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Faculty
Ben A. Barres, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology
Stanford University School of Medicine
(In Remembrance)
Kevin Brennan, PhD
Research Instructor
Stanford University School of Medicine
kbren@stanford.edu
Wendy Caceres, MD
Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
caceres@stanford.edu
Victor G. Carrion, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Faculty Development and Diversity
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Stanford University School of Medicine
vcarrion@stanford.edu
Amy D. Dobberfuhl, MD
Instructor, Dept. of Urology
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
adobber@stanford.edu
Michael Gisondi, MD (Male, Gay)
Vice Chair of Education, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care
mgisondi@stanford.edu
Pronouns: He/His/Him
Geoff Hart-Cooper, MD (Male)
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
gdhartco@stanford.edu
Benjamin Laniakea, MD
Clinical Instructor
Stanford Medicine/Primary Care
laniakea@stanford.edu
James Lock, MD, PhD (Male)
Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Stanford University
jimlock@stanford.edu
Pronouns: He/His/Him
Jennifer Pien, MD (Female, Bisexual)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Affiliated
Stanford University School of Medicine
San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
jennpien@stanford.edu
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Tom Raffin, MD (Male, Gay)
Professor Emeritus, Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
tar@stanford.edu
Pronouns: He/His/Him
Leslee Subak, MD (Female, Lesbian)
Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
lsubak@stanford.edu
Patrick Swift, MD (Male, Gay)
Professor, Radiation Oncology
Stanford University School of Medicine
pswift2@stanford.edu
Pronouns: He/His/Him
Zachary Threlkeld, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
zthrelk@stanford.edu
Pronouns: He/His/Him
José Vilches-Moure, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Male, Gay)
Assistant Professor, Comparative Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
jvilches@stanford.edu
David Vu, MD (Male, Gay)
Instructor, Pediatrics
Stanford University School of Medicine
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
davidvu@stanford.edu
Staff
Jorge A. Alvarado, BA (Male, Gay)
Life Science Research Professional, Ophthalmology
Stanford University School of Medicine
jorge90q@stanford.edu
Marcella Anthony, MPA
Community Outreach Programs Manager
Stanford University School of Medicine
manthony@stanford.edu
Becca Appelt, DPT (Female)
Physical Therapist
Stanford Health Care
rappelt@bu.edu
George Aulson, BSN (Male, Bisexual)
Assistant Patient Care Manager- Float Team and Staffing Office
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
gaulson@stanfordchildrens.org
Preferred Pronouns: He/His/Him
Bahij Austin, BA (Male, Gay)
Director of Curricular Affairs
Stanford University School of Medicine
bahij@stanford.edu
Adrien Barbas, NP-C
Vascular Surgery and Cardiology Nurse Practitioner
Stanford Health Care, Emeryville
abarbas@stanfordhealthcare.org
Preferred Pronouns: They/Them/Their
Erica Britton, PsyD
Psychologist, Faculty Staff Help Center
Faculty Staff Help Center
ebritton@stanford.edu
Michelle Brooks, C-TAGME (Female, Pansexual)
Pediatrics Residency Coordinator
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
mbrooks@stanfordchildrens.org
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Tricia Cerone, RN (Female)
Registered Nurse
Stanford Health Care
triciacerone@gmail.com
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Nicola Curtin, PhD
Program Evaluator, Center of Excellence
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
ncurtin@stanford.edu
Robert M. DiFazio, PhD
Research and Science Analyst
Stanford University School of Medicine
rdifazio@stanford.edu
Inge Hansen, PsyD (Cisgender Woman, Pansexual)
Director of Weiland Health Initiative; Asst Director of Outreach, Equity & Inclusion at CAPS
Stanford Health Care
ihansen@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Claire Hawks (Female, Male to Female Transgender Woman)
Information Technology Project Manager
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
chawks@stanfordchildrens.org
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Jimmy Ho, DNP (Male, Gay)
Clinical Nurse
Stanford Health Care
Ming-ChunHo@stanfordhealthcare.org
Alison Holzer-Speed, PhD (Female, Lesbian)
Associate Director
Stanford University School of Medicine
aholzer@stanford.edu
Kyle Kovtun, MS (Male, Gay)
Clinical Trial Project Manager
Stanford University School of Medicine
kyle.kovtun@stanford.edu
Melina Lopez, BA
Performance Improvement Associate
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
melinaerika55@gmail.com
John Mantovani, MA
Computing Info Systems Analyst Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
johnjm@stanford.edu
Chris Morris, BS (Male, Gay)
Physician Practice Manager
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
cmorris@stanfordchildrens.org
Kat Nameth, BS (Genderqueer/Gender Non-Conforming, Gay)
Clinical Research and Project Management/Development, Psychiatry
Stanford University School of Medicine
knameth@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: They/Them/Their or She/Her/Hers
Kim Osborn, MPA
Administrative Director, Clinical Outreach and Education
Stanford University School of Medicine
kosborn@stanford.edu
Cody Parsons, PharmD (Male, Gay)
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical Care
Stanford Health Care
cparsons@stanfordhealthcare.org
John Reuling, BS
Director of IT Support
Stanford University School of Medicine
reuling@stanford.edu
Stephanie Routson, BSN, MSN (Female)
Nurse Practitioner, Gynecolic Oncology
Stanford Health Care
sroutson@stanfordhealthcare.org
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Ray Russ, MS (Male, Gay)
Radiation Protection Tech
SLAC
rruss@stanford.edu
Timothy Seay-Morrison, MSW
Executive Director Patient Care Services
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
timorrison@stanfordhealthcare.org
Bruce Schaar, PhD (Male, Gay)
Academic Program Professional 2
Stanford University School of Medicine
bschaar@stanford.edu
Juana Serrano, MPA (Female, Lesbian)
Applications Manager, IT
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
jserrano@stanfordchildrens.org
Vera M. Shadle, MHA, MHS
Data Manager, Cancer Clinical Trials Office
Stanford University School of Medicine
vmshadle@stanford.edu
Kevin Silvestre, MS (Male, Gay)
Senior Consultant, Human Resources - Talent Acquisition
Stanford Health Care
ksilvestre@stanfordhealthcare.org
Christopher Stevens-Yu, MS
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
stevens92@gmail.com
Gustavo Vazquez, BA (Male, Gay)
Life Science Research Professional
Stanford University School of Medicine
vazq@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/His/Him
Erica Velasco, AS (Female, Lesbian)
Clinical Research Coordinator-CCTO
Stanford University School of Medicine
ericav@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her
Robert Victor, BS (Male, Gay)
Research and Program Officer
Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
Stanford University School of Medicine
rbvictor@stanford.edu
Grace Villarin Duenas, MPH
Associate Director of California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC)
Division of Neonatology, Dept of Pediatrics
Steering Committee, Queer University Employees at Stanford (QUEST)
Stanford University School of Medicine
gduenas@stanford.edu
Shana White, MS (Female, Bisexual)
Genetic Counselor | Clinical Instructor (Affiliated), Pediatrics
Stanford Health Care
shanawhite@stanfordhealthcare.org
Dawn Marcia Wilson, M.S.A, Physics (Male to Female Transgender Woman)
VAPAHCS, Veteran
VAPAHCS
aNewDawn@gmail.com
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Chris Witwer, CIP (Female, Lesbian)
HRPP Manager, Research Compliac Ofc
Office of the Dean of Research, Stanford University
cwitwer@stanford.edu
Ann-Marie Yap, BS (Female)
Executive Director of IT
Stanford Health Care
ayap@stanfordhealthcare.org
Sam Zelch, MBA
Associate Dean, Chief Financial Officer
Stanford University School of Medicine
szelch@stanford.edu
Dani Zionts, MScPH (Female)
Social Science Researcher, Primary Care & Population Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
dzionts@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Her
Residents, Fellows, and Post-Docs
Vincent Alford, PhD (Male, Gay)
Postdoc
Stanford University School of Medicine
valford@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/His/Him
Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
tessaa@stanford.edu
Alexander Ball, MD, MPH
Resident, Pediatrics
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
ajball@stanford.edu
Michael Davenport, MD
Resident, Urology
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Stanford University School of Medicine
mtdavenp@stanford.edu
Nicole De Jesus, PhD (Female, Lesbian)
Postdoc
Stanford University School of Medicine
ndejesus@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Erik Eckhert, MD, MS (Male, Gay)
Resident, Internal Medicine
Stanford Health Care
eckhert@stanford.edu
Neir Eshel, MD, PhD (Male)
Resident Physician, Psychiatry
Stanford Health Care
neshel@stanford.edu
Micaela Esquivel, MD
Resident Physician, General Surgery
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
Stanford University School of Medicine
mesquive@stanford.edu
Elana Feldman, MD (Female)
Pediatrics R2
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Health Care
elanaf@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Adam Gomez, MD
Chief Resident, Clinical Pathology
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
ajgomez@stanford.edu
Lily Horng, MD
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Stanford University School of Medicine
lhorng@stanford.edu
Cassie Ludwig, MD, MS (Female, Gay/Lesbian)
Resident in Ophthalmology, PGY2 (soon to be PGY3)
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care
caludwig@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Zhonglin Lyu, PhD (Gay)
Postdoc
Stanford University School of Medicine
zllyu@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Adam MacLellan, MD
Fellow, Vascular Neurology
Stanford Health Care
amaclell@stanford.edu
Mikey Maurer, MD
Resident, Pediatrics
Stanford Childrens' Health
mjmaurer@stanford.edu
Bradford Nguyen, MD (Male, Gay)
Pediatrics Intern
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
btn@stanford.edu
Brian Nuyen, MD
Resident Physician, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
banuyen@stanford.edu
JP Oliviera, PhD (Male, Gay)
Postdoc, Immunology
Stanford University School of Medicine
oliveria@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/His/Him
Elizabeth Ozery, MD (Female)
Resident Physician, Anesthesiology
Stanford Health Care
eozery@stanford.edu
Chris Rishel, MD, PhD (Male, Gay)
Resident, Anesthesiology
Stanford Health Care
rishel@stanford.edu
Jessica Ross, PhD (Female, Bisexual)
Postdoc
Stanford University School of Medicine
jlross@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Brandon Seminatore, MD (Male, Gay)
Child Neurology Resident
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
bdsemina@stanford.edu
Chelsea L. Shover, PhD
Postdoc
Stanford University School of Medicine
clshover@stanford.edu
Matthew Stevens, PhD (Male)
Postdoc
Stanford University School of Medicine
mcstev@stanford.edu
Ken Sutha, MD, PhD
Fellow, Pediatric Nephrology
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
ksutha@stanford.edu
Meg Tabaka, MD, MPH
Resident, Family Medicine
Stanford Health Care
mtabaka@stanford.edu
Christiaan de Vries, MD, PhD
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Stanford University School of Medicine
devries2@stanford.edu
Abraham Waldman, PhD (Male, Gay)
Postdoc
Department of Chemistry
awaldman@stanford.edu
Jackie Wang, MD
Resident, Psychiatry
Stanford Health Care
wangj19@stanford.edu
Amanda Yeaton-Massey, MD
Clinical Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Stanford University School of Medicine
amandaym@gmail.com
Nix Zelin, MD (Female, Queer)
Resident, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford Health Care
nzelin@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Medical & Graduate Students,
Physician Assistants
Liana Bonanno
MSTP Student, 7th Year
Stanford University School of Medicine
lianab@stanford.edu
Laura Bloomfield, MD/PhD
Student
Stanford University School of Medicine, EIPER, School of Earth Sciences
labloom@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Tyler Bryant, MD (Male, Gay)
Medical Student, MS2
Stanford University School of Medicine
tsbryant@stanford.edu
Malcolm Chelliah, MD/MBA (Male)
Medical Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
mchelliah@stanford.edu
Binbin Chen
Medical Student, MSTP
Stanford University School of Medicine
bchen45@stanford.edu
Melodyanne Cheng, BA, BS
M.S. Candidate, Comparative Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
mycheng8@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers, They/Their/Them
John Coan, BS (Genderqueer, Gay)
PhD Candidate in Cancer Biology
Stanford University School of Medicine
jcoan@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/His/Him
Jeffrey Cohen
Psy.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology
Research Assistant in the Laboratory for Behavioral Medicine
PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium
jeffreycohen@stanford.edu
Sayantan Deb
Medical Student, MS4
Stanford University School of Medicine
deb1014@stanford.edu
Luis Garcia, MS
Medical Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
lcgarcia@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Shawn Gillespie, BS (Male, Gay)
Cancer Biology Graduate Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
shawng2@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/His/Him
Jason Gomez, Forthcoming MD (Male, Gay, Asexual)
Medical Student, MS1
Stanford University School of Medicine
jasngomz@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Zintis Inde, B.Sc. (Male, Gay)
Ph.D. Candidate, Cancer Biology
Stanford University School of Medicine
zinde@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Geoff Ivison, BA (Bisexual)
PhD Candidate, Immunology
Stanford University School of Medicine
givison@stanford.edu
Mark Jeng, PhD
Medical Student, MS2
Stanford University School of Medicine
markjeng@stanford.edu
Marija Kamceva (Female)
Medical Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
mkamceva@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Timothy Keyes, BA (Male)
MD/PhD Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
tkeyes@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him
Ethan Li, MS (Non-Binary, Queer)
Ph.D. Student, Bioengineering
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Engineering
ethanli@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: They/Them
Dylan Peterson (Male, Gay)
Medical Student, MS1
Stanford University School of Medicine
dpeters9@stanford.edu
Nicolas Quach, BS (Male, Gay)
Medical Student, MS1
Stanford University School of Medicine
nquach@stanford.edu
David Mahoney
Medical Student, MS4
Stanford University School of Medicine
mahoneyd@stanford.edu
Kevin Nuno, PhD (Male, Gay)
Ph.D. Candidate, Cancer Biology
Stanford University School of Medicine
knuno@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Jarod Rutledge, BA (Male)
Graduate Student
Stanford University School of Medicine
jarod@stanford.edu
Emily Tran, BA (Female, Lesbian)
Medical Student, MS1
Stanford University School of Medicine
emtran@stanford.edu
Daniel J. Wesche, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Candidate, Stem Cell Biology
Masters of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
dwesche@stanford.edu
Masaki Yamada (Male, Gay)
HCP Masters Student, Biomedical Informatics
Stanford University School of Medicine, Genentech
mryamada@stanford.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Alumni
Stephanie Brenman, MD
Resident, Emergency Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
Sbrenman8@gmail.com
John Downey, MD, MPH
Breast Imaging Fellow and Clinical Instructor (Affiliated)
Deptartment of Radiology
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics
jrdowney@stanford.edu
Jennifer Johnsen, MD, MPH
Master Certified Professional Coach, Equus Coach, and Mindfulness Trainer
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
jen@jenniferjohnsen.com
Cassie Ludwig, MD, MS
Resident, Opthalmology
Stanford University
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
cassieludwig@gmail.com
Matthew Mansh, MD (Male, Gay)
Resident, Dermatology
University of Minnesota
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
mmansh@umn.edu
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Arturo Molina, MD, MS (Male)
Chief Medical Officer, Sutro Biopharma and President-Elect, Stanford Medicine Alumni Association
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
amolina@sutrobio.com
Elizabeth Snyder, MD
Resident, Department of Urology
UNC School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
Michael Turken, MD
Stanford University Hospital and Clinics Alumni
mturken@stanford.edu
Maggie Wells, MD, MPP
Resident, Family Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
mewells@stanford.edu
Howard L. Rice, MD (Male, Gay)
Private Practice, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Stanford University School of Medicine Alum
drrice@drrice.com
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