Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD

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Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD, focuses his clinical practice on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries in people of all ages. He has specific clinical and research interests in degenerative joint diseases of the older athlete, such as knee osteoarthritis and the management of sports-related concussions.

As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Jayabalan aims to find innovative solutions to clinical problems in the research lab. His research uses biomarker analyses (from urine and/or blood) to develop efficacious exercise regimens for people with musculoskeletal injury or disease. This fits into the future concept of individualized and personalized medicine, using individuals' biological profiles to find an appropriate exercise program for them.

He has multiple ongoing NIH and non-NIH funded research projects with the ultimate goal of optimizing the performance, function and recovery of patients with musculoskeletal disease.

He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Location

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

355 East Erie

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

Education

2000 - 2001

King's College London School of Medicine, London, UK, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Physiology

1998 - 2004

King's College London School of Medicine, London, UK, Doctor of Medicine (MD)

2007 - 2011

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Pathobiology

Residency

2011 - 2012

SSM St Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Internal Medicine Internship

2012 - 2015

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship

2015 - 2016

Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Sports Medicine

Honors & Awards

Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) Community Engagement Award
2019
Foundation Award, AMSSM
2019
Justus Lehmann Award, Foundation for PM&R
2019
Training in Grantsmanship for Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR) accepted participant
2018

Resident Mentor of the Year, Department of PM&R, Northwestern University
2018 - 2020
Best Paper Award, Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
The outcome of concussions in students enrolled at a collegiate institution, 2017
Young Investigator's Award, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Comparing the acute effects of walking an 18-Hole golf course versus using a motorized golf cart in subjects with knee osteoarthritis, 2017
National Institute of Health(NIH)/K12 Award
NIH funded research grant to Investigate the effects of walking exercise on knee osteoarthritis, 2016 - 2019
Richard F. Materson New Investigator Award, Foundation for PM&R
Comparing the acute effects of walking an 18-Hole golf course versus using a motorized golf cart in subjects with knee osteoarthritis, 2016
USBJI Grant, American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
Grant for training in research in knee osteoarthritis, 2016
Mclean National Outstanding Resident Award, Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
Award given to one resident nationally who demonstrates outstanding performance in academic leadership, teaching, education, and research, 2015
Best Paper Award, Association of Academic Physiatrists
The effect of walking exercise regimens on gait parameters and cartilage turnover in patients with knee osteoarthritis, 2015
Best Musculoskeletal Research Poster Presentation, AAPM&R Annual Meeting
Influence of continuous versus interval walking exercise on joint loading and serum biomarker profile in patients with knee osteoarthritis
, 2015
Outstanding Resident Mentor Award, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015
Excellence in Residency Award, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015
Justus Lehmann Award, Foundation for PM&R
Award for research in biophysics, 2014
Best Neurorehabilitation Research Podium Presentation, AAPM&R
Video recording the gait of stroke patients to improve patient satisfaction and outcome, 2014
Best Paper Award, Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
The Development of a Biomarker Panel for Knee Osteoarthritis, 2013
Rising Star Award, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013
Beckwith Institute Award for Quality Improvement
System-wide award, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2012

Certificates + Licenses

Board Certified, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certified, Sports Medicine
Licensed Physician and Surgeon, Illinois

Research Interests

Development of physical activity regimens for knee osteoarthritis
Biomarkers of joint disease
Biology of knee osteoarthritis
Factors effecting the outcome of concussions

Grants

The Acute Impact Of Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill Walking On
2019 - 2021
Building Capacity for a Community Based Research Partnership to Optimize Physical Activity in Lung Cancer Survivors.
2017 - 2019
‘Effect of compound PF-01322574 on cartilage degeneration in the
2007 - 2008
"A Comparison of the Acute Effects of Walking an 18-hole Golf Course vs Using a Motorized Gold Cart in Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis"
Foundation for PM&R
, 2016 - 2018

Affiliations

Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC), Northwestern University
2016
Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
2015
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
2013
American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
2013

American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2012
Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
2012

Patents

Biomarkers of Osteoarthritis PCT/US2011/027242

Local and National Committees

Steering Committee, Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC)
Health Care Policy & Legislative Committee, AAPM&R
Technology Committee, AAPM&R

Our research is mainly 4 main categories: knee osteoarthritis, adaptive sports, physical activity related studies and outcomes of musculoskeletal treatments.

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