Cheri Blauwet, M.D.


Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Clinical Associate
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital
Entity Chief Medical Officer
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital
MD Stanford University School of Medicine 2009
athletes; athletic performance; autonomic dysreflexia; disabled persons; osteoblastoma; sacrum; self efficacy; sports; sports medicine Cheri Blauwet, MD is Board Certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Sports Medicine. She is a graduate of the Stanford University School of Medicine and completed her residency training in PM&R at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where she served as Chief Resident. Additionally, she is a former Paralympic athlete in the sport of wheelchair racing, competing for the United States Team in three Paralympic Games (Sydney '00, Athens '04, Beijing '08) and bringing home a total of seven Paralympic medals. She is also a two-time winner of both the Boston and New York City Marathons, and has been nominated for the ESPY Award, the Laureus World Sports Award, and Women's Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year. She is the Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee’s Medical Committee and serves on the Board of Directors for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as well as the Neilsen Foundation Quality of Life Grant Review Board.