People

Sandy Aziz, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Hi there! My name is Sandy Aziz. I am a proud bilingual Latina, born and raised in the border city of El Paso, Texas, where I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Texas at El Paso and earned my medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. I went on to complete my pediatric residency at the University of New Mexico, followed by a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at the University of California in San Diego. Most recently, I completed a Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital.

I am grateful to have found my place as a faculty member within the Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care and I am excited to take part in the development of our very own perinatal palliative care program. Since moving to the Bay Area, I’ve been enjoying some of my favorite activities, including dining at amazing restaurants, wine-tasting in Napa, and soaking up the sunny, beautiful weather.

Michelle Brown, PsyD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Bio coming soon!

Akilah Burford, MSW

Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Ethicist

I am a consulting psychosocial clinician and clinical ethicist serving across the Palliative Care and Ethics services. I earned my bachelor’s degree as a double major in Sociology & Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz in 2015 and obtained a Masters in Social Work from UC Berkeley in 2019, specializing in Children & Families Services and Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC – School Social Worker Certification). My passion for pediatric palliative care and oncology emerged during my dual internship at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland from 2018 to 2019. I went on to dedicate four years as a pediatric oncology social work clinician at Stanford, where joined the hospital’s Ethics Committee. I later earned a Certificate in Pediatric Bioethics from Children's Mercy Center for Bioethics in May 2023, leading to my current role as a Palliative Care & Ethics Specialist. Outside of work, I enjoy engaging in Bible study, creative writing, spending quality time with family, shopping, working out, and attending professional sporting events.

Stevia Davis, MSN, PNP-PC, FNP, RN

Pediatric Advance Practice Provider

I am a board-certified Pediatric and Family Nurse Practitioner with six years of experience in Pediatric Palliative Care. I completed my bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies at The Ohio State University, where I first developed an interest in pediatric hospice while at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Pursuing further specialization, I earned my MSN in Pediatric Primary Care at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Additionally, I hold a Post Masters Certificate in Family Practice and a certificate in Palliative Care from Case Western, obtained concurrently with my MSN. I began my palliative care career with the Pediatric Palliative Care team at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, from 2019 to 2021. I then served as the sole Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in the Pediatric Palliative Care Program at Children’s Hospital New Orleans from 2021 to 2023.

I was drawn to join Stanford Medicine Children's Health in March 2024, motivated by my keen interest in program development and further advancing pediatric palliative care services. My career involves managing patients in a variety of settings, providing expert symptom management, and longitudinal care. I also enjoy education and am committed to continuous learning, mentoring, and contributing to the professional growth peers. 

I was born and raised in Ohio and am a proud Buckeye. I enjoy staying active, traveling, and spending time with family and friends (which usually involves travel!). I like to immerse myself in the community and culture wherever I live. My dog, George, has accompanied me through all my moves and also has the spirit for adventure. We have been thoroughly enjoying Cali living and exploring all the bay area has to offer!

Mgbechi Erondu, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics

Julie Good, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

David Mauser, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Welcome fellowship applicants! My name is David Mauser, and I am one of the attending physicians on the pediatric palliative care team. Originally from Louisville, KY,  I completed medical school at the University of Louisville before moving to Chicago for pediatrics residency at Lurie Children’s and then Houston for pediatric palliative care fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital. I came to Stanford following fellowship 3 years ago to help start our new division under our incredible leadership team. I chose Stanford because I was excited about the opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary program at a major quaternary children’s hospital. We see some of the sickest kids in the country and I knew we had the opportunity to make a real impact in lives of our patients, their families, and our colleagues. Moving to Stanford and the Bay Area has been a welcome change in many aspects of my life. We are compensated well for the high cost of living of the area, enjoy sunny Palo Alto weather, have easy access to nature, and a vibrant LGBTQ+ community in SF. In my time off, I usually find myself at the ocean bluffs near my house in Daly City, playing soccer with the “Pulled Hammies” LPCH’s very own 11v11 co-ed soccer team, and being an active member of the SF Spikes – San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ soccer club. I also play a lot of video games… but that’s not unique to the area.

Jessica Moriarty, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Stanford Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Director

Bio coming soon!

Tyler Tate, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Clinical Ethicist

Tyler Tate, MD, MA, is a pediatrician, palliative care physician, writer, and ethicist at Stanford. As a scholar, Tyler’s academic interests include suffering and flourishing, love and emotions, religion and bioethics, pediatric ethics, and the medical humanities.  Tyler practices pediatric palliative care and serves as a clinical ethicist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. He is also core faculty in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE). Prior to coming to Stanford he was an assistant professor at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. In 2024 he received a Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Early-Career Physician Award and was named a Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar. For college, Tyler went to Maryville University in St. Louis where he studied molecular biology and philosophy. He then went to UAB Heersink School of Medicine in Birmingham AL where he did extensive work in public health/global health, both in Birmingham and the country of Zambia. Finally, Tyler completed his pediatric residency, clinical ethics fellowship, and master’s degree in bioethics at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and his palliative care fellowship at Duke University in Durham, NC. It was during his time in Seattle and Durham that his interests in palliative care and ethics both blossomed, and coalesced, into a fruitful and exciting scholarly career.

Tyler chose to work at Stanford for numerous reasons. First and foremost, the people. Between his two academic homes, The Division of Quality of Life and Pediatric Palliative, and the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE) Tyler feels he is surrounded by the most brilliant, kind, creative, curious, and compassionate people he could imagine. In addition, he came to Stanford because, as someone told him when he was interviewing, “here at Stanford we solve complex human problems.” And that is what he loves to do (while having fun and laughing a lot along the way).

Outside of work Tyler has a million interests. He lives in San Francisco and commutes by Caltrain (very doable and easy, with the new, fast, electrified fleet) and enjoys the museums and food and coffee scene of SF. He is a massive fan of the performing arts and has season tickets to SF Ballet. He also frequents the SF Symphany as well as the fantastic regional theatres like the Marin Theatre Company and the Berkeley Rep. Finally, Tyler likes to stay active! He played tennis in college and is always down for a game of tennis or table tennis (ping pong!) In addition, Tyler is a low-level outdoor enthusiast. He loves to trail run, road cycle, and snowboard (he misses the close mountains of the PNW, but Tahoe is pretty rad).

Julia Wedeles, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker

Julia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with an Advanced Palliative Care and Hospice Social Work certification. Julia’s Master of Social Work degree allowed for an introduction to palliative care across the life course, but it was a social work fellowship with the Family Guidance & Bereavement Program here at SMCH that created the opportunity to further explore the experiences and needs of families facing terminal illness of a parent or child. She joined the QPC team after 6 years serving bereaved families. Everyday there is something to learn from our patients and families about the impacts of serious illness on our patients, their families, and our providers. Julia is keen to continue finding ways for our IDT to support quality of life for all those in our care.   

Outside of work, Julia is usually found at the beach or hiking with her husband, son, and dog.

John Winslow-Rodriguez, m Div, BCC

Chaplain

John is a board-certified chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). He has spent the last two years working as the Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) Chaplain at Stanford Children’s Health after working as a hospice chaplain in San Mateo County and at a skilled nursing facility in Oakland, CA. John completed 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Stanford Health Care and 1 unit at Hebrew Senior Life in Roslindale, Massachusetts. He holds a Master of Divinity from the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry and is endorsed for ministry by the San Francisco Meeting of the Religious Society of Frends (Quakers). John has been accepted into UCSF’s Palliative Care Interprofessional training program and will begin this fall. Always a Pacific Northwest farm boy at heart, John still loves spending his free time outdoors, camping and hiking around the Bay Area with his husband. He also loves reading, writing creatively, playing video games, traveling, and experiencing new restaurants with friends. He lives in San Francisco.

Ann Ming Yeh, MD

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology

Dr. Ann Ming Yeh is a Clinical Professor at Stanford University in Pediatric Gastroenterology and practices at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Children’s Health. She completed her residency and GI fellowship at Stanford University. She completed a two-year distance learning fellowship through the University of Arizona’s Center for Integrative Medicine where she gained additional expertise in mind-body therapies, botanicals, and nutritional supplements. With skill and compassion, Dr. Yeh treats her patients with a comprehensive, evidence-based, holistic approach. She is also a formally trained and board-certified medical acupuncturist. She is currently the program director for the nation’s premier fellowship for Pediatric Integrative Medicine at Stanford. Dr. Yeh collaborates with the Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care to provide integrative medicine consultation for patients followed by the inpatient palliative care consult team. Outside of medicine, she enjoys yoga, gardening, hiking, and traveling with her family.