Associate Professor, Director of Regenerative and Translational Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Prathap Jayaram M.D. is an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Regenerative Medicine in the department of Orthopedic Surgery at Emory University. Dr. Jayaram is a clinician-scientist who specializes in non-operative sports medicine with a focus on advanced ultrasound and regenerative strategies for tendon and cartilage injuries. His medical practice is focused on various sports injuries using diagnostic ultrasound and advanced ultrasound-guided procedures such as adipose derived cell therapy & and percutaneous sonographically guided tenotomy.
His research focus is to translate the study of tendinopathy and osteoarthritis into a basic understanding of development and establish therapeutic strategies towards early pilot clinical trials. He is extensively published in post-traumatic osteoarthritis, with recent discoveries seen in Washington Post, Human Gene Therapy, American Journal of Sports Medicine and Osteoarthritis Cartilage. His research has been funded by PMR Foundation, National Institute of Health, and Department of Defense.