Koren Roach, PhD

Dr. Roach is a biomedical engineer with expertise in lower-limb biomechanical analyses. Dr. Roach earned a B.S. in biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2004. Following graduation, she worked in industry for several years designing medical devices that ranged from advanced energy laproscopic devices and cardiac ablation catheters to orthopaedic instruments for total joint replacement surgery. In 2018, Dr. Roach earned a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Utah. Her graduate research focused on the implementing a dual fluoroscopy system to determine three-dimensional motion of bones in the foot and ankle. Foot and ankle biomechanics have been an under-investigated line of research due to the anatomical complexity of the foot and ankle and the advanced imaging techniques required to accurately measure bone motion in this region. Dr. Roach joined the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging in 2018 as a Postdoctoral Scholar. Her current research is focused on applying innovative time-series analysis techniques to gait biomechanics to develop machine learning models that can accurately predict early-stage hip OA.