Vedant A. Kulkarni, MD
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- 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 at Shriners Children’s Northern California. He is co-director of the Shriners-UC Davis Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship. 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, which empowers 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.
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, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Orthopaedic Association.
Pediatric Care
Specialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopedics
WHERE I PROVIDE CARE
More About Me
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery - General
Medical Education
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
United States of America
6/12/2005
Internship
UC San Diego - School of Medicine - Department of Surgery
La Jolla, CA
United States of America
6/30/2006
Residency
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA
United States of America
6/30/2011
Fellowship
Texas Scottish Rite Hosp for Children
Dallas, TX
United States of America
7/31/2012
UC Davis Medical Center
Assistant Clinical Professor
- Member, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- Member, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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