Josh Giles
Associate professor
Mechanical Engineering
- Contact:
- Office: Engineering Office Wing, Room 515 jwgiles@uvic.ca 250-853-3179
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- Credentials:
- BME, Western University, 2014
- Area(s) of expertise:
- musculoskeletal biomechanics, surgical technology, medical devices, surgical planning
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About Josh
Dr. Giles completed his doctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering at Western University (London, Canada) in the Hand and Upper Limb Centre, where he focused on developing a hybrid cadaveric-mechatronic shoulder testing system that allowed him and his surgical partners to answer critical clinical questions.
After completing his PhD, Dr. Giles moved to Imperial College London (London, UK) to complete his post-doctoral research (2014-2017). There, he developed and patented a novel method to conduct minimally invasive shoulder replacement surgery.
Since 2017, Dr. Giles has been a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, where he established the Orthopaedic Technologies and Biomechanics lab. The goal of the lab’s research is to shed new light on foundational principles in orthopaedic biomechanics and to apply this knowledge to developing novel medical technologies for clinician training, quantitative patient assessment, and improving surgical planning through the use of patient-specific functional & biomechanical modelling data. A particular focus of the lab’s work is improving the understanding of the diversity that exists in human biomechanics and how this can affect clinical outcomes when people undergoing musculoskeletal and orthopaedic treatment.
Publications
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