Leadership

Chair

Chloe Nobuhara, MD

Chloe Nobuhara is a general surgery resident at Stanford University, currently doing two years of research in delirium and cognitive outcomes after surgery with mentors Dr. Forrester and Dr. Berger. She completed her MD at Duke University. Prior to that, she worked at the MGH studying Alzheimer's disease which spurred her interest in neuroscience. She is thrilled to be SWAT chair to help and inspire other medical students and undergraduate researchers into a lifetime of science and surgery. 

nobuhara@stanford.edu

Co-Presidents

Mason Masaaki Sakamoto, BS

Hi there! I’m Mason, and I’m third year medical student at Stanford. Born and raised in LA, I’ve always been interested in urban health disparities and improving care. Having recently developed an interest in surgery, I’ve come to realize that trauma surgery/critical care research is an excellent way to bridge a hands-on career with a population-wide impact. Please reach out!   

msaka@stanford.edu

Jesse Wei-Sheng Tai, MS

Jesse Tai is a fourth-year medical student at Stanford University School of Medicine. His current research focuses on optimizing the management of rib fractures in elderly patients and reducing associated complications. As an American Society of Hematology Medical Student Physician-Scientist Award recipient, he previously investigated how metabolites secreted by acute myeloid leukemia alter immune cell function. He aspires to become a trauma surgeon and conduct research that advances clinical care, and he is excited to begin to do so as co-president of SWAT

jessetai@stanford.edu

Advisory Board

S. Morad Hameed, MD MPH

Chief, Section of Acute Care Surgery

Professor of Surgery

David Spain, MD

Professor of Surgery

David Hindin, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
 

Joe Forrester, MD MSc

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Lisa Knowlton, MD MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Aussama Nassar, MD MSc

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Jeff Choi, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellow 

Data Scientists

Lakshika Tennakoon, MD MPhil

Data Scientist

Scientific Committee, STATA Conference 2023

Lucy Wu MPH

Research Data Analyst 1