At Vanderbilt, we leverage the existing basic, clinical and translational expertise to foster a robust collaboration across Vanderbilt’s departments and institutes.
Our faculty develop, implement, publish and share innovative research to improve the care and management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions — all with the goal of providing the funding, infrastructure, support and training needed for our faculty to do complete and publish their research.
Areas of Interest
We use a variety of research methods to address important scientific questions, including clinical registries, pragmatic trials, prospective cohort studies and traditional randomized controlled trials. Our current research involves projects in the following areas:
- Chronic Pain
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
- Trauma
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Kristin R. Archer, PhD, DPT
Tenured Professor and Vice Chair of ResearchTenured ProfessorDepartment of Physical Medicine & RehabilitationDirectorCenter for Musculoskeletal ResearchResearch DirectorOsher Center for Integrative MedicineMore Information
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Rogelio A. Coronado, PT, PhD
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryMore Information
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Stephanie Moore, PhD
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery -
Jeffry S. Nyman, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryResearch Associate ProfessorBiomedical EngineeringMore Information
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Jacquelyn Pennings, PhD, PStat®
Research Associate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryResearch Associate ProfessorBiomedical EngineeringMore Information
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Laura H. Withrow, MS
Co-Director of Sports Medicine ResearchDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryMore Information