Gregory Spangenberg

Data Scientist • Sept. 2021 — Jan. 2022

Provided data management and analysis support to the Research Team by assisting with data ingestion, programming, implementation, analysis, and reporting of research outcomes.

• Successfully built and implemented a data ingestion pipeline
• Created data visualization dashboards using plotly and dash

Research Engineer • Sept. 2020 — Present

Responsible for conducting corporate orthopedic research

• Led a study to investigate the performance of Wright Medical Group’s shoulder implant
• Designed and led a study to validate a surgical navigation system for Intellijoint surgical
• Gathered and analyzed data for LimaCorporate’s FDA approval of an orthopedic implant

Teaching Assistant • Sept. 2020 — Present

• Taught ”Computational Methods for Mechanical Engineers” (MME 2221B) , an introductory course on programming, data organization, processing techniques, numerical methods, and model formulation
• Led tutorial help sessions for students encountering issues with programming

Student Research Analyst • May 2019 — Aug. 2019

• Built a finite element simulation to analyze varus-valgus malpositioning of humeral total shoulder arthroplasty implants
• Presented results of research and highlighted it’s clinical significance at the Undergraduate Summer Research day.
• Received the Dean’s Award

Western University

PhD. Mechanical Engineering • 2020 — 2025

Collaborative Specialization in Machine Learning in Health and Biomedical Sciences

PhD Thesis: Preoperative Planning and Complication Prediction for Shoulder Arthroplasty Using Machine Learning

Western University

BESc. Mechanical and Materials Engineering • 2016 — 2020

• 2020 Dean's List
• 2020 Academic All-Canadian

Undergrad Thesis: In Vitro Wear of Vitamin-E Cross Linked Polyethylene

Automatic Determination of the Resection Plane for Shoulder Arthroplasty in Arthritic Humeri A Deep Learning Model

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery • May. 2025

Automatic Bicipital Groove Identification in Arthritic Humeri for Preoperative Planning A Random Forest Classifier Approach

Computers in Biology and Medicine • May. 2024

Stemless Reverse Humeral Component Neck Shaft Angle has an Influence on Initial Fixation

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery • July. 2023

Implications of Humeral Short Stem Diametral Sizing on Implant Stability

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery International • July. 2023

The Effect of Humeral Head Positioning and Incomplete Backside Contact on Bone Stresses Following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with a Short Humeral Stem

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery • May. 2023

The Sizing and Suitability of Non-Spherical Humeral Heads for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery • Aug. 2022

Humeral short stem varus–valgus alignment affects bone stress

Journal of Orthopaedic Research • Dec. 2021

Western University Track and Field Team

60m Hurdler • 2017 — 2022

Ran fast over obstacles.