About Us
Jon Davids, MD is a professor and recent emeritus holder of an endowed chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He has served as the Chief Surgeon, Assistant Chief of Orthopaedics, and Medical Director of the Motion Analysis Center at Shriners Children’s in South Carolina and Northern California. Dr. Davids has had a longstanding interest in global orthopaedics, providing pediatric orthopaedic education and surgical services with World Pediatrics in Central America for over 15 years. He is currently the President of the Armstrong Children’s Orthopaedic Foundation, which seeks to improve the quality of orthopaedic care provided to children by promoting educational opportunities for providers from resource-limited settings.
Vedant Kulkarni, MD serves as vice-chair and assistant chief of orthopedics, medical director of the motion analysis center, and director of orthopedic education and research at Shriners Children’s Northern California. Dr. Kulkarni’s clinical practice includes hip, lower extremity and foot deformities in children, with a special emphasis on neuro-orthopedic conditions such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
Dr. Kulkarni’s research interests include the role of artificial intelligence to improve patient care decisions, interpreting the cellular mechanisms of contractures in cerebral palsy, and the use of technology to create ease of access to motion analysis. He is an active member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and a fellow of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Ramiro Olleac, MD is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Tucumán, Argentina, focused on neuromuscular conditions, gait disorders, and deformity correction in children. He works at Hospital Nicolás Avellaneda and is actively involved in clinical care, research, teaching, and international collaborations aimed at improving pediatric orthopaedic care in resource-limited settings.
Jon Davids, MD is a professor and recent emeritus holder of an endowed chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He has served as the Chief Surgeon, Assistant Chief of Orthopaedics, and Medical Director of the Motion Analysis Center at Shriners Children’s in South Carolina and Northern California. Dr. Davids has had a longstanding interest in global orthopaedics, providing pediatric orthopaedic education and surgical services with World Pediatrics in Central America for over 15 years. He is currently the President of the Armstrong Children’s Orthopaedic Foundation, which seeks to improve the quality of orthopaedic care provided to children by promoting educational opportunities for providers from resource-limited settings.
Vedant Kulkarni, MD serves as vice-chair and assistant chief of orthopedics, medical director of the motion analysis center, and director of orthopedic education and research at Shriners Children’s Northern California. Dr. Kulkarni’s clinical practice includes hip, lower extremity and foot deformities in children, with a special emphasis on neuro-orthopedic conditions such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
Dr. Kulkarni’s research interests include the role of artificial intelligence to improve patient care decisions, interpreting the cellular mechanisms of contractures in cerebral palsy, and the use of technology to create ease of access to motion analysis. He is an active member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and a fellow of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Ramiro Olleac, MD is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Tucumán, Argentina, focused on neuromuscular conditions, gait disorders, and deformity correction in children. He works at Hospital Nicolás Avellaneda and is actively involved in clinical care, research, teaching, and international collaborations aimed at improving pediatric orthopaedic care in resource-limited settings.
The observationalgaitanalysis.com website is dedicated to providing content to help clinicians and researchers to implement better understand pediatric gait analysis. The website is founded by three pediatric orthopaedic surgeons with expertise in pediatric gait analysis: Ramiro Olleac, MD; Vedant Kulkarni, MD and Jon Davids, MD.
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