Research Interests
I am interested in computer-assisted surgical navigation systems for orthopaedic surgery. Using these systems allows surgeons to install artificial joint implants more accurately than with current mechanical tools and to intra-operatively accurately measure how the motion of a joint changes immediately after total joint replacement surgery. Other research interests involve theoretical kinematics, design, and robotics.

Degrees
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2005
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2002
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2000

Honors and Awards
ASB Clinical Biomechanics Award, 2005

Whitaker Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Representative Publications
Siston, R.A., Goodman, S.B., Patel, J.P., Delp, S.L., and Giori, N.J.: The High Variability of Tibial Rotational Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty. (submitted to Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)

Siston, R.A., Giori, N.J., Goodman, S.B., and Delp, S.L.: In-vivo Passive Kinematics of Osteoarthritic Knees Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty. (submitted to The Journal of Orthopaedic Research)

Siston, R.A., and Delp, S.L.: Evaluation of a New Algorithm to Determine the Hip Joint Center. Journal of Biomechanics 39:125-130, 2006.

Siston, R.A., Patel, J.P., Goodman, S.B., Delp, S.L., and Giori, N.J.: The Variability of Femoral Rotational Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery AM 87:2276-2280, 2005.

Siston, R.A., Daub, A.C., Giori, N.J., Goodman, S.B., and Delp, S.L.: Evaluation of Methods that Locate the Center of the Ankle for Computer-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 439:129-135, 2005

Daub, A.C., Siston, R.A., Delp, S.L., Holzbaur, M.C., and Giori, N.J.: Quick Disconnect Device for Securing Objects to Bone (United States provisional patent issued October 10,2004).

Hobbies
Coaching Robotics (Stanford’s ME 218 series and Los Altos High School’s robotics club), Watching Ohio State Football

Personal Website

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