People (The Who)

Perhaps greater than the journey are the people that you surround yourself with.

Jay M. Patel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Emory University

Health Science Specialist
Atlanta VA Medical Center

jay.milan.patel@emory.edu
Twitter: @jaymilanpatel

Rice University, BS - 2011
Rutgers University, PhD - 2017
University of Pennsylvania, Postdoc - 2020

Hometown: Rockaway, NJ
Interests: Sports (playing, watching, fantasy football), Dogs, NE IPA’s

Current Personnel

  • Maddie Hasson

    Research Specialist

    Emory University, BS - 2024
    Anthropology, Human Biology

    Hometown: Ellicott City, MD

    Interests: Philosophy, History of Medicine, Painting, Running

  • Adi Pucha

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Emory University - ‘25
    Neuroscience, Behavioral Bio

    Hometown: Atlanta, GA

    Interests: Sports Med, Basketball (Hawks!), Football, Film Scores

  • Hanna Solomon

    Research Specialist

    Georgia State, BS - 2021
    Biology

    Hometown: Lilburn, GA

    Interests: Traveling, New Restaurants, Animal Lover (3 dogs!)

  • Tristan Pepper

    PhD Student - GA Tech/Emory BME

    UTSA, BS - 2023
    Biomedical Engineering

    Hometown: San Antonio, TX

    Interests: Bodybuilding, Track & Field, Cinema, Service

  • Lauren Foster

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Emory University - ‘27
    Chemistry

    Hometown: Washington, DC

    Interests: Tennis, Cooking, Music/Piano, Running

  • Amogh Magesh

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Emory University - ‘27
    Biology

    Hometown: Morganville, NJ

    Interests: Healthcare, Basketball (Harden), Sport Video Games, Anime

  • Xander Patton

    Undergraduate Researcher

    Georgia Tech - ‘27
    Biomedical Engineeing

    Hometown: Winston Salem, NC

    Interests: Hiking, Music, Cinema, Travel

  • Meghan Alexander

    Visiting Medical Student

    Morehouse School of Medicine - '27

    Hometown: Covington, GA

    Interests: Exploring Restaurants, Staying Active, TV Shows

Collaborators and Colleagues

  • Charles Gatt + Michael Dunn (RWJMS/NovoPedics)

    Jay’s graduate lab resulted in a startup company (NovoPedics) attempting to commercialize a fiber-reinforced meniscus scaffold.

  • Robert Mauck, Jason Burdick, Claudia Loebel

    Jay’s postdoctoral work (Mauck Lab), in collaboration with Jason Burdick and Claudia Loebel resulted in the formation of Forsagen LLC.

  • Hicham Drissi, PhD

    Professor and Vice Chair
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

    Website

  • Jason Bariteau, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics
    Foot and Ankle

  • Jennifer Robinson

    Assistant Professor
    University of Washington

    Website

  • Sameh Labib, MD

    Associate Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

  • Thanh Doan

    Instructor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

  • John Peroni, DVM

    Professor of Large Animal Surgery
    University of Georgia

    Website

  • Chat Jayasuriya, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Brown University, Orthopaedics

    Website

  • Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

    Website

  • Young Jang, PhD

    Associate Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

    Website

  • Pallavi Bhattaram, PhD

    Assistnat Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

    Website

  • Katrin Henke, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

    Website

  • Kyle Hammond, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Emory University, Orthopaedics

We occasionally recruit postdoctoral fellows, graduate students (PhD and MS), research technicians, and undergraduate students to join our group. For more information or if you are interested in joining our new and exciting lab, please send Jay an e-mail and include your CV!