Lab Members
Joseph Woo, MD
Norman E. Shumway Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
Professor, by courtesy, Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
Postdocs and Residents
Yuanjia Zhu, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bioengineering PhD Candidate
Lab member since 2019
Shin Yajima, MD, PhD
Visiting Scholar
Lab member since 1/2022
Kiah Williams, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Lab member since 2017
Hyunchel Joo, MD, PhD
Visiting Scholar
Lab member since 9/2021
Graduate and Medical Students
Danielle M. Mullis
Stanford Medical Student
Lab member since 2020
Basil M. Baccouche
Stanford Medical Student
Lab member since 2021
Pearly Pandya, BS
Mechanical Engineering PhD Student
Lab member since 1/2021
Undergraduate Students
Athena Chien
Undergraduate Student
Lab member since 2018
Mariana Cabatu
Undergraduate Student
Lab member since 2019
Maria Paula Hernandez Fernandez
Undergraduate Student
Lab member since 2018
Sabrina Walsh
Stanford Undergrad
Lab member since 2020
Life Science Research Professionals
Hye Sook Shin
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2019
Robert Wilkerson
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2020
Lisa Lee
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2022
Sidarth Ethiraj
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2020
Charles Stark
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2021
Nick Tran, BS
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2020
Akshay Venkatesh
Life Science Research Professional
Lab member since 2021
Staff
Mary Sheridan Bilbao, MPAS, PA-C
Lead Liaison for Clinical Integration to Lab Research
Lab member since 2012
Blaine Chadwick
Clinical Perfusionist
Lab member since 2020
Megan Atashroo, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
Clinical Integration to Lab Research Assistant
Lab member since 2014
Hunter Bergamasco
Clinical Perfusionist
Lab member since 2020
Lab Alumni
Past lab members have left the lab to begin medical school, graduate school, and veterinary school.
Postdoctoral fellows have proceeded to faculty appointments at prestigious institutions around the world.
Trainee |
Date |
Current Position |
Alexander Boakye |
Summer 2021 |
Chemical Engineering Major Howard University |
Mateo Cuartas, MD |
2020-2021 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Leipzig Heart Center |
Sarah Madira |
2019-2021 |
Scientific Researcher Genentech - Complex in vitro Systems Lab, South San Francisco, CA |
Shreya Anilkumar, BS |
2019-2021 |
Business Analyst 4D Molecular Therapeutics |
Jinsuh (Annie) Jung, BSc |
2019-2021 |
Cancer Clinical Research Coordinator Associate Hematology Department at Stanford |
| Taylor Montiel | Summer 2019 | Stanford Undergrad |
Annabel Imbrie-Moore, PhD |
7/2018-6/2021 |
Associate, Patent Engineer Schox Patent Group |
Cole Paullin |
6/2018-11/2019 |
Undergraduate Student Stanford University |
Kay Hung |
2018-2019 |
Medical Student Stanford University |
Hanjay Wang, MD |
7/2017-7/2020 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Stanford |
Justin Farry, BS |
2017-2020 |
Graduate Student Vanderbilt |
Haley Lucian, BA |
2017-2020 |
RN Student Univ of Pennsylvania |
Camille Hironaka |
6/2017-6/2019 |
Medical Student Tufts School of Medicine |
Akshara Thakore, MS |
2016-2021 |
Senior Research Specialist Department of Biomedical Engineering with Dr. Susan Margulies, Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
Michael J. Paulsen, MD |
7/2016-7/2019 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Stanford University, CA |
Kevin Jaatinen, B.A. |
6/2016-8/2019 |
Graduate Student University of Rochester |
Daniel von Bornstaedt |
2016-2018 |
Associate McKinsey & Company |
Masashi Kawamura |
2016-2018 |
Cardiac Surgery Fellow Thomas Jefferson University |
Christine Callinan |
2016-2018 |
Graduate Student Stanford University |
Alexandra Bourdillon |
2016-2018 |
Medical Student Yale University |
Lyndsay Stapleton, PhD |
2015-2020 |
Venture and Business Development Associate BioMed Ventures |
Anahita Eskandari |
2015-2019 |
Graduate Student Palo Alto University |
Masashi Kawamura, MD |
10/2015-10/2017 |
Cardiac Surgery Fellow Thomas Jefferson University, NJ |
Amanda Steele, PhD |
7/2014-6/2019 |
Senior Consultant Eversana Consulting, CA |
William L. Patrick, MD |
7/2014-6/2017 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident University of Pennsylvania, PA |
Arudo Hiraoka, MD |
5/2012-5/2013 |
Cardiac Surgeon Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan |
Hiraoka Arudo, M.D. |
5/2012-5/2013 |
Attending Cardiovascular Surgeon Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan |
Andrew B. Goldstone, MD |
7/2011-6/2017 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow University of Pennsylvania, PA |
Yasuhiro Shudo, MD |
10/2011-7/2014 |
Clinical Assistant Prof Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford |
John MacArthur, M.D. |
7/2011-2014 |
General Surgery Resident University of Pennsylvania |
Alexander Fairman |
7/2011-6/2013 |
Medical Student University of Pennsylvania |
Philip Hsiao |
5/2011-6/2012 |
Medical Student Jefferson Medical College |
Kaitao Jian, M.D. |
3/2011-3/2012 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Pennsylvania |
Jeffrey Muenzer |
7/2009-7/2011 |
Medical Student Jefferson Medical College |
Nicole Marotta |
7/2008-6/2010 |
Medical Student Philadelphia College of Osteopathy |
Ah-Young Kim |
7/2008-6/2010 |
Graduate Student Yale University |
John R. Frederick, M.D. |
7/2007-6/2009 |
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon Colorado Springs, CO |
J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, M.D. |
7/2007-6/2009 |
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon St. Luke’s Hospital, PA |
Elliot Kozin |
6/2007-6/2009 |
ENT Resident Massachusetts General Hospital |
David Harris |
6/2007-8/2008 |
Medical Student University of Virginia |
Carinne LaPorte |
5/2007-7/2008 |
Veterinary Student University of Pennsylvania |
Feng Wei, M.D. |
1/2007-12/2007 |
Cardiac Surgeon FuWai Hospital Beijing China |
Tao Jin, M.D. |
1/2007-12/2007 |
MPH Student Johns Hopkins University |
William Hiesinger, M.D. |
7/2006-6/2014 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow University of Pennsylvania |
Kevin Southerland, M.D. |
6/2006-5/2009 |
General Surgery Resident Duke University |
Elliot Nacke, M.D. |
6/2005-5/2008 |
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident NYU Medical Center |
Matthew Leskowicz |
6/2005-6/2007 |
Medical Student Columbia University |
Max Smith |
5/2004-6/2010 |
Radiology Resident Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Erik Suarez, M.D. |
11/2004-2/2007 |
General Surgery Resident Baylor Medical College |
Pavan Atluri, M.D. |
7/2004-6/2006 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Pennsylvania |
Corinna Panlillio |
7/2004-5/2006 |
Medical Student UMDNJ |
George P. Liao |
6/2004-7/2006 |
Medical Student UMDNJ |
Vivian Hsu |
1/2003-6/2007 |
Plastic Surgery Resident University of Pennsylvania |
Suzanne Zentko, M.D. |
9/2003-6/2004 |
Cardiology Fellow Cornell University |
Omar Fisher, Ph.D. |
7/2003-7/2004 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Massachusetts Inst of Tech |
M. Astrid Moise, M.D. |
7/2003-6/2004 |
Vascular Surgery Fellow Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
Steven J. Kolakowski, M.D. |
7/2003-6/2004 |
Vascular Surgery Fellow Pennsylvania Hospital |
Jeffrey E. Cohen, MD |
2002-2015 |
Cardiac Surgeon Medstar Health |
Matthew Taylor, M.D. |
1/2002-6/2005 |
General Surgery Resident University of Virginia |
Todd Grand |
8/2002-8/2004 |
Veterinary Student University of Florida |
Mark F. Berry, M.D. |
7/2002-6/2004 |
Associate Professor of Surgery Stanford University |
Vasant Jayasankar, M.D. |
1/2002-6/2003 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Brigham and Women’s Hospital |