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2021 AAPM&R Annual Assembly

Our very own Nolan Gall, MD, and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System’s Ninad Karandikar, MD’s, recently received high regard as their work titled “Veteran Information Retention and Expectations of a Platelet Rich Plasma Periprocedural Protocol” was selected as a top abstract submission for the 2021 AAPM&R Annual Assembly in Nashville, TN. Their team’s work ultimately helps improve the quality of orthobiologic treatment. Congratulations to their team for their hard work!

2020 Susan L. Ivey Courage to Lead Award Winner!

Congrats to our PGY3 Resident, Dr. Anne Kuwabara, for being awarded the 2020 Susan L. Ivey Courage to Lead Award from the American Medical Women’s Association.

This award recognizes Students, Residents, and Physicians who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills through vision, inspiration, innovation, and coordination of projects that further the mission of AMWA, by improving women’s health and/or supporting women in medicine.

Dr. Kuwabara is all that and more - we are honored to have her in our program!

“Ask Me How!"

Stanford Health Care’s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium

Another win for our Stanford PM&R Residents - PGY4 Lyndly Tamura and PGY2 John Chan participated as part of a team of residents and nursing staff in Stanford Health Care’s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium. Their project, titled “Ask Me How!" A provider‐driven intervention to increase usage of the inpatient MyHealth App, was selected as a multidisciplinary winner!  Way to go Lyndly and John!

Top 10 & Best Innovation

Stanford PM&R Residents, Anita Lowe, MD and John Chan, MD, were recognized for the poster presented at the 2021 Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Symposium (QIPSS) titled: "Greening the Clinics: Improving Environmental Sustainability at the Stanford Redwood City Outpatient Center." This was done In collaboration with Dr. Josh Levin and Dr. Paige Fox.

Not only were they voted one of the top 10 presentations for the entire conference, but they also won Best Innovation.

Great Job!!!