Clinically, Dr. Kremen specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery with sub-specialization in Sports Medicine which is largely focused on the treatment of soft tissue musculoskeletal injuries involving cartilage, ligament, and tendon tissues. As a result of his interest in optimizing the treatment of these soft tissue injuries, his research has focused on improving knee ligament reconstruction procedures, novel strategies to improve soft tissue-to-bone healing, innovative mesenchymal progenitor cell imaging strategies as well as the therapies aimed at treating the sequelae of these injuries such as post-traumatic osteoarthritis. He holds a multitude of patents for technologies including novel drug delivery platforms, percutaneous gene transfer to activate endogenous stem cells in the setting of knee ligament reconstruction, and implantable devices to prevent ACL injury. This work has been published in high impact scientific journals such as Science Translational Medicine, American Journal of Sports Medicine, and Annals of Biomedical Engineering. His position as a surgeon-scientist in a robust research environment affords him ample opportunity for collaboration and the development of innovative translational therapies aimed at addressing unmet clinical needs in musculoskeletal medicine.
A cure for osteoarthritis? Click the links below to read about Dr. Kremen's role in a federally-funded project dedicating up to $33 million towards finding a game-changing treatment for osteoarthritis.
- UCLA Health Team works at warp speed to defeat osteoarthritis
- "Moonshot" arthritis therapy being developed at UCLA
- Novel osteoarthritis therapy to rebuild Bone and Joints
- New research brings joint regeneration closer to the clinic
Click here to view a full list of Dr. Kremen's research publications
Click here to view Dr. Kremen's clinical trial at UCLA for the treatment of ACL injuries. If you have an ACL injury and would like to participate in this clinical trial please call 424-259-9856
Click here to view a patient friendly document with more details on Dr. Kremen's clinical trial at UCLA for the treatment of ACL injuries
Click here to read about Dr. Kremen's Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)/AAOS Injectable Orthobiologics of Knee Osteoarthritis research
