People

Lab Leadership

Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, FACS

Chair, Department of Surgery

Professor, Surgery

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

gurtner@surgery.arizona.edu

Kellen Chen, PhD

Associate Professor, Surgery

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

kellenchen@arizona.edu

Theresa Carlomagno

Laboratory Coordinator

carlomagno@arizona.edu

Nick Price

Laboratory Manager

ndprice@arizona.edu

Clinical Trials

Fleur Maturo

Clinical Research Coordinator

fleurmartinez@arizona.edu

Jose Vasquez

Clinical Research Coordinator

jrv3@arizona.edu

Tiffanie Cagle

Clinical Research Coordinator - UACC Biospecimen Core

tcagle@arizona.edu

Jack Kness-Knezinskis

Clinical Research Coordinator

jknessknezinskis@arizona.edu

Al Ngo

Clinical Research Coordinator - UACC Biospecimen Core

ngoal@arizona.edu

Karla Tovar

Clinical Research Coordinator

karlatovar@arizona.edu

Research

Katharina (Fischer) Berryman, MD

PhD Student (Cancer Biology), Previous: Postdoctoral Fellow

katharinafischer@arizona.edu

William Hahn, MB BCh BAO

General Surgery Resident (PGY1)

wwhahn@arizona.edu

Maria Gracia Mora-Pinos, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow

mgmorapinos@arizona.edu

Artem Trotsyuk, PhD

Adjunt Professor, Surgery

atrotsyuk@arizona.edu

Andrew Hostler

General Surgery Resident (PGY1)

andrewhostler@arizona.edu

Maisam Jafri

PhD Graduate Student (Biomedical Engineering)

jafri@arizona.edu

Autumn Lester

Diversity in Cancer Research Post-Baccalaureate Student

autumnlester@arizona.edu

Fidel Saenz

Diversity in Cancer Research Post-Baccalaureate Student

fjsaenz1@arizona.edu

Dharshan Sivaraj

Research Fellow

Kayleigh Berthiaume Fox

MD/PhD Student (Biomedical Engineering)

kberthiaume@arizona.edu

Alyssa Clausen

Master's Student (Biomedical Engineering)

alyssaclausen@arizona.edu

Emily Galvin

PhD Graduate Student (Biomedical Engineering)

emilygalvin@arizona.edu

Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD

General Surgery Resident (PGY3) and Research Fellow

ekrall@arizona.edu

Lulejeta Latifi

Research Technician

lal7@arizona.edu

Abdelrahman Marwan Alsharif

BME PhD Student

alsharif2002@arizona.edu

Nicholas Matthews

Master's Student (Biomedical Engineering)

nematthews156@arizona.edu

Kento Takaya, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

kentotakaya@arizona.edu

Alumni

Jonathan Yasmeh

Medical Student and Research Fellow

jpyasmeh@arizona.edu

Hudson Kussie

Research Professional

hudsonkussie@arizona.edu

Eamonn McKenna

Fulbright Scholar

eamonnmckenna@arizona.edu

Maia Granoski

Research Professional

mgranoski@arizona.edu

Students

Amelia Knochel

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Ethan McNew

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Olivia Rencher

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Brodi Stevens

Undergraduate Research Assistant