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Spine ArtThe IRC will be managed by a partnership of faculty from Biomed and Materials Engineering who have longstanding experience with the research and development of implantable medical device technologies. Dr. Steven Kurtz, (Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering), will serve as the Director of the IRC.

Dr. Michele  Marcolongo (Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering) and Dr. Av Edidin (Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering) will serve jointly as the Center's  Associate Directors.

Dr. Kurtz and Dr. Edidin also play leading roles in the two founding corporate partners of the IRC.
Dr. Kurtz is the Senior Managing Engineer of Exponent's Philadelphia Office, and‚ Dr. Edidin is the Principal Research Scientist of Howmedica Osteonics.

Together, the leadership team provides a strong technical foundation for solving the complex interdisciplinary research challenges facing the medical device  community in the 21st century.









CENTER LEADERSHIP

Dr. Steve Kurtz

Steven M. Kurtz, Ph.D., Director‚ skurtz@drexel.edu

Research Associate Professor, Drexel University

Research Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University

Adjunct Professor, Temple University

Senior Managing Engineer, Exponent, Inc.

Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University

 

Michele  Marcolongo, Ph.D.,
Associate Director

Assistant  Professor, Drexel University

marcolms@drexel.edu

 

DR. Avram Edidin

Avram  A. Edidin, Ph.D., Associate Director
edidin@warwick.net

Research Associate Professor, Drexel University

Principal Research Scientist, Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Dr. William Hozack

William Hozack, M.D.
William.Hozack@mail.tju.edu

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Specialties:
Orthopaedics/Orthopaetic Surgery - Hip & Knee

 

Dr. Marta Villarraga

Marta  Villarraga, Ph.D.
mvillarraga@exponent.com

Research Associate Professor, Drexel University

Adjunct  Professor, Temple University

Adjunct  Assistant Professor, Tulane University

Senior Engineer, Exponent, Inc.

Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University

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