MCHAMP
MChamp
MCHAMP

Unprecedented innovation.
The brightest minds in research.

MCHAMP researchers are immersed in an unparalleled environment of diverse talent and technology, all of which converge for one common goal: to advance every aspect of sports medicine care.
Centers, Institutes & Initiatives
Michigan Medicine Administration
Michigan Medicine Basic Science Departments
MCHAMP partners with a wide variety of departments, centers, and institutions across the University of Michigan campus.
Through these partnerships, MCHAMP is helping to pave the way for research and development.
Schools & Colleges
Campus Units
Michigan Medicine Clinical Departments
Centers, Institutes & Initiatives
Michigan Medicine Administration
Michigan Medicine Basic Science Departments
Schools & Colleges
Campus Units
Michigan Medicine Clinical Departments
MCHAMP partners with a wide variety of departments, centers, and institutions across the University of Michigan campus. Through these partnerships, MCHAMP is helping to pave the way for research and development.
Centers, Institutes & Initiatives
  • Biosciences Initiative
  • Comprehension Musculoskeletal Center
  • Depression Center
  • Exercise Science & Sport Medicine
  • Fast Forward Medical Innovation
  • Hand Center
  • Injury Center
  • Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
  • Institute for Social Research
  • Neurosciences Institute
  • Precision Health
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Samuel & Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
  • Taubman Medical Research Institute
Michigan Medicine Administration
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Education and Global Initiatives
  • Executive Leadership
  • Faculty Development
  • Patient Experience
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Office of Research
  • Strategic Planning
  • Office of the UMHS President
Michigan Medicine Basic Science Departments
  • Bioinformatics and Computational Medicine
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Human Genetics
  • Learning Health Sciences
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular and Integrative Physiology
  • Pharmacology
Schools & Colleges
  • College of Engineering
  • Ross School of Business
  • School of Kinesiology
  • School of Public Health
  • Medical School
Campus Units
  • Athletic Department
  • Business Engagement Center
  • Office of Development
  • University of Michigan Office of Research (UMOR)
Michigan Medicine Clinical Departments
  • Anesthesiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Pathology
  • Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Psychiatry
  • Radiology
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

The future of sports medicine lies in the interface between the laboratory benchtop and the patient bedside across all specialties — sports cardiology, engineering, orthopaedics, psychology, nutrition, women’s health, and much more.

MCHAMP research consists of
two main pillars:

Performance
& Wellness
Injury Prevention
& Rehabilitation

with a primary focus in the following areas:

Training & Conditioning

Health Maintenance & Optimization

Kinematic Testing & Motion Analysis

Biosensors & Biomarkers

Nutrition

Psychiatric Health & Depression

Neurological Health & Sleep Medicine

Growth & Development

Biological Adaptation & Response to Load

Precision Health

Genetic Predisposition to Injury & Disease Biomarkers

Tissue Engineering, 3D Printing & Scaffolds

Regenerative Augmentation of Healing

Post-Traumatic Arthritis & Joint Preservation

Safety in Return to Sport & Play

Clinical Outcomes & Registries

MCHAMP research consists of
two main pillars:

Performance & Wellness

Training & Conditioning

Health Maintenance & Optimization

Kinematic Testing & Motion Analysis

Biosensors & Biomarkers

Nutrition

Psychiatric Health & Depression

Neurological Health & Sleep Medicine

Growth & Development

Biological Adaptation & Response to Load

Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation

Precision Health

Genetic Predisposition to Injury & Disease Biomarkers

Tissue Engineering, 3D Printing & Scaffolds

Regenerative Augmentation of Healing

Post-Traumatic Arthritis & Joint Preservation

Safety in Return to Sport & Play

Clinical Outcomes & Registries

900+
900+ student-athletes across 29 Division 1 NCAA sports
Our close partnership with
U-M Athletics enables us to continuously improve our ability to provide the best care for a vast array of sports.
#1
U.S. public university for research
U-M produces more research than any other public university in the United States. This research advances the interests of each and every one of us.
56%
of research across all U-M schools and colleges
Is based in the medical, biological, and health sciences, meaning discoveries occur at an unyielding rate.

Participate in a clinical trial:

AMNIOFIX

AmnioFix Injectable, a human tissue allograft made from part of human placenta, the amniotic membrane for knee osteoarthritis.

ARC

Operative versus Non-Operative Treatment for Atraumatic Rotator Cuff (ARC) Tears.

INGENERON

Treating patients with partial rotator cuff tears with an injection of adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs).

ORTHOFIX

This randomized, study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy in role in rotator cuff tears.

STABLE

Feasibility of a definitive trial to determine the effect of arthroscopic capsuloligamentous repair vs. coracoid transfer (Latarjet procedure).

VIEW ALL CLINICAL TRIALS