The Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratories research interests encompass the biology and biomechanics of connective tissue healing and strategies to improve clinical outcomes using biomaterials and biotechnology in injured and diseased states. Our primary fields of interest overlap with our surgical colleagues in the disciplines of orthopaedics, spine, plastics and vascular surgery.

Our goal

Our goal is to provide a collaborative and exciting research environment to further the understanding of the interface between surgery, engineering and medicine.

Research strengths

  • Biomechanics

  • Biomaterials

  • Surgery

  • Implant-host interface 

  • Research and Development

Our results

  • Peer-reviewed publications

  • Higher degree completions

  • Regulatory interactions

Our experts

Director - Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories Bill Walsh
Director - Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
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Senior Research Fellow Matthew Pelletier
Senior Research Fellow
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Rema Oliver
Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratory (SORL) PhD
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Tian Wang
Lecturer



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Senior Research Fellow Vedran Lovric
Senior Research Fellow
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Dan Wills
Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratory (SORL) Bachelor of Veterinary
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Mario Mili
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Our technicians

  • Rebecca Smith
  • Natalie Puiu
  • Mack Walsh
  • Nicole Lenton
  • Conor Walsh
  • Stella Holt
  • Riley Pitt
  • Ellie Barnes

Location

Our lab is located in the Clinical Science Building, Level 1, Corner of Nurses Drive, Prince of Wales Hospital.

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