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Houri Esmaeilkhanian
Visiting Instructor, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioStudy area: Post-op nasolacrimal duct obstruction; corneal injuries and associated management; diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration; deep learning and AI
Dr. Esmaeilkhanian is a medical doctor graduated in 2018 from the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS). When she was a medical student, she developed a strong passion for ophthalmology, and her research started off in this field. After completing medical school, she worked in an underprivileged area for a few years while she continued her research at the Eye and Ear Research Institute of IUMS. In 2021, she joined Doheny Eye Institute, UCLA where she had the opportunity to do research on diabetic retinopathy and AMD and to get clinical experience as well. She joined Byers Eye Institute on March 2023 and is looking forward to learning a lot from great mentors at Byers Eye Institute, making lots of friends, and gaining invaluable professional and personal skills. -
Mary Estakhri
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Surgery - General Surgery
Staff, Surgery - General SurgeryBioDr. Mary Estakhri practices General and Bariatric Surgery in Pleasanton. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Estakhri has also held a number of leadership positions including: Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, past chair of the Department of Surgery, and a past board member at the American Cancer Society of Contra Costa County.
She is a 3rd Degree Black Belt (2nd Dan) for the US International Taekwon-Do Federation. -
Amin Etemad, MBA, SSGB
Quality Programs Manager, Surgery
BioAmin Etemad earned a Bachelor's degree in management from l'Université de Montréal's HEC School of Commerce followed by an MBA in Medical Management from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis in 2008. He led Amazon fulfillment as an Operations Manager at MSP5 in Shakopee, MN before joining the supply chain team of Minnesota-based Allina Health as a process improvement manager. He then moved to a central QI role at Allina where he was part of MN's Covid surge planning for the ED and ICU in 2020.
In the fall of 2020, Amin joined Stanford Health as a Quality Improvement Project Manager in Radiology. In 2023, he transitioned to the school of medicine where he leads the quality improvement team in the department of surgery.
Amin is an avid tennis and soccer player and loves playing acoustic guitar and a classical string instrument called Santoor. He speak5 languages, having grown up on 3 continents and 5 countries, raised in a family of 10+ medical doctors with a continuous love for traveling the world and learning new cultures and cuisines.
