Meet the Team
The inclusive, cooperative team at the UR Health Lab offers everyone an opportunity to make a difference. Our goal is to revolutionize healthcare through technology and strategic approaches. We frequently bridge conventional boundaries to inspire forward-thinking partnerships and nurture the upcoming generation of healthcare leaders. Meet the sharp brains behind the work that the Health Lab does.
Our Leaders
David J. Mitten, M.D.
Director, UR Health Lab
Professor, Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering
Michael J. Hasselberg, Ph.D., M.S.
Co-Director, UR Health Lab
Chief Digital Health Officer, UR Medicine
Assoc. Professor, Psychiatry, Clinical Nursing, and Data Science
Data Core
Kathleen Fear, Ph.D.
Director, Data & Analytics
Asst. Professor, School of Nursing
Alex Clark, M.S.
Data Engineer
Steve Drury, M.S.
Data Analyst
Carly Hochreiter, M.S.
Data Scientist
Lisa Pink, M.S.
Data Scientist
Ajay Anand, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor, Data Science
Deputy Director, Goergen Institute of Data Science
Education Core
Wendi Cross, Ph.D.
Director, Education Core
Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Brooke Baiocchi
Assistant Director, Education Core
Gevher Eylul Karboga
Human Subjects Research Coordinator
Software Engineering Core
Cristiano Tapparello, Ph.D.
Director, Software Engineering
Research Assoc. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Josef Lenz, B.S.
Software Engineer
Cody Romanos
Application Developer
Jeff Lillie, Ph.D.
Software Engineer
Affiliated Faculty and Staff
Christine Boerman, R.N.
Data Manager, Department of Cardiology
Rev. Kevin M. Boyd
Assoc. Director, Chaplaincy Services
Vektra Casler, M.D.
Asst. Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Adam Dziorny, M.D., Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Pediatrics and Biomedical Engineering
Conrad Gleber, M.D., M.B.A.
Assoc. Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Data and Analytics
Asst. Professor, Medicine
Ram Haddas, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Asst. Professor & Director, UR Medicine Motion Analysis Labs and Department of Orthopaedics
Jonathan Herington, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Department of Health Humanities & Bioethics (SMD)
Sullafa Kadura, M.D., M.B.A.
Assoc. Professor, Department of Medicine & Neurology
Chris Kanan, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor, Computer Science
Constantinos Ketonis, M.D., Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Orthopaedics
Gregg T. Nicandri, M.D.
Chief Medical Information Officer, URMC
Professor, Orthopaedics
Meghan Plate, M.A.
Lead Business Administrator, Office of Education, UR School of Medicine & Dentistry
José Perez Ramos, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Research Asst. Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Public Health Sciences
Heather Reyes, M.D., M.Eng.
Asst. Professor, Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care, GCH
Spencer Rosero, M.D.
Professor, Cardiology
Chief, Cardiology (SMD)
Mechelle Sanders, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor, Family Medicine
Paul Soto, M.S.
Platform Manager, Microsoft 365, URMC Information Systems Division
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Neuroscience
Kostantinos Vasalos, P.T., C.S.C.S., M.S.B.A.
Director, URMC Enterprise Rehabilitation Services
Jinjiao Wang, Ph.D., R.N.
Asst. Professor & Postdoc Program Director, School of Nursing
Allison Wendorf
Director, UR Medicine Marketing Strategy
Justin Zelenka, M.D.
Asst. Professor, Clinical Medicine
Join the UR Health Lab Team
If you're a driving force and passionate about making a positive impact in healthcare, whether through technology or strategy, we invite you to become a part of our mission. Together, we can shape the future of healthcare, prepare the next generation of leaders, and foster innovative partnerships. Join us in this exciting journey to create a healthier and more promising future for all.