“I get emails every week from chiropractors and chiropractic students with questions. I’m here for the profession. Students, practicing chiropractors, and anyone who wants to talk about helping patients and building this profession we all love, please reach out.”
—Ken Weber, D.C., Ph.D. (`09)
A postdoctoral fellowship brought him to Stanford in 2016. He launched the Neuromuscular Insight Lab (NILab) there earlier this year. As for what his Stanford appointment means for the profession, Dr. Weber is
quick to credit those who came before him. “I stand on the shoulders of giants — Scott Haldeman, M.D., D.C. (`64), Christine Goertz, D.C., Partap Khalsa, D.C., Joel Pickar, D.C., (`77), and many others — who broke down barriers so someone like me could be here. It shows how far we’ve come.” Dr. Weber remains closely connected to the chiropractic community and his
Palmer family. He’s spoken at Palmer events, has mentored Palmer grads, and is launching a research training program in collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration that would bring chiropractic residents to his Stanford lab. “My biggest goal is to help future chiropractors reach this path more easily than I did,” he says. “I get emails every week from chiropractors and chiropractic students with questions. I’m here for the profession. Students, practicing chiropractors, and anyone who wants to talk about helping patients and building this profession we all love, please reach out.”
Shaping the future of diagnostics for spinal conditions
Dr. Weber’s NILab explores how advanced imaging and machine learning can be used to precisely measure brain, spinal cord, and muscle function — tools that can help personalize care for a wide range of patient conditions. “We want to make clinical care for spinal conditions more accurate and confident,” Dr. Weber explains. “Instead of vague categories like ‘mild,’ ‘moderate,’ or ‘severe,’ we can give exact, data-driven insights about each patient’s needs.” The lab currently houses two studies funded
by the National Institutes of Health that examine conditions like cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy and how imaging markers can predict outcomes and surgical needs. “These tools could redefine how we approach diagnosis and treatment,” Dr. Weber says. “It’s a huge shift in what we can see and measure, and how we use that data to help people.”
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