Pavlos Silvestros

Pavlos has over a decade of experience in biomechanical research and analysis that focusses on injury prevention, orthopedics and digital health. His focus combines experimental and “real-world” (i.e. accident reconstruction, clinical etc.) data to create and validate biomechanical models that represent the systems under investigation. These models (e.g. MADYMO, OpenSim) are then utilized to help answer questions that cannot be studied easily experimentally (e.g. the forces and moments acting on the lumbar spine during an accident) as well as “what if” questions (e.g. “what loads would the occupant have experienced if they were restrained compared to unrestrained”). He brings with him a broad a experience of orthopedic testing, clinical understanding of procedures, biomechanical load tolerances and spinal injury mechanism analysis as well as project management and stakeholder engagement. Previously he worked as a member of research staff at UCSF’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery where he lead the launch of OrthoCAP and assisted in lab management. He completed post doctoral training in Orthopaedic Biomechanics at the University of Victoria (BC). He has presented at international conferences such as the International Society of Biomechanics, the World Congress of Biomechanics and the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. He holds a PhD in Computational Biomechanics with a BSc(Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Bath (UK).