I’m an Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and have faculty affiliations with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics program and the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative at Columbia University.  I direct a multidisciplinary research program that conducts basic science and translational research, and serve as the Associate Director of the Carroll Laboratories for Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. I’m co-principal investigator of a NIAMS funded T32 pre-doctoral training grant, ‘Integrated Musculoskeletal Training Program’ at Columbia University. I also teach and mentor students at all levels, from undergraduate to post graduate levels in orthopedic research. 

 
 
 

Biography: Dr. Chahine holds a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University. She completed her graduate studies at Columbia University, having earned a Master of Science (2002), Master of Philosophy (2006) and Doctor of Philosophy (2006) in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Chahine completed her post-doctoral training as an Ernest Lawrence Fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Department of Energy), where she trained in micro and nanotechnology. In 2009, she started a faculty position at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Chahine joined the faculty at Columbia University in 2017 as an Associate Professor in Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering.

Dr. Chahine is an active member of the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS), having served in leadership positions as the Education Chair (2017-2019) and Chair (2020-2022) for the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) Spine Section, and more recently was a Member-at-large on the ORS Board of Directors (2023-2025). She was also program co-chair of the ORS PSRS 5th International Spine Research Symposium (2019). In addition, she served as Conference Co-Chair (2018), Council Chair (2019-2020), and Awards Committee Chair (2021-2022) of the Cell and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Scientific Interest Group in Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). Dr. Chahine has been recognized for her outstanding research and mentoring with several awards including an NSF CAREER award (2012), Rising Star Award (BMES Cell and Molecular Bioengineering, 2013), the Refractions Scientific Achievement Award (2015), and North American Spine Society (NASS) Conference Best Paper Award (2020), and the ORS Adele Boskey PhD Award (2022).