Amy M. Moore, MD, FACS
Principal Investigator
Professor and Chair of Plastic Surgery
Robert L Ruberg Alumni Chair
Clinical Research Team
Irene Kaptsan, BA, MACPR, CCRP
Clinical Research Program Manager – Irene.Kaptsan@osumc.edu
Emily Rice, MCR, CCRP, RDN, LD
Clinical Research Coordinator
Julie West, PA-C, MS
Lead PA
Shayoni Nag, DO
Research Fellow
Patrick Kennedy, BS
Research Fellow
Basic Science Team
Hallie Harris, BA, MCR
Basic Science Laboratory Program Manager – Hallie.Harris@osumc.edu
Hamid Kuradel, MD
Research Fellow
Reade Otto-Moudry, BA
Research Fellow
Contact Us:
NerveNerds@osumc.edu
Former Team Members
Joseph Kaleeny, MS (2023- 2024, Research Fellow)
Nada Khattab, MD (2023 – 2024, Basic Science Research Fellow)
Edwin Ojiako, MD (2023 – 2024, Research Fellow, Currently: Washington University at St. Louis Transplant Surgery Research)
Andrew O’Brien, MD, MPH (2017 – 2023 OSU Plastic Surgery Resident, Currently: Clinical Fellow Curtis National Hand Center)
Ben Ormseth, BS (2022 – 2023, Research Fellow. Currently: PGY-1 UT Southwestern Plastic Surgery)
Mana Saffari, MD, PhD, MSc (2022 – 2023, Research Fellow. Currently: PGY-1 Rutger’s University Plastic Surgery)
Luke Juckett, BS (2022 – 2023, Research Fellow. Currently: PGY-1 University of Virginia Plastic Surgery)
Maria Huayllani-Peralta, MD (2021 – 2022, Research Fellow. Currently: PGY-2 OSU Plastic Surgery)
OSU MDSR Program & Independent Research Students
George Durisek (2024)
Jude Kluemper (2024)
Noorudin Sahal Pracha (2023)
Justin Li (2023)
Abigail Buckley (2022)
Allison Huffman (2021)
Evelyn Goodyear (2021)
Fernando Nunez (2021)
Luke, Emily, Irene, & Mana
OSU PRS Holiday Party 2022
Julie, Andrew, Amy, Irene, & Emily
Research Day 2023
(T) Emily, Amy, Julie, Nada, Mana, & Irene
(B) Ben, Sahal, Justin, Luke, & Edwin
2023 Nerve Research Team