Robin Richards, University of Toronto

Research

Artificial Intelligence Bioethics Health Resource Allocation Human Activity Recognition Inertial Sensors Machine Learning Physiotherapy Adherence Rotator Cuff Pathology

Latest papers

Agreement on clinical examination and management between virtual videoconferencing and in-person assessment in a tertiary shoulder center.
JSES international · 2025
Quantifying the Relationship Between At-Home Shoulder Physiotherapy Participation and Outcome: What can a Watch Tell Us?
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 2025
Assessing Appropriateness for Shoulder Arthroplasty Using a Shared Decision-Making Process.
Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty · 2023 · senior author

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Shifting the Paradigm in Home Physiotherapy: Implementation and Implications of Adherence Monitoring with Artificial Intelligence
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$322,322

All 1 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

Agreement on clinical examination and management between virtual videoconferencing and in-person assessment in a tertiary shoulder center.

Sheth U, Nam D, Richards R, Palinkas V, Wainwright A, Dunn PC, Razmjou H

JSES international2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jseint.2024.12.021 PMID: 40486802

02

Quantifying the Relationship Between At-Home Shoulder Physiotherapy Participation and Outcome: What can a Watch Tell Us?

Boyer P, Burns D, Razmjou H, Renteria C, Sheth U, Richards R, Whyne C

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2025

DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00499 PMID: 39888607

03

Assessing Appropriateness for Shoulder Arthroplasty Using a Shared Decision-Making Process.

Razmjou H, Christakis M, Nam D, Drosdowech D, Sheth U, Wainwright A, Richards R

Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/24715492231167104 PMID: 37008201

04

Management of Proximal Humeral Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Lapner P, Sheth U, Nam D, Schemitsch E, Guy P, Richards R, Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society (CSES) and the Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society (COTS)

Journal of orthopaedic trauma2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000002494 PMID: 36155560

05

Adherence Patterns and Dose Response of Physiotherapy for Rotator Cuff Pathology: Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Burns D, Boyer P, Razmjou H, Richards R, Whyne C

JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies2021

DOI: 10.2196/21374 PMID: 33704076

06

Substantial clinical benefit, responsiveness, and sensitivity to change of three common outcome measures following shoulder arthroplasty.

Razmjou H, Rahnama L, Holtby R, Drosdowech D, Richards R

SAGE open medicine2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/2050312120946218 PMID: 32782797

07

Adherence Tracking With Smart Watches for Shoulder Physiotherapy in Rotator Cuff Pathology: Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Burns D, Razmjou H, Shaw J, Richards R, McLachlin S, Hardisty M, Henry P, Whyne C

JMIR research protocols2020

DOI: 10.2196/17841 PMID: 32623366

08

Impact of prosthetic design on clinical and radiologic outcomes of total shoulder arthroplasty: a prospective study.

Razmjou H, Holtby R, Christakis M, Axelrod T, Richards R

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.04.016 PMID: 22819578

Shifting the Paradigm in Home Physiotherapy: Implementation and Implications of Adherence Monitoring with Artificial Intelligence

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Whyne, Cari M; Richards, Robin R; Razmjou, Helen

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Bioethics; Health Resource Allocation; Human Activity Recognition; Inertial Sensors; Machine Learning; Physiotherapy Adherence; Rotator Cuff Pathology; Shoulder Rehabilitation; Wearables

$322,322

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Surgery
Surgery
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Regenerative Medicine
Mechanical Engineering
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Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Helen Razmjou

Faculty

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Cari Whyne

Department of Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Diane Nam

Surgery

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Darren Drosdowech

Department of Surgery

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Michael Hardisty

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Stewart McLachlin

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Pierre Guy

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Emil Schemitsch

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

James Shaw

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Peter Lapner

Regenerative Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Artificial Intelligence Dear Professor Richards, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Agreement on clinical examination and management between virtual videoconferencing and in-person assessment in a tertiary shoulder center." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]