About Dr. O'Driscoll

Dr. O'Driscoll is one of the most experienced investigators (and a pioneer) in the field of biological repair of cartilage. He was the first on this continent to develop the techniques for biological regeneration of articular cartilage in large defects. In 1990 he founded the Cartilage and Connective Tissue Research Laboratory at the University of Toronto and was the first person to grow cartilage from post-natal periosteal explants in vitro. In 1992, he moved his laboratory to its current location at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

He is the president of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS), a professional scientific and medical society established: to promote excellence in cartilage research, to foster integration of basic and clinical science, and to facilitate the translation of that science to healthcare and clinical practice. Dr. O'Driscoll has been involved in this research for the past two decades. Dr. O'Driscoll has extensive experience with experimental surgery, histology and histochemistry, has developed scoring systems and a reproducible method for automated histomorphometry. He has developed new methods for quantitative analysis of type II collagen, a key indicator of the cartilage phenotype. He has experience with cartilage biochemistry and extensive experience with tissue culture.