Educational History:

PhD in Modeling and Simulation Engineering, Old Dominion University; MS in Modeling and Simulation Engineering, Old Dominion University; and BS in Industrial Engineering, German-Jordanian University

Personal Highlights:

Dr.Obeidlives in Winchester, VA with his family. He enjoys playing soccer, traveling, and hiking. He also loves food and travels for it.

Professional Highlights:

Dr. Obeid joined Shenandoah University in 2019. Prior to that, he was a lecturer at Old Dominion University and a co-investigator at ODU’s Research Foundation. His research focuses on advancing modeling and simulation engineering, with a particular emphasis on synthetic environments and medical-oriented simulations. His interests encompass extended reality (XR) platforms, interactive and predictive simulation, and computer-assisted interventions for medical and other domains.

Recommended Link(s):

• Google Scholar
• LinkedIn
• The Great Experiment project
• Pilgrim VR project

Research:

Selected Publications

(Journal Articles):

• Ewais and M. F. Obeid, “Analyzing and Designing the Utility of Virtual Reality for Nursing Fundamentals Lab,” Int. J. Online Biomed. Eng. IJOE, vol. 20, no. 16, pp. 27–51, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.3991/ijoe.v20i16.51721.
• F. Obeid, R. E. Kelly, and F. D. McKenzie, “Development and Validation of a Hybrid Nuss Procedure Surgical Simulator and Trainer,” IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 2520–2528, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TBME.2020.3048516.
• Kelly Jr, R. E., Obermeyer, R. J., Kuhn, M. A., Frantz, F. W.,Obeid, M. F., Kidane, N., and McKenzie, F. D., “Use of an Optical Scanning Device to Monitor the Progress of Noninvasive Treatments for Chest Wall Deformity: A Pilot Study,” J. Chest Surg., vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 390–394, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.6.390.
• Kidane, N.,Obeid, M. F., Kelly Jr, R. E., Zeng, Q., Chen, C., McKenzie, F. D., and Goretsky, M. J., “SEOS: A Non-CT-Reliant Index for Evaluating Pectus Excavatum,” In: Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, vol. 28 (7), pp. A37, 2018.
• Obeid, M. F., Kidane, N., Zeng, Q., Chen, C., Kelly Jr, R. E., and McKenzie, F. D., “External Severity Indices for Quantifying Pectus Excavatum Validated Using Pre- and Postoperative CT Analysis,” In: Journal of Pediatric Surgical Specialties, vol. 10 (1), 2016.

(Book Sections):

• Zeng, Q., Kidane, N.,Obeid, M. F., Chen, C., Shen, R., Kelly Jr, R. E., and McKenzie, F. D., “Utilizing Pre- and Postoperative CT to Validate an Instrument for Quantifying Pectus Excavatum Severity,” in Theory, Methodology, Tools and Applications for Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems, L. Zhang, X. Song, and Y. Wu, Eds., Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2016, pp. 451–456.
• F. Obeid, N. Kidane, K. J. Rechowicz, S. Chemlal, R. E. Kelly, and F. D. Mckenzie, “Validation of an Objective Assessment Instrument for Non-Surgical Treatments of Chest Wall Deformities.,” Stud. Health Technol. Inform., vol. 220, pp. 273–280, 2016.

(Conference Proceedings):

• F. Obeid, A. Ewais, and M. Asia, “Development of an Immersive Learning Environment for Fundamentals of Nursing Labs,” in 2024 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR), Jul. 2024, pp. 213–217. doi: 10.1109/ICVR62393.2024.10868517.
• Ewais, M. Asia, C. Herndon, O. Tighe, J. Ulbrich, and M. F. Obeid, “Using HTA and UML in Analysis and Design Phases for a VR-Based Nursing Lab,” in Extended Reality, L. T. De Paolis, P. Arpaia, and M. Sacco, Eds., Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024, pp. 316–324.
• J. Ruscella and M. F. Obeid, “A Taxonomy for Immersive Experience Design,” in 2021 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), Jun. 2021, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.23919/iLRN52045.2021.9459328.
• J. Rechowicz, M. F. Obeid, S. Chemlal, and F. D. McKenzie, “Simulation of the critical steps of the Nuss procedure,” Comput. Methods Biomech. Biomed. Eng. Imaging Vis., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 189–203, Oct. 2015, doi: 10.1080/21681163.2014.895681.

Quote:

You are what you make yourself.”