Rashed Alananzeh
Biography
Rashed Alananzeh is an MD candidate at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. He graduated with the honors of Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a BA in Biology (specializing in Cellular, Molecular, and Genetics) in 2021. He is dedicated to dismantling structural barriers through clinical excellence and systemic intervention. Distinguished by his creative problem-solving and an infectious drive for human connection, Rashed thrives on creating positive, measurable disruptions in modern healthcare delivery.
He possesses specialized expertise at the intersection of data analytics and academic orthopaedic surgery. His research applies multivariable logistic regression and calibrated machine-learning models to optimize clinical timelines and predict patient outcomes in complex joint arthroplasty, sports medicine, and hand trauma cohorts.
Through Envision Difference, Rashed merges his analytical rigor with hands-on, community-based outreach. He has established a unique, five-stage service framework to ensure underserved populations receive comprehensive and clinical support. Outside of his professional endeavors, Rashed maintains a well-rounded and disciplined lifestyle as a self-taught automotive mechanic, an avid reader, and a dedicated writer of poetry.
PAST PUBLICATIONS – Last updated 2026
- Behavioral and Engagement Predictors of Arthroplasty Clinic No-Shows: A Calibrated Machine-Learning Analysis
- Choosing Local Flaps Versus Occlusive Dressings in Fingertip Amputations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Proposed Algorithm
- Predicting the Presence of Compressive Conditions After Distal Radius Fractures
- Calcific Tendinitis with Intraosseous Migration Mimicking Malignancy
- Glutamatergic Regulation of miRNA-Containing ILV Trafficking and EV Secretion from Cortical Neurons
- Chronic nSMase Inhibition Suppresses Neuronal Exosome Spreading and Sex-Specifically Attenuates Amyloid Pathology in APP Knock-In Mice
IN PRESS / UNDER REVIEW
- Predictors of Missed Appointments in Sports Medicine Clinic
- Transarterial Embolization versus Manipulation under Anesthesia and Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Refractory Adhesive Capsulitis—A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
- Efficiency and Outcomes in Robotic-assisted Microsurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- A Pattern-Based Approach to Intraosseous Calcific Tendinitis on MRI: Three Morphologic Variants of the "Great Mimicker"
- Inflammatory Arthritis Is Associated With Increased Mid-Term Complications After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, With No Short-Term Differences by DMARD Class
- Systematic Review of PM-Induced Upper Respiratory Disease with Mechanistic Signaling Pathway
