David Wilson

October 5, 2020

PROFESSOR & ASSOCIATE HEAD, RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Division:
Orthopaedic Research

Hospital Site:
Vancouver – Centre for Aging SMART at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

Dr. David Wilson is a Professor and Associate Head, Research and Academic Affairs at the Department of Orthopaedics at UBC. He received his D. Phil. in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford for work on the 3-dimensional kinematics of the knee, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical School. His research interests include osteoarthritis, joint reconstruction/replacement, and medical imaging. Dr. Wilson is renowned for his research on the links between joint mechanics and joint health.

Research Interests & Publications

Research Interests:

  • Hip, knee and spine mechanics
  • Causes and treatments of osteoarthritis
  • Medical imaging and medical image processing
  • Orthopaedic sports medicine

Publications:

Wilson DR, McWalter EJ, Johnston JD. (2013) The measurement of joint mechanics and their role in osteoarthritis genesis and progression. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 39(1):21-44. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2012.11.002. PubMed PMID: 23312409.

Amiri S, Masri BA, Garbuz D, Anglin C, Wilson DR. (2012) A multiplanar radiography method for assessing cup orientation in total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 134(10):101008. doi: 10.1115/1.4007664. PubMed PMID: 23083199.

d’Entremont AG, Nordmeyer-Massner JA, Bos C, Wilson DR, Pruessmann KP. (2012) Do dynamic-based MR knee kinematics methods produce the same results as static methods? Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. doi: 10.1002/mrm.24425. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22847783.

Hacihaliloglu I, Wilson DR, Gilbart M, Hunt MA, Abolmaesumi P. (2012) Non-iterative partial view 3D ultrasound to CT registration in ultrasound-guided computer-assisted orthopedic surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 22622884.

Wilson DC, Connolly RJ, Zhu Q, Emery JL, Kingwell SP, Kitchel S, Cripton PA, Wilson DR. (2012) An ex vivo biomechanical comparison of a novel vertebral compression fracture treatment system to kyphoplasty. Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon). 27(4):346-53. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.11.001. PubMed PMID: 22154510.

Johnston JD, Kontulainen SA, Masri BA, Wilson DR. (2011) Predicting subchondral bone stiffness using a depth-specific CT topographic mapping technique in normal and osteoarthritic proximal tibiae. Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon). [Epub ahead of print]

McWalter EJ, Hunter DJ, Harvey WF, McCree P, Hirko KA, Felson DT, Wilson DR. (2011) The effect of a patellar brace on three-dimensional patellar kinematics in patients with lateral patellofemoral osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage..19(7):801-8.

Pollard TC, McNally EG, Wilson DC, Wilson DR, Mädler B, Watson M, Gill HS, Carr AJ. (2010) Localized cartilage assessment with three-dimensional dGEMRIC in asymptomatic hips with normal morphology and cam deformity. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [Am]. 92(15):2557-69. PMID: 21048174

Greaves LL, Gilbart MK, Yung AC, Kozlowski P, Wilson DR. (2010) Effect of acetabular labral tears, repair and resection on hip cartilage strain: A 7T MR study. Journal of Biomechanics. 43(5):858-63.

McWalter EJ, Hunter DJ, Wilson DR. (2010) The effect of load magnitude on three-dimensional patellar kinematics in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics. 43(10):1890-7. PubMed PMID: 20413124.


For more information regarding Dr. Wilson’s published research, please click here.

Teaching Interests

  • Biomechanics
  • Design
  • Research Methods

Academic Background

  • PhD Philosophy, Oxford University, 1996
  • BEng, McGill University, 1991