAI Research Laboratory
Johannes Plate, MD, PhD
Johannes Plate, MD, PhD
Associate Director
HexAI Research Laboratory
Farnaz Rezvani, MSc
Farnaz Rezvani, MSc
Project Coordinator
HexAI Research Laboratory
Farnaz Rezvani, MSc
Farnaz Rezvani, MSc
GitHub Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Michael Kann
Michael Kann, BE, MS3
Clinical Validation Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Jacob Mathew, MD, EMDM
Jacob Mathew, MD, EMDM
R & D Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Brent Omar Phillips
Brent Omar Phillips
HexAI Podcast Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Chloe Fox, MSHI
Chloe Fox, MSHI
External Funding Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Kasey Marie Harshman
Kasey Harshman, MSHI, RHIA
Commercialization Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Taylor Horne, MSHI-DS
Taylor Horne, MSHI-DS
Educational Lead
HexAI Research Laboratory
Learn more about our advisory board!

Academic Advisory Board

Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD
Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD
University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD
Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Macalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA
Macalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA
University of Pittsburgh
Shyam Visweswaran, PhD
Shyam Visweswaran, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Zeyun Yu, James Irrgang, PhD
James Irrgang, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Volker Musahl, MD
Volker Musahl, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Learn more about our faculty members!

Faculty Members

Davneet Minhas, PhD
Davneet Minhas, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Kurt Weiss, MD
Kurt Weiss, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Brian J McGrory, MD
Brian J McGrory, MD
Tufts University, MaineHealth
Ting Cong, MD
Ting Cong, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Will Pitt, PT, DPT, PhD
Will Pitt, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Dana Tudorascu, PhD
Dana Tudorascu, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Ines Lohse, PhD
Ines Lohse, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Faezeh Rohani, PhD
Faezeh Rohani, PhD
Üsküdar University
Husam Ghazaleh, PhD
Husam Ghazaleh, PhD
Benedictine University
Maedeh Agharazi, PhD
Maedeh Agharazi, PhD
Florida State University
Debanjali Banerjee, PhD
Debanjali Banerjee, PhD
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Learn more about our PhD students!

PhD Students

Fengyi Gao
Fengyi Gao
University of Pittsburgh (Supported through CPACE)
Yushui Han
Yushui Han
University of Pittsburgh
Nickolas Littlefield
Nickolas Littlefield
University of Pittsburgh (Supported through CPACE)
Learn more about our clinical lead!

Clinical Validation

Michael Kann, BE, MS3
Michael Kann, BE, MS3
University of Pittsburgh
Palak Shah, BA, MS1
Palak Shah, BA, MS1
University of Pittsburgh
Learn more about our students!

Pitt HexAI & NYU RAI for Ukraine Program

Vlad yslav
Vlad yslav
University of Oxford
London, UK
Danylo Reznyk
Danylo Reznyk
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Kyiv, Ukraine
Yaroslav klym
Yaroslav klym
Ukrainian Catholic University
Lviv, Ukraine
Learn more about our research assistants!

Research Assistants

Ebram Salama
Ebram Salama
University of Pittsburgh
Farnaz Rezvani
Farnaz Rezvani, MSc
IEEE Member, London, UK
(Brunel University of London Alumni)
Palak Shah, BA, MS1
Palak Shah, BA, MS1
University of Pittsburgh
Eva M. Heidinger
Eva M. Heidinger
University of Pittsburgh
Nicholas Meglino
Nicholas Meglino, MS2
University of Pittsburgh
Emily Rose Bogden
Emily Rose Bogden, MS
University of Pittsburgh
Ashley R. DeNoyer
Ashley R. DeNoyer, MS
University of Pittsburgh
Vivaan Jain
Vivaan Jain
Delhi Technological University (DTU)
Mehrnaz Abedian
Mehrnaz Abedian, MS
University of Pittsburgh
Katia (Ekaterina) Bruno, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Katia (Ekaterina) Bruno, MS
University of Pittsburgh
Ashka S Shah
Ashka S Shah
University of Pittsburgh
Oliwia Saykiewicz
Oliwia Saykiewicz
University of Pittsburgh
Sayediman Mostafavi
Sayediman Mostafavi
Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey
Hekmatullah Zurmati
Hekmatullah Zurmati
Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey
Learn more about our software developers!

Software Developer

Farnaz Rezvani
Farnaz Rezvani
IEEE Member, London, UK
Learn more about our Web/Github Master!

Web/GitHub Master

Farnaz Rezvani
Farnaz Rezvani
IEEE Member, London, UK
Learn more about our HexAI podcast hosts!

HexAI Podcast Hosts

Jamie Gramz
Jamie Gramz
University of Pittsburgh
Jordan Gass-Poore
Jordan Gass-Poore
University of Pittsburgh
Learn more about our PhD Alumni!

PhD Alumni

  • Jason Guattery, PhD; Co-advised by Bambang Parmanto, PhD (co-advisor), and Dr. Ahmad P. Tafti (primary advisor), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
  • Degan Hao, PhD; Co-advised by Dr. Shandong Wu (primary advisor), Morgan Stanley
  • Mahbaneh Eshaghzadeh Torbati, PhD; Co-advised by Dr. Dana Tudorascu (primary advisor), Stanford University
  • Saba Dadsetan, PhD; Co-advised by Dr. Dana Tudorascu (primary advisor), Abbvie
Learn more about our former members!

Former Members

Grace Okoro

Alexandra Meek

Amin Rezaei

Abdulganeey Olawin

Zoe Menezes

George Mastorakos

Luke Carlson

Dias Mashikov

Wendy Hoyt

Samarth Bhardwaj

Hanieh Alasti

Anatea Einhorn

Praditha Behara

Kate Towsen

Young Ji Lee

Yu-Chiao Chiu

Edward Andrews

Deanelle Thompson

Thomas Tam

Alyssa Vicino

Annie Kim

Avani Chhabra

Christina Letter

Leah Reid

Maimouna Sanogo

Emma Grimes

Ismaeel Siddiqui

Jessica Scipione

Mythili Tirumalasetty

Sabrina Lynn Van Fleet

Sakshi Mehul Thakar

Samuel Viggiano

Sanyukta Adap

Tejasvi Sanjay Kamble

Wendy Hoyt