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Steven K. Howard
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur laboratory is active in the study of human performance of medical personnel. We are actively involved in teaching health care personnel the techniques of crisis resource management (CRM) using realistic simulation. Research on sleep deprivation and fatigue and the performance of health care personnel is also an active area of study.
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Brooke Howitt
Irene Adler Professor
BioDr. Howitt is a gynecologic and sarcoma pathologist, with academic interests in gynecologic mesenchymal tumors and morphologic and clinical correlates of molecular alterations in gynecologic neoplasia.
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Michael R. Howitt
Associate Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur lab is broadly interested in how intestinal microbes shape our immune system to promote both health and disease. Recently we discovered that a type of intestinal epithelial cell, called tuft cells, act as sentinels stationed along the lining of the gut. Tuft cells respond to microbes, including parasites, to initiate type 2 immunity, remodel the epithelium, and alter gut physiology. Surprisingly, these changes to the intestine rely on the same chemosensory pathway found in oral taste cells. Currently, we aim to 1) elucidate the role of specific tuft cell receptors in microbial detection. 2) To understand how protozoa and bacteria within the microbiota impact host immunity. 3) Discover how tuft cells modulate surrounding cells and tissue.
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Anna Howley
Ph.D. Student in Immunology, admitted Autumn 2024
BioAnia Howley is an Immunology PhD student in the lab of Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi. She received her BS in Biology from College of the Holy Cross in 2022, where she investigated the function of APOBEC3G variants in the context of HIV infection. She subsequently joined Donald Ingber's lab at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Using an organ-on-chip model, she studied the effects of radiation-induced injury on human bone marrow and developed an in-vitro model of Shwachman Diamond Syndrome using shRNA-based knockdown in primary CD34+ progenitor cells.
Ania's broader research interests lie at the intersection of immunotherapy and mass spectrometry-based proteomics and glycoproteomics. -
Alyssa Michelle Howren
Postdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology
BioAlyssa Howren is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University’s Department of Epidemiology and Population Health in the School of Medicine. She completed her MSc and PhD training at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences during which she was a trainee at Arthritis Research Canada. Her PhD training was supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Award, along with UBC’s Wayne Riggs Interdisciplinary Scholarship in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Andrew Nord Fellowship in Rheumatology. Her research focuses on using multiple data sources to provide evidence to disentangle the complex relationship between depression and anxiety with inflammatory arthritis and assess how people living with inflammatory arthritis are treated for their comorbid mental disorders. Methodological approaches in Dr. Howren’s work have included systematic reviews, qualitative research, mixed methods, and population-based studies using linked administrative health databases. She was awarded a CIHR Fellowship for her postdoctoral research at Stanford University which aims to evaluate whether biases in clinical decision-making contribute to the sex and gender differences observed in the diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
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Elizabeth (Beth) Hoyte
Public Rel Offcr 2, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Current Role at StanfordAs the Communications Manager for the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford Medicine, I oversee internal and external communications and lead the communications team. I steward a diverse suite of channels—including more than 30 School of Medicine websites, newsletters, posters, and social media—and collaborate across departments to translate neuroscience advances into clear, compelling messaging for patients, learners, and researchers.
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Leila Hozhabrzadeh, PA-C, MPH
Affiliate, Obstetrics & Gynecology
BioLeila Hozhabrzadeh is a physician assistant who received her joint MSPAS/MPH degree from Touro University California. She has always had an interest in Women's Health and received extensive OB/GYN training through both her general and elective clinical rotations. Her public health field study included participating in research for a longitudinal study on Cervical, Anal, and Oral HPV Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Adolescents at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center in Manhattan, NY. Prior to PA school, she worked as a medical assistant and scribe in Obstetrics and Gynecology for Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She practices evidence-based and patient-centered medicine to improve health and wellness. She is also Safe Zone trained and dedicated to providing compassionate care that ensures patient dignity. In addition, she is fluent in Farsi and intermediate in Spanish.
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Anca M. Hrastinski, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am a physician-scientist, neonatologist, and stem cell biologist whose research focuses on understanding mechanisms of human brain development, neuroinflammation, and neurological injury using patient-derived stem cell models.
I was among the early pioneers of three-dimensional human cortical organoid technologies and contributed to development of foundational protocols for generating region-specific human brain organoids from pluripotent stem cells. My work helped establish the feasibility of modeling human brain development and disease using stem cell-derived tissues and has contributed to the widespread adoption of organoid technologies across neuroscience, regenerative medicine, and translational research.
A major focus of my laboratory is the development of increasingly sophisticated multicellular organoid and assembloid systems that incorporate diverse neuronal and glial populations to model complex human brain circuitry and disease processes. We integrate stem cell biology, organoid engineering, CRISPR-based genome editing, single-cell transcriptomics, epigenomics, high-content imaging, and computational approaches to identify disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets. These technologies have been applied to studies of hypoxic brain injury, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), Trisomy 18, narcolepsy, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. -
Dimitre Hristov
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Physics), Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDevelopment and integration of X-ray, MRI and US imaging technologies for radiation therapy guidance; Design of synergistic approaches to radiation therapy delivery; Treatment planning optimization and modeling.
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Elaine Hsiang
Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine
BioDr. Elaine Hsiang (she/her) is a clinician-researcher within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. Her research focuses on LGBTQIA+ health, with particular attention to how intersectionality and experiences of marginalization shape health-seeking behaviors and health care utilization. Her broader portfolio includes work on substance use and HIV-related outcomes, language equity, equity within digital health innovations, and LGBTQIA+ content in graduate medical education.
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Stephanie Hsiao, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
BioDr. Stephanie Hsiao is a clinical assistant professor at Stanford Medicine and a full-time advanced heart failure/transplant cardiologist at the Palo Alto VA. She is the associate program director of the Stanford Cardiology Fellowship and the site director of Palo Alto VA. She grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. She attended undergraduate at UC Berkeley and obtained her Master’s degree in Pharmacology at Cambridge University in the UK. She obtained her M.D. from UC San Francisco. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and General Cardiology fellowship at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, where she served as the chief resident and chief cardiology fellow. She completed her advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology fellowship at Stanford in June 2022 and joined the Stanford Faculty soon after. She has a strong interest in medical education and quality improvement. Her clinical interests include HF outreach in the VA health care systems, cardiology fellowship curriculum design/development and humanism in medicine. Her research interests include multi-organ transplantations, advanced HF therapies for the underserved and CardioPalliative integration. She plans to lead a career in medical education and quality improvement to deliver exceptional and equitable care for patients needing advanced HF therapies.
