Chair

Sarah Rimini is an MRI technologist and an additive manufacturing and design engineer. Through her career, she has established and lead a point of care 3D imaging and 3D printing lab at Geisinger Health System and is currently the Senior Manager of the Center of Excellence in Healthcare for Ricoh. With the ability to bridge the gaps between the clinical and engineering space, Sarah is actively developing a curriculum for the Ricoh Learning Institute that will educate employees in medical additive manufacturing for their medical managed 3D printing services. Sarah has a bachelor’s degree in Medical Imaging and a Master of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design through Pennsylvania State University. She is the chair of the SME’s medical advisory board and an active member and contributor of the Radiologic Society of North America’s (RSNA) 3D Printing Special Interest Group (SIG) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineering’s (ASME) 3D printing medical workgroup.

Vice Chair

Dr. Justin Ryan is a research scientist at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and is the director of the 3D Innovations (3DI) Lab. The 3DI Lab creates patient-specific anatomical models for surgical and procedural planning in addition to a research regarding anatomical/morphological variation. Dr. Ryan received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University. Dr. Ryan has been an active member of RSNA’s 3D Printing Special Interest Group and has been active in the development ACR’s 3D Printing Registry. He is also a co-chair of DICOM WG-17 which focuses on aligning medical imaging standards with the needs of the 3D community. Justin Ryan has been an active participant in SME’s Medical Workgroup for the past several years.

Past Chair

Amy Alexander is the Unit Head, Biomechanical Development and Applied Computational Engineering at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She uses advanced medical software to convert 2D radiological imaging data into 3D printed models. Her main focus is working directly with surgical teams to digitally plan a patient’s boney reconstructive surgery, and then design and print surgical cutting guides precisely aligned to that individual’s case. These patient-specific models/guides help surgeons prepare for, practice, and perform complex procedures. Additionally, the 3D models form a communication bridge for patients and families. Amy chairs the Engineering Education subcommittee of the Radiological Society of North America’s 3D Printing in Medicine Special Interest Group (RSNA 3D SIG), and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering’s (ASME) Medical AM Advisor Committee and the SME Medical Advisors Committee. She is also on the 3DMedLive 3D Printing in Surgery Annual Meeting Advisory Board. Amy holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She holds certificates in Additive Manufacturing from MIT and SME. In 2019, she was recognized as one of 14 international recipients of the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer (OYME) award.

Andy Christensen has spent his entire career focused on developing and expanding the medical applications of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing. From 2000 to 2014 he was the Founder and President of Medical Modeling Inc., a medical device-focused 3D Printing service bureau based in Golden, Colorado. Medical Modeling worked closely with surgeons and medical device manufacturers to create entirely new toolsets in the areas of patient-specific anatomic modeling, virtual surgical planning, personalized surgical guides/implants and applying metal 3D printing to orthopedic implant applications. In 2014 Medical Modeling was acquired by 3D Systems and became a cornerstone of their Healthcare business. Andy left 3D Systems in 2015 to pursue other interests. Today he serves in a few roles, including Adjunct Faculty in the Dept of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati and in the leadership of the RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) Special Interest Group on 3D Printing. Andy has been an active SME member since 1998. He received SME’s Industry Achievement Award in 2009 and was inducted into SME’s College of Fellows in 2019.

CDR James Coburn is the Manufacturing Innovation Lead for the American Pandemic Preparedness Team at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). This team is collaborating across the US Government, industry and academia to improve US manufacturing readiness and resilience particularly in the medical sector. CDR Coburn is on Detail from the U.S. FDA’s Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats (OCET) where he is Senior Advisor for Emerging Technologies. There, he leads the OCET Advanced Manufacturing Program focused identifying and removing roadblocks to cross-cutting and platform technologies that enable an agile manufacturing base and resilient supply chain. Prior to joining OCET, he was the founder and Principal Investigator of FDA’s 3D printing core facility which performed research and informed regulation and inspection of 3D printed medical products across the FDA. CDR Coburn previously spent 8 years working in hospitals and clinical research laboratories before joining the FDA. In his role as a US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officer, CDR Coburn has deployed to hurricanes, international epidemics, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic in austere and alternative care settings where he has seen how patient needs tie directly back to manufacturing readiness and supply chain resilience.

Chris Collins is the Chief Operating Officer of Marle Tangible Solutions. The company is an FDA Registered Contract Manufacturer and ISO 13485:2016 & ISO9001:2015 Certified. 3D Printed Titanium Medical Devices are 100% of their business. Chris has a Mechanical Engineering background with a strength in process development for Additive Manufacturing, Finish Machining, and Lean Manufacturing. In addition, he also serves on multiple advisory boards and committees, advising on development of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and standards for Additive Manufacturing in the medical device industry.

David Dean from the start of his academic career, research has focused on improving medical procedures and devices. His PhD thesis presented a novel, methods for averaging and measuring shape on 3D surface images of organs such as the skull. His postdoctoral research at the Institute of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery (New York University) used average skull images as targets for surgical simulation and intra-operative guidance. In July 1994, Dr. Dean joined Case Western Reserve University where he began using average skull images to design and fabricate cranial plates in the Department of Neurological Surgery. Indeed, Dr. Dean was the first person to use an anatomical template to design and 3D print a patient-specific cranial implant. Dr. Dean’s career has since grown with the field of regenerative medicine to include research into biomaterials, skeletal progenitor cells, and the elusive search for a bone tissue engineering (i.e., bone substitute) strategy. In August 2013 Dr. Dean joined The Ohio State University faculty where he continues his research in bone tissue engineering as well as research into the use of two bio metals. The first of those two bio metals is NiTi (nitinol or nickel-titanium). This research is currently investigating the use of 3D printed, stiffness-matched, NiTi skeletal devices as skeletal fixation. The second area of bio metal research is Mg alloys for resorbable skeletal reconstruction devices. These two technologies portend significant improvements in reconstructive skeletal surgery (e.g., bone grafting) and joint replacement (e.g., hip, knee, spine, and shoulder) outcomes.

Dr. Matthew Di Prima, received his doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has spent the last twelve years working as a materials scientist at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health in the US Food and Drug Administration where he has performed regulatory science research and supported the regulatory review process. He has worked to improve the regulatory approach for determining corrosion and mechanical performance of devices containing nitinol as well as the technical consideration for using additive manufacturing for medical devices. He currently is the head of the CDRH additive manufacturing and orthopedics research program area. Additionally, he is the co-Chair of the FDA wide Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Working Group and is also co-Chair of ASTM F42.07.03 AM Applications: Medical/Biological.

Maddy Duensing grew up in Northwestern Michigan in a medium sized town called Traverse City. From an early age, she always had an interest in Science/Math/Technology, which led her to pursue a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Michigan Technological University. With multiple design internships under her belt, she took a fulltime position at 3M in Saint Paul, MN as a Machine Design Engineer. For 4.5 years, she worked with some of the best engineers in the world and as a side hobby, she built a 3D printer and started to design her own jewelry and home-goods for printing. Many of her peers pressured her to get involved with the 3M Additive Manufacturing Technology Chapter, which eventually opened the door to Additive Manufacturing at a whole different level. She quickly realized 3D printing was a huge passion of hers, as that was the most enjoyable part of her job. Following this passion, she decided to make the change into the additive industry by taking a Medical Segment Application Engineering role with Stratasys. Outside of work, she enjoys being active by playing volleyball, softball, running, biking, and she loves to curl in the wintertime. She still designs/3D prints Jewelry and home-goods in her free time and even recently added a new DLP printer to her collection. She’s very excited to be more involved with the Additive Manufacturing community and help others pursue their passions.

Dr. Jonathan Ford is the Technical Director of 3D Clinical Applications at USF Health Department of Radiology and Tampa General Hospital. He is an Assistant Professor. In addition to his clinical and teaching duties at USF’s Morsani College of Medicine, he conducts research in 3D clinical printing, Finite Element Analysis and Biomechanics.

Parham Gholami is a research engineer at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, a nonprofit pediatric hospital. After spending several years working in video games and advertising technology, Parham transitioned to the medical field. He brought his previous experience in building approachable and intuitive applications to healthcare with the goal of empowering doctors and surgeons to provide the highest quality of care for their patients.

Dr. Adam Jakus is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Dimension Inx, a Chicago-based, advanced biomaterials and biofabrication company founded in 2016. Dr. Jakus has spent the previous 10 years focusing on the design and development of new 3D-printable materials as well as 3D-printing and bioprinting processes, covering materials as diverse as metals and alloys and advanced hard and soft tissue regenerative biomaterials - a technology platform now known as 3D-Painting. In addition to authoring numerous patents, high impact academic, clinical, and industry publications as well as book chapters, Dr. Jakus is very active in promoting the broader education and development of the emerging biofabrication industry.

Joseph Johnnie is an engineer at Johnson and Johnson's Center for Device Innovation located in the Texas Medical Center (CDI@TMC) in Houston, TX. There, he is responsible for sourcing, supporting, and leading innovative medical technology ideas through ideation, feasibility and towards commercialization. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson's CDI@TMC, Joseph spent seven years in R&D / innovation roles developing gastroenterology and infection control devices. Joseph is a graduate of Marquette University, and the University of Maryland-College Park.

Blair Kauzlarich is the Administrator of the 3D Printing and Training Center at Clarkson College. Career background started in 2012 as a radiographer at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE. In 2015, she became ARRT board certified in Cardiac Intervention and began a journey in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Children’s Hospital. During her 5 years in the cardiac catheterization lab, she found her love for 3D printing and 3D segmentation reconstructions. In 2020, she became an Advanced Imaging Specialist in the department within radiology called, Advanced 3D Visualization Lab. She supported the entire hospital in all advanced imaging needs. She would post-process CT and MRI exams that warrant 3D images as well as post-process cardiac MRI for the cardiologists. 3D printing was also housed in the lab and was utilized for patient specific cases as well as research. More recently, she became the Administrator of the 3D Printing and Training Center at Clarkson College.

She helped implement the 3D Certificate curriculum and teaches the 3D certification course. After being hired in late April 2022, she and her team had the 3D Printing and Training Center up and running for business by July 2022. She oversees the lab, which consists of a team of individuals that help segment and design 3D prints and participates in research with collaborators. The lab currently offers 3D visualization and workshops to anyone within the medical field. The lab has several business clients and collaborations with other 3D printing labs- building a network to achieve more together, rather than individually. Blair actively serves on Clarkson College’s Interprofessional Education Committee. In 2022, she was a presenter at AM Medical Summit, presenting on “Patient Impact: Understanding the Perspective of those Benefiting from 3D Printing.” She is active advisor of the SME’s medical advisory board and an active member of the Radiologic Society of North America’s (RSNA) 3D Printing Special Interest Group (SIG).

Mariah Latshaw is a Simulation Development Engineer for SIMPeds at Boston Children’s Hospital. Throughout her 5 years tenure, her focus has been the development and support of the SIMPeds 3D Anatomic Modeling Service. She also is involved with the development of high-haptic and high-fidelity medical simulation trainers, playing both technical and project management roles. In addition to serving on the Medical AM Advisors for SME, Mariah is involved with the RSNA 3D Printing SIG, and Medical AM efforts within ASME. Education: MSci, Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, BSci, Biology, Stony Brook University.

Dr. Peter Liacouras is the Director of Services for the 3D Medical Applications Center (3D MAC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.  3D MAC is an additive manufacturing (3D Printing) facility within the Department of Radiology, which focuses on digital support and fabrication of 3D medical models for our Armed Forces and Veterans. Since 2006, Dr. Liacouras has applied additive manufacturing techniques, such as vat photopolymerization, material jetting, binder jetting, and powder bed fusion, to medical applications and implant designs.  He routinely designs and supervises the creation of custom implants, surgical guides, and personalized prosthetic attachments for the Department of Defense.  At 3D MAC, he supports 3D image capturing and scanning, as well as actively participating in numerous research projects.  As the Director of Services, Dr. Liacouras has successfully expanded the center’s capabilities, increased efficiency, improved quality control, lowered hospital costs, improved training and education of 3D digital applications, and increased accessibility of the center’s resources to all DOD and VA medical facilities. Dr. Liacouras holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Mathematics from James Madison University and a Master of Science, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy, in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University.  He holds two appointments as an Assistant Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. 

He is a member and active participant in many professional organizations, to include:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) and their 3D Printing Special Interest Group, and the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG).  He has been recognized with multiple awards including the Distinguished Innovator Operators Award (DINO) in additive manufacturing by AMUG and the AM Industry Achievement Award by SME.  He lives in North Potomac, MD with his beautiful wife and three sons.

Megan Malara, PhD, is the Director of the Medical Modeling, Materials and Manufacturing (M4) Division at the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) at The Ohio State University. The M4 Division brings together an interdisciplinary team of engineers and clinicians to find innovative solutions for real-world needs in clinical medicine. The M4 Division uses a variety of advanced manufacturing technologies to provide solutions for patients, conduct research, and support new medical product development. Malara earned her PhD in materials science and engineering from The Ohio State University where she specialized in biomaterials and tissue engineering. Following her doctoral work, she spent a year working as a Legislative Fellow in the U.S. Congress working on public health, healthcare financing, and STEM education policy as a part of the AAAS Congressional Science & Technology Policy Fellowship. Malara joined the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence in 2021 and has led the M4 Division there since 2022.

Dr. Jonathan M. Morris is a Consultant in the Department of Radiology at The Mayo Clinic. He received his M.D. at Howard University College of Medicine, completed an internship at Washington Hospital Center, a research fellowship at National Institutes of Health, and his radiology and neuroradiology fellowships at Mayo Clinic. He’s a Board Certified Radiologist, CAQ Neuroradiologist and Director of the 3D Printing Anatomic Modeling Lab at the Mayo Clinic. His special interests are the use of 3D printing for preoperative planning and custom surgical guides. Clinically, he focuses on minimally invasive thermal ablation of tumors in the neuroaxis.

Dr. Godfrey Onwubolu started his healthcare 3D printing career at Delta Additive Manufacturing Inc., Canada, where he founded the company which focuses on providing digital solutions to the medical, dental, and orthotics & prosthetics sectors. A blend of academia and industry, he previously worked in the manufacturing industry in England; held a Professorship position in Manufacturing; and currently a Professor of Biomedical & Rehabilitation Engineering and Additive Manufacturing. He has published over 140 publications in international journals and 11 textbooks. His doctorate degree in CAD and practical experiences in additive manufacturing have leveraged the work he does in Healthcare 3D-Printing. He is a Professional Engineer. He is convinced that the potential of additive manufacturing for the healthcare sector is the future.

Todd Pietila leads a team at Materialise who specializes in delivering surgical planning software and 3D printing expertise to the healthcare field. With degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Master of Business Administration, he has spent 12 years at Materialise supporting applications of 3D printing in medicine. He is an active member and contributor to the RSNA Special Interest Group on 3D Printing, the ASME Medical AM/3DP Advisors Group and the Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative Medical Working Group.

Chelas Poirier is a mission-focused member engagement professional with 10+ years of developing and implementing membership retention strategies within dynamic non-profit organizations. Her experience bridges various industries including tourism, association management, life sciences and now regenerative manufacturing. Chelas finds inspiration in nature, cooking in the kitchen and traveling.

Dr. Rami Shorti has spent his career focused on developing and expanding medical applications of emerging technologies to fit the needs of caregivers and deliver better care for patients. Dr. Shorti’s multi-disciplinary experience spans healthcare innovation, biomedical engineering, anatomic modeling and clinical research. Throughout his career, Rami contributed to many successful grant awards, patented medical device inventions, and R&D initiatives with an emphasis on research to practice. Currently, he serves as the Advanced Visualization Engineering System Director at Intermountain Healthcare. Advanced Visualization Engineering provides system-wide 3D additive, visualization, simulation, and analysis services to clinicians and stakeholders across Intermountain to augment operative planning, intraoperative surgical assistance, and patient-specific simulation.

He works closely with various clinical specialties to understand their needs and create solutions that address their struggles.  Among many medical and additive community associations, Dr. Shorti is serving on the SME Medical Advisors Committee, is a member of the Radiological Society of North America’s 3D Printing in Medicine Special Interest Group, and has co-led the hospital additive manufacturing imaging protocol and quality assurance committees with Jane Matsumoto, MD, (Mayo Clinic) as part of the 3D Printing Special Interest Group (SIG), Radiology Society North America (RSNA).

Shannon Van Deren is the Owner/President of Layered Manufacturing and Consulting, an organization designed as a multi-solution hub for manufacturers looking to expand their breadth of additive implementation. Shannon began her additive career involved in patient-specific instrumentation, supporting the technology within the OR. Shannon has worked directly with equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, end-users, surgeon recipients. A 2017 recipient of the AMUG DINO Award, Shannon is proficient in multiple Additive technologies.

Nicole Wake, PhD is the Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs for the Ohio Valley region at GE Healthcare. In this role, Dr. Wake is focused on elevating GE Healthcare innovation and research with key opinion leaders and collaborators across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. Dr. Wake is also an Adjunct Instructor of Radiology at NYU Langone Health, and she was most recently the Director of the 3D Imaging Lab at Montefiore Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Wake's research is focused on creating 3D images from radiological imaging data. Specifically, she has coupled MRI data with a range of 3D printing, augmented reality, and virtual reality technologies to create individualized anatomic models for pre-operative planning. She is using these advanced imaging methods to guide clinical care and is investigating the impact that these models can make in clinical care.

Dr. Wake is currently the Vice Chair of the RSNA 3D Printing SIG, and she is actively involved in the North American reimbursement efforts for 3D printing in hospitals. She is the author of numerous high-impact publications evaluating 3D printing in medicine, the editor of a book titled 3D Printing for the Radiologist, and an Associate Editor for the 3D Printing in Medicine journal.

Patricia (Trish) Weber is an Associate Professor in the Radiography and Medical Imaging programs and serves as the Medical 3D Printing Specialist Certificate Coordinator. She earned an Associate’s degree in Radiologic Technology in 1995, a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Imaging in 2008, and a Master’s degree in Health Care Administration in 2011—all from Clarkson College.

Ms. Weber was a co-recipient of the Dr. Patricia Book Perry Academic Scholarly Award for developing the Medical 3D Imaging Printing Specialist certificate at Clarkson College in 2018. She was and continues to be integral in building curriculum, collaborations, and partnerships for the Medical 3D Printing Specialist program.

Ms. Weber is an active member of the radiology professional community and has presented at both the state and national levels. To keep up with changing standards and breakthroughs within the radiography field, Ms. Weber is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technologists (NSRT), the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences and Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA) 3D Sig.

Brent Wright, CP, BOCO, practices at Eastpoint Prosthetics and Orthotics in Raleigh, NC. He has been in the field since he started as a technician at age 16 and has seen firsthand how additive technology is evolving and impacts patients not only in the US but also in the developing world.

Brent is pioneering techniques to effectively use additive technology through a company he founded called Additive America. He is excited that prosthetists have a chance to be a part of the industrial revolution where mass customization and patient outcomes collide.