Mohit Kapoor

Dr. Mohit Kapoor is the Co-Director of the Schroeder Arthritis Institute in Toronto, the largest multidisciplinary Arthritis Institute in Canada. He is the Tony and Shari Fell Platinum Chair in Arthritis Research. He is also the Canada Research Chair and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Kapoor’s translational research program utilizes high throughput multi-omic approaches to understand the complex cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with joint destruction during osteoarthritis. His research program is funded by various organizations including the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Canada Research Chairs Program, Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), The Krembil Foundation, The Arthritis Society, Stem Cell Network, etc. He sits on the scientific panels & boards of various research and funding organizations across the globe including member of the Board of Directors for the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI). He is the recipient of multiple research awards and honors including the 2023 Robin Poole Investigator Award for Excellence in Arthritis Research.

He has over 120 research publications in scientific journals such as Nature Medicine, Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communications, Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases, etc.