Dr. Samir Mehta is a fellowship trained orthopaedic trauma and fracture surgeon, treating broken bones and injuries of the arms, legs and pelvis. His goal is to improve function by restoring form, including fixing fractures that have just happened, along with fractures that may not be healing or may have healed incorrectly.

When most people think of "trauma", their thoughts often go to events like car crashes or falls from heights or natural disasters. But, trauma is any sort of injury, like tripping while running or missing the last step on the stairs or breaking something during an athletic event. Dr. Mehta treats "hot trauma" (injuries that have just occurred), as well as "cold trauma" (the effects of injuries that occurred in the past).

As a result of the diverse patient population that he has treated over his fifteen years at Penn Medicine, Dr. Mehta has helped build a team that specializes in caring for patients who have broken their limbs or had soft tissue injuries using specialized equipment and soft tissue techniques. He has also developed specialized programs on limb realignment, limb salvage, limg lengthening, and deformity correction. He serves the local, national, and international community with his fracture work, including professional and semi-professional athletes who sustain orthopaedic trauma and fractures. In addition, Dr. Mehta uses his skills in working abroad on medical missions.

Dr. Mehta has been recognized by Best Doctors in America in 2009 - 2012 and 2015 - 2018, along with several additional teaching awards. In addition, Dr. Mehta holds several local, national, and international leadership positions with respect to orthopaedic trauma, helping define the goals of care for the next generation of surgeons, and volunteers in developing nations providing education and patient care. Dr. Mehta is passionate about what he does and how he does it.

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issue for 2021.

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Dr. Anna Marie Horan is currently the Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the development, set up, and execution, and regulatory oversight of clinical research. Dr. Horan works closely with the other members of the CHTN-ED Leadership Team to ensure ongoing compliance at CHTN-ED.

Additionally, Dr. Horan holds two State Powerlifting Records (bench press) through the World Natural Powerlifting Federation (WNPF). These are, Women's Super-Heavy Weight Class Master's Age Group 50 – 54, Single Lift, 125lbs and Women's Super-Heavy Weight Class Master's Age Group 50 – 54, Bench Press for Reps, 19 Reps X 98lbs

Diane McGarvey has over 30 years’ experience in biorepository science. She and her team have published on tissue procurement, preservation, and post-preservation processing methodologies. She has held multiple leadership positions in the NCI-Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN) and is an active member of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). Ms. McGarvey consults on biorepository start-up, logistics, and management.

Mr. von Menchhofen is a data scientist with a keen interest in open-source technology. He has a certificates in Pathology Informatics and Data Analytics from University of Pathology Informatics (UPI) and the University of Pennsylvania. His responsibilities for the CHTN-ED include development, programming and implementation of custom software to operationalize CHTN-ED processes. He was the co-chair of the CHTN Informatics Subcommittee and the CHTN Technical Working Group (TWG). He regularly converts CHTNED IT projects into abstracts and presentations for academic and industry conferences and has been an invited presenter at both national and international conferences. He is a member of the Association of Pathology Informatics (API) and the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER). Additional work includes a joint research project to build a machine-learning software package to analyze whole slide images for cell identification. Projects also include the use of federated data source for data sharing. Mr. von Menchhofen has been with the CHTN since 2005.

In addition to his IT skills, Zack is a licensed pilot, an accomplished classical musician and member of the American Guild of Organists.