Our Faculty

Meghan Marmor, MD, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Marmor is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford and is a board-certified pulmonologist.  Her clinical interest and research focus are bronchiectasis, chronic airway disease and lung infections.  She sees patients at both our Palo Alto and Emeryville pulmonary clinic sites.

David Epstein, MD, Infectious Diseases

Dr. Epstein is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford and is a board-certified infectious disease specialist. His clinical interests and research focus include bronchiectasis, nontuberculous mycobacterial infections, and pulmonary complications of bone marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies.  He sees patients at both our Palo Alto and South Bay infectious disease clinic sites.

Alicia Mirza, MD, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Mirza is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford and is a board-certified pulmonologist. Her clinical interests and research focus include cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. She sees patients at our Emeryville pulmonary clinic site. 

Joanna Nelson, MD, Infectious Diseases

Dr. Nelson is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford and is a board-certified infectious disease specialist. Her clinical interests and research focus include treatment of infections in immune compromised individuals with a special interest in cystic fibrosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. She sees patients at both our Palo Alto and South Bay infectious disease clinic sites.

Stephen J Ruoss, MD, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Ruoss is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford and is a board-certified pulmonologist. His clinical interests and research focus include nontuberculous mycobacterial infections, cystic lung diseases and bronchiectasis. He sees patients at our Palo Alto pulmonary clinic site. 

Jessica Ferguson, MD, Infectious Diseases

Dr. Ferguson is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford and is a board-certified infectious disease specialist.  She specializes in the treatment of infections for patients with immune compromise and has a special interest in the treatment of bronchiectasis and NTM lung disease.  She sees patients at our Palo Alto infectious disease clinic site.

Meredith Wiltse, NP, Pulmonology

Meredith Wiltse is a specialty nurse practitioner with more than 10 years of experience in the care of adults with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. She has been here with Stanford for 10 years caring for patients with advanced lung disease, especially those with bronchiectasis.

Gauri Pendharkar, BS, RCP, CPFT

Gauri is trained in respiratory care with more than 25 years of experience in caring for individuals affected by cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. In addition to inpatient respiratory care, she brings years of experience in the outpatient setting.  It has been her passion to teach and educate patients on how to do their home respiratory therapy.

Brian Pogatchnik, MD, Radiology

Dr. Pogatchnik is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at Stanford and is a board-certified radiologist.  He is an expert in cardiothoracic radiology with a focus on bronchiectasis. Dr. Pogatchnik leads our monthly case conference and offers advanced diagnostic interpretation and guidance for patients with bronchiectasis.

Peter Page, RN

Peter Page is a nurse coordinator for the Stanford Chest Clinic with a special interest in bronchiectasis.  Mr. Page is passionate about access to care for all patients across Northern California and works with patients across the region to facilitate access to care for their lung disease.