School of Medicine
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Spencer Chang
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Spencer Chang is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician who practices at the Stanford Internal Medicine Clinic in Palo Alto. Dr. Chang earned his MD at Duke University School of Medicine where he was part of the Primary Care Leadership Track. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency training at UCLA in the Primary Care Program. Dr. Chang has interests in medical education, improving access to primary care, community health, and Asian Pacific Islander health disparities. He believes in a holistic approach to patient care, addressing the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of his patients and partnering with them to achieve their health goals.
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Eunice S. Chen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Chen is a board-certified family medicine doctor practicing concierge medicine. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Stanford Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care and Population Health.
Her interests include primary care, women’s and men’s health, geriatric medicine, mental health, travel medicine, and preventive care.
Dr. Chen values the importance of mutual trust in a patient-doctor healthcare partnership. With compassion, sincerity, humility, and respect, she works closely with her patients in a collaborative spirit. Her goal is to help them navigate the pathway towards the best possible health and quality of life through shared decision making.
Each patient in the Stanford concierge medicine program enjoys a close relationship with one dedicated doctor. The doctor personalizes a plan of care to fit individual health, work, and lifestyle needs.
Around-the-clock access to a doctor, no matter where the patient is located, is an important feature of the concierge medicine program. Dr. Chen is committed to making her services as accessible as possible. She can meet patients via a video visit whenever requested and appropriate.
Patient reviews give high marks to Dr. Chen’s professional and personable approach to care. Patients praise her for being very knowledgeable and approachable, a good listener, and a clear communicator.
When not providing patient care, Dr. Chen enjoys spending time with family and friends, learning about different cultures, traveling, and discovering new food venues. -
Mildred Cho, PhD
Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Center for Biomedical Ethics) and of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Cho's major areas of interest include: ethical and social issues in genetic research, including those arising from gene therapy and editing, synthetic biology, microbiome research, the use of artificial intelligence to analyze genomic and medical data, the effects of gene patenting on clinical genetic testing and research, and the impacts of academic-industry ties on biomedical research.
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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 geriatrics and the clinical director for Aging Adult Services. She cares for patients as a primary care physician for older adults and as a geriatric medicine consultant in Stanford Hospital. She conducts research on bone and muscle health and leads a wellness program for medical trainees.
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Alia Crum
Associate Professor of Psychology and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Primary Care & Population Health)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur lab focuses on how subjective mindsets (e.g., thoughts, beliefs and expectations) can alter objective reality through behavioral, psychological, and physiological mechanisms. We are interested in understanding how mindsets affect important outcomes both within and beyond the realm of medicine, in the domains such as exercise, diet and stress. https://mbl.stanford.edu/
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Nancy Cuan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Nancy Cuan is an internal medicine primary care physician at Stanford Coordinated Care (SCC). SCC is a primary care medicine practice that is a benefit for eligible members of the Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, SLAC and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital community and their covered adult dependents with ongoing health conditions. More information, including a self-assessment to determine eligibility based on health condition(s) and health insurance, can be found at the Stanford Coordinated Care website.
Prior to joining Stanford Coordinated Care, she had practiced for many years at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and helped with the resident training program there. She has had experience in working with patients with multiple ongoing medical conditions.
