Faculty 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
Michael Ma Lab
Cardiovascular Engineering Research Laboratory
Michael Ma, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
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
Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Natalie Lui, MD, MAS
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
Michael Fischbein Lab
Stanford Thoracic Aortic Research Laboratory
Michael Fischbein, MD, PhD
Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Jack Boyd Research
Anson Lee Lab
Cardiac Surgical Arrhythmia Research Laboratory
Anson Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
William Hiesinger Lab
Stanford Cardiothoracic Therapeutics and Surgery Laboratory
William Hiesinger, MD
Associate Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
John W. MacArthur Lab
Cardiothoracic Advanced Surgical Materials Laboratory
John W. MacArthur, MD
Assistant Professor
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ngan Huang Lab
Stanford Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Ngan Huang, PhD
Associate Professor (Research)
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Ioannis Karakikes, PhD
Associate Professor (Research)
Cardiothoracic Surgery