Amy Ladd, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif.
In addition, Dr. Ladd serves as chief of hand and upper extremity surgery at the Palo Alto (Calif.) VA Medical Center and chief of the children's hand clinic at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.
Dr. Ladd is board member of the Perry Outreach Initiative and secretary of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She previously served as president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society and on the board of the California Orthopaedic Association.
After earning her medical degree from the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., Dr. Ladd completed her residency at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) School of Medicine. Dr. Ladd is also fellowship trained from the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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