Saraswati Kache

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Critical Care

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Intensive Care
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Critical Care
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Professional Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (2022)
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2022)
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center Radiology Fellowship (2003) CA
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (1999)
Residency: Children's Hospital Los Angeles (1999) CA
Medical Education: Wayne State University School of Medicine (1996) MI

Contact

Academic skache@stanford.edu

Administrative Contact Nancy Calderon Valenzuela Administrative Associate nancyv1@stanford.edu Tel: 650-497-4677

Clinical Adolescent Medicine 770 Welch Rd Ste 435 MC 5715 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 497-8850 Fax: (650) 497-8033
Clinical Pediatric Intensive Care 725 Welch Rd 2 East PCU 420 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 497-8850 Fax: (650) 736-9186

2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Pediatrics
  PEDS 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Early Clinical Experience
  PEDS 280 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  PEDS 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  PEDS 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Directed Reading/Research
  PEDS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)

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