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  • Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD

    Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD

    Professor of Radiology (Body MRI) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Urology

    BioDr. Ghanouni is a board-certified, fellowship-trained diagnostic radiologist with Stanford Health Care Radiology. He is an associate professor in the Department of Radiology, Division of Body MRI at Stanford University School of Medicine, and by courtesy, of Urology, of Neurosurgery, and of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

    Dr. Ghanouni is the director of the Stanford Health Care Minimally Invasive MR Interventional Center (MIMRIC) and the Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence. He is also chief of the Division of Body MRI at Stanford University School of Medicine.

    Dr. Ghanouni is recognized around the world for his extensive expertise in using advanced imaging to diagnose, manage, and treat a wide range of conditions and disorders. As a renowned leader in diagnostic and MRI-guided interventional radiology, Dr. Ghanouni creates a customized care plan for each of his patients.

    Dr. Ghanouni’s research interests include the latest advances in MR-guided focused ultrasound techniques to treat essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer, bone tumors, desmoid tumors, and uterine fibroids. An experienced physician-scientist, Dr. Ghanouni has collaboratively led clinical trials and research initiatives that explore treatments for epilepsy, pancreatic cancer, and several types of tumors. Through these clinical trials, Dr. Ghanouni has helped secure FDA approval for many MR-guided focused ultrasound treatments.

    His articles have been published in dozens of peer-reviewed medical journals, including Lancet Oncology, Neurology, Investigative Radiology, European Radiology, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Journal of Neurosurgery, New England Journal of Medicine, and Radiology. Dr. Ghanouni has been invited to speak at conferences and symposiums all over the nation and the world, including in Rome, Italy; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is widely regarded for his groundbreaking research as well as his clinical expertise.

    Dr. Ghanouni is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound, and the European Focused Ultrasound Society.

    MR-guided focused ultrasound treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bwq2YxD9eU

  • Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD

    Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD

    Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsEmergency Ultrasound,
    Resident Education,
    Interesting Cases,
    Visual Diagnosis

  • Zahra Ghazi-Askar

    Zahra Ghazi-Askar

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
    Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics

    BioDr. Ghazi-Askar is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics and serves as the Director of Pediatric Ultrasound Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine . As an academic clinical educator in with expertise in pediatric and adult point-of-care ultrasound, Dr. Ghazi-Askar's clinical focus is on children and young adults who seek care in the pediatric emergency department. She is specialty-board certified in pediatric emergency medicine.

    At a national level, Dr. Ghazi-Askar is the Chair of Point-of-Care Ultrasound subcommittee for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), where she is leading the development of an educational curriculum for pediatric residency point-of-care ultrasound.

    Dr. Ghazi-Askar also has expertise in the field of Tele-ultrasound, where she is able to teach point-of-care ultrasound virtually where clinical expertise may otherwise not be available. Here she is able to provide education and health equity when it is most needed.

  • Zaniar Ghazizadeh

    Zaniar Ghazizadeh

    Candidate For Affiliation, Medicine
    Fellow in Medicine - Med/Cardiovascular Medicine

    BioZaniar is currently a fellow in Clinical Electrophysiology program at Stanford. He completed his Internal Medicine training at Yale School of Medicine and Cardiology fellowship at Stanford. He received his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and spent a few years as a post-doctoral fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital before his residency. His research interest lies in the development of in vitro and in vivo platforms for studying heart regeneration and precision medicine. Zaniar’s work is focused on identifying the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias using several experimental systems ranging from genetically engineered animal models to human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiac cell types. His ultimate goal as a clinician-scientist is to utilize this framework for drug discovery and identifying new therapeutic strategies that can prevent or reverse specific arrhythmias.

  • Talayeh Ghezelayagh

    Talayeh Ghezelayagh

    Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology

    BioTalayeh Ghezelayagh, M.D., M.P.H, is an Instructor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of San Francisco, CA School of Medicine and earned a master’s in public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She then completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Washington.

    Dr. Ghezelayagh’s research focuses on improving cancer risk predictions and health outcomes in patients at increased familial or genetic risk of gynecologic cancers. She is a clinically active gynecologic oncologist but spends much of her clinical work counseling and treating patients at higher risk for developing gynecologic cancers.

  • Chandrayee Ghosh

    Chandrayee Ghosh

    Basic Life Research Scientist, Surgery - General Surgery

    Current Role at StanfordBasic Life Research Scientist

  • Amato J. Giaccia

    Amato J. Giaccia

    Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDuring the last five years, we have identified several small molecules that kill VHL deficient renal cancer cells through a synthetic lethal screening approach. Another major interest of my laboratory is in identifying hypoxia-induced genes involved in invasion and metastases. We are also investigating how hypoxia regulates gene expression epigenetically.

  • Luciana Giambarberi, MD

    Luciana Giambarberi, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Giambarberi is a double-board-certified physician who completed her general psychiatry residency training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and her Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (BNNP) fellowship training at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her past experience includes leading, creating, expanding, and providing neuropsychiatry education and care to communities across the southeast region.

    As a clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford, Dr. Giambarberi supervises trainees in the Neuropsychiatry Section and the Individual Psychotherapy Clinic. Dr. Giambarberi's administrative duties include serving as director of the Movement Disorders Clinic and director of BNNP didactics, as well as overseeing neurology core rotations and elective rotations within the neuropsychiatry section.

    Dr. Giambarberi has extensive clinical experience with a diverse neuropsychiatric patient population, and her research is primarily grounded in education. She is also an active member and contributor to national and international neuropsychiatric organizations.

  • Sachi Gianchandani

    Sachi Gianchandani

    Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
    Staff, Neurology Research

    BioSachi Gianchandani, MD, is a palliative care physician and neurologist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, where she provides comprehensive care for veterans. Her current roles include providing neuropalliative care in the ALS Interdisciplinary Clinic and attending on the inpatient palliative care, hospice, and neurology services.

    She completed her medical school at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, neurology residency at The Ohio State University, and palliative care fellowship at Stanford Health Care.