Nicole Mueske, MS, MHS, PA-C
Nicole joined the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center as a PA in 2022 where she works primarily with the lower extremity deformity and brachial plexus/peripheral nerve injury teams. Prior to that she worked as a researcher in the department’s Motion and Sports Analysis Lab from 2010-2019 where her work focused on bone deficits in children and adolescents with spina bifida, biomechanics in young athletes following ACL injury, and muscle and bone changes in adolescents during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She has coauthored over 30 peer-reviewed papers.
After several years as a researcher, Nicole was inspired to join the clinical side of medicine to work more directly with patients, families and their treatments.
Education
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
San Francisco State University
Accomplishments
Pediatric Orthopedic Practitioner Society
2022 Inspirational Alumni Award, Charles R. Drew University
2021 Dr. Charles R. Drew Award, Charles R. Drew University
2021 Dr. Jack Mitchell Award for Leadership, Charles R. Drew University
2015 Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 3rd Place Poster Award. Comparison of three-dimensional motion during side-step cutting in pediatric athletes with recent ACL reconstruction and those with no ACL surgical History.
2014 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Best Paper Award. Quantitative assessment of dynamic control of fingertip forces after pollicization.