Contact Us

Iris F. Litt, M.D.

Associate Dean
Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics (Emerita)
irislitt@stanford.edu

Janice Lowe

Associate Dean
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
jlowe@stanford.edu

Newton Cheung

Program Manager
nycheung@stanford.edu

Retirement Planning Considerations


An Overview:

Retirement Planning Considerations provide a roadmap to develop your personal advisory team and highlight key Stanford resources related to retirement.

Professoriate: Develop Your Personal Advisory Team

  1. Department Chair
  2. Ellen Waxman - (FRIP) Faculty Retirement Incentive Program
  3. Cristen Shinbashi - Faculty Affairs / Office of the Vice Provost
  4. Iris Litt - Senior Faculty & Emerita Faculty
  5. Significant Other/ Family Members

Clinician Educator: Develop Your Personal Advisory Team

  1. Department Chair
  2. Division Chief 
  3. Iris Litt - Senior Faculty & Retired Faculty
  4. Janice Lowe - Senior Faculty & Retired Faculty
  5. Significant Other/ Family Members

Visiting the Following Websites

For additional information on retirement for the Professoriate and the CE, please visit the Office of Academic Affairs Retirement page

Cardinal at Work - When you are ready to retire, you will have to make some important decisions about your financial and health benefits. Use our retirement checklists to prepare for this important milestone.

Fidelity - Learn about the investment options and plan basics - including eligibility - of the savings plan offered by Stanford University.

Offerings for Faculty & Staff - As an active faculty member or employee, you and your dependents are eligible for comprehensive benefits including health and life, retirement savings, worklife and tuition programs, and a variety of other perks and rewards.

Offerings for Retirees - As an official Stanford retiree, you and your family qualify for medical and dental coverage, as well as other perks and rewards. Choose from the topics below to learn more about benefit offerings available to you.

Retirement Contacts - Directory of who to contact.

Take Action

Faculty Retirement Checklist - If you are a Professoriate faculty member who is ready to retire, use this retirement checklist to help prepare for this life change and navigate important decisions about your health and financial benefits.

CE Retirement Checklist - If you are a Clinician Educator who is ready to retire, use this retirement checklist to help prepare for this life change and navigate important decisions about your health and financial benefits.