Cheri Blauwet

Dr. Cheri Blauwet is a specialist in sports medicine with specific interest in caring for the masters athlete and the female athlete, from recreational to elite. She brings expertise in non-operative management of sports injuries with emphasis on conservative techniques, as well as sports injury prevention. She is an expert in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of sports-related conditions. A graduate of the Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Blauwet completed her residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where she served as Chief Resident, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Dr. Blauwet is a former elite Paralympic athlete, having competed in three Paralympic Games and bringing home a total of 7 medals. She is a two-time winner of the wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon (2004, 2005). Translating her background as an athlete into current leadership opportunities, she now serves on the Board of Directors of the Boston Athletic Association as well as the United States Olympic Committee. As the Director of the Kelley Adaptive Sports Research Institute, she is actively involved in research focused on understanding the impact of community-based adaptive sports, as well as injury prevention in the elite Paralympic athlete.

Education

• Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
• Residency: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 2010 - 2013

Board Certifications:

• Physical Medicine and Rehab, 2014
• Sports Medicine, 2014
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2014

Fellowships

• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 2013 - 2014
• Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, 2013 - 2014

Awards

• Dean’s Community Service Award, Harvard Medical School, 2013
• Alumni of the Year, University of Arizona Honors College, 2014
• Honorary Doctorate, Emerson College, 2015
• Howard Amos Faculty Diversity Award, Harvard Medical School, 2016