Amy L. Ladd, MD


Professor

Robert A. Chase Hand & Upper Limb Center
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
770 Welch Road, suite 400
Stanford, CA, USA 94304

Adult Appointments: (650)723-5256
Pediatric Appointments: (650) 724-4260
Academic Office: (650)723-6796
FAX: (650)723-6786

 

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Specialty

Surgery of the hand, shoulder, and elbow

Education

Dartmouth College, AB 1980
SUNY Upstate Medical Center, MD 1984
University of Rochester Orthopaedic Residency 1989
Brigham & Women's Harvard Combined Hand Fellowship 1990

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Interests

Clinical orthopaedic practice inclusive of surgery of the hand, shoulder and elbow, with an emphasis in sports medicine, reconstructive surgery, pediatric surgery, and the spinal cord injured patient.

  • Clinical interests include problem fractures of the distal radius, congenital hand anomalies, and shoulder problems in the wheelchair ambulator.

  • Research interests include use of synthetic bone substitutes, outcome studies of hand surgery in congenital anomalies and epidermolysis bullosa, inflammatory disease markers in rheumatoid arthritis, and the use of multimedia in education of surgery, including interactive web teaching and surgical simulation

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Clinical and Educational Responsibilities

  • Chief of the Hand & Upper Extremity Clinic, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
  • Fellowship director, Stanford Hand & Upper Extremity fellowship (ACGME accredited with orthopaedics)
  • Consultant to the Rheumatology Clinic, Stanford University Medical Center
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2000 Bunnell Traveling Fellow

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