James K
- Research Program Mentor

MD at Boston University

Expertise

sports medicine, biomechanics

Bio

My name is James, and I am a graduate of Boston University's 7-Year Accelerated BA/MD program. I am currently a resident at NYU Langone-Long Island, and will be finishing my training in PM&R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) at Northwell-Zucker School of Medicine. My focus is on biomechanics and sports medicine, and I am currently active in projects studying gait mechanics and the risk of developing osteoarthritis in patients. I would also like to expand my skillsets of using advanced motion capture systems to implement my knowledge to treat athletes of all levels and their rehabilitation needs in the future. Outside of medicine, I am an avid volleyball and baseball player, and am trying to explore all of the national parks in the US. On most days you can find me playing guitar, hiking a new trail, or exploring new restaurants that New York has to offer. One day I hope to be working with college and professional athletes!

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

1. Systematic Review of Quadriceps Strengthening and Gait Stabilization (Advanced)

This project will review current literature published in the database known as PubMed regarding rehabilitation methods in quadriceps muscle strengthening to improve quality of life and improve morbidity and mortality rates in the aging population. My hope is for students to learn the necessary skillsets to be able to ask a clinical question and answer it properly using multifactorial analyses, and publishing the findings in a journal!

2. Statistical Analyses of Sports Injuries, Grading, and Return to Play in Professional Athletes (Intermediate)

Students can analyze data of using a professional team or sport and the players' injuries, severity, and return to play data to show improvements in medical treatment across spans of time (usually comparing decades). The goal of this project is to produce an abstract and presentation at national conferences

3. Utilizing publicly available data of sports athletes and their biomechanics (throwing velocity, to predict and extrapolate injury rates (Beginner)

Studying baseball metric data that is publicly offered to analyze and predict elbow ligament injury, damage, and rehabilitation time (return to play).

Coding skills

Python, SPSS

Languages I know

Korean, fluent

Teaching experience

I have mentored students privately starting from my undergraduate at Boston University through my former high school, Jericho Senior High School. Many of the students that I reached out to have been tutored and mentored by myself regarding accelerated medical program interviewing, medical career preparation, and AP/SAT exams. As I continued along my education, I mentored local undergraduate and high school students around Boston, and have personally mentored over 20 students, all of whom I continue to keep contact with and updates about their professions.

Credentials

Work experience

NYU Langone (2025 - Current)

Resident

Education

Boston University

BA Bachelor of Arts (2022)

Medical Science