Academic staff
Dr Duncan ET Shepherd
Reader in Bio-medical Engineering
Head of group
d.e.shepherd@bham.ac.uk
Dr Daniel M Espino
BSc (Aberdeen), PhD (Aberdeen), CBiol, MSB
Lecturer in Bio-medical Engineering
d.m.espino@bham.ac.uk
Honorary Staff
Professor David WL Hukins
Emeritus Professor of Bio-medical Engineering
d.w.hukins@bham.ac.uk
Research Staff
Dr Aziza Mahomed
MEng (Durham), PhD (Birmingham), CEng, MIMechE
Marie Curie Experienced Researcher on MEDCAST; seconded to DePuy, Ireland
a.mahomed@bham.ac.uk
Miss Parshia Moghadas
MEng (Birmingham)
Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher on MEDCAST; seconded to DePuy, Ireland
PXM384@bham.ac.uk
Research Students
Mr Darshan Angadi
MBBS (India), MRCS (Edinburgh)
MD Project: Biomechanics adolescent femoral nails
Mr Spencer Barnes
MEng (Birmingham)
PhD Project: Development of Surgical Instruments for the Removal of Bladder Tumours
SCB893@bham.ac.uk
Mr David Eckold
BEng (Birmingham)
PhD Project: Analysis of wear debris from total disc arthroplasty
DXE784@bham.ac.uk
Miss Naomi Green
MEng (Birmingham), CEng, MIMechE
PhD project: Wear testing and computational modelling of ceramic disc replacement implants
NCG937@bham.ac.uk
Mr Hua Xin
MEng (Birmingham)
PhD Project: Testing the mechanical properties of PEEK to assess its suitability for total disc replacement
HXX533@bham.ac.uk
Miss May Youssef
MSc (Egypt)
PhD Project: Development of a medical device for treatment of Dupuytren's disease
MMY179@bham.ac.uk