Knee Osteoarthritis: How Biology Can Help

The New York Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Presents:

January 2022 Lecture

Knee Osteoarthritis: How Biology Can Help

Guest Speaker:  

 

Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD

Director, Clinical Musculoskeletal Research Attending Physician Scientist Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL

Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

 Wednesday Jan 5 2022,Lecture: 7:00 to 8:00 PM (EST)*Board Review with Dr. Susan Stickevers 6:15 to 6:45 PM ESTTopic: Pediatric Rehab*(Non-CME event) About our Speaker:Dr. Prakash Jayabalan is Director of Clinical Musculoskeletal Research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA. He received his medical degree from King’s College London and PhD from the University of Missouri in Pathobiology where his research focused on tissue engineering of cartilage and biological markers of joint disease.He is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Sports Medicine, having completed residency training at the University of Pittsburgh and fellowship training in Sports Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University.He has received multiple grants and research awards for his laboratory’s work which focusses on using biological markers to develop novel, individualized rehabilitation and exercise strategies for individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Dr Jayabalan is a current recipient of a KL2 Mentored Career Development award from Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Scientist Institute (NUCATS) to investigate cartilage response to stress in the healthy and osteoarthritic state. All of his accomplishments were recently recognized as he was chosen as a ‘40 under 40’ Chicago scientist.

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

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