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Janelle Aby
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My interest is in the care and evaluation of newborns. In particular, I have been focusing on improving the educational experience for our residents and students in the nursery regarding the examination and management of term or near-term infants.
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David Bergman
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My research has involved the use of new technologies to create different types of patient-doctor transactions. I am also interested in how these new transactions impact clinical care processes. Current work includes the evaluation of a patient portal for children with cystic fibrosis, the use of telemedicine to bring asthma experts into the schools and the attitudes of teens and parents about the use of a secure patient portal for teens.
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Janine Bruce
Sr Res Scholar, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Current Role at Stanford Co_Director, Pediatric Advocacy Program, Stanford School of Medicine
Co-Director for the Scholarly Concentration in Community Engagement and Advocacy, Pediatric Residency Program, Stanford School of Medicine
Director for the Scholarly Concentration in Community Health for Medical Students, Stanford School of Medicine
Instructor for graduate level qualitative methods, social determinants and community engagement courses, Stanford School of Medicine -
Katharine Dahl
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bio Dr. Kate Dahl specializes in working with children and families who are affected by medical illness. She has practiced at Stanford since 2014 and is the primary pediatric psychologist for the dialysis, kidney transplant, and liver transplant medical teams. Her work often focuses on adjustment to new diagnosis, coping with illness and treatment, and adherence to the medical regimen. She is particularly interested in the experience of adolescents with chronic medical conditions and leads groups for teens who have received kidney and liver transplants.
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Monica De La Cruz
Program Manager, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bio Monica De La Cruz received her Bachelor of Science in cell and molecular biology from San Francisco State University and Master's degree in Public Health from the University of San Francisco. She began working with the Pediatric Advocacy Program as the Program Manager starting in 2015. Monica has experience developing, implementing, and evaluating community-based programs and conducting qualitative research studies.
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Sarah E. Dubner
Fellow in Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Dubner seeks to understand how early-life experiences impact children's developing brain connections in order to design interventions to promote healthy developmental trajectories. Current projects focus on the role of perinatal inflammation in brain white matter microstructure and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born preterm.
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Lawrence D. Hammer
Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr Hammer has had a longstanding interest in factors influencing the development of childhood obesity. In particular, his studies have focused on early determinants of eating behavior, physical activity, and parenting behavior in relation to early feeding decisions and parental influences on diet and eating. With the current epidemic of child obesity and it's comorbidities, he is currently involved in the development of protocols for adolescent bariatric surgery.
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Noelle V Johnstone
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Quality and Safety, Resident and Medical Student Education, Medical Humanities, International Child Health
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Neha Shirish Joshi, MD
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Bio As a neonatal hospitalist, I attend high risk deliveries where neonatal resuscitation is potentially anticipated, and care for infants in the newborn (level I) and intermediate intensive care (level II) nurseries. I am interested in high value care for late preterm and term infants, including evaluation and management for infants at risk for early onset sepsis.
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Pooja Kakar
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bio Pooja Kakar, MD is a Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at Stanford University's Division of General Pediatrics with her primary practice at Gardner Packard Children's Health Center. Her interests are in maternal-child health, breastfeeding medicine, social determinants of health, and cultural humility.
Dr. Kakar earned her BA with Honors in Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers University, followed by an MD with Distinction in Service to the Community at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her Pediatric Residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Kakar has language proficiency in Spanish and Hindi. -
Juliann Lipps Kim
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bio Dr. Juliann Kim works as a Pediatric Hospitalist for PAMF. She cares for patients in the LPCH Newborn Nursery, Packard Intermediate Care Nursery, and on the inpatient wards. She serves on several LPCH committees including Professional Performance Evaluation Committee, Perinatal Care Committee, Credentials Committee, and Care Improvement Committee. She is presently serving as the Medical Staff President for LPCH.
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Rebecca Mckenzie
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Pediatric liver transplant, outcomes, adherence, transition, liver failure
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Fernando S. Mendoza
Associate Dean of Minority Advising and Programs and Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
Current Research and Scholarly Interests I have two research interests: childhood health disparities and workforce diversity. My research on childhood health disparities centers on Latino and immigrant children with a focus on early childhood health and development. My work in workforce diversity examines the pipeline for diversity in academic pediatrics, with special attention on the pipeline for underrepresent minorities.
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Ryan Christopher Padrez
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Bio Ryan is a pediatrician and Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University's Division of General Pediatrics. His primary clinical practice is at Gardner Packard Children's Health Center. In addition to his work at Stanford, Ryan also serves as the Medical Director for The Primary School, a new integrated health and education model that serves low income children and families in East Palo Alto, CA. His work and leadership focuses on the intersection and reform of primary pediatric care and childhood education. He works to integrate systems and promote models that ensure high quality care is accessible to all children.
Ryan graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Human Biology and earned his MD at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He completed his pediatric residency at UCSF and participated in UCSF's Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved (PLUS) program. He went on to complete a chief resident year at The San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. -
Anisha I Patel
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Patel's research interests focus on reducing socioeconomic disparities in chronic diseases, including childhood obesity. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Patel has led numerous studies to encourage healthy beverage intake among children and adolescents. These studies include analyses of large national data sets, conduct of randomized controlled trials in schools, child care, and community settings to examine how interventions to increase children’s intake of water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages impact child health, and the evaluation of policy efforts to improve the healthfulness of beverages offered in schools and community settings.
Dr. Patel has a diverse funding portfolio ranging from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthy Eating Research Program, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Patel has presented her research to local, national and international audiences. She has also been recognized for her research with awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
