Anish Aitha

Graduate Researcher @Excision Medical, Inc

Philadelphia, PA

Develop and optimize high-fidelity finite element (FE) template models with orthopaedic surgeons at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to aid in understanding the effects of various surgical interventions on pediatricidiopathic early onset scoliosisModel vertebrae, ribs, intervertebral discs, and spinal ligaments using hexahedral meshing techniques on Ansys ICEM and Hypermesh, while assessing quality through Jacobian, warpage, and skewness to optimize mesh parametersMonitor stress and strain distributions throughout different spinal movements including axial rotation, extension, lateral bending, and growth of the spine over time using LS-DynaPresented current progress at the 2024 ORS PSRS International Spine Research Symposium

Drexel University

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Drexel University

Bachelor's degree, Biomedical Engineering