Orthopaedic Surgery Research and Labs

Stanford Orthopaedic Surgery Research Division, 300+ ongoing research studies!
Advancing Discovery. Driving Innovation. Educating the Next Generation and Beyond.


William Maloney, MD

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boswell Professor 

- A message from our Department Chair - 

Vice Chair's Corner

We welcome you to visit our Vice Chair's Corner to learn more about the history of our  research and delvelopment, our visiting professorships through Dr. R. Lane Smith's program, research faculty highlights and awards, and more!


Discover more about our Research Clinical Divisions by visiting the links below.


Stuart Goodman, MD, PhD

Robert L. and Mary Ellenburg Professor of Surgery; Professor with Tenure in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Courtesy appointment in the Department of Bioengineering; Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry, Engineering and Medicine for Human Health (ChEM-H)

Fan Yang, PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director and PI for Stem Cells and Biomaterials Engineering Laboratory at Stanford University; Associate Editor, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Yunzhi Peter Yang, PhD

  • Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor (By courtesy), Materials Science and Engineering; Professor (By courtesy), Bioengineering; Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance; Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI); Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute


Derek Amanatullah, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Inductee into The Knee Society; Adult Reconstructive Surgeon

Nidhi Bhutani, PhD

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Member in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance and Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Constance Chu, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Vice Chair Research; Director, Joint Preservation Center; Chief, Sports Medicine at the VA Palo Alto

Research Centers


Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center

420-450 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063

Stanford Hospital

500 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Biomedical Innovations Building

240 Pasteur Dr Rm 1700, Palo Alto, CA 94304