About us

The Wilson Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a multidisciplinary research environment that focusses on innovative biomedical engineering research to advance orthopaedic patient care.

We develop and use advanced biomechanical and statistical/computational modeling to provide insight into the mechanical pathways of osteoarthritis development and progression, with an emphasis on optimizing and personalizing orthopaedic surgical treatment strategies for advanced osteoarthritis.

Meet the team

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    Janie Astephen Wilson

    Principal investigator

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    Nadim Ammoury

    PhD Student

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    Adam Dorrance

    PhD Student

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    Ben MacDonald

    MASc Student

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    Owen Falkenham

    MASc Student

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    Stephanie Civiero

    Research Engineer

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    Owen Lindsay

    Research Associate

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Past trainees

  • Post-doctoral fellow, Primary Supervisor, Dalhousie University

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor, Dalhousie University

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor, McMaster University

    Previous Education:

    BEng Biomedical Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

    LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/monica-malek

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor, McMaster University

    Previous Education:

    BEng Mechanical Engineering - University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

    LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/fionamadden

  • BSc Biomedical Engineering, BSc Industrial Engineering – Tehran Polytechnic, Tehran, Iran

    MSc Biomedical Engineering - Tehran Polytechnic, Tehran, Iran

    PhD Mechanical Engineering – McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor, McMaster University

    Previous Education:

    BSc (Hons) Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience & Behavior - McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erynne-rowe/

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering - 2011-2013, Primary Supervisor

    PhD Biomedical Engineering - 2016-2021, Primary Supervisor

    Prior Education:

    • MASc Biomedical Engineering – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    • BASc Mechanical Engineering – Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Co-Supervisor, McMaster University

    Previous Education:

    BSc Kinesiology and Exercise Science - McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Elysia Davis

    PhD Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor

    Prior Education:

    MSc Biomechanics - University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

    BSc (Hons) Biomechanics - University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysia-davis-1091ba26/

  • PhD Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor

    Previous Education:

    MASc Biomedical Engineering - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    BASc Mechanical Engineering - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-laende-08a5512/

  • PhD Biomedical Engineering, Co- Supervisor

    Previous Education:

    MSc Biomedical Engineering - Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    BSE Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerryecostello/

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor

    Previous Education:

    BEng Biological Engineering - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    BASc Engineering and Human Biology - Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremeouterleys/

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Co-Supervisor

    Prior Education:

    BSc Biology - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-rehan-b4293781/

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor

    Prior Education:

    MASc Mechanical Engineering - Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

    BASc Mechanical Engineering – Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pouya-amiri-4b8b6134/

  • PhD Biomedical Engineering, Co-Supervisor, University of Cape Town

    Prior Education:

    MSc (Med.) - University of Cape town, Cape Town, South Africa

    BSc (Med.) Hons – University of Cape town, Cape Town, South Africa

    BSc - University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-tam-38b95b3/

  • David Konadu

    PhD Biomedical Engineering, Co-Supervisor. (Transferred to MASc in 2011)

    Prior Education:

    MSc Biomedical/Medical Engineering – Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany & University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-konadu-21a38669/

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Co-Supervisor

    Proceeded to complete MD and Family Medicine Residency at University of British Columbia.

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering - 2010-2012, Primary Supervisor

    Prior Education:

    Diploma of Engineering, Electrical Engineering – Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

    BSc Pure Mathematics - University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graeme-harding-3281591b/

  • MASc Biomedical Engineering, Primary Supervisor

    Proceeded to complete MD and Anesthesiology Residency at Dalhousie University.

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  • A woman stands next to a research poster titled "Sensor-Based Free-Living Gait Cycle Variability in Patients with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Awaiting Total Knee Arthroplasty and its Relationship with Clinic-Based Gait Outcomes" at a conference. The poster presents an introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. A conference badge is visible on the woman, and she is smiling at the camera.
  • A group of people gathered around a medical exercise device and a computer screen in a laboratory setting. One person is seated on the equipment, and others are standing around observing. The room has a clinical environment with various equipment visible.
  • Three people in blue surgical scrubs and hair covers standing in a medical facility hallway.
  • Three surgeons in blue scrubs standing in an operating room with surgical equipment and a robotic system.
  • A woman presenting at a conference with a projector screen displaying a slide from Dalhousie University about mobility outcomes and orthopedic surgery. The room has large windows and a banner for Brain Repair Centre.

Let’s connect.

ortholab@dal.ca

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