Vedant A. Kulkarni, MD

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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English
Spanish

Vedant Kulkarni, M.D., 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. He is the winner of the Fred P. Sage Award and Mac Keith Press Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) for the development and validation of the free HipScreen mobile app. The HipScreen app is used worldwide to empower providers and families with tools needed to enact a hip surveillance program for children with cerebral palsy. Dr. Kulkarni has served as scientific co-chair of the 2024 AACPDM annual meeting and serves as chair of the Education Committee for AACPDM. He serves as faculty at the International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium and is the co-director of the PediOrtho West Resident Education Course.

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.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedics

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