Stanford Medicine Health Equity Committee

Who we are

The Stanford Medicine Health Equity (SMHE) Committee is comprised of highly experienced leadership, faculty, and staff from the Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Children’s Health, and Stanford Health Care, including Valley Care and University HealthCare Alliance. Our mission comprises of the following aspects:

  • Ensuring that all patients receive equal priority and the highest level of care
  • Improving community health improvement through upstream (social determinants of health) and downstream (health condition) while addressing healthcare disparities within our communities
  • Assessing and improve outcomes in quality and safety for our patients

 

The SMHE Committee has a strong partnership with the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement, and strives to achieve equity through culture, patient recruitment and access, improving clinical and quality outcomes, and community engagement and outreach.

Our on going initiatives at the SMHE include:

  • We Ask Because We Care
  • Health Equity Analytics Taskforce
  • Primary Care & Population Health Community Partnerships
  • DICE Social Work and Case Management

Committee Chairs

Dr. Yvonne Maldonado

Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Diversity

Dr. Amy Lu

Associate Chief Quality Officer, Stanford Health Care

Committee Members

Member Title Organization
Amy Lu Associate Chief Quality Officer

Vice Chair, Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement		 Stanford Health Care
Angela Graf Senior Quality Consultant, Quality, Patient Safety, and Effectiveness Stanford Health Care
Anna Dapelo-Garcia Senior Manager, Inclusion, Diversity, and Health Equity Stanford Health Care
Barbara Hardy Executive Director, Chief Inclusion, Diversity, and Health Equity Stanford Health Care
Bonnie Maldonado Senior Associate Dean, faculty Development and Diversity Stanford School of Medicine
Christy Sandborg Chief Experience Officer Stanford Children's Health
Hirut Truneh Director, Clinical Operations Stanford Health Care
John Fuqua Project Coordinator, Quality, Patient Safety, and Clinical Effectiveness Stanford Health Care
Julissa Darden Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives University Healthcare Alliance
Karen Frush Chief Quality Officer Stanford Health Care
Karen Wayman Director of Family Centered Care
Co-Leader of Latino Family Resource Center		 Stanford Children's Health
Kimberly Nelson Manager, Office of Patient Experience Stanford Children's Health
Lane Donnelly Chief Quality Officer Stanford Children's Health
Leslie Truong Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator Stanford Children's Health
Lisa Chamberlain Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Advocacy Program Stanford Children's Health
Lisa Freeman Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Stanford School of Medicine
Lisa Goldman Rosas Assistant Professor of Primary Care and Population Health Stanford School of Medicine
Lisa Schilling Vice President, Quality, Safety and Clinical Effectiveness Stanford Health Care
Magali Fassiotto Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity Stanford School of Medicine
Mark Ramirez Manager, Quality Ambulatory Care Stanford Health Care
Mary Stutts Advisor, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Stanford Health Care
Matthew Chappell Manager, Care Coordination Stanford Health Care
Megan Mahoney Clinical Professor, Medicine, Primary Care and Population Health Stanford School of Medicine
Michael Kim Associate Chief Medical Director University Healthcare Alliance
Michael O'Connell Senior Vice President, Operations University Healthcare Alliance
Minh-Chi Tran Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine Valley Care
Nilushka Melnick Director, Strategic Programs Stanford Health Care
Pamela Ratliff Program Director, Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford School of Medicine
Rachelle Mirkin Administrative Director, Health Education Stanford Health Care
Sharon Hampton Director, Clinical Operations Stanford Children's Health
Timothy Morrison Executive Director, Ambulatory Care and Service Lines Stanford Health Care