Bio
Chief Medical Officer, Palo Alto Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Site Co-Director, BD-STEP (VA & NCI Big Data Scientist Training & Enhancement Program), VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Chair, VISN21 Pharmacy Benefits Management Endocrine Task Force, VHA
INTERESTS:
Population health, individual precision health, healthcare system management and quality in clinical practice
Molecular/genetic epidemiology, health services, big data health applications, patient centered decision making
Novel scalable clinical/translational study designs and methods to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Use of electronic health records (EHR) and other data sources
Endocrinology and Metabolism (cardiometabolic diseases and glycemic dysregulation, bone and body composition, cancers, thyroid)
Aging and hormonal/metabolic transitions and dynamics
Clinical Focus
- Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology
- preventive health and risk prediction
- Endocrine aging (cardiometabolism, cancers, bone health, body composition, cognition)
- sex hormone imbalance
- Women’s health
Academic Appointments
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Epidemiology and Population Health
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Chief Medical Officer, Palo Alto Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Veterans Affairs (2016 - Present)
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Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (2017 - 2018)
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Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2018 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Merck Seniors Fellow Award, The Endocrine Society (2006)
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Young Investigator Award, American Society of Bone Mineral Research (2008)
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HHMI-NIH Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute - NIH (1997-1998)
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Roadmap K12 Faculty Scholar, NIH (2007-2010)
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New investigator Award, Rippel Foundation/AFAR (2007-2009)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, VA Palo Alto R&D Committee (2015 - 2017)
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Member, VA/NCI BD-STEP Executive Committee (2015 - Present)
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Member, Admissions Committee for Stanford's PhD Epidemiology and Clinical Research Program (Dept of HRP) (2014 - Present)
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Chair, VA VISN21 Endocrine Task Force (2014 - Present)
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Member, VA Palo Alto Center for Clinical Research Advisory Committee (2015 - Present)
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Co-Site Lead, VA Palo Alto Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) (2014 - Present)
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Member, CHS Aging Working Group (2016 - Present)
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Member, The Endocrine Society (2002 - Present)
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Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research (2008 - Present)
Professional Education
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M.A. & B.A. (joint), Harvard University, Biological Sciences (1994)
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MD, Harvard Medical School, Medicine (1999)
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Ph.D., Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, Epidemiology
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Residency: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (2001) CA
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Fellowship: UCSF Endocrinology Fellowship (2005) CA
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Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco at Mt. Zion (UCSF), Women's Health (2004)
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2004)