David Meister , MD

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

2006-07 Specialty Fellow
David received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003 and 2004, respectively. He is currently at the Stanford University School of Medicine pursuing a M.D. with a research focus on orthopaedic bioengineering applications in medicine.

David has previous engineering experience with Boston Scientific inventing novel angioplasty technologies and 3M Medical Division developing methods for infection prevention. As a design engineer and team flyer for Wisconsin's NASA Zero-Gravity Aerogel Team, responsibilities included design, fabrication, and testing of mechanical and fluid dynamics systems for use on board NASA's KC-135A (a.k.a. the "Vomit Comet"); project received 1st place at Wisconsin Engineering EXPO. Undergraduate design projects included electrical/programming system development of a device to monitor flexion and lateral bending of the lumbar spine and a portable, handheld device that electronically analyzes and displays tongue-hard palate pressure (co-inventor, finalist at National Collegiate Inventors Competition). Graduate research with Professor Ray Vanderby (UW-Madison) focused on helping to establish and define the role of the sympathetic and sensory peripheral nerves on ligament homeostasis and healing through exogenous delivery of neuropeptides in an in vivo rat model. As a medical student, David has participated in the Stanford Biodesign Innovation Program Course Sequence in 2005 and is currently working with Amy Ladd, M.D. and Jessica Rose, Ph.D. studying 3D golf swing biomechanics of collegiate and professional (PGA Tour) athletes. Hobbies and interests include golf, hockey, and hanging out with friends.