Meet The Team: Hanna Brancaccio

Hanna is a third-year medical student and aspiring orthopedic surgeon with a passion for mentorship and women's heath. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University with minors in Biology and Spanish. Prior to her role at FFRI, Hanna has served as a clinical research assistant at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Project Renewal in NYC. Her current research expertise includes systematic reviews, grade and bias, and database studies. In the future, Hanna hopes to leverage her extensive research experience to explore sex-based differences in tendon biology and the interplay between socioeconomic factors and musculoskeletal health. In her free time, Hanna loves hot yoga, traveling, and Philadelphia sports.