Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
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Teresa Phuongtram Nguyen
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioTeresa Nguyen, MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford Medicine and faculty at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI). She serves as a co-Principal Investigator on a cross-disciplinary initiative between Stanford HAI and the Department of Computer Science, directing the development of autonomous quadruped robotics for robotics education and deployment in clinical applications. Her research further develops frameworks for the integration of machine learning models into healthcare delivery systems and their impact on clinical decision-making.
Previously a Scientific Researcher at Genentech, Dr. Nguyen co-invented and patented a series of therapeutics for chronic and neuropathic pain. She holds a BS in Chemistry and an MD from Stanford University, where she conducted research in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi.
A first-generation immigrant, U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholar (Arabic/Morocco), and licensed helicopter pilot, Dr. Nguyen is the co-founder of two organizations: The Lighthouse Initiative, a mentorship platform achieving a 100% college admissions success rate for first-generation students, and Hands-On Robotics, a nonprofit accelerating technical education through accessible hardware and curriculum. She continues to serve as the instructor for Chemistry Unleashed (Chem 93) at the Stanford Department of Chemistry, bridging molecular theory with clinical practice for the next generation of scientists.
