Our Team
CORC brings together orthopaedic surgeons, biostatisticians, and clinical researchers from across the country. Our strength lies in our diversity of expertise and our shared commitment to rigorous science.
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
BronxCare Health System
Dr. Kirschenbaum is the Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at BronxCare Health System and a founding member of CORC. His clinical and research focus spans joint reconstruction and outcomes research in underserved populations.
Chief of Spine Surgery
BronxCare Health System
Dr. Auerbach's research focuses on spinal reconstruction outcomes and alignment strategies. He leads the ALIGN Study and has published extensively on revision risk factors in primary hip arthroplasty.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Anant Jhaveri is a student researcher at Brown University and a member of the Clinical Orthopaedic Research Consortium (CORC). His research focuses on clinical outcomes, musculoskeletal epidemiology, and evidence-based orthopaedic care, with projects spanning arthroplasty, spine surgery, sports medicine, hand surgery, and health services research. He has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications and national presentations, with an interest in applying clinical research to improve patient outcomes and surgical decision-making.
Student Researcher
Yale University
Kathleen is an undergraduate at Yale University and a researcher at the Yale School of Public Health, dedicated to applying statistical methods to questions in biology and medicine. At CORC, she contributes to orthopedic surgery outcomes research, exploring questions of preoperative care and post-surgical recovery. She is majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and is pursuing a career as a physician, drawn to medicine through the intersection of research and patient care. She is especially interested in how healthcare approaches and outcomes vary across different and underserved populations, and believes that careful analysis of clinical data is essential to closing those gaps and delivering equitable, whole-person care to every patient.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Amelia Wieland is a student researcher at Brown University and a member of the Clinical Orthopaedic Research Consortium (CORC). Her interests include orthopaedic epidemiology, musculoskeletal surgical outcomes, and healthcare accessibility. Amelia’s research experience ranges from investigating clinical outcomes following total joint arthroplasty in patients with elevated BMI to studying the neural mechanisms underlying cognition, behavior, and neurodegenerative disease. Amelia is studying Neuroscience, and hopes to pursue a career as a physician dedicated to advancing evidence-based surgical care, understanding community healthcare needs, and improving health equity.
Student Researcher
Sophie Davis SOM CUNY
Angela is a student researcher at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CUNY contributing to CORC's clinical outcomes work. Her research interests include orthopaedic epidemiology and evidence-based musculoskeletal care.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Rohan Panjwani is a student researcher at the Brown School of Public Health. His orthopaedic research focuses on joint replacement outcomes and the social determinants that shape recovery, including work as a co-first author on a study of manipulation under anesthesia after primary total knee arthroplasty at an urban safety-net hospital. He is passionate about health economics, tracking how US health policy plays out in practice from private equity acquisition of nursing homes to disparities in maternal mortality. Rohan studies Economics at Brown University on the premedical track. He hopes to practice medicine while using economic evidence to improve access, coverage, and the organization of care.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Navin Ramesh is a student researcher at Brown University and the Warren Alpert Medical School. His research is focused on spine surgery, joint replacement, opioid and alcohol addiction, and health policy. He's passionate about sustainability in healthcare and improving clinical outcomes in surgery and pain medicine. Navin studies Economics and Music at Brown, and lives in northern Massachusetts.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Tina is an undergraduate at Brown University studying Biology with a concentration in immunobiology. Her research experience spans innate immune cell regulation in mouse models to clinical investigations of orthopedic perioperative outcomes. As a member of CORC, she is interested in metabolic determinants of perioperative outcomes, healthcare accessibility, and improving representation of underrepresented populations in clinical research. She has studied clinical outcomes following total joint arthroplasty among patients with elevated BMI. Tina hopes to become a physician-scientist advancing evidence-based care through insights gained from clinical research.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Virginia is an undergraduate student at Brown University studying human biology and public health. She is interested in orthopedic epidemiology, physiology, and sports medicine, particularly among historically underserved populations. Her ongoing research consists of both clinical data analysis and wet lab osteoarthritis investigations, looking at intersections between social determinants of health and patient outcomes.
Student Researcher
Brown University
Maria is an undergraduate student at Brown University interested in clinical orthopaedic surgery research, including outcomes after total joint arthroplasty, revision hip and knee arthroplasty, and cervical spine procedures including ACDF and hybrid reconstruction. Her research focuses on identifying clinical, surgical, and systems-level factors associated with complications, reoperation, recovery, and long-term functional outcomes. She is particularly interested in studying these questions within safety-net hospital settings to better understand how socioeconomic barriers, access to rehabilitation and postacute care, and resource limitations influence surgical decision-making and postoperative outcomes.
Graduate Researcher
BronxCare Health System
Makaya Fofana is a recent Brown University graduate. Her work spans both translational and clinical orthopaedic research. Her interests include orthopaedic epidemiology, patient outcomes, and musculoskeletal disease, with experience ranging from investigating epigenetic mechanisms of arthritis to evaluating quality improvement initiatives and surgical outcomes. She has contributed to projects on opioid prescribing after total joint arthroplasty, physical therapy adherence, secondary procedures following orthopaedic surgery, and implementation of standardized specimen orientation practices. Makaya hopes to pursue a career as a physician dedicated to improving evidence-based musculoskeletal care and reducing disparities in access to high-quality treatment.
Graduate Researcher
Columbia University
Eliza is a graduate researcher at Columbia University contributing to CORC's clinical outcomes work. Her research interests include orthopaedic epidemiology and evidence-based approaches to musculoskeletal care.
Graduate Researcher
Columbia University
Isabella is a graduate researcher at Columbia University contributing to CORC's clinical outcomes work. Her research interests include orthopaedic epidemiology and evidence-based approaches to musculoskeletal care.
Graduate Researcher
Brown University
Shayla is a graduate researcher and Brown Almuna working at Brown University Health contributing to CORC's clinical outcomes work. Her research interests include orthopaedic epidemiology, particularly looking at the intersection of addiction medicine and surgical protocols. She is currently leading a project on perioperative management of medications for opioid use disorder, and contributed to research on comorbidities present with joint arthroplasty infections. Shayla seeks to build an understanding of the needs of orthopaedic patients in urban areas at the community level.
Research Associate
BronxCare Health System
Katherine is a research associate at BronxCare Health System contributing to CORC's clinical outcomes research. Her work supports the consortium's mission of advancing evidence-based orthopaedic care.
Research Associate
BronxCare Health System
Alexander is a research associate at BronxCare Health System contributing to CORC's clinical outcomes research. His work supports the consortium's mission of advancing evidence-based orthopaedic care.
We welcome orthopaedic researchers and clinicians who share our commitment to collaborative, evidence-based science. If you are interested in becoming a CORC member or collaborating on a project, we'd love to hear from you.