Dr Toshiki KOBAYASHI Associate Professor
I am a prosthetist and orthotist, and my primary research interest is gait biomechanics in individuals with lower-limb prostheses or orthoses.

Location GH143
Phone +852 2766 7672
mail toshiki.kobayashi@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography Dr. Toshiki Kobayashi is an Associate Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his BSc in Health Technology and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He previously worked at Orthocare Innovations in Seattle, USA and at Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Hokkaido University of Science in Sapporo, Japan. Dr. Kobayashi is a registered prosthetist and orthotist in Japan. He has conducted extensive biomechanics research on prosthetics and orthotics as well as orthopedic or neuromuscular movement disorders with research collaborators across the globe.



Research Interests
Gait biomechanics
Prosthetics
Orthotics
Assistive technologies
Movement disorders



Professional Qualifications Registered Pharmacist, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the Japanese Government, 2002-Present
RegisteredProsthetist and Orthotist, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of the Japanese Government, 2016-Present




Academic and Professional Experiences Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2020- Present
Professor, Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Hokkaido University of Science, Japan, 2015-2020
ResearchScientist, Orthocare Innovations, USA, 2010-2015
Associate Editor, Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 2015-Present