Charles H. Turner, Ph.D.            

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Turner is the Director of Orthopaedic Research and the coordinator for basic research within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also is the Associate Director for Biomedical Engineering at IUPUI.

Dr. Turner received his Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Tulane University in 1987 and joined the department in 1991 after four years with the Osteoporosis Research Center at Creighton University. He has won numerous awards for his research in musculoskeletal biomechanics and bone biology, including grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Fuller Albright Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and Outstanding Young Investigator Awards from the Whitaker Foundation and the Health Future Foundation.  In 2002 Dr. Turner was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers.

Dr. Turner has served as a consultant in biomechanics and orthopaedic science for the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Food and Drug Administration, NASA, Canadian Medical Research Council, Swiss National Science Foundation and the Wellcome Trust (England). He has published over 300 scientific papers and abstracts on topics in biomechanics, bone biology, and orthopaedic science, and has given over 50 invited presentations on research topics in musculoskeletal biomechanics worldwide.


541 Clinical Drive, Suite 600
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5111
Phone: (317) 274-3645
Fax: (317) 274-3702
e-mail: turnerch@iupui.edu