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Capacity Building - 2005


Research Career Scientist Awards

Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
R. Lane Smith, PhD


Post-Doctoral Students

Thor Besier, PhD
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Patellofemoral joint biomechanics and rehabilitation

Joseph Centeno, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: The docking technique versus bioabsorbable interference screw fixation: A biomechanical evaluation with cyclic loading

Ajit Chaudhari, PhD
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Stair-climbing patterns in ACL-deficient subjects
  2. Influence of patellar ligament insertion angle (PLIA) on gait kinetics, strength, and laxity
  3. Estimating the deformation of body segments due to position and muscle activation for markerless motion capture
  4. How does body mass distribution vary between people and how does it influence joint loading?
Stefano Corazza, PhD
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study: Estimating the deformation of body segments due to position and muscle activation for markerless motion capture

Benjamin Halligan, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Outcomes of arthroscopic meniscectomy for meniscus tear in patients with osteoarthritis

Ilse Jonkers, PhD
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
Areas of Study: Biomechanics, gait, post-stroke hemiparesis

Kevin Khajavi, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Biomechanics of locking plate fixation for transverse acetabular fractures

Kelvin W. Li, PhD
RR&D Advisors: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD and R. Lane Smith, PhD
Areas of Study: Repair and rehabilitation of skeletal tissues by mechanical loading

Alvin Mok, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Functional consequences of trochanteric entry nails

Anne Muendermann, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Pressure mat evaluation for non-surgical OA interventions
  2. Effect of immobilization on cartilage health and morphology

Lars Muendermann, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Area of Study: Estimating the deformation of body segments due to position and muscle activation for markerless motion capture

Rayshad Oshtory, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Augmentation of suture anchor fixation with bioabsorbable bone cement

Robert Siston, PhD
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Computer assisted knee surgery

David Sohn, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Bone cement improves suture anchor fixation

Justin Swan, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Evaluation of driving ability following shoulder arthroscopy

Zachary Vaughn, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Effect of locking plate offset on stiffness and strength of long bone fixation

Diane Wagner, PhD
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré. PhD
Area of Study: Repair and rehabilitation of skeletal tissues by mechanical loading

Joanne Wagner, PhD, PT
Academic Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
Area of Study: Motor control, movement sciences, reaching, post-stroke hemiparesis

Mark Wang, MD
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Biomechanics of single vs. double leaf resection in horizontal meniscus tears

Kelly Westlake, PhD, PT
Academic Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
Area of Study: Motor control, rehabilitation sciences, gait, post-stroke hemiparesis

Lidan You, PhD
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Microfabrication, mechanotransduction, and bone tissue engineering


Post-Doctoral Fellows

Taro Mawatari, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Japan
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD
Project: Cartilage repair in arthritis                                        

Keita Miyanishi, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Japan
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD
Project: Cartilage repair in arthritis                                        


PhD Candidates

Paul Briant - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Area of Study: How does addition of meniscus affect results of IE rotation offset in FEM simulations?

Dana Carpenter - Stanford University
Funding Source: Stanford Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Development of new algorithms for predicting femoral strength from bone densitometry data

Emily Clowes - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Fellowship
Academic Advisors: Dennis R. Carter, PhD and Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Area of Study: Role of the periosteum in mechanically regulated bone morphogesesis and adaptation

Julia Chen - Stanford University
Funding Source: Bioengineering Department Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanobiology on skeletal development and regeneration

Christine Draper - Stanford University
Funding Source: Stanford Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Patellofemoral joint biomechanics and rehabilitation

David Fisher - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Separating stimulus response from geometry changes
  2. New custom-made subject-specific shoe interventions
Joseph Haemer - School of Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentors: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD and Dennis R. Carter, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical consequences of meniscectomy, effect of cartilage degeneration

Kate Holzbaur - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentors: Wendy M. Murray, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics
Dissertation: "Upper Limb Biomechanics: Musculoskeletal Modeling, Surgical Simulation, and Scaling of Muscle Size and Strength"

Lampros Kourtis - Research Assistant, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentors: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Patellofemoral joint biomechanics and rehabilitation

Seungbum Koo - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Area of Study: Effect of immobilization on cartilage health and morphology

Ronald Kwon - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular mechanotransduction in bone

Julie Litzenberger - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular mechanotransduction in bone

Amanda Malone - Stanford University
Funding Source: NSF Graduate Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular mechanotransduction in bone

Joshua Rodriguez - Stanford University
Funding Source: Diversity Fellowship
Academic Advisor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD
Area of Study: Cellular mechanotransduction in bone

Choongsoo Shin - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
Areas of Study:
  1. Stair-climbing patterns in ACL-deficient subjects
  2. Influence of patellar ligament insertion angle (PLIA) on gait kinetics, strength, and laxity
Robert Siston - School of Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Scott L. Delp, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Computer assisted knee surgery                                        

Niels Smaby - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Mark R. Cutkosky, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Wendy M. Murray, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Design, and Biomechanics
Dissertation: Quantitative Assessment of Pinch Stability in the Tetraplegic Hand

Yong Nam Song - School of Engineering, Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
Area of Study: Mechanical consequences of meniscectomy

Diane Wagner
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Gary S. Beaupré, PhD
Area of Study: Repair and rehabilitation of skeletal tissues by mechanical loading


Orthopaedic Residents

Elly LaRoque - Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University
RR&D Mentor: Wendy M. Murray, PhD
Area of Study: Effect of radial malunion on moment arms in the first dorsal extensor compartment: A cadaver study


Medical Students

Bill Bragg - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        

Noah Epstein - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        

Gabriel Martinez-Diaz - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD                                        

Jay Patel, MS - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD                                        

Bryan Warme - Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        


Graduate Students

Scott Bevill - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Alissa Erin Burkholder - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Sheena Easwaramangalath Chandran - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD                                        

Ruchin Chaudhary - IIT
RR&D Mentors: Niels Smaby, PhD and Wendy M. Murray, PhD

David J. Clark - Boston University, Rehabilitation Sciences
ScD Candidate
Academic Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT                                        

Elizabeth G. Condliffe, MS - Boston University, Biomedical Engineering
Master's Degree awarded June 2004
Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT                                        

Matthew Murray Crowe - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD                                        

Elizabeth Ellington - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD                                        

Jenny Erhart - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD
RR&D Mentor: Nicholas J. Giori, MD, PhD                                        

Aaron Grogan - Boston University, Biomedical Engineering
Master's Degree
Advisor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT
RR&D Mentor: Carolynn Patten, PhD, PT                                        

Adrian Gale - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD                                        

Priyanshu Gupta - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Hooni Huh - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (KTH),
RR&D Mentors: Niels Smaby, PhD and Vincent R. Hentz, MD

Peter Jurczynski - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

John Kang - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Suhas Krishna - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Aakash Kumar - IIT Kanpur, India
RR&D Mentors: Niels Smaby, PhD and Wendy M. Murray, PhD

Lise Leveille - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Victoria Loomis - UCSF/SFSU Graduate Program in Physical Therapy
RR&D Mentors: M. Elise Johanson, MS PT                                        

Fredrick Lundberg - Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (KTH),
RR&D Mentors: Niels Smaby, PhD and Vincent R. Hentz, MD

Marilyn Hays Medlock - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Ajay Nayak - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Nathan Netravali - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Jonathan Henry Rylander - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD                                        

Sean Scanlan - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Karen Schuyler - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Anat Sudarshan - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Michael Vaninetti - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Richard Vecchiotti - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD

Betty Zhao - Stanford University
Academic Advisor: Dennis R. Carter, PhD

Undergraduate Students

Anny Hsu - Stanford Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        

Nicolas Prionas - Stanford Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Advisor: R. Lane Smith, PhD                                        



Capacity Building - 2004