Jan Karel Petric, Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor Schools School of Health Professions Departments Prosthetics & Orthotics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Jan Karel Petric, Ph.D., CPO, is an Assistant professor in the Department of Prosthetic-Orthotics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is a board-certified and Texas-licensed Prostetist-Orthotist practicing at the Prosthetics and Orthotics clinic at the School of Health Professions. Dr. Petric holds a bachelor of science degree in Movement and Sport Science from Purdue University. He received his clinical degree, master of prosthetics-orthotics, and doctor of philosophy in Applied Clinical Research from UT Southwestern Medical Center. During his doctoral training, he worked in the Scottish Rite for Children Movement Science Laboratory, where his research examined the effects of backpack load-carrying strategies on gait biomechanics in adolescent lower-limb amputees and investigated sport-related injury mechanisms and injury prevention strategies in highly active pediatric populations. Dr. Petric's research interests focus on how prosthetic and orthotic clinical decision-making and component selection influence biomechanical and physiological adaptations in individuals with lower limb deficiencies and how those can relate to secondary health conditions. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists. In addition to being active in clinical care and research, he also teaches at the Master of Prosthetics-Orthotics program at UT Southwestern. Education Graduate School UT Southwestern School of Allied Health Professions (2020), Prosthetics/orthotics Residency University of Texas Southwestern (2022), Prosthetics/orthotics Research Interest Biomechanics and motor control in prosthesis and orthosis users Injury prevention and secondary health outcomes in lower-limb deficiency populations Movement adaptations to task, environmental, and physiological demands Prosthetic and orthotic components, materials, and interfaces Publications Featured Publications A comparison between manual and automated event detection for shuffle, deceleration and run cut tasks using motion capture. Loewen AM, Petric JK, Olander HL, Riesenberg J, Ulman S, Clin Biomech (Bristol) 2025 Oct 129 106644 Comparison of energy expenditure with level of amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus. Petric JK, Johnson MJ, Jeans K, Fortenberry ARG, Wang J, Tulchin-Francis K, Wukich DK, Graham TDF, Wound Repair Regen 2025 33 1 e70007 The Effects of Drop Vertical Jump Task Variation on Landing Mechanics: Implications for Evaluating Limb Asymmetry Erdman AL, Ulman S, Suzman E, Petric JK, Loewen AM, Ounpuu S, Chafetz R, Tulchin-Francis K, Wren TAL Symmetry 2024 1 16 The benefits of an unsupervised exercise program in persons with well-healed burn injuries within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Huang M, Moralez G, Romero SA, Jaffery MF, Cramer MN, Petric JK, Nabasny AD, Crandall CG, Burns 2020 Sep 46 6 1280-1288 Results 1-4 of 4 1 Honors & Awards Alpha Eta SocietyNational Honor Society for the Allied Health Professions (2024) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (2021)
