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  • Sakti Srivastava, MBBS, MS

    Sakti Srivastava, MBBS, MS

    Division Chief

    sakti@stanford.edu
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  • Miguel Angeles, MD, MPH

    Miguel Angeles, MD, MPH

    Professor

    mangeles@stanford.edu

    Dr. Angeles is a lecturer at the Division of Clinical Anatomy, Department of Surgery at Stanford School of Medicine. He received his M.D. from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia – Peru, completed his OB/GYN training at Hospital Cayetano Heredia – Peru, and obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Health with concentration in Health Education from San Jose State University. He has taught Anatomy and Physiology at various Community Colleges around the Bay Area and University of California Berkeley. 

    Since joining the Division, he enjoys teaching Clinical Anatomy to Medical and Undergraduate students, and Physiology to Physician Assistant students.   His main interests include guiding students through cadaver dissections, teaching surgically relevant anatomy, and using digital resources such as 3D models and virtual reality.

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  • Beth Habelow, PT, DPT

    Beth Habelow, PT, DPT

    Lecturer

    bhabelow@stanford.edu
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  • Lauren Toomer, MFA

    Lauren Toomer, MFA

    Lecturer

    ltoomer@stanford.edu

    Lauren A. Toomer studied art and anatomy while obtaining her MFA in Art Practice at Stanford University. She received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, summa cum laude. Toomer has lectured at Stanford since 2015 and remains committed to advancing the field of medical humanities and visual art. She has a full-time joint lecturing appointment at Stanford University. She lectures in the Departments of Art and Art History, Surgery, and Anesthesiology at Stanford University. Additionally, Toomer was invited to join and serve as a member of the School of Medicine’s Art Committee. She also maintains a dedicated studio practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. Artworks created by Toomer are on permanent display at the Redwood City, Fair Oaks Health Center, the Kaiser Permanente boardroom in California.

    Some of Toomer’s speaking engagements include the SF Gov Art Commission Gallery, Anderson Collection, and the American Association of Clinical Anatomists. Highlights of Toomer’s exhibition history include the director’s offices at SFMOMA, San Jose Tech Museum, Art on Paper Miami, and SCOPE NY. Toomer was also the recipient of the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Fellowship from the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and the Drawing of Excellence Award.

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  • Ian Whitmore, MD, MBBS, LRCP, MRCS

    Ian Whitmore, MD, MBBS, LRCP, MRCS

    Professor

    whitmore@stanford.edu
  • Bruce Fogel, DDS

    Bruce Fogel, DDS

    Adjunct Professor

    bfogel@stanford.edu

    Dr. Fogel received his D.D.S. from the UCLA School of Dentistry and his Certificate in Endodontics from the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and the Forsyth Institute.  He has an extensive background in private clinical practice and has taught at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry where he was a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Endodontic Surgical Services and as a Consultant at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital.

    Before joining the Stanford faculty, he developed 3D interactive active software to teach human anatomy.  Presently, he develops, directs, and teaches undergraduate, medical school, and outreach courses.  He emphasizes the clinical relevance of anatomy as it pertains to the treatment of traumatic and pathological conditions.

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  • Victoria Clague, MD, MPH

    Victoria Clague, MD, MPH

    Assistant Professor

    vclague@stanford.edu

    Dr. Clague recieved her B.A. and M.P.H at UC Berkley & her M.D from Stanford. She did her internship at UCSF and completed her radiology residency/fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

    Dr. Clague is a fellow ship trained abdominal radiologist.  Her current work at Kaiser is in her speciality which includes abdominal and pelvic CT, MRI, ultrasound and whole body PET/CT imaging. Dr. Clague loves abdominal imaging because abdominal pain is often a very nonspecific clinical finding, so that imaging often plays a significant role in diagnosing and treating patients.  Dr. Clague enjoys being able to make diagnoses that help clinicians better manage patients.

    A note from Dr. Clague: 

    "I was myself a student at Stanford and loved Anatomy.  It was while I was an anatomy TA that I was introduced to radiology as a specialty.  The overlap between anatomy and imaging is very strong for me - I can’t imagine someone loving radiology that didn’t love anatomy!  I found radiology a natural fit for me - I am a very visual person and able to see things in the imaging planes.   I came to teaching from a desire to share this view of radiology with students in the first year anatomy course. I wanted them to see how they could translate this anatomy knowledge from the course to seeing those same structures in the living patients through imaging."

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  • Robert Chase, MD, DSc

    Robert Chase, MD, DSc

    Emeritus Professor


Administrative Staff

Anatomy Scholars

  • Richzeska Fandino

    Richzeska Fandino

    rfand03@stanford.edu

    Richzeska Fandino graduated from Stanford University in 2024 with a B.S. in Human Biology and a concentration in Global Public Health in a Changing Environment.

    At Stanford, Richzeska worked with local Peninsula schools and libraries as a Haas Center Education Partnerships Fellow. She is also very passionate about expanding healthcare access and empowering patients in medically underserved communities, serving as volunteer and student leader at the Cardinal Free Clinics and UCSF Mabuhay Health Center. Richzeska was a member of the Catholic Student Community, Human Biology Spotlight Program, and the Pilipino American Student Union where she performed and wrote for annual Pilipino Cultural Night productions.

    As an Anatomy Scholar, she hopes to combine her passions in medicine and advancing education access and equity to explore educational research. Richzeska plans to attend medical school in 2026, with a focus on public health and health equity. In her free time, she enjoys singing, dancing, foodie adventures, visiting art museums, and collecting.

  • Kelly Lopez-Cid

    Kelly Lopez-Cid

    klopez01@stanford.edu

    Kelly Lopez-Cid graduated from Stanford University in 2024 with a B.S. in Bioengineering.

    At Stanford, she worked with her team, ColoTech, on developing a diagnostic tool for early colorectal cancer detection among vulnerable patient populations. Additionally, she was involved in research studying the mechanisms of human embryo implantation, and clinical research that focused on developing an AI model for triaging patients in the Emergency Department or via video visits. Serving as a tutor-mentor through the Haas Center, Kelly supported underserved high school students. She was a counselor at Camp Kesem, a camp for children affected by their parent’s cancer, where she also served as a Unit Leader, Communications Coordinator, and Outreach Coordinator. She was also the President of her Christian fellowship, InterVarsity. After graduating, Kelly remains involved in advancing her ColoTech and embryo implantation research.

    Being a first-generation and low-income Latina, Kelly is deeply committed to caring for underserved populations, particularly Latino and Black communities. She aims to attend medical school in 2025, with special interests in health equity, oncology, and pediatric surgery. As an Anatomy Scholar, she is excited to work on anatomy education research and hopes to enhance her teaching and mentoring skills, as she is passionate about supporting many more underrepresented pre-med students as a future physician.

     

  • Melina Pappas

    Melina Pappas

    mpappas4@stanford.edu

    Melina Pappas graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 2024 with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences and a B.A. in Dance.

    At CSUS, Melina was involved in the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program as a Lead Facilitator for Anatomy and as a Supervisory Facilitator to all Biology PAL courses. She was a member of the Cultural Competency Association and the Leadership Development Team. Lastly, she conducted educational research focusing on ways to improve student grades and participation.

    Melina was a TA for Human Anatomy and Physiology courses as well as a dissector. Lastly, as a member of Delta Gamma she held leadership positions, such as vp communications, and volunteered for their foundation Service for Sight.

    As an Anatomy Scholar, she hopes to expand her anatomy and teaching knowledge and explore clinical anatomy research. Melina aims to attend a MD-PhD program in 2026 with a focus in surgery, anatomy, education, and patient advocacy. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, jigsaw puzzles, and traveling.

  • Natalie Tan

    Natalie Tan

    ntan23@stanford.edu

    Natalie Tan graduated from Stanford University in 2024 with a B.S. in Human Biology and a concentration in the Biosocial Mechanisms of Trauma, Disease, and Therapeutics. She also holds a minor in Spanish.

    At Stanford, Natalie is involved in CAR-T cell therapy research and neurodegenerative disease research at the intersection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Down Syndrome. She is passionate about increasing access to affordable preventative care for underserved populations, previously serving as a Mandarin interpreter, Quality Improvement Coordinator, and Lab Assistant Manager at the Cardinal Free Clinics. She has also served as a Resident Assistant and a Human Physiology Teaching Assistant and has taught piano to students in East Palo Alto as the President of MELODY with the Haas Center for Public Service.

    As an Anatomy Scholar, Natalie hopes to improve the understanding of anatomy and physiology as complex, integrated components of human experience and disease. She aims to attend medical school in 2025.