Stanford BME Faculty

Thomas P. Andriacchi, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery.: The research in Professor Andriacchi's Biomotion Research Group focuses on the biomechanics of human locomotion and its biomedical applications to artificial joints, sports injury, osteoarthritis, and neuromuscular disorders.
Dennis R. Carter, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering: Professor Carter is involved in theoretical and experimental work on connective tissue mechanobiology. Research areas include the role of mechanical stresses in skeletal development, adaptation, aging, and evolution.
Scott L. Delp, Ph.D., Professor, Bioengineering & Mechanical Engineering; Chairman, Bioengineering Dept.: Professor Delp combines experimental and theoretical approaches to study movement disorders. Biomechanical models derived from medical images are used to guide surgery, analyze muscle function, study movement abnormalities, and design new medical products. He is director of the Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory.

Christopher Jacobs, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Rehabilitation R & D Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System: Professor Jacobs' research focuses on current biomechanical research questions in orthopaedic science, applying a multidisciplinary approach at the interface between engineering and clinical science as well as the interface between engineering and biology.
Marc E. Levenston, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering: Professor Levenston will join the Stanford faculty in January, 2007. His research focuses on the function, degeneration and repair of orthopaedic soft tissues, with an emphasis on understanding the interactions between biophysical and biochemical cues in controlling cells from articular cartilage and fibrocartilage.

R. Lane Smith, Ph.D., Professor (Research), Orthopaedic Surgery and, by courtesy, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Smith is Co-director of the Orthopaedic Research Lab, Director of Orthopaedic Biochemistry for the Cell and Molecular Biology programs, and a Research Health Scientist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Dr. Smith's research interests include connective tissue diseases, joint replacement, and the effects of mechanical loading on cartilage repair and regeneration.
Charles A. Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Surgery: Professor Taylor's research is in cardiovascular biomechanics. Research in his Cardiovascular Biomechanics Research Lab focuses on hemodynamic and vascular mechanics, Computer Aided Surgical Planning, and device design and evaluation.
Paul Yock, M.D., Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Yock is interested in medical device design with a particular interest in cardiovascular devices.
Felix E. Zajac, Ph.D., Professor (Emeritus), Mechanical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery: Professor Zajac's research examines how muscles coordinate multi-joint motor tasks, with applications to neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

BME Core Faculty - Non Academic Council

Frank "Clay" Anderson , Ph.D., Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Anderson applies computational biomechanics, numerical simulation, dynamic optimization, computer animation, and real-time visualization to understand muscle function in normal and pathological movement.

Allison Arnold, Ph.D., Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Arnold uses computer models of the musculoskeletal system, derived from medical images and anatomical experiments, to examine the pathomechanics of gait abnormalities and to design improved treatment strategies for persons with neuromuscular disorders.

Gary S. Beaupré, Ph.D., Consulting Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Functional Restoration; VA Research Career Scientist, Rehabilitation R &D Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System.: Dr. Beaupré studies the mechanobiology of skeletal tissues with a focus on the role of mechanical factors in the etiology, progression and treatment of arthritis and osteoporosis.

Ajit Chaudhari, Ph.D., Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Chaudhari studies the biomechanics of anterior cruciate ligament injuries and running overuse injuries. He also is involved in the development of markerless motion tracking techniques.

Christopher Paochung Cheng, Ph.D., Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Cheng's research interests include description of in vivo hemodynamic conditions during exercise using novel imaging techniques. Specifically, he is studying blood flow conditions during physical exercise using MRI to improve techniques for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of peripheral vascular disease and for the management of congenital heart disease.

Maurice LeBlanc, M.S., C.P.., Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering: Mr. LeBlanc is interested in the design and development of assistive technologies for people with disabilities. Particular interests include improvement of upper-limb prostheses for arm amputees and improvement of crutches and walking aids.

Anne Muendermann, Ph.D., Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering: Dr. Muendermann studies mechanical and biochemical factors associated with osteoarthritis of the knee.

BME Associated Engineering Faculty - Academic Council

Reiner Dauskardt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering: Professor Dauskardt is interested in the failure of prosthetic implants under complex physiological loading and environmental conditions and in the mechanics, strength, and toughness of interfaces between biomaterials, implant coatings, and bone.
Thomas Kenny, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Design): Professor Kenny's interests include mechatronics, silicon micromachining, microsensors, and microinstruments. Specific research projects for development of implantable sensors for catheter-based instrumentation are underway.
Greg Kovacs, Ph.D., M.D., Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering: Professor Kovacs conducts research in the areas of solid-state sensors and actuators, integrated circuit fabrication, micromachining, neuroscience/neuroprosthesis, and biotechnology.
Larry Leifer, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Design): Professor Leifer's interests include mechatronics (including medical robotics), design and development of assistive devices for the disabled, and biomedical product realization methodology.
Peter Pinsky, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Mechanics and Computation): Professor Pinsky studies ocular biomechanics, including finite element modeling of corneal tissue and experimental determination of the mechanical properties of in vivo corneal tissue. Applications include simulating surgical procedures for vision correction.
Juan Santiago, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Thermosciences): Professor Santiago is the director of the Stanford Microfluidics Laboritory. His interests include microfabricated bioanalytical systems, micro-scale optical flow diagnostics, and micro-scale thermal systems.
Charles Steele, Ph.D., Professor (Emeritus), Mechanical Engineering (Mechanics and Computation): Professor Steele studies cochlear mechanics, the evaluation of osteoporosis using non-invasive measures of the structural response of long bones, and the morphogenesis of plants.

BME Associated Medical/Biological Faculty - Academic Council


Nick Giori, M.D., Ph.D., Voluntary Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Staff Orthopaedist, VA Palo Alto Health Care System: Total joint replacement
Gary Glover, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology: Magnetic resource imaging techniques for application in diagnostic and therapeutc medicine
Stuart Goodman, M.D., Professor and Head, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery: Total joint replacement; Wear debris

Garry Gold, M.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology: Imaging of structure and function of the musculoskeletal system, particularly articular cartilage; Improving diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with advanced MR imaging techniques including real-time MRI, short echo time imaging, and driven equilibrium imaging

Vincent (Rod) Hentz, M.D., Professor of Surgery, by courtsey in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: Functional neuromuscular stimulation; Modeling of upper extremity function; Devices to measure outcomes of therapy

David Kingsley, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology: Genetic analysis of skeletal form and pattern in mice

Sandy Napel, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Electrical Engineering (courtesy), and Medicine (courtesy), co-Director, Radiology 3D Laboratory: Medical imaging (CT and MR); Visualization of medical image data

Norbert Pelc, Sc.D., Professor of Radiology and Electrical Engineering (courtesy)

Terry Sanger, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Dept. Child Neurology and Neuroscience: Directs the pediatric movement disorders clinic at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital; Research uses kinematic and electrophysiological measurement as well as computational modeling to investigate the control of upper-limb movement in children with motor disorders

Other BME Associated Faculty

Influence of physical forces on design and survivorship of intertidal organisms
Parvati Dev, Ph.D., Director of Stanford University Medical Media & Information Technology: Computers in medical education
B. Jenny Kiratli, Ph.D., Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery: Spinal cord injury
Gordon O. Matheson, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director of Sports Medicine: Sports injuries, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation; Physiology of skeletal muscle
Kevin McGill, Ph.D., Consulting Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery: Physiological monitoring of functional activities; Electrodiagnosis of neuromuscular diseases
Carolynn Patten, Ph.D., P.T., Consulting Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery: Neural mechanisms involved in organization and control of muscular force; Neural adaptation to short (task-dependent), intermediate (fatigue, exercise/training), and long term consequences (aging, neurologic insult); Interaction of biomechanics and motor control on movement organization; Complex and self-organizing physiological systems
David Schurman, M.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery: Arthritis and total joint replacement
Machiel van der Loos, Ph.D., Consulting Associate Professor of Functional Restoration: Human service and rehabilitation robotics; Mechatronics; Human-computer interface; Real-time data collection

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