People

Rita M. Patterson, PhD
Associate Dean for Research, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine/Family Medicine

Focus: Biomedical engineering, Biomechanics, Kinematics, Motion Capture
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/rita-patterson
Email: rita.patterson@unthsc.edu

Kimberly Fulda, PhD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Executive Director of the Osteopathic Research Center

Focus: Maternal and Child Health, Children with special care needs, Health disparities, Access to care, Epidemiology.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/kimberly-fulda
Email: kimberly.fulda@unthsc.edu

Kendi Hensel, DO
Associate Professor, Family Medicine & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Focus: Osteopathic manipulative medicine, mechanistic and clinical effectiveness studies of OMM
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/kendi-hensel
Email: kendi.hensel@unthsc.edu

Janice Knebl, DO
Professor, Internal Medicine, Chief of DSWOP Endowed Chair, Geriatric Medicine

Focus: Geriatrics, Palliative care, Geriatric education training, Education and training, Alzheimer’s disease, Health aging.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/janice-knebl
Email: janice.knebl@unthsc.edu

Yein Lee, DO, MMS, FAAPMR
Assistant Professor Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Focus: Performing Arts Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Biomechanics, Gait, Mobility, Function, and Wearable Technologies
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/yein-lee
Email: yein.lee@unthsc.edu

Sajid Surve, DO
Associate Professor

Focus: Osteopathic manipulation, musculoskeletal injury prevention, and management, osteopathic principles, practice, and education.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/sajid-surve
Email: sajid.surve@unthsc.edu

Albert Yurvati, DO, PhD
Professor and Chair of Surgery

Focus: Clinical trials, Cardiothoracic surgery, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Animal models, Technology, and applications.
Website: https://experts.unthsc.edu/en/persons/albert-yurvati
Email: albert.yurvati@unthsc.edu

Shawn Kennedy, MS
Biomedical Engineering Specialist

Email: david.kennedy@unthsc.edu

Tasha Buxton, BS, HT(ASCP)
Research Coordinator

Email: natasha.buxton@unthsc.edu

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