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Saad A. Khan, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology)

BioDr. Khan is a fellowship-trained cancer specialist with board certification in oncology and hematology. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology.

Dr. Khan focuses on the treatment of head and neck cancers, advanced thyroid cancers, and neuroendocrine tumors. He recognizes the broad effects of these conditions on daily living and aims to develop personalized, comprehensive treatment plans that optimize health and quality of life.

Dr. Khan’s research interests include therapeutic clinical trials as well as ways to reduce toxicities that some patients may experience when receiving cancer treatment. His research activities include ongoing clinical trials of targeted and immune therapy for aggressive thyroid cancer.

He has published numerous articles on his research discoveries in peer-reviewed journals such as the JAMA Oncology, Investigational New Drugs, and others. Topics include new drug treatments for small cell lung cancer and for cancers of the head and neck, racial and gender disparities in certain types of cancer, and management of the potentially toxic effects of cancer therapies.

Dr. Khan is a member of the NRG Head and Neck Committee. NRG brings together internationally recognized groups (the first words in their names form the acronym “NRG”) to conduct cancer clinical research and share study results. The objective is to inform clinical decision making and healthcare policy worldwide.

Dr. Khan is a member of the ECOG Head and Neck Core and Thoracic Committees. ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) is part of one of the five groups of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Program.

He also is a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Central IRB for Early Phase Clinical Trials.

When not providing patient care or conducting research, Dr. Khan enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, and relaxing at the beach.

Contact Info
Mail Code: 5773

Seema Khan

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology

Contact Info
Mail Code: 5731
skhan19@stanford.edu

Yousuf Khan

Instructor, Molecular and Cellular Physiology

BioI am a PhD student in Stanford Biosciences, department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology. I am broadly interested in basic molecular processes that occur in the cell and aim to delineate these mechanisms using biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics and biophysics. I am also available as a consultant for bio-tech ventures.

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Mail Code: 5345
yousuf@stanford.edu

Abha Khandelwal

Clinical Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine

Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCardiovascular disease in Pregnancy
Valvular Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathy
Pericardial disease
Heart Disease in South Asians
Women's Cardiovascular Disease

Contact Info
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
- Stanford University
- 300 Pasteur Drive, Falk CV 158
- Stanford, California 94305-5406
Mail Code: 5406

Kajal Khanna

Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics

Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGlobal pediatric emergency medicine research, educational scholarship, pediatric emergency medical care in low- and middle- income countries and rights-based approaches to health systems development