Advanced Echocardiography / Imaging Fellows

Isabel Kim, MD

Advanced Echo-Imaging Fellow

Dr. Isabel Kim grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. Over the course of 6 years, she managed to complete both her bachelors and MD at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Following this, she moved west to Vancouver, British Columbia for both her internal medicine and cardiology residency training, making her the youngest cardiologist in Canada. She is now excited to join the team at Stanford University to expand her understanding of advanced echocardiography and imaging techniques, particularly as it pertains to structural interventions. Outside of medicine, she has an interest in design and architecture, exploring local restaurants, and nearly all activities that occur on or near the water.


Multi-Modality Imaging Fellow (Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd Year Fellow)

Shire Beach, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow, Multi-Modality Imaging Fellow

Shire was born and raised in Livermore, California. After graduating with a degree in biology from Stanford, she spent a year working in the San Francisco public school system as a member of AmeriCorps. She went on to attend medical school at UCSF and completed her residency training in internal medicine at UCLA. At UCLA, she conducted research investigating the impact of fungal prophylaxis on chronic lung allograft dysfunction as well as issues impacting women, both as providers and patients, in cardiovascular medicine. Shire is thrilled to return to Stanford for cardiology fellowship and plans to pursue a career in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. In her time away from the hospital, she enjoys Nora Ephron movies, musical theater, creative writing, and narrative medicine.