Ambassadors of Texas Children's Hospital Ambassadors on Call | May 23
Eric Dugan, Ph.D.
Dr. Dugan joined Texas Children's Hospital in 2017 as the Director of the Motion Analysis and Human Performance Laboratory. Prior to joining Texas Children's Hospital, Dr. Dugan served as Chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Seattle University, Director of the Center for Orthopaedic & Biomechanics Research at Boise State University, and Director of the Biomechanics Program at Ball State University.
Dr. Dugan’s research interests include neuromuscular biomechanics, injury mechanisms and injury prevention strategies, as well as the influence of exercise protocols on human health and performance.
Jeffrey S. Shilt, M.D.
Jeffrey Shilt is the Community-in-Chief at Texas Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics. He is currently the Medical Director of the Motion Analysis & Human Performance Lab and serves as the Pediatric Sports Medicine Liaison to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for USA Cycling.
Dr. Shilt previously served as the Residency Director for Wake Forest University Orthopaedic Surgery program. While at Wake Forest, he participated in pioneering work in the treatment of children with spastic cerebral palsy, as well as work in tissue engineering in the field of sports medicine. Dr. Shilt served as team physician for USA triathlon at two world championships and for a professional cycling team. Dr. Shilt remains clinically active in sports medicine, serving as medical consultant for World Champions, Olympians, and multiple professional endurance athletes. Dr. Shilt has significant experience across the biomechanical spectrum, ranging from elite athletes to those with severe gait impairments found in cerebral palsy. His research interests include management of spasticity in cerebral palsy, sports performance and the treatment of endurance sports injuries.
Dr. Shilt has been the recipient of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) best video abstract in 2019, POSNA Angela Kuo Award in 2005, and the POSNA Howard Steele Scientific Paper Award in 1997. He has served on a number of committees, including the POSNA Trauma Prevention and Disaster Committee, POSNA Publications Committee and the OREF Peer Review Committee.
Dr. Shilt grew up in Missouri, where he enjoyed playing on the collegiate golf team and graduating from the combined 6 year BA/MD program at UMKC. He trained at the Ochnser Clinic for orthopaedic surgery residency and Vanderbilt for his pediatric fellowship. Dr. Shilt is married with 4 children. He is an avid outdoorsmen enjoying a wide variety of interests.
Questions? Email ambassadors@texaschildrens.org or 832-824-6900.