Principal Investigator
EDUCATION
BS & MS | Biomedical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis, 2010
PhD | Movement Science
Washington University in St. Louis, 2015
Postdoctoral Fellow | Rehabilitation Science
University of Colorado AMC, 2018
APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, 2019 - present
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
COURSES TAUGHT
PT251A | Research Design I
Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
PT251B | Research Design II
Appraisal of Scientific Literature
RELEVANT LINKS
UCSF Profile
UCSF DPTRS
UCSF Rehabilitation Science PhD
UCSF CCMBM | Imaging Core
Dr. Victor Cheuy is a biomedical engineer, with predoctoral and postdoctoral training in movement science and rehabilitation science. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. His expertise combines quantitative clinical imaging, three-dimensional biomechanics, and physical function and activity techniques to investigate unrecognized and underappreciated lower extremity musculoskeletal complications due to diabetes and its sequelae. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work in type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, and joint arthroplasty. Dr. Cheuy teaches within the UCSF DPT program and is a member of the Executive Committee of the UCSF Rehabilitation Science PhD program. He is a highly engaged member of the UCSF P30 Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM), serving on the Seminar Series subcommittee, as co-chair of the Annual Retreat subcommittee, and Co-Director of the CCMBM Imaging Core.
Study Personnel
Jose Garcia
Clinical Research Coordinator
Students
Marin Perez
Rodney Gross
Mahsa Fanaei
Ha Sung Moon
Mascot
Aubergine "Aubi" Cheuy