Chrysta Irolla, MS
Clinical Manager
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine
Chrysta Irolla was first introduced to the field of orthotics and prosthetics while pursuing her bioengineering degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Through the universities global biomedical service program, Chrysta traveled to southern China and and worked with CP and transtibial amputee patients in partnership with Hong Kong Polytechnic University O&P program.
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She went on to earn her MS from Northwestern University in Engineering Design and Innovation and her MS from The Georgia Institute of Technology in Orthotics and Prosthetics. Chrysta did her prosthetic residency at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab followed by her orthotic residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). While at UCSF, Chrysta has become a pediatric specialist and cultivated her clinical expertise seeing a high concentration of patients with; cerebral palsy, congenital malformations, clubfoot, craniosynostosis, scoliosis, spina bifida and pectus carinatum. Chrysta has a strong interest in clinical research and is currently performing several projects to better understand orthotic management for pectus carinatum, knee OA and plagiocephaly along with the impact of a rehabilitation program on amputee balance and quality of life.
Awards
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- Thranhardt Award for "Treatment Parameters for the UCSF Pectus Carinatum Orthosis: A Pilot Study", American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, 2021
- Edwin and Catherine Arbogast Prosthetic Award, American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, 2011
- Student Research Award, Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation, 2010
- Kellogg Cup Business Plan Competition, Finalist, Northwestern University, 2009
- Pennvention Invention Competition, 1rst Place, The University of Pennsylvania, 2008
- Society of Women Engineers Poster Competition, Finalist, The University of Pennsylvania, 2008
- Wharton Business Plan Competition, 3rd Place, The University of Pennsylvania, 2008
- Weiss Tech House Idea Slam Competition, 1rst Place, The University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 10/2020
- Residency in Orthotics University of California, San Francisco 2013
- Residency in Prosthetics Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (Formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) 2012
- Master of Science Orthotics and Prosthetics Georgia Institute of Technology 2011
- Master of Science Engineering Design and Innovation Northwestern University 2009
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering Bioengineering The University of Pennsylvania 2008
Interests
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- Pediatric Orthotics
- Cerebral Palsy
- Spina Bifida
- Pectus Carinatum
- Outcome Measures
- Scoliosis
Publications (1)
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ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersSwineATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1ArteriesLiver X ReceptorsUp-RegulationEndothelium, VascularOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisHypercholesterolemiaHyperlipidemiasCell SeparationCholesterol, DietaryAtherosclerosisOrphan Nuclear ReceptorsImmunohistochemistry
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Prelesional arterial endothelial phenotypes in hypercholesterolemia: universal ABCA1 upregulation contrasts with region-specific gene expression in vivo.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology 2009 Civelek M, Grant GR, Irolla CR, Shi C, Riley RJ, Chiesa OA, Stoeckert CJ, Karanian JW, Pritchard WF, Davies PF