Updates

Meet the team: Prof. David Felson [Multiple Principal Investigator]

January 10th, 2026

Dr. David Felson is a Professor of Rheumatology at Boston University. He serves as one of the Multiple Principal Investigators on MODES.

Dr. Felson is a rheumatologist and epidemiologist. He completed his undergraduate from Harvard and MD from Johns Hopkins. Dr. Felson is a renowned researcher with several seminal contributions in the areas of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis outcomes. Dr. Felson started the Framingham Osteoarthritis Study, the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study, the Beijing Osteoarthritis Study. For rheumatoid arthritis, Dr. Felson led international efforts to standardize outcome measurement in rheumatoid arthritis, efforts that helped catalyze the dramatic improvements in treatment for this disease.

Outside of research, Dr. Felson enjoys hiking and pickleball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the team: Prof. Deepak Kumar [Principal Investigator]

January 5th, 2026

Professor Deepak Kumar is the Principal Investigator of MODES and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Boston University. Prof. Kumar completed his physical therapy training in India and worked as a physical therapist for a few years before relocating to the US for his PhD in Biomechanics from University of Delaware. After his PhD, Prof. Kumar completed postdoctoral training in advanced musculoskeletal imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. At Boston University, he leads the Movement & Applied Imaging Lab with a goal of developing technologies and interventions to reduce pain and improve function for people with knee osteoarthritis.

Outside of work, Prof. Kumar enjoys hiking, camping, and biking with his family including his 6-year old daughter.