Faculty Highlights – Spring 2021

Ajit Chaudhari, PhD, FACSM

The Annual Graduate & Professional Student Convocation welcomes esteemed scholar Dr. Ajit Chaudhari, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, to serve as keynote speaker.

Dr. Chaudhari received all of his degrees, including his PhD in Engineering, from Stanford University. His research focuses on better understanding how movement-related injuries and diseases happen by studying the human body as a mechanical system. 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 injuries and the effects of chemotherapy, osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty and lower extremity amputation on gait and balance. His professional areas of interest also include Diversity and Inclusion.  Dr. Chaudhari currently serves as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Ohio State.

Dr. Chaudhari joined The Ohio State University in 2006.