Allakos Inc. announced the appointment of Amy L. Ladd, M.D., orthopaedic surgeon and professor at Stanford University, to the Allakos board of directors. Dr. Ladd has spent three decades practicing orthopaedic surgery at Stanford University. She currently serves as the Elsbach-Richards Professor of Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery as well as Professor of Medicine (Immunology & Rheumatology), by courtesy, at the Stanford Universal Medical Center.

Dr. Ladd is also a member of the board of directors for Intuitive Surgical Inc. and the Perry Initiative. Previously, she served as the chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Specialties Society and is a past member of the AAOS board of directors. Dr. Ladd received her M.D. from SUNY Upstate Medical University, completed her Orthopaedic Residency at the University of Rochester and completed the Harvard Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship.

Prior to joining the Stanford University faculty, Dr. Ladd was a fellow at L'Institut de la Main in Paris, France. She earned her A.B. in History from Dartmouth College.