Affiliate Members

Member	Title/Department	Keywords	Institution	Email
Mary Barbe, PhD	Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology	repetitive strain injury, overuse injury, muscle fibrosis, bone biology, carpal tunnel syndrome	Temple University	mbarbe@temple.edu
Pedro K. Beredjiklian, MD	Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery	tendon injury, scar formation, regenerative healing cytokines, collagen	Rothman Institute	Pedro.Beredjiklian@rothmaninstitute.com
Nicole M. Cattano, MPH, ATC	Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine	osteoarthritis, biomarker, knee injury, tissue trauma, meniscus, ligament, pathophysiology, biochemical, disease modifying, interventions	West Chester University	ncattano@wcupa.edu
Terry Freeman, Ph.D.	Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery	fracture healing, MicroCT and histology, image analysis and processing, osteoarthritis, tissue regeneration, plasma biology	Thomas Jefferson University	Theresa.Freeman@jefferson.edu
Sharon L Kolasinski, MD, FACP, FACR	Professor of Medicine	osteoarthritis, education, curriculum development	Cooper Medical School of Rowan University	kolasinski-sharon@cooperhealth.edu
Javad Parvizi, MD	Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery	hip & knee arthroplasty, periprosthetic joint infection, femoroacetabular impingment, developmental dysplasia of the hip, primary & revision arthroplasty	Thomas Jefferson University	parvj@aol.com
Nancy Pleshko, PhD	Professor of Bioengineering	cartilage repair; tissue engineering, spectroscopy, imaging, bone mineralization, collagen structure	Temple University	npleshko@temple.edu
Makarand V. Risbud, PhD	Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Cell and Developmental Biology	intervertebral disc, nucleus pulposus, hypoxia, HIF proteins, osmoregulation, TonEBP, degenerative disc disease, inflammatory cytokines	Thomas Jefferson University	Makarand.Risbud@jefferson.edu
James J. Sciote DDS, MS, PhD	Professor of Orthodontics	clinical orthodontics, dentofacial deformities, orthognathic surgery, skeletal muscle biology, physiology, human genetics	Temple University	jjs6@dental.temple.edu
Irving M. Shapiro BDS, PhD	Anthony and Gertrude DePalma Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery	cartilage, bone, intervertebral disc, osteoarthritis, apoptosis, autophagy, chondrocyte, osteoblast, nucleus pulposus, hypoxia	Thomas Jefferson University	Irving.Shapiro@jefferson.edu
Marla J Steinbeck, MT(ASCP), PhD	Research Associate Professor of of Biomedical Engineering, Science & Health Systems	osteoarthritis, biomarker development, total joint replacement, wear debris characterization, periprosthetic tissue responses, pathophysiology, osteolysis,non-thermal plasma induced skeletal cell differentiation	Drexel University	mjs348@drexel.edu