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Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics |
Dr. Ajit Chaudhari has been a member of the research faculty at OSU Sports Medicine since 2006. His research focuses on the basic question: Can we better understand how athletic injuries happen by studying the human body as a mechanical system? In particular, Dr. Chaudhari is interested in the role of core stability in the prevention and treatment of injuries across the entire body, the mechanisms behind overuse running injuries, the mechanisms behind anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and the biomechanics of the golf swing. He has worked with athletes from several OSU and professional sports teams, as well as the OSU Dance department and BalletMet. His research has been sponsored by organizations such as the National Football League, National Institutes of Health, National Highway & Transportation Safety Administration, National Science Foundation and industrial sponsors.
Dr. Chaudhari has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the biomechanics of gait and athletic injury and is a reviewer for several sports medicine, kinesiology, orthopaedics and biomedical engineering journals. He is currently a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Orthopaedic Research Society, American Society of Biomechanics and American College of Sports Medicine.
