Linda & Mitch Hart Center for Regenerative and Personalized Medicine

Haruki Nishimura

International Research Scholar

Haruki Nishimura, MD, PhD has over 10 years of experience as an orthopaedic surgeon after graduating from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan. He is also specialized in sports medicine and supported many athletes. He earned his PhD in 2021, studying musculoskeletal pain and bone metabolism. Dr. Nishimura joined SPRI in September of 2021 as an international research scholar and works on bone and cartilage regeneration research using senolytics on mesenchymal stem cells and biomaterials.

Recent Research

Selected Publications

Shelf acetabuloplasty restores native rotational motion in a cadaveric acetabular dysplasia model

Nishimura H, Yamaura K, Brown J, Garcia A, Drumm A, Brady A, Stetzelberger V, Kuhns B, Murata Y, Uchida S, Philippon M

J ISAKOS · 2026 Aug

Preclinical Evaluation of Human Donor-Derived Micronized Bone Marrow Stroma/Parenchyma Versus Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate in a Rat Model of Post-Traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis

Nishimura H, Xiao Z, Singer J, Gao X, Hambright WS, Dregalla R, Donner CT, Koldewyn LS, Donner EJ, Huard J

Cells · 2026 Jul 10

Proximal hamstring reconstruction with a semitendinosus tendon allograft exhibits superior time-zero biomechanical properties compared to reconstruction with an Achilles tendon allograft

Nishimura H, Mukohara S, Kataoka K, Hollenbeck JFM, Drumm AH, Cortes N, Buchalter WH, Uchida S, Philippon MJ

Bone Joint Res · 2026 Mar 23

Knotted Versus Knotless Suture Bridge Repair of the Proximal Rectus Femoris: A Biomechanical Study

Nishimura H, Mukohara S, Kataoka K, Hollenbeck JFM, Drumm A, Cortes N, Buchalter W, Uchida S, Philippon MJ

Orthop J Sports Med · 2026 Mar

Comparison of Cartilage Thickness and Curvature Analysis Between Glenoid, Distal Tibial Allograft, and Subtalar Allograft for Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction: The Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Mapping Study

Ganokroj P, Watkins L, Hollenbeck JFM, Adriani M, Whalen RJ, Garcia AR, Dickinson NJ, McBride TJ, Rupp MC, Yamaura K, Nishimura H, Murphy CP, Provencher CMT

Am J Sports Med · 2025 Dec

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