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Thomas Peter Andriacchi

 
Title:Professor
Department(s):Mechanical Engineering, Orthopaedic Surgery
Affiliation(s):Director, Biomotion Research Group; Director, Biomechanical Engineering ME382 Medical Device Design and Evaluation Class
Location:Durand 227
Mail Code:4038
Phone:650.723.8024       
Fax:650.725.1587
E-mail: tandriac@stanford.edu
URL: http://www.stanford.edu/group/biomotion/
Administrator: Melanie Cole

Research Statement

Professor Andriacchi's research focuses on the biomechanics of human locomotion and its biomedical applications to artificial joints, sports injury, osteoarthritis, and neuromuscular disorders. He is the author of more than 100 original papers, more than 200 abstracts and numerous book chapters and is an active member of several national and international societies. He is a past member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Biomechanics and serves on theBoard of Associate Editors for the Journal of Orthopedic Research. Among his honors, Dr. Andriacchi has received the Kappa Delta Award, the highest award of the Orthopedic Research Society and the Borelli Award, the highest award of the American Society of Biomechanics. He is Past President of the American Society of Biomechanics and past Secretary-Treasurer for the Orthopedic Research Society and a former member of its Board of Directors.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD Mechanical Engineering 1974 University of Illinois, Chicago
Publication TitleAuthor(s)/Speaker(s)Open Document
Secondary motions of the knee during weight bearing and non-weight bearing activities Dyrby CO; Andriacchi TP
A Framework for the in vivo Pathomechanics of Osteoarthritis at the Knee Andriacchi, TP; Muendermann, A; Smith, RL...
Potential Strategies to Reduce Medial Compartment Loading in Patients with Knee OA of Varying Severity: Reduced Walking Speed Muendermann, A; Dyrby, C; Hurwitz, D...
The sensitivity of finite helical axis parameters to temporally varying realistic motion utilizing an idealized knee model Johnson TS; Andriacchi TP; Erdman, AG
Interactions between kinematics and loading during walking for the normal and ACL deficient knee Andriacchi TP; Dyrby CO
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Academic Honors & Awards

2004 Borelli Award, American Society of Biomechanics

2004 Orthopedic Research Education Foundation Clinical Research Award

2002 Knee Society Mark Coventry Award recipient for outstanding paper entitled “Backsurface Wear and Deformation in Polyethylene Tibial Inserts Retrieved Postmortem”

1984 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Excellence in Research Award

1983 Kappa Delta Award for "Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Orthopaedic Surgery"