Research Personnel
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Javad Parvizi, M.D., FRCS
Javad Parvizi MD/FRCS, is the James Edwards Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and is the Director and Vice Chair for Research. He oversees clinical and basic science orthopaedic research. He has extensive experience on conducting clinical trials and outcome studies on joint replacement and hip preservation patients. He is also actively involved in basic science research in tissue engineering and the treatment and prevention of periprosthetic joint infection, and has received numerous grants. Dr. Parvizi completed his medical training in the United Kingdom, graduating from University of Sheffield in 1991. He then completed his surgical training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where he also attained a master’s degree from the Mayo Foundation in Molecular Biology. He also completed a fellowship training with Professor Reinhold Ganz in Inselspital, Switzerland.
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Camilo Restrepo, MD
Associate Director Joint Research
Camilo Restrepo, MD is an orthopaedic arthroplasty surgeon and researcher. Dr. Restrepo oversees and assists in all aspects of research projects. He is the Director of Research at the Rothman Institute. Dr. Restrepo received his medical degree from the Universidad el Bosque in Bogota Colombia. Dr. Restrepo also completed his orthopaedic residency at the Universidad el Bosque in Bogota Colombia.
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Thema Nicholson
Thema Nicholson is the Associate Director of Clinical Research. Thema works with all departments in order to design, organize and implement sponsored and investigator initiated trials. Thema Nicholson received her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Temple University and a Masters of Science in Clinical Microbiology from Thomas Jefferson University.
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Matthew Sherman
Matthew Sherman is the Biostatistician of the Research Department. As the statistician for the research group, Matthew helps with setting up study designs, performing power analyses for sample size, analyzing collected data, and helping to determine various statistical methods. Matthew graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2017 with a B.S in Statistics.
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