Dr. Adele Changoor

Biography

Dr. Adele Changoor completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Engineering at the University of Guelph, followed by a Master’s degree where she conducted biomechanical studies to evaluate equine subchondral bone lesion repair. She earned her PhD from École Polytechnique Montreal in the laboratory of Michael Buschmann, developing novel methods for cartilage evaluation used in the assessment of cartilage repair devices, which were approved for clinical use. Her postdoctoral fellowship focused on electroarthrography, a non-invasive method for evaluating cartilage quality. As a staff scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Dr. Changoor has a primary academic appointment in the Department of Surgery, conducting biomedical research in orthopaedics and arthritis. Her lab is involved in developing new diagnostic methods, particularly the electroarthrography technique, which assesses subtle cartilage changes associated with early arthritis, aiming to facilitate early interventions that prevent the progression of the disease. She is also dedicated to improving fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation processes, researching methods to assess cartilage quality before transplantation to enhance clinical outcomes.

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