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Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD Center Medical Director

650/493-5000 ext 6-6101
650/493-4919 fax

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Education

1988 - 1994 MD - Stanford University

1988 - 1994 PhD - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

1986 - 1988 MS - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

1982 - 1986 BS - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Poctdoctoral Training

1999 - 2000 Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship - Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN

1995 - 1999 Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Stanford University Medical Center

1994 - 1995 General Surgery Internship, Stanford University Medical Center

Projects

2006

• Cementing of Suture Anchors
• Evaluation of Medial Compartment Knee OA
• KneeNav: Computer Assisted Measurements during Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Mechanical Loading Effects on Human Osteoarthritic Cartilage
• MR Imaging of Cyclically Loaded Articular Cartilage
• Walking Biomechanics and Bone Density in Healthy, Elderly Adults

Prior Years' Projects

Affiliations

2003 - Medical Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

2002 - Consulting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

2000 - Staff Orthopedic Surgeon, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Voluntary Clinical Faculty, Stanford University Medical Center

Research Interests

Osteoarthritis

Orthopedic Biomechanics

Surgical Instrument Design

Orthopedic Databases

Publications

Awards

Board Certified - American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 2002

Saul Halpern Orthopedic Resident Teaching Award, 2002

Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation Award, 1999

Last updated 10/23/2007