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Nazanin Mahinparvar
Postdoctoral Scholar, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioNazanin Mahinparvar, MD, graduated from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Following medical school and before joining Stanford, she spent three years serving as a Physician Director at a rehabilitation and long-term care center for older adults, where she gained firsthand experience caring for patients with complex medical and functional needs and developed a deep appreciation for preserving mobility, independence, and quality of life.
She later joined the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine as a postdoctoral scholar. During her postdoctoral training, she has been deeply involved in innovative translational research focused on developing novel, non-opioid approaches for chronic pain, bridging fundamental pain mechanisms with the potential for meaningful clinical impact.
Her commitment to pain medicine extends beyond scientific curiosity. Having personally experienced chronic pain during adolescence, she developed an early understanding of how profoundly persistent pain can affect movement, independence, daily function, and quality of life. At Stanford, studying pain from a scientific perspective transformed that personal understanding into a broader professional mission: not simply to reduce pain, but to help individuals regain function, independence, and the ability to participate fully in their lives.
Her experiences—from caring for older adults with functional limitations to investigating the mechanisms and treatment of chronic pain at Stanford—ultimately led her to Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), a field that closely aligns with her philosophy of patient care and her vision for her future clinical and academic career. She is particularly drawn to the integration of PM&R, interventional pain medicine, and spine medicine, where understanding pain, restoring function, and improving quality of life come together.
Beyond research and clinical medicine, Dr. Mahinparvar is passionate about medical education and mentorship and serves as a Faculty Educator with the Stanford Anesthesia Summer Institute (SASI). She values creating opportunities for younger learners to develop technical skills, scientific curiosity, and confidence in medicine.
Outside of her academic work, she enjoys ice skating, dancing, weightlifting, playing the piano, and hands-on LEGO building—activities that reflect her appreciation for movement, creativity, precision, and lifelong learning. -
Sally Mahmoud-Werthmann
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Mahmoud-Werthmann's research focuses on implementation science, health equity, and healthcare delivery innovation, with an emphasis on improving care for patients experiencing social and structural barriers to health. She is particularly interested in understanding how evidence-based interventions can be effectively implemented, adapted, and scaled within real-world healthcare settings to improve access, quality, and outcomes for vulnerable populations.
A central theme of her work is centering the experiences of patients and communities in the design of healthcare interventions. She has a strong interest in qualitative and mixed-methods research and values approaches that elevate patient perspectives, identify barriers to care, and inform the development of more responsive healthcare systems. Her current work includes qualitative research exploring telehealth access and utilization among unstably housed populations, with a particular focus on co-designing potential solutions alongside patients and community stakeholders.
Her research also includes evaluation of community health worker programs, implementation strategies to increase adoption of evidence-based addiction treatment, including emergency department naltrexone prescribing, and operational approaches to addressing health-related social needs within healthcare systems. More broadly, she is interested in developing and evaluating scalable models that improve care transitions, strengthen system navigation, and advance health equity across the continuum of care.
In addition to her health services and implementation research, Dr. Mahmoud-Werthmann is interested in advancing equity within academic medicine. Her work in this area focuses on understanding barriers to advancement for women in emergency medicine and exploring innovative models of mentorship, sponsorship, and professional development that promote equitable career advancement and leadership opportunities. -
Richard D. Mainwaring
Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsProfessional Interests: Pediatric cardiovascular surgery, surgery for adults with congenital heart disease
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Anurag Mairal
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular MedicineBioDr. Anurag Mairal is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and the Director, Global Translation and Outreach Programs at Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Stanford University. He is also a Faculty Fellow and Lead for Technology Innovation and Impact at Center for Innovation in Global Health. In these roles, he leads initiatives focused on applying the biodesign process to resource-constrained settings globally. Further, he facilitates opportunities for students, faculty and fellows at Stanford to work on global healthcare needs. He is founding co-Director for MED 232, Global Health: Scaling Health Technology Innovations in Low Resource Settings, and was part of the founding faculty team for BIOE 371, Global Biodesign: Medical Technology in an International Context, graduate-level courses offered to engineering, business, and medical students at Stanford University. Earlier, he served as Associate Director for the Stanford-India Biodesign and Singapore-Stanford Biodesign programs. He serves as the Founding Chair of BME IDEA APAC (now called APAC Biodesign Alliance), a community of medtech innovation programs in Asia Pacific, partnering closely with the industry and academia in the region. He is also an Honorary Professor at University of Cape Town, South Africa. Concurrently, he is a co-founder and Executive Vice President of Orbees Medical, a SF Bay Area-based strategy consulting firm serving global healthcare industry, with a focus on medtech, pharmaceutical, and digital health industry.
Dr. Mairal has an extensive background in medical technology development and commercialization, collaborating with partners in the U.S., India, China, and other emerging markets to advance product development, manufacturing, and distribution. Recently, he took a sabbatical for two years to take a senior leadership role at PATH, a major global health nonprofit based in Seattle. In this role, he oversaw research and development, commercialization, and implementation of technologies in PATH’s medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health divisions. Previously, he held several positions at Johnson & Johnson, including Business Development Director and Product Director for structural heart, cardiology, and peripheral vascular products at Cordis. Before joining J&J, he was a Group Leader and a Process Development Manager at Membrane Technology and Research (MTR). At MTR, he was responsible for business development, strategic alliances, and product development in the bioseparations area. An active mentor to entrepreneurs and industry professionals, he serves as the chair of PATH’s Bay Area Leadership Council; co-chair of the global advisory board at EPPIC Global Network; chair of Faculty Alumni Network and member of the Board Executive Committee at IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation; and President of Sewa International - Bay Area. Dr. Mairal has won several recognitions, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the National Institute of Technology, Raipur.
Dr. Mairal earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He also holds an MS in chemical engineering from the Indian Institution of Technology in Mumbai and a BS in chemical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Raipur. Dr. Mairal was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Twente, Netherlands and at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. At BerkeleyHaas, he was a founding co-Chairman of the South Asia Business Conference and Chair of the Biotech Panel for the Asia Business Conference. His work has been published in more than 30 publications, and he has seven issued patents.
