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
Professor and Vice Chair of ResearchProfessorDepartment 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 SurgeryDirectorMedical Student Summer Program in Orthopaedic SurgeryMore Information
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Stephanie Moore, PhD
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryMore Information
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Jeffry S. Nyman, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryProfessorBiomedical EngineeringDirectorVanderbilt Center for Bone BiologyMore Information
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Jacquelyn Pennings, PhD, PStat®
Research Associate ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryResearch Associate ProfessorDepartment of BiostatisticsMore Information
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Laura H. Withrow, MS
Co-Director of Sports Medicine ResearchDepartment of Orthopaedic SurgeryMore Information
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Paul Voyizan, PhD
Research ProfessorDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery