Grants and Awards
Joseph Woo Lab
Stanford Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics and Surgical Biomechanics Translational Research Laboratory
Joseph Woo, MD
Chairman & Norman E. Shumway Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hanjay Wang, MD
PGY5
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Yuanjia Zhu, MD
PGY3
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Annabel Imbrie-Moore, MS
Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate
Stanford University
Taylor Montiel
Pre-med Undergraduate
San Jose City College
Lyndsay Stapleton, MS
Bioengineering PhD Candidate
Stanford University
Maria Paula Hernandez Fernandez
Undergraduate Student
Stanford University
Michael Ma Lab
Cardiovascular Engineering Research Laboratory
Michael Ma, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Lauryn Taylor
Undergraduate Student
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Eries Jay Moreno
Undergraduate Student
University of Guam
Amelia Bryan
Stanford Medical Student
Thoracic Surgery Labs
There are three active basic/translational research laboratories within the Division of Thoracic Surgery
Joseph Shrager, MD
Professor & Thoracic Surgery Division Chief
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Natalie Lui, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
3D printed model of a mediastinum
From L to R, fellows Brandon Guenthart and Joshua Chan, intern Elbert Heng, and visiting medical student Divya Ramakrishnan
Dr. Natalie Lui with fellows, Brandon Guenthart and Joshua Chan
Award ceremony at Society of Thoracic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, January 2020
Front row: Drs. Natalie Lui and Helen Sohn
Back Row: Drs. Kevin Reavis, Steven DeMeester, and Christy Dunst
Drs. Lee Swanstrom and Natalie Lui
John Oseitohanmen Okhiulu
BA Candidate in Human Biology and African & African American Studies
Stanford University
Michael Fischbein Lab
Stanford Thoracic Aortic Research Laboratory
Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
AJ Pedroza, MD
PGY4
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Alex Dalal, MD
PGY3
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Joshua Oliver Orrick
Stanford Undergraduate
Pre-Med Student
Samantha Churovich
Stanford Undergraduate
Human Biology Major
Anson Lee Lab
Cardiac Surgical Arrhythmia Research Laboratory
Anson Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Terrence Pong
PGY3
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Kevin Cyr
Stanford 4th Year Medical Student
William Hiesinger Lab
Stanford Cardiothoracic Therapeutics and Surgery Laboratory
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cayley Bowles, MD
PGY2
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Patpilai Kasinpila, MD
PGY3
Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program
Nick Quach
Stanford 3rd Year Medical Student
Julian Patrick Howland
Stanford 1st Year Medical Student
Ngan Huang Lab
Stanford Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Ngan Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research)
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Maedeh Zamani, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Karina Nakayama, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
OHSU
Alex Chan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University
Ioannis Karakikes, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research)
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Isaac Perea Gil, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stanford University
Yuan Zhang, BS
MD Student
Stanford University