Timothy BurkhartProfile page
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Orcid identifier0000-0001-6185-2395
- Assistant ProfessorFaculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
- (416) 978-8255 (Work)
BIO
Dr. Burkhart's research focus is in injury and orthopaedic biomechanics with an interest in soft tissue reconstruction of the knee (e.g., ACL and ALL), prevention and mitigation of osteoarthritis, total hip and knee joint arthroplasty, traumatic fractures (e.g., wrist and elbow), and spine surgery. He collaborates with a number of orthopaedic surgeons and uses in vivo, computational, imaging, and large animal research methods in attempt to improve prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of orthopaedic conditions.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Toronto, Canada2020 - present
- Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Division or Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, Canada2020 - present
- Adjunct ProfessorWestern University, Department of Kinesiology, London, Canada2016 - present
- Adjunct ProfessorWestern University, Biomedical Engineering, London, Canada2015 - present
- Research ScientistLawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada2015 - 2020
- Adjunct ProfessorWestern University, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, London, Canada2015 - 2020
- Adjunct ProfessorWestern University, Department of Surgery, London, Canada2015 - 2020
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
- MHKUniversity of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
- BHK (Human Movement Science Honours)University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral FellowWestern University, Bioengineering Laboratory, Roth-McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, London, Canada
AVAILABILITY
- Media enquiries
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
- Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport (TISS)
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs@UofT)