Dr. Arash Ghorbannia is 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. His multidisciplinary 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 Herma Heart Institute, Children’s Wisconsin (2023) and Duke University (2025).

He develops computational frameworks that combine high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and physics-informed modeling to build digital twins and intelligent simulation tools that support personalized diagnosis, treatment planning, and education. These tools are designed to be broadly applicable—from clinical decision support and virtual surgical modeling to adaptive learning systems.

Research Themes

· Medical Modeling and Simulation

· AI for Health and Education

· Precision Medicine and Digital Health

· Computational Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Research Interests

· Digital Twins

· Virtual Surgery

· Synthetic Data

· AI Surrogates

A complete, up-to-date list of publications is available on: Google Scholar