Clinical Focus
- General Inpatient Medicine, Quality Improvement
- Clinical Trials
- Development of a Perioperative Medical Service for surgical co-management
- Inpatient Medical Education of Housestaff
- Internal Medicine
- Promoting physician resilience as a tool for wellness
Academic Appointments
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Clinical Professor, Medicine
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Residency Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program (2009 - 2019)
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Division Chief, Hospital Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2017 - Present)
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Director, Hospitalist Program, Stanford (2011 - 2017)
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Medical Director, General Medicine Inpatient Wards (2012 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Gold-Headed Cane Award for "compassion, dedication to medicine, and a desire to serve", Awarded to one graduating medical student, UT Houston medical school (1997)
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Excellence in Clinical Teaching "Golden Rattle Award", Pediatrics Dept. UTMB (Texas) (2004)
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Clinical Women in Medicine Award, American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) National Award (2006)
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AOA Lifetime Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Lifetime Member Induction (2006)
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Inducted as Faculty Mentor for Osler Student Society, UTMB (Texas) McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine (2006)
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National Educator's Award, "Who's Who amongst Teachers and Educators" across the nation (2007)
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President's Professionalism Project Award, University of Texas Medical Branch (2007)
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Divisional Teaching Award, General Medical Disciplines, Stanford University Medical Center (2010)
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Arthur L. Bloomfield Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University Medical School (2011)
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Distinguished Teacher and Mentor Award, American College of Physicians (2012)
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Malinda S. Mitchell Award for Quality & Service, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2013)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (2003 - Present)
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Member, Society of Hospital Medicine (2015 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Physicians (2009 - Present)
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General Internist, Society of General Internal Medicine (2012 - Present)
Professional Education
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Residency: University of Texas Health Sciences Center Internal Medicine Residency (2001) TX
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Internship: University of Texas Health Sciences Center Internal Medicine Residency (1998) TX
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Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2002)
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Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Univ. of Texas-Houston, Med/Peds Residency (2001)
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M.D., Univ. of Texas- Houston, Medical Degree (1997)
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B.A. (Honors), U.C. Berkeley, Major- Biology Minor- Creative Writing (1993)