Al Forghani

Experience

1. Lab Director and Research Scientist at Rehabilitation Medicine Department

   UW Medicine

   Jul 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Orthotic & Prosthetic Assessment Lab (OPAL), Division of Prosthetics and Orthotics, UW Medicine, WA, USA§ AFO-FC effectiveness assessment in pre-ambulatory toddlers with celebral palsy (CP) in collaboration with Seattle Children’s Research Institute (PI: Dr. Kristie Bjornson)Gait analyses using GAITRite mat on toddler’s walk while being rear guardedSetting up and implanting Orthotimer sensor in AFO and analyzing orthosis wear timeEvaluation of the Northwestern University sub-ischial Socket in transfemoral amputee veteran population (DOD OPORP W81XWH-22•••62)Development of a MATLAB algorithm to measure step counts, cadence and prosthesis wear time using the acceleration data collected through wearable GENEActiv sensor in a longitudinal pragmatic study in transfemoral amputee populationDevelopment of an algorithm to measure prosthesis wear time using the temperature data collected through iButton sensors built in the socket NBA player health- Robotic Gait Simulator (RGS) Feed Collecting tibial and foot 3D kinematic, using Qualisys and ground reaction forces, using Bertec force plates during four key baseketbal movements. Quantitative prosthetic socket fit assessment in transfermoral amputee population§ Designing and programming a manipulandum apparatus in order to quantitatively assess the prosthetic socket fit in transfemoral amputee population. IRB applications, SOPs, patient recruitment, coordination with clinicians, budget and financial managementDesigning a simulating kneeling socket for initial feasibility testing of the device in able-bodied population. Designing and building a tissue indenter including the associated data acquisition system, signal conditioning unit and creating a LabView-based GUIEstablishing a protocol using B-Mode ultrasound to measure residual limb’s thickness as part of estimating the bulk tissue module of elasticity§ Managing OPAL, running inventory, procurement, project management

Education

• Sharif University of Technology

  Bsc

• McGill University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

• Isfahan University of Technology

  Master of Science - MS

• McGill University

  Master of Engineering - MEng