Cari Whyne

The focus of Dr Whyne’s Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, is clinically translational musculoskeletal bioengineering research. Her work is aimed at better understanding the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system and developing minimally invasive technology to diagnose and treat musculoskeletal disease and injury. Her research integrates biomechanical analyses with basic science, preclinical and clinical investigations in musculoskeletal injury and disease, including image analysis, machine learning, design and evaluation, with a final goal of translating findings into the clinic. Her work is primarily focused in the areas of skeletal metastases, spinal and craniomaxillofacial biomechanics, rehabilitation, surgical modeling and optimization, and fracture reconstruction/healing. Innovations from her laboratory have been advanced through clinical trials and been shared on open source platforms or alternately commercialized through SMEs, start-up company formation and licensing.

Education

• BScEng, 1991, Mechanical Engineering, Queen’s University, Canada
• Certificate in International Health, 1998, University of California Berkeley
• PhD, 1999, Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley/ University of California San Francisco

Appointments & Affiliations

• Director, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program
• Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program
• Professor, Department of Surgery, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto
• Susanne and William Holland Chair in Musculoskeletal Research