Our Team
Stanford Leadership Team
Rebecca Sands, DO, FAAHPM
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Chief, Section of Palliative Care
Co-Director, Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Ashley Bragg
Director, Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Alex Chadwick, NP, MS, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN
Lead Advanced Practice Provider
Outpatient Palliative Care
Sandy Chan, LCSW, APHSW-C
Senior Director, Ambulatory Care & Service Lines
Palliative Care & Geriatrics
Heather Filipowicz, MS, RD
Vice President of Ambulatory Care and Service Lines, Stanford Health Care
Karleen Giannitrapani, PhD MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Research Chief, Section of Palliative Care
Co-Director, Quality Improvement Resource Center for VA Palliative Care
Co-Director, Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Shireen Heidari, MD
Director, Hospice and Palliative Fellowship
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Ruch Kumbhani
Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Ambulatory Care and Service Lines
Emily Linderman, BCC
Lead Chaplain
Mike Polisso, LCSW, APHSW-C
Lead Social Work Clinician
Sandy Trieu, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Inpatient Hospice Program Medical Director
Associate Program Director, HPM Fellowship
Heather Shaw, RN, MS, GNP-BC
Manager, Inpatient Palliative Care, Geriatrics & Hospice
Grant Smith, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Community Partnerships Team
Associate Director, Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Mary Song, MPH
Manager, Outpatient Palliative Care
Colleen Vega, CNS, MS, ACHPN, DNP
Lead Advance Practice Provider
Inpatient Palliative Care
Stanford Faculty
Nathaniel Coggins, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Program Director, Emergency Palliative Care
Inpatient Palliative Care
Alexander Gamble, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Inpatient Palliative Care and Outpatient Palliative Care
Josef Hannah, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
East Bay Site Director
Outpatient Palliative Care
Felicia Hui, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Serious Illness Communication Program
Inpatient Palliative Care and Outpatient Palliative Care
Jocelyn M Jiao, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological Science
Outpatient Palliative Care
Jonathan Roselman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Inpatient Palliative Care and Outpatient Palliative Care
Helen Sun, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Outpatient Palliative Care
Winnie Teuteberg, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Director, Serious Illness Communication Program
Inpatient Palliative Care
Jeremy Uang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Inpatient Palliative Care and Outpatient Palliative Care
Palo Alto VA Faculty
Gary Hsin, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Affiliated)
Chief of Palliative Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Sachi Gianchandani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Affiliated)
Medical Director, Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service
Palo Alto VA, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Johanna Glaser
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Affiliated)
Palo Alto VA, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Kimberly Hiroto, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Affiliated)
Clinical Psychology and Palliative Care
Jon Fuller, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Affiliated)
Deputy Chief of Staff, Extended Care & Palliative Medicine at VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Christine Le, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Affiliated)
Palo Alto VA, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
VJ Periyakoil, MD
Professor of Medicine
Stanford Clinicians
Kimberly Arviv, MS, RN, CNS, ACHPN
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
Outpatient Palliative Care
Ryan Baldeo, MPAS, MSPC, PA-C, FAAHPM
Physician Assistant
Inpatient Palliative Care
Lindsay Brasil, RN, BSN, CEN, TCRN
Clinical Nurse
Outpatient Palliative Care
Connie Carr, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Hospice
Emily Czarnik-Neimeyer, BCC
Chaplin
Outpatient Palliative Care
Natalie Dickson, CNS, ACHPN
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
Inpatient Palliative Care
Lauren Dolan, RN, BSN, OCN
Clinical Nurse
Outpatient Palliative Care
Sara Dominick, LCSW, APHSW-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Outpatient Palliative Care
Maria "Gila" Fucanan, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Palliative Care
Lisa Gustafson, MSN, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Outpatient Palliative Care
Janet Hall, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Palliative Care
Kelsey Hansen, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Inpatient Palliative Care
Tamzen Hull, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Inpatient Palliative Care
Jeong Min Jung, LCSW, APHSW-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Outpatient Palliative Care
Amy Keeley, NP, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Palliative Care
Melissa Kimball, RN, MSN, OCN
Clinical Nurse
Outpatient Palliative Care
Jacob Loya, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Inpatient Palliative Care
Paulina Machi, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Outpatient Palliative Care
Anna Nikitina, BCC
Chaplin
Outpatient Palliative Care
In Eui Oh, MS, AGPCNP-C, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Outpatient Palliative Care
Alan Potter, M.Div.
Chaplin
Outpatient Palliative Care
Shaina Roberts, MSW
Clinical Social Worker
Inpatient Palliative Care
Sophi Scarnewman, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Inpatient Hospice
Marissa St. Joan, PA
Physician Assistant
Inpatient Palliative Care
Ailene Staples, DNP, AGACNP
Nurse Practitioner
Outpatient Palliative Care
Sarah Stenger, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Palliative Care
Peiyi Su, LCSW, APHSW-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Inpatient Palliative Care
Chris Szura-Shen, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Inpatient Palliative Care
Eloise Theisen, NP, AGPCNP-BC APP
Nurse Practitioner
Outpatient Palliative Care
Karen Yung, LCSW, APHSW-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Outpatient Palliative Care
Stanford Staff
Ann Cao-Nasalga, MBA
Program Coordinator
Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Lan Nguyen
Patient Care Coordinator
Outpatient Palliative Care
Danielle Saenz
Administrative Associate
Section of Palliative Care
Gizelle Snowden-Jones
Program/Project Coordinator
Section of Palliative Care
Olivia Tigre-Nerimora, MHA
Project Manager
Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Reyna Torres
Patient Care Coordinator
Outpatient Palliative Care
Precious Woodson
Patient Care Coordinator
Outpatient Palliative Care