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Nathaniel Lee Coggins
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency MedicineBioNathaniel Coggins, M.D. is a palliative care and emergency medicine physician specializing in the implementation and dissemination of palliative care in the emergency department setting. Dr. Coggins holds dual-appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Emergency Medicine and is the Physician Co-Lead for the Stanford Emergency Palliative Care Program.
Dr. Coggins received his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2019, where he was a recipient of the David Geffen Medical Scholarship. He completed his emergency medicine residency training at UCLA and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship training at the University of Utah. Dr. Coggins joined Stanford University as faculty in 2024, where he is an attending physician on the inpatient palliative care service and in the adult emergency department. -
Elana Trubowitch Cohn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Elana Cohn (She/Her) is a board-certified Family Physician, with a love for caring for the whole person and the entire family.
She completed her bachelor's degree in Neuroscience and Behavior at Barnard College, after which she worked as a Health Outreach coordinator on a mobile medical van providing care to the homeless population in NY, which sparked her love for primary care. She received her medical degree at Tel aviv University, and completed her residency at Mount Sinai and the Institute for Family Health.
Her practice spans care for all ages, with an emphasis on care for marginalized populations, reproductive health, office based-procedures, and teaching. She is passionate about integrating mental health care and reproductive justice into general practice, and making care for her patients as comprehensive as possible.
Outside of the office, she loves to travel and explore new places, dance her heart out, and spend time with her family. -
Alexandra Cours, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Cours is a clinician educator in Geriatric Medicine at Stanford University, providing primary care for older adults and serving as a geriatric medicine consultant at Stanford Hospital. As Medical Director of the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit, she leads specialized care for hospitalized older adults to optimize outcomes. She is also the Geriatric Section Director for Age-Friendly Health Systems, leading clinical and strategic efforts to advance age-friendly, evidence-based care across hospital settings and overseeing quality-improvement initiatives, including a delirium-reduction program. Dr. Cours leads a personal and professional development program for geriatrics fellows that prepares them for the transition to independent practice. In addition, she participates in the Foundations of Academic Clinical Excellence and Transformation (FACET) Faculty Development Fellowship and the Clinician Educator Scholars (CE Scholars) Program, which develop clinician expertise in ecosystem awareness, quality improvement, education, and clinical informatics through mentored initiatives that culminate in publishable work and career growth.
