Faculty & Staff

COR Faculty Staff

Francis Y. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery - Dr. Lee's research is focused on pathologic osteoclastogenesis in relation to osteomyelitis, periodontitis, metastatic bone cancers, osteoporosis, implant loosening and rheumatoid arthritis.

Daniel Sunho Oh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Science - Dr. Oh's research is focused on the design and development of multifunctional hybrid scaffolds for optimization of bone regeneration in large segmental defects.

Hesham Tawfeek, M.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Science - Dr. Tawfeek's research is focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms that lead to bone formation and resorption.

COR Research Staff
HanYing Bai, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Thomas R. Gardner, M.C.E., Associate Director, Biomechanics Laboratory and Manager, Center for Orthopaedic Research

Hana Goto, M.S., Research Technician

Heon-Goo (Nick) Lee, M.S., Doctoral Student, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, NY
Hiroshi Minematsu, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist
Saqib Nizami, B.S., Research Technician

Craig Rees, B.S.,M.P.H., Research Technician

Roya Shaji, M.S., Research Technician

YingLai (Bee) Tsui, M.S., Research Technician

Charlie Yongpravat, M.S., Doctoral Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, NY

Orthopaedic Clinician-Scientist Development Program
Francis Y. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Tang, M.D.

Edwin Cadet, M.D.

Jonathan Lee, M.D.

Translational Research in Orthopaedics Program - Research Scholar

Anny Hsu, M.D.

Visiting Research Scholars 2011 - 2012

Chandhanarat Chandhanayingyong, M.D., Thailand

Seok Hyun Kweon, M.D., Korea

Won Seok Song, M.D., Korea

Student Fellowships 2011 - 2012

Jon-Michael Caldwell, B.S., College of Physicians & Surgeons Columbia University, NY, NY

Phillip Lim, B.A., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Molly Meadows, B.S., College of Physicians & Surgeons Columbia University, NY, NY