About Me
Year:
- PGY-3
Hometown:
- Nashville, TN
Professional Interests:
- General Rehab
- Sports
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Regenerative Medicine
Future Plans:
- TBD
Hobbies:
- Tennis
- Rock climbing
- Chess
- Kayaking
Education
- BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2016
- MD, Meharry Medical College 2021
Publications
- Farinas A, Stephanides M, Kassis S, Keller P, Colazo JM, & Thayer WP. (2020). Sciatic nerve injury model in rabbits: What to expect. Laboratory Animals.
- Farinas A, Pollins AC, Stephanides M, O'Neill D, Al-Kassis S, Esteve IVM, Colazo JM, Keller PR, Rankin T, Wormer BA, Kaoutzanis C, Dortch RD, Thayer WP. (March, 2019) Diffusion tensor tractography to visualize axonal outgrowth and regeneration in a 4-cm reverse autograft sciatic nerve rabbit injury model. Neurological Research.
- Farinas A, Stephanides M, Schneeberger S, Pollins A, Cardwell N, & Thayer WP. (2018). Improving Strength and Quality of Epitendinous Repairs. HAND.
- Stephanides M, Farinas A, Johnson P, Thayer M, Thayer W. (2018). A novel repair for comminuted fractures in metacarpals: Combining cyanoacrylate with demineralized bone matrix. Surgery and Rehabilitation.