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Michael Schwartz PhD
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Clinical Scientist, Gait and Motion Analysis Research

Research Focus Area(s)

  • Cerebral Palsy
    Gait Impairments
  • Dr. Michael Schwartz is the director of bioengineering research in the Center for Gait and Motion Analysis and a professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He received his PhD in Engineering Mechanics. Dr. Schwartz has been with Gillette since 1997.  

    Research Areas of Interest 

    • Application of machine learning methods to clinical problems  

    • Treatment outcomes for children with cerebral palsy  

    • Effects of neuromuscular factors on gait 

  • Graduate Degree: 
    Michigan State University, M.S., Materials Science and Mechanics, | University of Minnesota, Doctor of Philosophy degree in engineering mechanics

  • Schwartz, M. H., Steele, K. M., Ries, A. J., Georgiadis, A. G., & MacWilliams, B. A. (2022). A model for understanding the causes and consequences of walking impairments. PLoS one, 17(12), e0270731.

    Schwartz, M. H., Ries, A. J., & Georgiadis, A. G. (2022). Short-term causal effects of common treatments in ambulatory children and young adults with cerebral palsy: three machine learning estimates. Scientific reports, 12(1), 7818.

    Kidziński, Ł., Yang, B., Hicks, J. L., Rajagopal, A., Delp, S. L., & Schwartz, M. H. (2020). Deep neural networks enable quantitative movement analysis using single-camera videos. Nature communications, 11(1), 4054.

    Find a list of Dr. Schwartz's publications here

  • Research Areas of Interest

    • Machine Learning, AI
    • Exoskeletons
    • Outcomes
    • Predictive Modeling
    • Biomechanics
    • Study Design
    • Walking Energetics

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