Dr. Beynnon received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1991. He joined the faculty of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Vermont in 1991. He became the Director of Research for the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in 1994. Dr. Beynnon was named the McClure Professor of Musculoskeletal Research in 2006.

Research Interests

Dr. Beynnon, the McClure Professor of Musculoskeletal Research and the Director of Research in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation is a member of national and international professional societies. He is a member of the editorial boards of The Journal of Orthopaedic Research, The American Journal of Sport Medicine, and The Journal of Knee Surgery. He contributes to a number of journals focused on the spine, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle disorders. Dr. Beynnon's research has focused on adult reconstruction, sports trauma, fracture fixation, and has included the development of a spine implants, a cervical thoracic orthosis for the management of cervical spine lesions, and more recently, the development of a new internal fixation plate for the treatment of joint deformities. He has developed instrumentation to investigate the biomechanical behavior of total knee arthroplasty, and this has led to an improved understanding of how changes in the design of total joint components can influence their biomechanical behavior. He is currently working on several sports biomechanics projects at the University of Vermont’s Sports Medicine Center. These include the development and validation of new arthrometers to quantify knee and shoulder biomechanics in-vivo, and the measurement of anterior cruciate ligament strain in-vivo. He is leading clinical studies designed to evaluate different anterior cruciate ligament surgical techniques and rehabilitation programs with particular concern on the long-term stability of the knee and return to full activity. Recently, he has focused on identifying the risk factors that predispose athletes to lower extremity injuries such as knee and ankle ligament sprains. An additional research interest is the influence of abnormal joint loads on the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis. Currently, he is looking at biomarkers of osteoarthritis about the knee and proteomics analysis of synovial fluid and articular cartilage.