Arash Ghorbannia, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor | Medical Modeling & Simulation | OERI, VHS, NCCMMS, EnMed
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Arash Ghorbannia, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor | Medical Modeling & Simulation | OERI, VHS, NCCMMS, EnMed
Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI) | Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences (VHS) | National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling & Simulation (NCCMMS) | Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Health, and Human Performance (EnMed)
I am a Research Assistant Professor of Medical Modeling and Simulation at the Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences (VHS) and the Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center (VMASC) at Old Dominion University.
My training spans mechanical engineering (B.Sc., K.N. Toosi University of Technology, 2012), aerospace engineering (M.Sc., Sharif University of Technology, 2015), and biomedical engineering (Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin & Marquette University, 2022), followed by postdoctoral fellowships at the Herma Heart Institute, Children’s Wisconsin (2023) and Duke University (2025).
My research focuses on developing computational frameworks that integrate high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and physics-informed modeling to construct digital representations of cells, tissues, organs, and physiological systems. These digital twins are designed to support personalized diagnosis, treatment planning, education, and virtual intervention.
The tools and methods I develop are broadly applicable, ranging from clinical decision support and virtual surgical modeling to adaptive, data-driven learning systems.
Additional details about my work can be found in the publications and projects sections of this site. For questions, collaborations, or shared interests, feel free to get in touch.