Pavlos Silvestros, PhD
Associate Specialist
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
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Pavlos Silvestros, PhD
Associate Specialist
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Get in Touch:
I am a biomechanics researcher focused on supporting orthopaedics technology development and injury prevention strategies by translating experimental and computational study insights into actionable engineering directions. Since October 2023 I have been working at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of UCSF leading the launch of OrthoCAP, a remote digital health application, to improve surgical outcome research and post-operative clinical care.
My diverse background is illustrated in an international resume with research work at world leading institutions in the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK, an officer role in the military and over 20 journal publications and podium presentations at scientific conferences. Prior to my current role I have developed engineering methods to estimate spinal loading during sporting impacts, the influence of construct positioning and morphological variation on post-operative shoulder loading and the illustration of a novel patella fixation procedure.
My passion lies in helping to answer clinical problems through developing orthopaedic and medical technology available to clinicians to improve peoples quality of life.
And aviation, I love aviation!
In my free time I am a competitive rugby player, a keen cyclist and outdoorsman regularly volunteering at my local national park.
Orthopaedic and Healthcare Technology
Spine Orthopaedics
Working with Surgeons and Clinicians
Sport Injury and Technology
Human Anatomy and Movement Analysis
PhD in Computational Biomechanics
University of Bath
BSc(Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science
University of Bath
Teamwork
Observation
Organisation
Leadership
Problem Solving & Decision Making in pressured environments
Musculoskeletal Modelling & Simulation
Trajectory & Parameter Optimisation
CAD & Computational Anatomy
In-vivo & In-vitro Experimentation
Medical Imaging Analysis
Matlab
Python
OpenSim
UNIX/Bash
C++
git
LaTeX