Lab Director, Robert J. Webster III, Ph.D.

Our Graduate Students

  • Peter Connor

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in ME, Auburn University

    Russell G. Hamilton Scholar

    peter.s.connor@vanderbilt.edu

  • Piper Cannon

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Mathematics, University of Kentucky

    National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

    piper.c.cannon@vanderbilt.edu

  • Jesse d'Almeida

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Robotics Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    MS in Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    National Science Foundation Graduate Research Felow

    jesse.f.dalmeida@vanderbilt.edu

  • Daniel Esser

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BASc in Engineering Science, Robotics Specialization, University of Toronto

    NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship

    IBM Fellowship

    daniel.s.esser@vanderbilt.edu

  • Abby Grillo

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

    IBM Fellowship

    abby.m.grillo@vanderbilt.edu

  • Emily McCabe

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Biomedical Engineering, Mississippi State University

    MS in Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University

    Russell G. Hamilton Provost Fellow

    Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Scholar

    emily.mccabe@vanderbilt.edu

  • Jack Peters

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut

    NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

    GLI Professional Development & Training Grant

    john.e.peters.1@vanderbilt.edu

  • Jason Shrand

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Computer Science & Mathematics, Northeastern University

    jason.a.shrand@vanderbilt.edu

  • Ethan Wilke

    PhD Student Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    MS in Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    ethan.r.wilke@vanderbilt.edu

  • Sierra Batson

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina

    sierra.batson@vanderbilt.edu

  • Madeline Dudley

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

    madeline.g.dudley@vanderbilt.edu

  • Sara Purdue

    PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering

    BS in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University

    sara.e.purdue@vanderbilt.edu

  • Annie Benson

    Masters Student, Engineering in Surgery and Intervention

    BS in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

    annie.c.benson@vanderbilt.edu

Surgeon Collaborators

  • Duke Herrell, MD

    PROFESSOR OF UROLOGY

    DIRECTOR, MINIMALLY-INVASIVE UROLOGIC SURGERY/ROBOTICS PROGRAM

  • Keith Obstein, MD, MPH

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE

    PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

    ASSISTANT DEAN FOR SIMULATION IN MEDICAL EDUCTION

    DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT (CELA)

    DIRECTOR, STORM LAB

  • Lara Harvey, MD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF OBSTRETICS AND GYNECOLOGY

  • Fabian Maldonado, MD

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND THORACIC SURGERY

    PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

  • Nicholas Kavoussi, MD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF UROLOGY

  • Paul Russell, MD

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, OTOLARYNGOLOGY- HEAD AND NECK SRUGERY

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

  • Dario Englot, MD, PhD

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, RADIOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

  • Ahmad Ghazi, MD, MSc

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF UROLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
    UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER

  • Naren Nimmagadda, MD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF UROLOGY

    JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

  • Robert Naftel, MD

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY