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PhD and MD(Res) candidates

Alice Benton is a PhD student from the Centre of Doctoral Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics.  Her research aims to improve the rehabilitation outcomes of bilateral transfemoral and through-knee amputees, through the development of an intervention which intends to alleviate the burden on the musculoskeletal system. Her project utilises musculoskeletal modelling to guide this development. Prior to her PhD she graduated from the University of Leeds with an Meng in Medical Engineering. 

Andrew Davies is a specialist registrar in orthopaedic surgery on the North West London (Imperial) Rotation. He is taking time out of clinical training to complete an MD(Res) in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London. He was awarded his medical degree from The University of Manchester and completed his early surgical training in Bristol, U.K. He holds an MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences from the University of Oxford. Andrew has a keen interest in shoulder arthroplasty surgery. His work will use large datasets to compare the outcomes and cost effectiveness of total shoulder arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty, and will investigate the durability of bearing surfaces. He is attempting to regain some form of fitness in order to compete in triathlons during 2021/2022.

Catalina Díaz is a MRes Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship student in the Bioengineering department at Imperial College London. She is currently working in a device to support stroke patients rehabilitation using Functional Electrical Stimulation. Catalina studied Electronic and Biomedical Engineering in La Universidad de los Andes in Colombia and has experience working with wearable devices (epileptic seizure detection) and EEG signal processing. Prior to starting her MRes in Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship, Catalina worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for Merck, Sharp and Dohme.

Diana Toderita is a PhD student in the Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London. She combines experimental and computational methods to conduct research into the biomechanical effect of prosthetic design for lower limb transfemoral, through knee and transtibial traumatic amputees. The aim of the PhD is to provide recommendations on the adequate choice of prosthesis type for lower limb military amputees. Prior to starting her PhD, Diana obtained her MEng in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London.

E.A. Dinesh Kumara is a visiting PhD student in the department of Bioengineering, at Imperial College London. His main research interest is in development of an External Bone Fracture Ring Fixator for low-income countries. He is developing a new Ring Fixator clamp to eliminate the wire slippage in between clamp and the Ring. This PhD research is a collaborative research project with Imperial college London and University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. He previously obtained a B.Sc. Engineering Degree from University of Ruhuna, in Sri Lanka, and specialized in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering. Currently, he works as a lecturer in University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Previously, he worked as the head of the autonomation department at MAS Active (pvt) Ltd- Asialine, Sri Lanka and Nikini Automaton Systems(pvt) Ltd Company, Sri Lanka as an Engineer.

Hristo Dimitrov is a PhD student from the centre for doctoral training in Neurotechnology. His main research interest is in control of active below-knee prostheses. He combines musculoskeletal modeling, machine learning and sensor fusion techniques to design a new approach for lower limb prosthetic control aimed to reduce the medical complications linked with daily lower limb prosthesis use and extend prostheses' capabilities. He has previously obtained an MEng in Bioegineering from the University of Sheffield, an MRes in Neurotechnology from Imperial College London, and has an industry experience as a medical device engineer at GlaxoSmithKline.

Johannes Staufenberg is a medical doctor who departed his most recent role as a clinical fellow in spinal neurosurgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in 2021. His primary medical degree and BSc in Surgical Science were both awarded by UCL, where he focussed on tissue engineering. He is completing an MRes in Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship, working on both the technical and business aspects of a novel lower limb prosthetic for use in developing countries. This aligns with his particular interest in innovative bioengineering technologies, medical device development and strategies to deliver this meaningful research to patients.

Martin Ramette is a PhD candidate in The Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies, at Imperial College London. His research focusses on the abnormal formation of bone within the soft tissue of war-wounded amputees, a condition called Heterotopic Ossification and occurring significantly among blast-related casualties. He investigates the putative impact of the mechanical environment on the onset and progression of the disease, through a computational model. He previously obtained a Diplôme d’Ingénieur degree from École Centale Paris, in France, and specialised in Biomedical Engineering with the corresponding MSc at Imperial College London. His keen interest in human movement and biology coupled with his desire to be useful to society, compliments his current research position.

Tiereny McGuire is a PhD student from the Centre of Doctoral Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics. Her research looks at osseointegrated (OI) prostheses with focus on the biochemical and mechanical interactions and events that occur at the bone-implant interface. The intended aim of the PhD is to develop a toolbox that will optimise the design process for a variety of complex constraints, thus enabling the development of novel componentry that will improve OI prostheses systems. Prior to her PhD she obtained a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Warwick followed by an MSc in Mechanical engineering at the University of Nottingham. She has also worked as a musculoskeletal researcher in the Health and Wellbeing department at the University of Winchester.

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Alumni - Higher Degrees by Research

Honorary Postion 

Dr. Lance Rane is a medical doctor and engineer. Lance draws on his background in neuroscience, rehabilitation, biomechanics and machine learning to lead Biomex.