Richard Souza, PT, PhD
Professor, UCSF
Vice Chair of Research
(415) 514-8930
Education
- BS, Exercise, University of California, Davis, CA, 1998
- ATC, Athletic Training, University of California, Davis, CA, 1999
- MPT, Physical Therapy, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA, 2002
- PhD, Biokinesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2008
- Postdoc, Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 2010
Board Certifications
- Physical Therapist
Clinical and Research Interests
- The relationships between mechanics of human movement and lower extremity injuries
- Advanced quantitative MR imaging and the evaluation of physical activity and loading behaviors
- The influence of loading mechanics on hip, knee, and ankle health and to develop preventative and rehabilitative strategies for debilitating diseases such as osteoarthritis