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Matheus Otero
Affiliate, Department Funds
BioDr. Matheus Otero is a neurologist based in Palo Alto, California. He earned his medical degree from Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS) in Brazil and completed his internship and neurology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has pursued extensive clinical and research training across diverse academic settings, including serving as a Research Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, where he was involved in neurophysiology, acute brain injury, and neurocritical care-related research. Dr. Otero’s scholarly work spans neurology, neurophysiology, and outcomes following cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury. His clinical interests include epilepsy, EEG interpretation, neuromodulation and the application of advanced neurophysiologic monitoring in acute and inpatient settings. He is particularly interested in the intersection of clinical neurology, technology, and data-driven innovation, with a growing focus on how emerging tools such as AI can enhance diagnosis, monitoring, and patient outcomes in neurological disease.
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Ruikang Liu, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, RMSK
Clinical Instructor (Affiliated), School of Medicine - Student Affairs
BioDr. Liu is a board-certified primary care pediatrician, fellowship trained sports medicine specialist (peds and adults), and registered in musculoskeletal ultrasonography. He aims to help patients become healthier, more active, while staying safe and in less pain.
He got his Bachelor’s from Johns Hopkins University, and medical degree and pediatrics training, including a Chief Instructor year, at Penn State. He then did a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Colorado, where he helped in the care of several notable professional teams including Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids, and Colorado Avalanche. Prior to joining Stanford UMP, he was the APD of the LSU Shreveport Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, where in addition to leading the didactics curriculum, he was also co-head team physician for Grambling State University, medical director for a USA Judo tournament, and ringside physician for USA Boxing amongst many other roles.
Dr. Liu is known nationally in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, serving past roles including the Pediatric Residency Representative, Fellowship Class Representative, Co-chair of the Pediatric Curriculum Subcommittee, Co-Chair of the SportsMedRef Subcommittee, and is currently the Chair of the Special Interest Group Subcommittee.
Outside of work, Dr. Liu enjoys training martial arts and hiking with his wife and dogs.
