Bio
Stuart B. Goodman MD MSc PhD FRCSC FACS FBSE FIOR FORS
Stuart B. Goodman is the Robert L. and Mary Ellenburg Professor of Surgery, and Professor with Tenure in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. He has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Bioengineering, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry, Engineering and Medicine for Human Health (ChEM-H). He was Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University from 1994-2002. Dr. Goodman received his BSc, MD, and MSc from the University of Toronto, and his PhD from Lund University. Dr. Goodman's clinical practice concentrates on adult reconstructive surgery. His clinical research interests center on outcomes of joint replacements, osteonecrosis, and juvenile arthritis. His basic science interests include implant biocompatibility, inflammation, osteonecrosis, and musculoskeletal tissue regeneration and repair.
Dr. Goodman is former Chairman of the AAOS Biological Implants Committee, and former member of the AAOS Biomedical Engineering Committee. He is a member of the American, European, and International Hip Societies, Knee Society, AAHKS, and ARCO, a consultant to the FDA, and former vice-chairman of the Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering study section at NIH. He was the President of the Society For Biomaterials (2001-2) and served on the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Research Society. Dr. Goodman is on the editorial board of numerous medical and bioengineering journals. Dr. Goodman has published over 660 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Dr. Goodman and co-workers have received numerous awards including the Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society For Biomaterials in May 2000 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. Dr. Goodman was recognized as a Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) by the International Union of Societies, Biomaterials Science and Engineering in May 2004, a Fellow of the Japanese Society of the Promotion of Science in 2011, a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers in 2012, a Fellow of the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies in 2016, and a Fellow of the Orthopaedic Research Society in 2021. He was a council member of the NIH National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 2021-2024. He became on Honorary Member of the German Arthroplasty Society in 2023, and an honorary fellow of The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) in 2024.
