Skip to main content
Headshot of Adam Tenforde

AdamTenforde, MD

Director of Running Medicine, Spaulding National Running Center, Harvard Medical School

Presenter | Symposium Session 2: Do Certain Types of Running Shoes Influence Injury Risk?

Dr. Tenforde is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Reha­bilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is director of running medicine at the Spaulding National Running Center – one of the only centers in the United States exclusively dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of running-related injuries. Dr. Tenforde has the unique perspective of being both a doctor and a former profes­sional runner who was an All-American at Stanford Univer­sity where he contributed to three NCAA National Team Championships and later qualified for the Olympic trials. Dr. Tenforde’s research has focused on the evaluation of bio­logical and biomechanical risk factors for stress fractures and other running injuries. He is also investigating how to prevent injuries in athletes.

Back to 2026 Symposium Faculty