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John V. Gahagan, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
BioJohn Gahagan, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Section of Colorectal Surgery, and serves as Chief of Surgery at the Stanford Tri-Valley Hospital. He joined Stanford in 2019 to build the Stanford colorectal surgery practice in the East Bay at Stanford Tri-Valley in Pleasanton and at Stanford Health Care – Emeryville. He has training in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques including robotic and laparoscopic surgery. He has authored several textbook chapters and original articles in peer-reviewed journals. His clinical practice is focused on the surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease), and benign colon and anorectal diseases (diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fistulas, fissures). He believes in patient-centered care and multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.
Outside of his clinical practice, he is involved in surgical education and serves as an Associate Program Director of the Stanford General Surgery Residency Training Program as well as the Site Director for the Stanford Tri-Valley surgery rotation. He serves in various administrative roles, including as a member of the Stanford Tri-Valley Medical Staff Quality Committee and the Stanford Medicine Partners Quality and Credentialing Committee. -
Megan Galán
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
BioMegan Galán, M.D., M.S., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford. She studied History of Science and Medicine at Yale, earned her M.S. through the UC Berkeley–UCSF Joint Medical Program, and received her M.D. from UCSF before completing her internal medicine residency at Stanford. Her work focuses on equitable, compassionate care for hospitalized patients, particularly those experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, and justice involvement. She is committed to advancing health equity through advocacy, teaching, and quality improvement, fostering collaboration and patient-centered care.
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Susan Galel
Associate Professor of Pathology at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsTransfusion-transmitted infections and donor screening for infectious diseases. National policies for blood banks. Enhancement of transfusion safety and effectiveness, with a focus on quality assurance in blood banking and transfusion therapy; transfusion medicine education; pediatric and adult transfusion therapy.
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Kristin Galetta, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr. Galetta is a board-certified neurologist within the Neurohospitalist and Neuroimmunology divisions. She completed a multiple sclerosis (MS) fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
She has extensive experience diagnosing and treating patients with autoimmune neurologic conditions including multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, autoimmune encephalitis and transverse myelitis. Her research interests are focused on understanding best treatment strategies for patients with multiple sclerosis and more rare autoimmune neurologic conditions. She also has an interest in medical education improvement.
She has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Neurological Sciences and Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. She is a peer reviewer for multiple prestigious journals, including Neurology and Frontiers in Neurology. -
VENKATA SURESH GALI
Affiliate, Technology & Digital Solutions
Current Role at StanfordHCL IT Consultant - TDS Data Ctr Svcs
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Rodrigo B. Galindo
CAPE Simulation Lab Manager and Operations Specialist, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Current Role at StanfordRodrigo Galindo manages technology and supports research and education for simulation programs at the Center for Advanced Pediatric & Perinatal Education (CAPE) (http://cape.stanford.edu) within the School of Medicine/Pediatrics/Neonatology division. He also assists with collaborative quality improvement initiatives between CAPE and the departments of Labor & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and Obstetrics at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
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Julia Alexsandra Galiza Soares
Life Sciences Researcher 1, Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult)
Current Role at StanfordREACH Postbac Scholar, Life Science Research Professional I
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Moises Gallegos MD MPH MEHP
Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
BioMoises grew up in Southern California, part of a first-generation family in the US, born to immigrant parents from Mexico. He attended Harvard College where he studied Neurobiology and a minor concentration in Mind/Brain/Behavior. He earned his MD from Stanford School of Medicine and concurrently earned a Masters in Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed residency and was Chief Resident at Baylor College of Medicine while working at Ben Taub General Hospital. He began his academic career as Assistant Professor in the Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine at Ben Taub and rejoined the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine in 2019 as a Clinical Assistant Professor. He is the Clerkship Director for EMED301A, the required/core Emergency Medicine rotation, and serves as core faculty for the EM Residency. He most recently completed coursework to obtain a Master of Education in the Health Professions and Post-Masters Certificate in Evidence-Based Teaching in the Health Professions from Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
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Stephen J. Galli, MD
Mary Hewitt Loveless, MD, Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe goals of Dr. Galli's laboratory are to understand the regulation of mast cell and basophil development and function, and to develop and use genetic approaches to elucidate the roles of these cells in health and disease. We study both the roles of mast cells, basophils, and IgE in normal physiology and host defense, e.g., in responses to parasites and in enhancing resistance to venoms, and also their roles in pathology, e.g., anaphylaxis, food allergy, and asthma, both in mice and humans.
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James Gamble
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsClinical research involving pediatric orthopedics; gait, and motion analysis; cost effectiveness analysis; growth mechanisms
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Yiming Gan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
BioDr. Yiming Gan is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Neurology. He earned his B.S. degree in Modern Mechanics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2019 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester in 2024, where his research focused on the experimental measurement and computational modeling of cerebrospinal fluid flow and the glymphatic system. After graduation, he joined Stanford University as a postdoctoral scholar in the Pediatric Neurostimulation Laboratory (Baumer Lab) and the Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute. His research interests span biomarkers for epilepsy (functional connectivity), cerebral drug delivery, and Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy.
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Calyani Ganesan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Nephrology
BioCalyani Ganesan, MD, MS is a general nephrologist with a focused interest in improving the care of patients with kidney stone disease through comprehensive metabolic evaluation, clinical research and multidisciplinary collaboration.
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Prasanth Ganesan
Basic Life Research Scientist, Medicine - Med/Cardiovascular Medicine
BioPrasanth "Prash" Ganesan is a Research Scientist at Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine. His research is focused on developing novel signal processing and machine learning algorithms for personalizing ablation therapy for patients with heart rhythm disorder, especially atrial fibrillation. He was previously a research fellow at the US National Institutes of Health working on conditions such as cervical cancer and Pneumonia using Deep Learning methods. He was recognized in the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022 list in Healthcare and Science category. He is a co-inventor of patents on novel mapping approaches for atrial fibrillation. He aspires to become a renowned bioengineering scientist developing innovative methods to improve healthcare globally. In his free time he enjoys hiking, playing badminton, and exploring restaurants and food places.
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Christina Gangemi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Developmental Biology
BioDr Christina Gangemi received her undergraduate degree from Monash University (2016) specialising in molecular biology and biochemistry. She became an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Scholar (2016) and completed her Honours thesis (2017) at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), Monash University. She later joined Professor Harald Janovjak’s group at ARMI (2018) as a research assistant before completing her doctorate degree (2019-2023) where she studied optical approaches to promote pancreatic beta cell regeneration. Key achievements from this work include establishing an automated image analysis approach to quantify islet proliferation assays, designing a modular light-emitting diode shelving system for ex vivo and in vitro illumination of primary islets, generating a new assay to test cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) function (a known beta cell proliferation driver), and exploring the effects of photoswitchable pdDronpa domains when engineered into CDK6. During her candidature, she was awarded a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia PhD Top-Up Scholarship. In 2023 she undertook a Postdoctoral Research Associate role in the Janovjak group at Flinders University and has recently joined Professor Seung Kim's group at Stanford University.
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Surya Ganguli
Associate Professor of Applied Physics, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Electrical Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsTheoretical / computational neuroscience
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Abantika Ganguly
Basic Life Research Scientist, Rad/Pediatric Radiology
Current Role at StanfordResearch Scientist
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Dina Ganji
Affiliate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Visiting Scholar, Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesBioDina Ganji, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, working at the intersection of clinical psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and translational neuroscience. Her research focuses on integrating neuroimaging, neuromodulation techniques, and clinical phenotyping to advance precision psychiatry, with a particular emphasis on autism spectrum disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders, and cognitive neuroscience in children, as well as mood and substance use disorders.
She has a strong and growing interest in autism, pediatric neurocognition, and broader neurodevelopmental conditions, with a particular focus on understanding cognitive and behavioral mechanisms in early development and translating these insights into more individualized and effective interventions.
Dr. Ganji completed her Psychiatry Residency at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, where she also gained extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of psychiatric disorders. She is a board-certified psychiatrist with clinical expertise in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care.
At Stanford University, she has contributed to multiple interdisciplinary research programs. In Dr. Maldonado’s lab, she serves as a research coordinator for large-scale clinical and longitudinal studies, including delirium outcomes in patients (LUCIDIFY study), psychosocial assessment in transplant candidates (SIPAT project), and clinical cohorts involving CAR-T and hematopoietic stem cell therapy.
Previously, in the Brain Stimulation Lab at Stanford, she gained hands-on experience in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), including motor threshold assessment and clinical application of H-coil protocols in patients with OCD, depression and anxiety disorders. She also received training in functional MRI (fMRI) data acquisition and interpretation through advanced neuroscience courses.
In Iran, she served as Research and Development Lead at Atrin Clinic, where she integrated repetitive TMS (rTMS), pharmacological treatment, and clinical assessment tools for patients with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and substance use disorders, while systematically monitoring treatment outcomes.
Her research output includes multiple peer-reviewed publications in international journals, covering topics such as autism spectrum disorder, neuromodulation in bipolar disorder, congenital heart defects in vulnerable pediatric populations, neurocognitive effects of environmental exposure, and adjunctive treatments in psychiatric disorders.
Beyond research, Dr. Ganji is actively involved in academic service, including conference organization, neuropsychiatry committee activities, and peer review for scientific journals. She has also completed professional training in mind-body medicine approaches.
Dr. Ganji is deeply committed to patient-centered psychiatry and is particularly motivated by understanding autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, and pediatric cognitive neuroscience. She aims to bridge neuroscience and clinical psychiatry to develop more precise, individualized interventions that improve outcomes in children and patients with complex psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions. -
Kristen N Ganjoo
Professor of Medicine (Oncology)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGiant cell tumor of the bone
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Soft tissue sarcoma
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Hayley Gans
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe focus of my laboratory is the immune response to viral vaccines evaluating the ontogeny of responses in infants and limitations in immunocompromised hosts. We have studied responses to an early two-dose measles immunization, one versus 2 doses of varicella immunization, and polio vaccine in preterm versus term infants. Other active areas of research include measles and varicella immunity in HIV infected individuals, and transplant recipients.
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Alex Gao
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and of Microbiology and Immunology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe integrate computational genome mining with high-throughput experimental approaches and structural biology to harness the rich diversity of genes from microbes, with the goal of developing new antibiotic strategies and molecular biotechnology. A major area of current interest is uncovering novel molecular functions involved in anti-phage defense and bacteria–phage interactions, which are a major driver of molecular innovation in nature.
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Xiaojing Gao
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsHow do we design biological systems as “smart medicine” that sense patients’ states, process the information, and respond accordingly? To realize this vision, we will tackle fundamental challenges across different levels of complexity, such as (1) protein components that minimize their crosstalk with human cells and immunogenicity, (2) biomolecular circuits that function robustly in different cells and are easy to deliver, (3) multicellular consortia that communicate through scalable channels, and (4) therapeutic modules that interface with physiological inputs/outputs. Our engineering targets include biomolecules, molecular circuits, viruses, and cells, and our approach combines quantitative experimental analysis with computational simulation. The molecular tools we build will be applied to diverse fields such as neurobiology and cancer therapy.
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Yifan Gao
Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology
BioDr. Yifan Gao is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology under Prof. Justin Sonnenburg's advisement. Prior to joining Stanford, she received her Ph.D. from UCLA focusing on Environmental Microbiology and M.S. from UC Berkeley in Environmental Engineering.
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Adrené Garabedian
Engagement Programs Manager, Emergency Medicine
Current Role at StanfordEmergency Medicine Strategy Manager
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Zainab Garba-Sani
Affiliate, Health Policy
BioZainab Garba-Sani is a Stanford-affiliated Research Scholar and UK Commonwealth Fund Senior Harkness Fellow (2022–23), working at the intersection of health policy, science, and community-centred practice. Her work focuses on how emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, genomics, and regenerative medicine can be translated responsibly into real-world health impact - particularly for underserved populations and people living with chronic and rare conditions.
Her research and practice are grounded in bridging cutting-edge science and innovation with lived experience - focusing on inclusive design, governance, and real-world implementation. She is the founder of ACCESS AI, an initiative advancing equitable and inclusive approaches to health AI through diverse community engagement, meaningful co-production, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Through this work, she contributes to broader conversations on AI governance, data equity, and the societal implications of innovation.
Alongside this, Garba-Sani collaborates internationally with academic institutions, healthcare systems, civil society, industry, and governments to strengthen innovation pathways and care models for sickle cell and other historically neglected populations, including in low-and middle- income countries. She holds senior advisory and leadership roles across health and research ecosystems and is an advisor to multiple committees focused on gene and cell therapies, regenerative medicine, health equity, and rare diseases. She is Vice Chair of the Sickle Cell Society and was recently the Founding Chair of NHS England’s Sickle Cell Transformation Patient Advisory Group and Co-Chair of Genomics England’s Diverse Data Advisory Board.
Garba-Sani holds an MSc in Health Policy from Imperial College London and brings extensive experience in healthcare leadership, having previously served in senior roles at NHS England, TEDxNHS, and the NHS Muslim Network. Her contributions have been recognised with numerous awards, including the UK Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award. -
Alan M. Garber
Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor and Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsTopics in the health economics of aging; health, insurance; optimal screening intervals; cost-effectiveness of, coronary surgery in the elderly; health care financing and delivery, in the United States and Japan; coronary heart disease
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Cathy Garcia
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Cancer Institute
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIslet biology, diabetes, obesity, pancreatic cancer
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Chris Garcia
Younger Family Professor and Professor of Structural Biology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsStructural and functional studies of transmembrane receptor interactions with their ligands in systems relevant to human health and disease - primarily in immunity, infection, and neurobiology. We study these problems using protein engineering, structural, biochemical, and combinatorial biology approaches.
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Gabriel Garcia, MD
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe natural history of common viral liver diseases of man is poorly understood, despite the fact that chronic liver diseases of man may result in death from liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Patricia Garcia
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
BioPatricia Garcia, MD is a board certified gastroenterologist and clinical informaticist. She is fellowship trained in neurogastroenterology and specializes in treating disorders of gastrointestinal motility including trouble swallowing, heartburn, reflux, constipation, fecal incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is also passionate about using digital health technologies and artificial intelligence to improve clinician and care team burden and burnout.
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Leonor García-Bayona
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe human microbiome is evolving rapidly (i.e. over our lifetimes) following changes in modern lifestyles, especially in industrialized countries. The García-Bayona lab seeks to understand how horizontal gene transfer shapes interactions within the human intestinal microbiota and what the implications of this widespread phenomenon are for community properties relevant to human health (for example, the ability of the gut community to recover after antibiotic treatment). There is currently only a superficial understanding of the different cellular roles of most exchanged genes, the mechanisms governing their spread and their effect community dynamics. Our lab works on bridging the existing gap between the current systems-level observational studies and a mechanistic understanding through bacterial genetics and physiology. We take a bottom-up approach (from genes to communities), incorporating genetics, metagenomics, population analyses and experimental evolution in tractable bacterial consortia.
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Manuel Garcia-Careaga
Clinical Professor Emeritus (Active), Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGastroenterology, liver disease in cystic fibrosis patients, percutaneous gastrostomy tube in pediatric population, inflamatory bowel disease, failure to thrive
