Vibhor Agrawal, Ph.D., M.S.

Biography

Dr. Vibhor Agrawal, Ph.D. is the Research Director for Medical Education and Associate Professor of the Population Health and Social Medicine Department at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the University of Miami and has a research career spanning two decades. Prior to joining FAU, he served as the Director of Research at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences and was the Director of the Functional Outcomes Research lab at the University of Miami.

Dr. Agrawal is an expert in movement biomechanics and limb loss rehabilitation. He has published numerous articles on these topics and has received several Federal and Foundation grants in this field. He has been a "study section" reviewer for Federal grant agencies and has served on the Editorial Board of different rehabilitation journals. He is currently the Chair of the Publications committee of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics. In addition to amputee rehabilitation, Dr. Agrawal's research interests are in geriatric medicine, falls prevention and wearable technology for health applications.

Education

• 2010: Ph.D. in Biomechanics, University of Miami, Miami, FL
• 2005: Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
• 2003: M.S. in Biomechanics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
• 2000: B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Mumbai, India

Work History

• 2024 – Present: Research Director for Medical Education and Associate Professor of Population Health and Social Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University. Boca Raton, FL
• 2019 – 2024: Director of Research and Associate Professor, University of St. Augustine, FL
• 2011 – 2018: Assistant Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Scholarly Activity

Research Interests

• Movement Biomechanics
• Limb-loss Rehabilitation
• Fall Prevention
• Biomechanical contributors to Osteoarthritis and back pain
• Wearable technology for health applications.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Agrawal V, Gailey R, O'Toole C, Gaunaurd I, Finnieston A. Influence of gait training and prosthetic foot category on external work symmetry during unilateral transtibial amputee gait. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2013 Oct;37(5):396-403. doi: 10.1177/0309364612473501. Epub 2013 Jan 30. PMID: 23364890.
• Agrawal V, Gailey R, O'Toole C, Gaunaurd I, Dowell T. Symmetry in external work (SEW): a novel method of quantifying gait differences between prosthetic feet. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2009 Jun;33(2):148-56. doi: 10.1080/03093640902777254. PMID: 19367518.
• Agrawal V, Gailey R, Gaunaurd I, Gailey R 3rd, O'Toole C. Weight distribution symmetry during the sit-to-stand movement of unilateral transtibial amputees. Ergonomics. 2011 Jul;54(7):656-64. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2011.586060. PMID: 21770752.
• Gailey RS, Gaunaurd I, Agrawal V, Finnieston A, O'Toole C, Tolchin R. Application of self-report and performance-based outcome measures to determine functional differences between four categories of prosthetic feet. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2012;49(4):597-612. doi: 10.1682/jrrd.2011.04.0077. PMID: 22773262.
• Agrawal V, Gailey RS, Gaunaurd IA, O'Toole C, Finnieston AA. Comparison between microprocessor-controlled ankle/foot and conventional prosthetic feet during stair negotiation in people with unilateral transtibial amputation. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7):941-50. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.05.0093. PMID: 24301431.
• Agrawal V, Gailey RS, Gaunaurd IA, O'Toole C, Finnieston A, Tolchin R. Comparison of four different categories of prosthetic feet during ramp ambulation in unilateral transtibial amputees. Prosthet Orthot Int. 2015 Oct;39(5):380-9. doi: 10.1177/0309364614536762. Epub 2014 Jun 12. PMID: 24925671.
• Agrawal V, O'Toole C, Gaunaurd IA, Gailey RS. Analysis of weight distribution strategies in unilateral transtibial amputees during the stand-to-sit activity. Ergonomics. 2016;59(1):121-9. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1057237. Epub 2015 Jul 28 PMID: 26043080.
• Allseits E, Agrawal V, Lučarević J, Gailey R, Gaunaurd I, Bennett C. A practical step length algorithm using lower limb angular velocities. J Biomech. 2018 Jan 3;66:137-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.11.010. Epub 2017 Nov 16. PMID: 29198369.
• Kim KJ, Agrawal V, Bennett C, Gaunaurd I, Feigenbaum L, Gailey R. Measurement of lower limb segmental excursion using inertial sensors during single limb stance. J Biomech. 2018 Apr 11;71:151-158. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.01.042. Epub 2018 Feb 9. PMID: 29482927.
• Allseits E, Kim KJ, Bennett C, Gailey R, Gaunaurd I, Agrawal V. A Novel Method for Estimating Knee Angle Using Two Leg-Mounted Gyroscopes for Continuous Monitoring with Mobile Health Devices. Sensors (Basel). 2018 Aug 22;18(9):2759. doi: 10.3390/s18092759. PMID: 30135360; PMCID: PMC6163983.
• Gaunaurd I, Gailey R, Springer B, Symsack A, Clemens S, Lucarevic J, Kristal A, Bennett C, Isaacson B, Agrawal V, Applegate B, Pasquina P. The Effectiveness of the DoD/VA Mobile Device Outcomes-Based Rehabilitation Program for High Functioning Service Members and Veterans with Lower Limb Amputation. Mil Med. 2020 Jan 7;185(Suppl 1):480-489. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usz201. PMID: 32074320.
• Allseits E, Lučarević J, Gailey R, Agrawal V, Gaunaurd I, Bennett C. The development and concurrent validity of a real-time algorithm for temporal gait analysis using inertial measurement units. J Biomech. 2017 Apr 11;55:27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.02.016. Epub 2017 Feb 21. PMID: 28302315.
• Kim KJ, Agrawal V, Gaunaurd I, Gailey RS, Bennett CL. Missing Sample Recovery for Wireless Inertial Sensor-Based Human Movement Acquisition. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2016 Nov;24(11):1191-1198. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2016.2532121. Epub 2016 Feb 24. PMID: 26929054.
• Kim KJ, Gailey R, Agrawal V, Gaunaurd I, Feigenbaum L, Bennett C, Felt V, Best TM. Quantification of Agility Testing with Inertial Sensors after a Knee Injury. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Jan;52(1):244-251. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002090. PMID: 31318714.
• Kyoung Jae Kim, Lucarevic J, Bennett C, Gaunaurd I, Gailey R, Agrawal V. Testing the assumption of normality in body sway area calculations during unipedal stance tests with an inertial sensor. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug;2016:4987-4990. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591847. PMID: 28269388.