Nicole Katz

Nicole Katz, MD is a resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School. After creating a Dance Science major at Skidmore College, Dr. Katz founded The Healthy Dancer Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating dancer-specific health education to preprofessional and professional dancers through in-person and online platforms. As a researcher of musculoskeletal health and diversity in medicine, she has published on topics such as the Female Athlete Triad, sex differences in sports medicine injuries, and diversity and inclusion of authors in clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Katz is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) award-winning researcher and has presented her research at regional, national, and international conferences such as those of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. She is equally committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in medicine through programming. Her work has led to several awards including being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in recognition of her position as a role model, mentor, and leader in medicine.