Josh R. Baxter

Josh Baxter, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Director of the Human Motion Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his BS in Exercise Science from Central Washington University and his PhD in Kinesiology-Biomechanics from Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on linking mechanical loads with musculoskeletal recovery and healing following injury and surgery using preclinical models and patient populations. His clinically-impactful research develops and deploys wearable sensor paradigms to continuously monitor patient activity and tissue-level loading to understand the mechanical mechanisms that explain functional outcomes.