Research Collaborations by the Adamson Lab
Odette Harris
MD, MPH
Dr. Odette Harris is professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of medicine, Vice Chair, Diversity and Director of Brain Injury for Stanford Medical Center. Dr Harris manages and coordinates the medical and surgical care of all patients suffering from traumatic brain injury that are admitted to the Stanford System.
- Dr. Harris is also the Deputy Chief of Staff, Rehabilitation at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, which includes responsibilities for the varied programs of the Polytrauma System of Care, Spinal Cord Injury, Blind Rehabilitation Services, Recreational Therapy and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- Dr. Nolan Williams is Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine and Director of the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab. He has a broad background in clinical neuroscience and is triple board-certified in general neurology, general psychiatry, as well as behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. In addition, he has specific training and clinical expertise in the development of brain stimulation methodologies under the illustrious and world expert Mark George, MD.
David Clark
MD, PhD
- Dr. David Clark is Professor of Anaestheology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine at the VA Palo Alto Health Care Ssystem. He's involved in clinical and research activities to address why pain may become chronic after injuries and why over time opioids lose effectiveness when used to treat chronic pain. Active in clinic and committees dedicated to improving pain management for veterans. His remaining time is spent supervising a research focused on recovery after surgery and trauma while minimizing risks of analgesia.
Byung Chul (Jason) Yoon
PhD, MD
Dr. Byung Chul Yoon (“Jason”) is a board-certified neuroradiologist and an assistant professor of neuroradiology at Stanford University School of Medicine and VA Palo Alto. He received a PhD in Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience from Cambridge University, UK, and an MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed a diagnostic radiology residency at Stanford and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He was a staff neuroradiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital before joining Stanford/VA Palo Alto.
- Dr. Yoon has broad research interests and experiences in neuroradiology and neuroscience. His current interests include low-intensity focused ultrasound for neuromodulation, brain connectome, multimodal neuroimaging for dementia, and advanced ultrasound imaging for spine.
- Dr. Molly Timmerman is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and part of the Neuro Rehab Team at the Department of Neurosurgery. She is also an Affiliated Clinical Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Orthopedic Surgery and is the Medical Director of Regional Amputation Center and Polytrauma Network at the VAPAHCS She specializes in traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic headache management, and amputation medicine.
Quinn Kennedy
PhD
- Dr. Kennedy received a PhD in Psychology and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford University. Her research focuses on optimizing human performance and decision making by testing the effectiveness of new technologies. Overseeing the Healthcare Modeling & Simulation (HM&S) education programs for healthcare professionals to learn the theory and practice of HM&S. Recipient of the Richard Hamming Award for Interdisciplinary Acheivement and Margret M. Baltes Doctoral Dissertation Award.