Center for Medical Student Career Advising
Specialty Career Advisors are faculty who have volunteered to be primary contact physicians who can help guide you through specialty selection and the residency application process.
The goal of this initiative is to provide students with a variety of resources – some new and some already in place for student advising – under one Center, to enhance the process, disseminate information about career choices and the residency application process, and to ensure that the student is provided with accurate and consistent guidance.
The Specialty Career Advisor will be familiar with the residency selection criteria required for matching in their respective field. They will assist students with decisions about applying to particular programs and doing visiting electives.
Among the many areas of guidance that Specialty Career Advisors can provide are assisting senior medical students with their personal statements and overall portfolios to maximize their chances of matching in that particular specialty. After interviews, they will be available to advise about a student’s Rank Order list for the residency match.
Meet your Specialty Career Advisors:
N. Nounou Taleghani MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
(650) 723-6576 nounou@stanford.edu
Lei Xu MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative and Pain Medicine
(650) 723-6412 leixu@stanford.edu
Patrick Sullivan MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, and Perioperative and Pain Medicine
(650) 723-6412 psulliv@stanford.edu
Patpilai Kasinpila MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
(650) 723-6649 patpilai@stanford.edu
Irmina Elliot MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
(650) 723-6649 irmina@stanford.edu
Jennifer Alyono MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Divisions
(650) 723-5281 jalyono@stanford.edu
Sarah Williams MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
(650) 723-6269 srwilliams@stanford.edu
Erika Schillinger MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
(650) 498-9000 erikas@stanford.edu
James Korndorffer MD, MHPE, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery - General Surgery
(650) 497-3058 korndorffer@stanford.edu
Gloria Hwang MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology
(650) 736-7623 glhwang@stanford.edu
Neil Schwartz MD, PhD
Clinical Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences
(650) 724-4628 neuro1@stanford.edu
Anand Veeravagu MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
(650)723-0320 anandv2@stanford.edu
Florence DiBiase MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
(650) 725-6079 fdibiase@stanford.edu
Caroline Fisher MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
(650) 723-6995 acm@stanford.edu
Darren Salmi MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Anatomy) and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology
(650) 725-7625 dsalmi@stanford.edu
Kevin Chi MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
(650) 736-4423 kevinchi@stanford.edu
Rahim Nazerali MD, MHS
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
650-723-5824 rahimn@stanford.edu
Charles DeBattista MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
(650) 723-8324 debattista@stanford.edu
Erqi Pollom MD, MS
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy) And, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
(650) 723-5055 erqiliu@stanford.edu