Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

CLINICAL FOCUS: Adult Reconstruction- Lower Extremity, Orthopaedic Surgery, Osteonecrosis - Hip and Knee, Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Replacement

MEDICAL EDUCATION: University of Toronto Canada

RESIDENCY: University of Toronto Canada

FELLOWSHIP: Sunnybrook Medical Center Canada;
Fellowship: Wellesley Hospital Canada

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Derek Amanatullah, MD, PhD

Fellowship Assistant Director of Adult Reconstruction, and Associate Professor of Orthoapedic Surgery

CLINICAL FOCUS: Orthopaedic Surgery

EDUCATION:  Albert Einstein College of Medicine Office of the Registrar, NY

RESIDENCY: University of California Davis Medical Center, CA

FELLOWSHIP: Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 

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Nicholas Giori, MD, PhD

Fellowship Director of Adult Reconstruction, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs 

CLINICAL FOCUS: Orthopaedic Surgery

EDUCATION:  Stanford University, Medicine 

RESIDENCY: Stanford Universtity, Orthopedic Surgery 

FELLOWSHIP:  Mayo Clinic, Adult Reconstructive Surgery

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 

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James Huddleston, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Chief of Arthritis & Joint Replacement

CLINICAL FOCUS: Knee Replacement Arthroplasty, Hip Replacement Arthroplasty, Arthritis, Revision Hip and Knee Replacement Arthroplasty, and Orthopaedic Surgery

EDUCATION:  University of Vermont College of Medicine, VT

RESIDENCY: Massachusetts General Hospital, MA and Harvard Medical School, Orthopaedic Surgery

FELLOWSHIP: Massachusetts General Hospital, Adult Reconstructive Surgery

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 

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Jessica Hooper, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Department Chair

CLINICAL FOCUS: Orthopaedic Surgery, Total Joint Replacement, Outpatient Joint Replacement Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Revision, Joint

EDUCATION: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Office of the Registrar 

RESIDENCY: NYU Langone Medical Center Orthopaedic Residency

FELLOWSHIP: Stanford University Orthopaedics 

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

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William Maloney, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Department Chair

CLINICAL FOCUS: Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Revision Total Hip and Knee Replacement, Evaluation of Failed Joint Replacement, Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, Orthopaedic Surgery

EDUCATION: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY

RESIDENCY: Stanford University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, CA

FELLOWSHIP: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical, MA

BOARD CERTIFICATION:  Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Matt Miller, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Orthoapedic Surgery

CLINICAL FOCUS: Orthopaedic Surgery, Complex primary hip and knee replacements, Minimally invasive hip and knee replacements, Partial knee replacements, Revision hip and knee replacements, Birmingham hip resurfacing, Treatment of hip and knee infections, and Fracture care

EDUCATION:  Boston University School of Medicine, MA

RESIDENCY: Stanford University Orthopaedics, CA

FELLOWSHIP: Rush University Medical Center, IL

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 

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Christopher Mow, MD

Clinical Professor of Orthoapedic Surgery

CLINICAL FOCUS: Orthopaedic Surgery

EDUCATION: New York University School of Medicine, NY

RESIDENCY: Hospital For Special Surgery, NY

FELLOWSHIP: University Hosp-Co, CO

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 

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Kathy Hwang

Clinical Research Coordinator

Angela Bye

Clinical Research Coordinator 

Prerna Arora

Clinical Research Coordinator 

Caleb Perry

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate

Jonathan Behrens, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency Program: St. Louis University Hospital

Cory Knecht, MD

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine

Residency Program: Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Landon Polakof, MD

Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Residency Program: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Alexander Hui, MD

Medical School: U California San Diego School of Medicine

Residency Program: Mount Sinai

Neel Gupta, MD

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Residency Program: Stanford University

Raminta Theriault, MD

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency Program: Tufts Medical Center

Matthew Webb, MD

Medical School: Yale University

Residency Program: University of Pennsylvania

Raj Amin, MD

Dr. Amin joins us from the Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program. From a young age, he was inspired to pursue a career in healthcare while observing his father, a correctional facility psychiatrist, sit next to unshackled patients—never “prisoners”— and listen with respect. He narrowed his focus to orthopaedic surgery where he saw the potential of an orthopaedic surgeon to improve patient outlook in an environment reliant on manual labor for survival. During his fellowship year here, he is looking forward to the mentorship, and hopes to impart outstanding patient care, continue transfusion and quality improvement research, and positively serve the global orthopaedic community.  When he’s not operating, he enjoys playing recreational basketball, photography, international travel, and golfing.

Vineet Tyagi, MD

Dr. Tyagi found his passion for arthroplasty having watched family suffer through the debilitating disease process of arthritis, and saw how much of a difference arthroplasty made in the quality of life of many of his older relatives and family friends.  This, and after having scrubbed his first joint replacement case, his passion for arthroplasty was cemented. While in the fellowship, he hopes to advance his clinical expertise in joint arthroplasty and focus his research on surgical outcomes, as well as to gain broad and comprehensive exposure to the practice of joint reconstruction including primary, revision, and complex work. His personal goals are to provide a transformative difference in the lives of his patients, through a rewarding and fulfilling career.

Ramon Ruberte Thiele, MD

Through job experiences as a biomedical engineer in academia and the medical device industry, Dr. Ruberte Thiele discovered how musculoskeletal innovation could improve patients’ quality of life, and subsequently applied to medical school with the single goal of becoming an orthopaedic surgeon. At Duke medical school, his interests led to the pursuit of a research year within the Division of Adult Reconstruction, resulting in presentations and publications, and notable value in clinical exposure. With an eagerness to advance his skill set in the clinical, academic, and business aspects of orthopaedics, Dr. Rubete Thiele joins the fellowship with a desire to improve patients’ quality of life and make impactful contributions to the field.

Jessica Hooper, MD

Dr. Hooper is a Bay Area native returning home after a long time away. She graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Physiology, and worked as an Athletic Trainer during her undergraduate years. She received her M.D. at Michigan State University before moving to New York City, where she completed her Orthopaedic Residency at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases. During her fellowship year here, she is looking forward to spending time with family and friends, exploring Palo Alto and the Peninsula, and taking advantage of Northern California's outdoor activities.  

Kevin Lawson, MD

Dr. Lawson grew up in Bellevue, WA.  He attended Occidental College in Los Angeles prior to completing medical school at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. During medical school he spent a research year at the University of Washington, in the Molecular Orthopedic Lab.  After graduation form medical school, he then went onto complete an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson.  His wife Emily (a practicing Pediatrician) and two children, Connor (3 yo) and Aubrey (9 mos) will be joining him in Los Altos, CA.  They all look forward to exploring Northern California together and watching UoA Basketball beat Stanford! J

Bennett Shapiro, MD

Originally from Vermont, Dr. Shapiro attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating with a B.S in Aerospace Engineering.  Following graduation, he served for 5 years as a Marine Corps officer before returning home to attend the University of Vermont College of Medicine, where he earned his M.D.  He completed Orthopaedic Residency at Naval Medical Center, San Diego.  After residency he moved to Guam where he was a staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam for 3 years. He and his family are looking forward to life in Palo Alto.

Vinay Aggarwal, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2018-2019

Current Title:  Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief of the Adult Reconstructive Surgery Service, Bellevue Hospital

Why I Chose Stanford: I chose Stanford for a few reasons: to expand my horizons beyond just training and living in the Northeast of the United States, to obtaining very different perspectives both culturally and in medicine is extremely important to develop new ways of thinking and approaching problems. Secondly, I chose Stanford because it was much smaller and more intimate than my prior training programs, so it allowed a chance to develop more meaningful mentor relationships that are so important for fellowship. And finally, the history and quality of excellence that come with Stanford Adult Recon faculty and with the name Stanford University in general were very appealing to me to add to my resume.

P.S. Living in always sunny beautiful California was just the cherry on top!

Foster Chen, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2018-2019

Current Title:  Orthopaedic Surgeon, Kaiser

Why I Chose Stanford: I chose Stanford for my fellowship because of the reputation of Stanford of strong mentorship and didactics, and for taking on complex reconstructions and complicated cases.  Stanford is a place that offered intellectually challenging cases that requires a lot of strategic preparation. 

Joshua Steere, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2018-2019

Current Title:  Orthopaedic Surgeon, Private Practice

Why I Chose Stanford: I wanted to come to Stanford because Stanford accepts patients with the most difficult problems. I wanted to see the high volume of complex revision cases, especially how prosthetic joint infections are treated by the faculty. I also wanted to continue to work in the VA system which is a great learning environment. After my interview day, I felt confident that the faculty were really invested in fellow education and would be mentors for me throughout my career. I am very grateful for my time at Stanford and all the people who helped in my training.

David R. Burk, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2017-2018

Current Title:  Orthopaedic Surgeon, Presbyterian Rust Medical Center

Kevin Hug, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2018-2019

Current Title:  Orthopedic Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, CO

Why I Chose Stanford: I chose the Stanford fellowship for the high degree of complexity in revision surgery and the exposure to a broad variety of surgical techniques, implant systems, and practice venues.  

Jonathon R. Staples, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2018-2019

Current Title:  Orthopedic Surgeon at Briggsmore Specialty Center, Sutter Health

Benjamin Snyder, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2016-2017

Current Title:  Orthopedic Surgeon at Plymouth Bay Orthopaedic Associates, Inc. 

William Lundergan, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2016-2017

Current Title:  Orthopedic Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Medical Group

Charles S. Schumacher, MD

Fellowhsip Year:  2016-2017

Current Title:  Orthopedic Surgeon at Covington Orthopedic Sports Medicine Institute