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Nathan Hogaboom, PhD

Research Scientist
Kessler Foundation

Nathan Hogaboom, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Centers for Spinal Cord Injury Research and co-director of the Derfner-Lieberman Laboratory for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research. After earning his doctorate in Rehabilitation Science and Technology from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Hogaboom joined Kessler Foundation as the inaugural Derfner Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Regenerative Rehabilitation Research. His professional activities include membership on the editorial board of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, the Association of Academic Physiatrists Research Committee, and the AAP Regenerative Rehabilitation Consortium Board. He is a research assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

In 2020, he was recognized as a ‘rising star’ by the Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research and Training for his investigation of micro-fragmented adipose tissue for treating shoulder and knee pain caused by rotator cuff and meniscus pathologies. He has published in peer-reviewed rehabilitation journals and co-authored the chapter on overuse injuries and fractures in Spinal Cord Medicine ed 3 by Kirshblum and Lin. His research focuses on applying the principles of regenerative medicine to the development of new interventions for musculoskeletal pain and using biomarkers to measure responses to treatment.

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