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Minang (Mintu) Turakhia
Clinical Professor, Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Turakhia has an active clinical research program, with funding from AHA, VA, NIH, the medical device industry, and foundations. His research program aims to improve the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, with an emphasis on atrial fibrillation, by evaluating quality and variation of care, comparative and cost-effectiveness of therapies, and risk prediction. Dr. Turakhia has extensive expertise in using large administrative and claims databases for this work. His TREAT-AF retrospective study of over 500,000 patients with newly-diagnosed AF is the largest known research cohort of AF patients. He has served as study PI or chairman of several prominent single- and multicenter trials in atrial fibrillation, investigational devices for electrophysiology procedures, digital health interventions, and sensor technologies.
His other research interests include technology assessment of new device-based therapies and the impact of changing health policy and reform on the delivery of arrhythmia care. Dr. Turakhia is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society. -
Carolyn Turcotte
Postdoctoral Scholar, Developmental Biology
BioHello! I am a postdoc in the Villeneuve lab studying meiotic homolog pairing using an interspecies hybrid model system. I earned my PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where I worked in Jeff Sekelsky's lab and studied spontaneous meiotic nondisjunction in Drosophila.
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Janice Marie Turi
Web and Communications Specialist, Ophthalmology Operations
Current Role at StanfordSr. Manager, Web and Communications
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Kate Turk
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in PediatricsBioKate Turk, MD is a resident physician in Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her academic interests center on sustainable pediatric global health, health policy, and innovative public health technology.
Dr. Turk is part of Stanford’s Global Health Scholarly Concentration and is focused on the development of scalable, evidence-based interventions to improve pediatric outcomes in resource-limited settings. Her current project is based in Cusco, Peru, in collaboration with the Cusco Ministry of Health, EsSalud network, and local clinical partners, and aims to strengthen frontline pediatric provider capacity, including the implementation and evaluation of digital clinical decision support tools and educational platforms, across the province of Cusco. Some of her prior global health projects have included developing a curriculum to improve stroke prevention education in Huaral, Peru and partnering with Global Brigades Inc. to improve access to regular medical care, clean water, and public health infrastructure within Nicaragua and Panama. She was recognized as Stanford’s 2025-2026 Zlotnick Global Health Scholar.
Additional projects include working with the Washington State legislature and Department of Health to implement prescription label translation in pharmacies across the state, organizing a 6-part lecture series focused on teaching advocacy and community organizing techniques using the lens of food insecurity to California-based pediatrics residents, and leading/participating in various groups focused on mentorship for students underrepresented in medicine, language justice, and global health.
Dr. Turk received her medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWOSM), where she developed a strong foundation in clinical care and a commitment to health equity. At the UWSOM, she completed the Latinx Health and Global Health pathways, and graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. -
Rachel Turn
Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsExpertise in cell bio, small GTPases, cell signaling, primary cilia, G0
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Laura Turner-Essel, PhD
Program Manager, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Role at StanfordProgram Manager, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Yousef Turshani MD FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
BioYousef Turshani MD is Chief Medical Officer at San Mateo Medical Center, part of the County of San Mateo leadership team. He cares for pediatrics outpatients at Fair Oaks Health Center in Redwood City. He is a pediatric nocturnist at San Francisco General Hospital, where he holds a faculty appointment at UCSF. Dr Turshani facilitates the County Health connection with Stanford va iMPACt: Mid-peninsula Pediatric Advocacy Coalition. https://med.stanford.edu/childhealthequity/engagement/impactcoalition.html
Born to Libyan immigrants in Louisville, KY, he developed his passion for teaching and global health as a medical student at the University of Chicago. His pediatric residency began with UCLA's "Community Health and Advocacy Training" and completed at UCSF in 2009 when he joined the UCSF faculty as a neonatal hospitalist at California Pacific Medical Center, directing the newborn nursery rotation for medical students. He spent the next part of his career as a global health clinician until returning to California in 2014 with his wife, a human rights attorney, to continue their social justice work domestically.
Professional Affiliations:
-UC-San Francisco: Associate Clinical Professor [volunteer], Department of Pediatrics. Affiliate Faculty member at Institute for Global Health Sciences, HEAL Initiative Mentor
-American Board of Pediatrics: Director
International experiences include
-Former Chair of Pediatrics at the only hospital on Saipan (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
-HIV consultant in Zimbabwe for "Doctors without Borders" collaborating with ICRC, UNICEF and partners to hand over a Pediatric HIV project to the Ministry of Health.
-Evaluating community health workers in Nicaragua
-Disaster relief work in Iceland and Peru -
Mirela Tuzovic, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
BioDr. Mirela Tuzovic is a board-certified, fellowship-trained cardiologist and medical director of the Stanford Health Care Center for Marfan Syndrome and Related Aortic Disorders. Dr. Tuzovic is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tuzovic diagnoses and treats a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including aortic disorders, Marfan syndrome and other heritable thoracic aortic disorders, and cardiovascular disease. She also specializes in cardiovascular imaging and structural echocardiology. For each of her patients, she offers a comprehensive, personalized care plan.
Dr. Tuzovic’s research interests include the diagnosis and management of patients with aortic disease as well as cardiovascular imaging. As a structural echocardiographer, she is involved in multiple clinical trials for transcatheter valve repair and replacement through the Stanford Health Care Structural Heart Program. Her prior research focus has included echocardiography and cardio-oncology.
Dr. Tuzovic has published her research in peer-reviewed journals such as Circulation, the American Journal of Cardiology, Echocardiography, and JACC: CardioOncology.
Dr. Tuzovic is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the Montalcino Aortic Consortium.
