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.

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

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

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

Jim Lancaster, MS
Orthopedics Executive Leadership Team, ALL IN Kosciusko

Tim Ryan, PhD
Vice President of Outcomes Research, Lilly

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

Allyn Decker, PhD
Vice President of Operations and Engagement, OrthoWorx

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

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

Roman Natoli, MD/PhD
Associate Director of Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Indiana University

Philip Low, PhD
Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery, Purdue University

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

Baijian Yang, PhD
Associate Dean of Research, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University

Rahim Rahimi, PhD
Associate Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University

Ryan K. Roeder, PhD
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame; CEO and Founder, HAPPE Spine

Glen Niebur, PhD
Chair of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame

Kirk Bailey
Vice President of Engineering Services, Zimmer Biomet

Mangilal Agarwal, PhD
President of Multiscale Integrated Technology Solutions

Jeff Denune, CP/L
Prosthetist and Managing Clinical Director, NuTech Institute

Matt Habecker, MS/CPO
Founder and CEO, Indiana Institute for Prosthetics

Troy Payner, MD
Cranial Surgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

Greg Merrell, MD
Director of Research, Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center

Michael Meneghini, MD
CEO, Indiana Joint Replacement Institute

Rick Sasso, MD
Founding Member and President, the Indiana Spine Group

Vince Wong, JD/MBA
President and CEO, BioCrossroads

Ryan Christner, MBA
President and CEO, OrthoWorx

Shaun Grannis, MD
Vice President of Data and Analytics, Regenstrief Institute

Susan Hickman, PhD
Director of Center for Aging, Regenstrief Institute

Trevor Foughty, MPA
Vice President of Public Affairs, Applied Research Institute

Paul Childress, PhD
Director of Clinical Testing, Quantigen Biosciences

Emily Krueger, MA
President and CEO, 16 Tech

Jason Tennenhouse, MA
Vice President of Strategy and Design, Wabash Heartland Innovation Network

Mark Rowlands, BS
Principal Managing Partner, Freeman Heyne Healthcare Consulting

L. Daniel Wurtz, MD
Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University Health