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Assoc. Prof. David Shearer
Associate Professor · Trauma and Foot & Ankle
University of California, San Francisco · Orthopaedic Trauma Institute
San Francisco, US
Global Trauma, Cost Effectiveness & Open Fractures
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Relevant experience includes Clinical research and Translational bone repair. Exact academic eligibility must be confirmed with the admitting doctoral programme.
Formal PhD supervision eligibility has not been confirmed from the current official source.
Profile reviewed 13 August 2026. Inclusion confirms research relevance, not current capacity or guaranteed admission.
Associate Professor and NIH K23 principal investigator in open-fracture trials, global trauma and cost-effectiveness research
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UCSF or joint graduate-research route · official faculty page documents global trauma outcomes research and an NIH K23 principal-investigator award; contact OTI to confirm doctoral supervision and funding