"Roymara is a current Stanford undergraduate student studying Biological Engineering on the pre-med track. She is interested in the applications of biomaterials for regenerative medicine. In her free time she enjoys learning languages, reading dystopian novels, and crocheting!"

Taotao Yan, MD, PhD
 

I am from the Northwest of China. I received my doctoral degree in Medicine from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2015. I am a physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University. I join Dr. Nguyen’s Lab at Stanford as a Visiting Scholar in 2024. My work focuses on liver failure, hepatitis and sex differences in MASLD. I enjoy cooking, listening to music and watching movies in my free time.

Nicholas Chien, MD

Nicholas is a UCSD alum and graduate of  Kaohsiung Medical University. He grew up in the Bay Area and is involved with clinical and epidemiological liver research at the Nguyen Lab. He spends his time gardening, painting, chasing his dogs, and small woodworking projects.

 I received my BSN from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), my MS from Georgetown University (Washington DC), and my PhD from George Mason University (Fairfax, VA).  I have worked with Dr. Nguyen and her staff for over three years and have loved every minute not only from the aspect of learning so much about viral hepatitis B but also having the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people. In my off time, I like to swim, bike, (road, mountain and gravel), run, hike, and read both non fiction and fiction.

Joe Hoang, BS

Joe is born and raised in San Jose with 10+ year experience in Enterprise Software Solution and Enterprise Architecture. My role is to manage large-scale data sets and run statistical analysis. Strong information technology background with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University. Previous researches include focuses around hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and hepatocellular carcinoma. During my free time, I enjoy tennis and swimming

Takanori Ito, MD, PhD 

Takanori is Assistant Professor in the Department of GI/Hepatology of Nagoya University Hospital in Japan.  He works closely with the Nguyen Lab on NAFLD and liver cancer. Currently, he is investigating various research areas in hepatology including clinical research in NAFLD, HCC, viral hepatitis, and primary biliary cholangitis as well as basic research in liver regeneration using stem cells. Takanori used to play guitar, bass, and snowboarding in his free time, but recently enjoys traveling and watching movies with his family on holiday.

Ashley Fong, MS

Ashley graduated from UCSF with a Master of Science in Biomedical Imaging. She currently works as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Nguyen Lab. She is interested in research involving cirrhosis and gender disparities. Ashley was born and raised in Southern California. In her free time, she enjoys going on hikes with friends, watching movies, and cooking.

Michael H. Le, MS

After graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Michael earned his MS in Epidemiology at Stanford and has been working with Dr. Nguyen since then, with plans to attend medical school in the future. His research interests are in the public health impacts of chronic liver diseases, particularly nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. He is from Northern California and in his free time, enjoys exercising and playing guitar.

Xiaohe Li, MD

Associate Chief Physician in the Department of Infectious Disease, the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, China. My specialized field is hepatology and other infectious diseases. I obtained my Bachelor's Degree from Zhengzhou University and Master's Degree from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. I was a Visiting Scholar in the team of Dr. Nguyen from March 2018 to March 2019. I am from RuZhou city, HeNan, China. I like traveling, reading and walking. I also enjoy spending time with my twin daughters.

Dong Hyun Lee, MD

Dr. Dong Hyun Lee is currently a chief director of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Good Gang-An Hospital, Busan, South Korea. He graduated from Pusan National University School of Medicine and received a Ph.D. from Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine in 2007. He cherishes lots of fun memories during his stay at Stanford as a visiting scholar at Dr. Nguyen’s Research Lab, 2017~2018. He is still actively collaborating with Dr. Nguyen’s Team. He enjoys cleaning the house and watching fun movies with his family.

Vy H. Nguyen, BA 

Vy is a recent graduate from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology. Vy grew up in Binh Dinh, Vietnam and he is now living in Northern California. His research interests include clinical and social epidemiology, health disparities, and community health. In his free time, he enjoys doing portrait photography and cooking Vietnamese food. 

Eiichi Ogawa, MD, PhD

I am currently Assistant Professor in the Department of General Internal Medicine at Kyushu University Hospital in Fukuoka, Japan, practicing general internal medicine with a focus in infectious disease and liver disease and conducting clinical epidemiology and outcome studies in hepatology. I obtained my medical degree in 2002 from Kobe University and my PhD in 2010 from Kyushu University, Japan. I joined the Nguyen Lab as a visiting scholar in 2017, and learned a lotwhile there. I also had a great, productive time with many of my colleagues in the lab. In my free time, I enjoy playing video games with my children, and watching Netflix, YouTube, and sports channels.

Camille Goenawan

Camille is from Northern California and is a graduate student studying Epidemiology and Clinicalresearch and she recently graduated from Purdue University with a BS in PharmaceuticalScience. She is currently involved in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis researchin the Ngyuen lab. In her free time, she enjoys playing and listening to music, swimming, andreading.

Charlie Levesley

Charlie is an undergraduate student at Stanford University majoring in Human Biology. Charlie is a Research Assistant at the Nguyen Lab. He is from Yorkshire, England and enjoys learning French and swing dancing.

Changqing Zhao, MD

Dr. Changqing (Cathy) Zhao is a hepatologist and Chief Physician in the Department of Cirrhosis at Shuguang Hospital in Shanghai, China.  She served as visiting scholar at the Nguyen Lab at Stanford in 2014-2015. Since then, she has continued to work with Dr Nguyen and her team. Her research focuses on the management and clinical outcomes of patients with cirrhosis.  She was born and raised in Shanghai. She enjoys traveling all around the world, watching movies and reading.

Xianhu(Eric) Mao, PhD

Xianhua Mao is currently a visiting Ph.D. student from the Department of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong in November 2023. His research interests focus on clinical epidemiology of pharmacological therapy, metabolic disease, and gastrointestinal cancer. He also has experience with statistical methods, molecular epidemiology, cohort study, and deep learning in chronic liver disease, as well as meta-analysis. In his free time, he enjoys electronic games.

Yu Shi, MD

After graduating from Zhejiang University in China in 2013, I joined the faculty of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, and is now an Associate Professor and Associate Chief Physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases. I came as a Visiting Scholar at the Nguyen Lab in 2024. My research interests are pathophysiology and epidemiology of viral hepatitis, MASLD, cirrhosis, and liver failure. In free time, I enjoy reading, travel and playing ping pong.

Rongtao Lai, MD

Rongtao Lai is an Attending Physician and Associate Professor at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital in China. She completed her Ph.D. in medicine at Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine in 2015. She specializes in clinical and basic research on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Her responsibilities include diagnosing and treating patients with various liver diseases such as liver injury, liver failure, liver cancer, etc. Rongtao enjoys swimming, cooking Chinese food, and spending time with her family in her spare time.

Malvyn Lai

Malvyn is a sophomore at Stanford studying computer science. He is interested in artificial intelligence and applications in medicine and biology. In the lab, he helps with data tasks.

When free, he loves surfing back in San Diego, his hometown, catching up with his dog, and card games.

Ethan Morris, MD

Ethan is a third-year resident in the Stanford Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is interested in the relationship between hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of direct-acting antivirals. He is originally from Denver, Colorado and loves skiing, getting outdoors, and *attempting* to solve the New York Times crossword puzzle. 

Haruki Uojima, MD

Haruki Uojima, is currently an Associate Professor at Kitasato University Hospital in Japan, with extensive experience in hepatology. The primary goal of his visit to the Nguyen Lab at Stanford University is to collaborate with world-leading experts in liver disease. He aims to deepen his knowledge of cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic advancements, particularly those related to cirrhosis and fibrosis. During his stay, he looks forward to contributing to ongoing research projects and initiating new studies.