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Oliver O. Aalami, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests We launched a national precision medicine PAD trial called, VascTrac (http://vasctrac.stanford.edu/). This trial is mobile phone based and leverages Apple's ResearchKit Platform to monitor a patient's activity both pre- and post-intervention. We are validating mobile phone surveillance for PAD patients and are currently enrolling.
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Somayeh H. Ahmad, DDS, Dr. Med. Dent.
Affiliate, Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Bio Care and communication are integral parts of what makes us human. As a Pediatric Dentist, I feel I have a special role in helping pediatric patients to overcome their anxiety and develop trust and communication with their caregiver. I have been fortunate to work with a wide variety of patients, young and adults, whom unfortunately have anxiety attending dental clinics to receive care, which jeopardized their oral health and further their overall health and lifestyle. My passion is to help and educate patients and their family about these areas that so many of us take for granted. My clinical and research training have helped me to gain a valuable perspective on the importance of my career across health and educational settings.
At Stanford, I am working in the Division of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery within the Department of Surgery, in which I am exposed to variety of oral and craniofacial cases, including head and neck cancers in pediatric patients. This gives me a unique opportunity to work and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team that includes a wide range of healthcare professionals as well as medical and dental specialists. At Stanford, I am able to deepen my knowledge and pass that along to patients.
My training in pediatric and preventive dentistry has been integrated into my research and patient care. I completed my specialization in Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Ernst?Moritz?Arndt Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany and I received my Dr. Med. Dent. (equivalent to DMSc/Ph.D) with Magna Cum Laude, in 2015. In my doctoral thesis (Advisor: Prof. Christian H. Splieth), I studied ?Molar-Incisor Hypomineralisation? in developing/developed countries and investigated possible correlation with caries, fluorosis, and socioeconomic status. Furthermore, I worked as a Clinical Instructor in pre-doctoral pediatric sessions at the University of Ernst?Moritz?Arndt Greifswald. During the four years of my specialization, I volunteered to deliver dental public health services at kindergartens, primary schools, and refugee camps in the city Greifswald. In addition, I have a wide experience in working at various pediatric hospital settings treating pediatric patients with special needs and I am well qualified to use conscious sedation techniques. I received my Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree in 2010 from the Ajman University (AU) School of Dentistry, Ajman, UAE. Following my graduation, I enrolled in a one-year internship program in General Dentistry (2010-2011) at AU School of Dentistry.
From April 2013 to October 2014, I worked as a Research Assistant in the Genomics and Proteomics Laboratory (Advisor: Prof. Uwe Volker; Mentor: Dr. Manuela Salazar) at the University of Ernst?Moritz?Arndt Greifswald. This opportunity had furthered my interest in scientific research and enhanced my laboratory skills to investigate oral and dental diseases. Specifically, I was involved in research projects addressing the characterization of the human saliva proteome in order to identify significant biomarker pattern associated to chronic periodontitis, as well as studying proteomic data from whole saliva, which are associated with the development of oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Beside the experimental lab work, I was also involved in the post-processing of mass spectrometry (MS) data.
I have a multicultural family, and I love to learn about different cultures. Also, I speak five languages at different proficiency levels. -
Marion Aouad
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, General Surgery
Bio Marion Aouad holds a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley with a focus in Health Economics. Her work aims to understand and analyze the factors relevant to consumers' decisions for healthcare consumption. She is also interested in how health insurance reforms affect both the supply and demand side of healthcare markets and has worked with policies focused on surgical procedures.
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Katherine Arnow
Biostatistician 1, Health Services Research Unit
Bio Kate is a biostatistician with the Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research & Education Center (S-SPIRE). She has a degree in epidemiology and has worked in both academic and public health settings. She has particular experience working with Medicaid claims data and analyzing patient reported health outcomes. Kate collaborates with Department of Surgery researchers on study design, data analysis, and reporting.
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Shipra Arya
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio Shipra Arya, MD SM FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine and section chief of vascular surgery at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. She has a Master?s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health with focus on research methodology and cardiovascular epidemiology. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Creighton University Medical Center followed by a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Michigan. She recently completed an American Heart Association (AHA) grant on risk prediction of cardiovascular outcomes and limb loss in Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) patients. She is currently funded by the NIH/NIA GEMSSTAR grant studying the impact of frailty on quality of surgical care in PAD and aortic aneurysm patients. The accumulated evidence from her research all points to the fact that frailty is a versatile tool that can be utilized to guide surgical decision making, inform patient consent and design quality improvement initiatives at the patient and hospital level. The field of frailty research in surgical population is still relatively nascent and her current work focuses on streamlining frailty evaluation, and implementation of patient and system level interventions to improve surgical outcomes and enhance patient centered care.
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Auriel August
Affiliate, Dean's Office Operations - Dean Other
Bio Auriel August MD is a general surgery resident at Stanford Hospital passionate about problem solving. She received her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University concentrating in biomechanics and biomaterials. While at Duke she spent 5 years improving deep brain stimulation for treatment of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. She went on to earn her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School where she was selected to the medical education scholar tract. While in residency she received training in medical device development as a Stanford-Byers Center Biodesign Innovation Fellow. Dr. August co-founded The Aquarius Lab, a medical device incubator, where she is currently working on a novel technology for COVID-19. Dr. August plans to build a career using technology and design to close gaps in healthcare delivery worldwide.
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Jennifer Avise
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Bio Dr. Avise is a board certified general surgeon and vascular surgeon specializing in cutting edge treatments of vascular disease. She completed her training at Emory University (MD, general surgery residency) and Wake Forest School of Medicine (2 year vascular surgery research fellowship) and joined the faculty of Stanford University Division of Vascular Surgery in 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery. She is establishing a practice at Stanford Healthcare - Valleycare Hospital in Pleasanton and Outpatient Surgery Center in Emeryville to extend the Stanford quality and innovation in vascular surgery to the East Bay communities.
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Dan E. Azagury, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests .
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Nicolas Barreto
Biostatistician 2, Health Services Research Unit
Bio Nicolas Barreto, PhD, MPH, is a Biostatistician of the S-SPIRE Center. He works with and supports multidisciplinary teams in research design, analysis, and reporting. Nicolas obtained a masters of public health degree in biostatistics and epidemiology, and his doctorate in Basic and Applied Social Psychology. He has served as a data consultant, statistician, and research consultant while working with a variety of investigators; including doctors, residents, psychologists, and professors. Nicolas has contributed academic research and grant work on a variety of projects; motivation and education, effects of cancer treatment on cognitive outcomes, social support impact on cancer treatment, medical mistrust and organ donation, and others.
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John Randol Bergquist
Clinical Instructor, Surgery - General Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Bergquist's research interests are driven by his clinical practice and his background as an engineer. Clinical research interests are focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients. Dr. Bergquist has published on the utilization of biomarkers in particular CA 19-9 as a means to appropriately triage the multidisciplinary management of patients with advanced GI cancers. In addition, he is interested in improving understanding of optimal surgical management through the utilization of big data to understand trends in treatment and incidence as well as genomic patterns in cancer. Dr. Bergquist is also interested in surgical education and has been active in the production of educational videos focused on technical aspects of HPB surgery and in particular minimally invasive techniques. Finally, Dr. Bergquist's background as an engineer drives him to focus on the intersection between technology and clinical care. To this end, he is passionate about innovation in both hardware and software, and the potential impact of innovative design on the field of medicine.
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kovi bessoff
Affiliate, Dean's Office Operations - Dean Other
Bio My clinical interests include trauma/critical care and acute care surgery. I am interested in how the application of innovative solutions (both device and informatics based) can improve patient care and outcomes in developed as well as developing world settings.
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Serena Bidwell
Temp - Non-Exempt, Health Services Research Unit
Bio Serena Bidwell, MPH is a social science researcher at the Stanford Surgery Policy Improvement Research & Education (S-SPIRE) center. She completes a range of activities from project coordination to data analysis and results reporting. Her interests include long-term management of childhood chronic diseases, quality of life in cancer patients, and healthcare infrastructure in developing countries. She completed a master's degree in global health epidemiology and has coupled her academic training with experience as an editorial assistant for a scientific journal and as a child health outcomes analyst. She is committed to community service and implemented a medical outreach program, with a focus in surgery, to local low-income and minority high school students.
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C. Andrew Bonham
Associate Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Tolerance induction in liver transplantation.
Hepatocyte transplantation. -
John B. Brunski
Casual - Non-Exempt, Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Current Role at Stanford Senior Research Engineer, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Dept. of Surgery
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Matias Bruzoni, MD FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Minimal Access Surgery
Neonatal Surgery
Sutured vs Sutureless Gastroschisis Closure
Ultrasound vs anatomic landmark central line placement
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Stephan Busque
Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My research interest is focused on the improvement of clinical immunosuppression. I am involved in the evaluation of new immunosuppressive drugs, potentially more efficacious or less toxic. My ultimate goal is to achieve tolerance, a state that would obviate the need for any drugs. I am an investigator part of a multidisciplinary tolerance induction project using total lymphoid irradiation and donor hematopoietic stem cells infusion after living donor kidney transplantation.
