Pavlos Silvestros, PhD
Associate Specialist
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
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About me
Hello, I am Pavlos!
A biomechanist focused on orthopaedic, injury prevention and sport technology. Since October 2023 I have been working at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of UCSF in the area of digital health and surgical outcome prediction.
I completed my PhD at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom where I worked closely with policy and medical stakeholders at the Rugby Football Union to study the mechanics of spinal injuries and provide prevention strategies to reduce player risk at a national level, by using techniques such as specimen testing, medical imaging and computational modeling.
Most recently during my Post-Doctoral Research, I developed a computational framework of statistical shape and musculoskeletal models with predictive simulations for a surgical study to investigate Reverse Total Shoulder Replacements.
In addition to my research career I have served as a Platoon Commander in the Artillery of the Hellenic Army for my national service. During my service I fortified my teamwork and managerial skills by assimilating complex information from senior officers on operational, training or logistical objectives. In dynamic environments I utilised my analytical and problem solving skills to achieve objectives and keep those under my command safe.
My passion lies in helping to answer clinical problems through developing orthopaedic and medical technology available to clinicians to improve peoples quality of life!
Oh and aviation, I love aviation!
In my free time I am a competitive rugby player, a keen cyclist and outdoorsman with a love of history.
Professional Interests
Orthopaedic and Healthcare Technology
Spine Orthopaedics
Working with Surgeons and Clinicians
Sport Injury and Technology
Human Anatomy and Movement Analysis
Education
PhD in Computational Biomechanics
University of Bath (2017-2020)
BSc(Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science
University of Bath (2013-2017)
Skills
Interpersonal
Teamwork
Observation
Organisation
Leadership
Problem Solving & Decision Making in pressured environments
Biomechanical Analysis
Musculoskeletal Modelling & Simulation
Trajectory & Parameter Optimisation
CAD & Computational Anatomy
In-vivo & In-vitro Experimentation
Medical Imaging Analysis
Programming and Software
Matlab
Python
OpenSim
UNIX/Bash
C++
git
LaTeX