Affiliate Faculty

Bioengineering research professors collaborate with many individuals within the university and externally to enhance the work on specific projects, share resources, and engage in joint research efforts. These collaborations foster academic growth and facilitate knowledge exchange.

Samuel Acuna
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering 
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
sacuna2@gmu.edu

Scott Anthony
Research Faculty, Infectious Disease
Institute for Biohealth Innovation (IBI)
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
santhon9@gmu.edu

John Cressman
Associate Professor
Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
jcressma@gmu.edu

Margaret Jones
Professor
College of Education and Human Development
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
mjones15@gmu.edu

Pilgyu Kang
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Pkang7@gmu.edu

Jeffrey Moran
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
jmoran23@gmu.edu

Mikell Paige
Chair and Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
College of Science
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
mpaige3@gmu.edu

Pouya Rezai
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
prezai@gmu.edu

Elsa Ronzier
Research Faculty, Infectious Disease
Institute of Biohealth Innovation (IBI)
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
eronzier@gmu.edu

Padmanabhan Seshaiyer
Professor, Mathematical Sciences
College of Science
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Science
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
pseshaiy@gmu.edu

James Thompson
Associate Professor
Psychology
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
jthompsz@gmu.edu

Martin Wiener
Assistant Professor, Psychology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
mwiener@gmu.edu

Ningshi Yao
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
nyao4@gmu.edu

Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania and Children Hospital of Philadelphia
mg.alameh@penmedicine.upenn.edu

Sandeep Bagla
President & CEO
Vascular Interventional Radiologists
IR Centers - Consortium of Collaborative Practices including Prostate Centers USA, Hemorrhoid Centers USA & Ortho Centers
sbagla@ircenters.com

Robert Caldwell
President and CEO
Strategic Health Solutions
Washington DC
caldwell@shs-dc.com

Nelson Cortes
Professor
Faculty of Science and Health
School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences
University of Essex
Colchester, Essex
n.cortes@essex.ac.uk

Sebastian Diaz
Research Chemist
Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, DC
s-diaz@outlook.com

Valerie Gibson
Neurological Physical Therapist and Founder
Advanced Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center
Vienna, VA 
vgibsonpt@gmail.com

David Hamilton
Neuroscience Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corp, VA
Dhamilt5@gmu.edu

Wilsaan Joiner
Assistant Professor
Davis Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
University of CA, Davis, CA
Wjoiner2@gmu.edu

Peter Katona
Former Professor
Department of Bioengineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
pkatona@gmu.edu

Alexander Komendantov
Scientific Review Officer
Center for Scientific Review
National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD
akomenda@gmu.edu

Bengt Ljungquist
Senior Data Scientist
Nextonic Solutions
Axle Informatics
NIH/NCATS
bengt@ljungquist.info

Joseph Majdi
Senior Engineer II,
Research & Development
Vasoptic Medical Inc.
jmajdi2@gmu.edu

Patricia Maraver
Data Engineer
Vaadin Ltd
Finland
patriciamaraver@icloud.com

Cameron Nurse
Clinical & Applied Reserach Lead
CurveAssure Inc
Towson, MD
Cameron.a.nurse@gmail.com

Avinash Patwardhan
Member, Committee of Experts
Ministry of Ayush, Government of India
WHO Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine
Member, Advisory Committee
W.H.O., Department of Integrated Health Services
apatward@gmu.edu

Shriniwas Patwardhan
Postdoctoral Researcher
NIH Clinical Center
spatwar@gmu.edu

Alexei Samsonovich
Professor, Department of Cybernetics
National Research Nuclear University (NRNU)
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI)
alexei.samsonovich@gmail.com

Ruggero Scorcioni
Vice President, Principal ML Engineer
FactSet
r.scorcioni@gmail.com

Jay Shah
Education Coordinator, Medical Section
Senior Staff Physiatrist
Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center
NIH, Bethesda, MD
jshah@cc.nih.gov

S. Abbas Shobeiri
Professor and Vice Chair Gynecology
Inova Women’s Hospital, Fairfax, VA
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, VCU
Professor of Medical Education, UVA
Abbas.shobeiri@inova.org

John Srbely
Associate Professor
College of Biological Science
Department of Human Health Science
University of Guelph
Canada
jsrbely@uogelph.ca

Carolyn Wilson
Previous adjunct faculty and Internship Coordinator
Department of Bioengineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
cwilso44@gmu.edu