Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

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Ladd, Amy

Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery
Member, Bio-X
Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
Clinical Focus
- Hand Surgery
- Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interest
Research Interests 1. The kinematics and forces associated with thumb carpometcarpal (CMC) function and pathology 2. The anatomy, microstructure, and immunofluorescent characteristics of the thumb CMC joint 3. Pathomechaniics of CMC arthritis: biomechanical wear, injury, genetic, and environmental causes 4. Archiving, vitalizing, and innovating medical and surgical knowledge, most recently with innovative iBook monographs

Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Lowenberg, David W

Academic Appointments Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Osteomyelitis
- Nonunions and Malunions
Research Interest
Dr. Lowenberg is the Chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service at Stanford. He is a Past President of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of North America. His clinical and research interests are in the treatment of nonunions and malunions with or without accompanying osteomyelitis and infection. He is well-published in the field of limb salvage and treatment of devastating limb injuries. He has ongoing research in limb transplantation via immunotolerance as well as biomechanics.