Our IMPACT Team

We bring the right people to the table to solve the most pressing musculoskeletal health problems. We leverage incredible resources and talent in the region.

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Melissa Kacena, PhD

Director of the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health and Professor of Orthopaedics, Indiana University School of Medicine

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Amrou Awaysheh, PhD, MBA

Executive Director of the IU Business and Innovation Lab and Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain, Indiana University Kelly School of Business

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Jill Fehrenbacher, PhD

Associate Director of Basic & Translational Research of the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health and Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine

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Jim Lancaster, MS

Orthopedics Executive Leadership Team, ALL IN Kosciusko

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Tim Ryan, PhD

Vice President of Outcomes Research, Lilly

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Sharon Moe, MD

Co-Director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Indiana University School of Medicine

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Allyn Decker, PhD

Vice President of Operations and Engagement, OrthoWorx

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Kevin Otto, PhD

Dane A. Miller Head and Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University

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Darshan Shah, MBA

Executive Vice President of Data and AnalytiXIN, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership

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Roman Natoli, MD/PhD

Associate Director of Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Indiana University

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Philip Low, PhD

Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery, Purdue University

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Joseph Wallace, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research Development, Professor Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University

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Baijian Yang, PhD

Associate Dean of Research, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University

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Rahim Rahimi, PhD

Associate Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University

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Ryan K. Roeder, PhD

Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame; CEO and Founder, HAPPE Spine

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Glen Niebur, PhD

Chair of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame

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Kirk Bailey

Vice President of Engineering Services, Zimmer Biomet

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Mangilal Agarwal, PhD

President of Multiscale Integrated Technology Solutions

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Jeff Denune, CP/L

Prosthetist and Managing Clinical Director, NuTech Institute

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Matt Habecker, MS/CPO

Founder and CEO, Indiana Institute for Prosthetics

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Troy Payner, MD

Cranial Surgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

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Greg Merrell, MD

Director of Research, Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center

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Michael Meneghini, MD

CEO, Indiana Joint Replacement Institute

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Rick Sasso, MD

Founding Member and President, the Indiana Spine Group

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Vince Wong, JD/MBA

President and CEO, BioCrossroads

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Ryan Christner, MBA

President and CEO, OrthoWorx

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Shaun Grannis, MD

Vice President of Data and Analytics, Regenstrief Institute

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Susan Hickman, PhD

Director of Center for Aging, Regenstrief Institute

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Trevor Foughty, MPA

Vice President of Public Affairs, Applied Research Institute

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Paul Childress, PhD

Director of Clinical Testing, Quantigen Biosciences

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Emily Krueger, MA

President and CEO, 16 Tech

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Jason Tennenhouse, MA

Vice President of Strategy and Design, Wabash Heartland Innovation Network

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Mark Rowlands, BS

Principal Managing Partner, Freeman Heyne Healthcare Consulting

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L. Daniel Wurtz, MD

Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University Health