Dr. Jay R. Ebert is a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science) at the University of Western Australia (UWA), where he lectures, coordinates the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation unit (SSEH5651), supervises student research, and leads large orthopaedic research programs. He completed his Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science with Honours (B.ExRehab Sc (Hons)) at UWA in 2002 and his PhD in cartilage repair, biomechanics, and exercise rehabilitation at UWA in 2008, earning the Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Medal for his doctoral thesis. Since 2008, Ebert has held academic positions at UWA. He also serves as Director of Research at the Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research Institute (since October 2017), Director of the Orthopaedic Research Foundation of Western Australia (since March 2018), and Director and Accredited Exercise Physiologist at HFRC Rehabilitation Clinic in Perth (since January 2002), focusing on musculoskeletal conditions, lower limb injuries, and post-operative rehabilitation following orthopaedic surgery.

Ebert's research focuses on evaluating surgical outcomes and developing pre- and post-operative exercise rehabilitation protocols to optimize patient outcomes, biomechanics, and return to activity or sport after procedures such as knee articular cartilage surgery, gluteal tendon repairs, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and total hip and knee replacements. He has authored 142 research outputs, including 121 peer-reviewed articles and 10 reviews, through collaborations with orthopaedic surgeons, cell biologists, physical therapists, and biomechanists, supported by funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation, and partners like Arthrex, Zimmer Orthopaedics, and Smith and Nephew. Key publications include "A semitendinosus with adjustable button graft construct in patients undergoing hamstring ACL reconstruction results in improved knee flexor strength symmetry and less donor site pain and morbidity: Outcomes from the DOSTAR randomized controlled trial" (2026, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy); "Prior procedures, graft location, preoperative physical health, postoperative strength and graft integrity are associated with 10-year clinical outcome after matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation" (2026, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy); "10-Year Clinical and MRI-Based Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a 6-Week Return to Full Weightbearing After Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation" (2025, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine); "Accelerated rehabilitation after proximal hamstring avulsion repair is safe and effective: Outcomes from randomized controlled trial" (2025, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy); and "A larger defect size and more prior surgical procedures are negatively associated with radiological outcome 10 years after tibiofemoral matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation" (2025, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy). His contributions earned the ESSA Exercise Physiologist of the Year award (2010), Honorary Fellowship from the Australian Orthopaedic Association (2018), and ESSA Fellowship (2019).

Professional Email: jay.ebert@uwa.edu.au