The Ladd Lab at Stanford School of Medicine works to improve musculoskeletal conditions, injury, and deformity of the hand and upper limb. Led by Dr. Amy Ladd.

Palo Alto, California
Joined December 2024
Dr. Amy Ladd represented Stanford Ortho Surgery at the Holman 100 Centennial Celebration, joining colleagues from across Stanford’s surgical departments to honor the people and moments that have shaped the history of Stanford Surgery. #Holman100 #stanfordortho #StanfordSurgery
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Great to have the Ladd lab representing at AAOS 2026! @gabysmith36 and Yemisi Joseph.
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Dr. Ladd was honored last week at the annual Stanford Hand Fellowship Dinner at ASSH for her work as director of the Robert A. Chase Hand and Upper Extremity Center @Stanford_Ortho @StanfordPlastic @robinkamalmd
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The Ladd lab was proud to share 4 podium presentations and 3 e-posters at the ASSH annual meeting in Vancouver! @Stanford_Ortho
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Congratulations to Ladd Lab member Huy Dinh (MS3) on his talk, "Differences in Trapezia of Stable and Fast Progressing Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis," at WOA last week!
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New publication from our lab investigating hand conditions in pregnancy and postpartum @JHSGlobalOnline. Great work @gabysmith36, Bill Young (MS3), and @ATitanMD!
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Ladd Lab Spotlight: Tara Shelby, MD. Tara is a recent graduate from Keck SOM of USC. She will be starting her residency with Stanford Orthopaedic Surgery in June. @Stanford_Ortho
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Her work in the lab has involved statistical shape modeling to track morphological changes to peripheral joints in CMC OA, prediction of upper extremity fragility fractures using hand radiograph measurements, and MRI-based evaluation of cartilage matrix degeneration in CMC OA.
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Congratulations to Ladd Lab members Dr. Clare Wise, MD and Dr. Chris Chung, MD on their hand fellowship match results!
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Exciting Ladd Lab news: Dr. Amy Ladd has received an appointment as an Honorary Professor at the University of St. Andrews in the School of Medicine!
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This past weekend, Dr. Amy Ladd and Deborah Kenney, MS, OTR/L gave presentations at the Hand Therapy Association of California titled, "CMC implants: Past, Present and Future" and "How to Read Medical Literature: From Research to Practice," respectively. Great work!
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Ladd Lab members @gabysmith36, Dr. @ATitanMD, and Dr. Anna Luan representing at Stanford Plastic Surgery Research Symposium @StanfordPlastic
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Ladd Lab Spotlight: Huy Dinh, MS2 Huy is working to develop novel approaches for treating hand mobility dysfunction and conditions by incorporating a mix of clinical orthopaedics and AI technology.
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Congratulations to Ladd Lab member Tara Shelby!
MATCH 2025! Welcome and congratulations to our Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency program matches!
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The Ladd Lab enjoying a celebratory dinner at Dr. Ladd’s home!
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Dr. Amy Ladd and Research Manager Deborah Kenney MS, OTR/L previously received a spotlight in the @Stanford_Ortho Research Newsletter. Give it a read here to learn more about them and our lab: us18.campaign-archive.com/?u…
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✨Taking a moment to honor the pioneering Stanford Ortho women who continue to pave the way for education, innovation, & change!✨ #jointreplacement #footandankle #hand #upperextremity #muskuloskeletaltumor #trauma #peds #physicalmedicineandrehabilitation #spine #sportsmedicine
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