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Michael Kozal
Senior Associate Dean for Veterans Affairs and Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
BioDr. Kozal was appointed Senior Associate Dean for Veteran Affairs at Stanford School of Medicine and Chief of Staff at VA Palo Alto Health Care System in 2021. Prior to coming to Stanford, he served as Associate Dean for Veteran Affairs at Yale University School of Medicine and the Chief of Staff at VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Dr. Kozal is a translational researcher who has focused his research career on three areas: 1) investigating the genetic determinants of HIV and HCV drug resistance, 2) the development of new molecular methods to detect viral mutations, and 3) HIV and HCV clinical trials involving new drugs and diagnostic technology. Dr. Kozal is an expert in microarray and deep sequencing technology receiving patents for his work in genotyping. Dr. Kozal previously directed the Yale HIV Clinical Trials Group and has more than 20 years of experience in running clinical trials, serving as the principal investigator or site investigator on >40 HIV and Hepatitis C trials. He has served on multiple VA and NIH/NCI review panels and is a current a member of the DHHS/NIH Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. -
Fredric Kraemer
Gerald M. Reaven, MD, Professor of Endocrinology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur research interests are in the general area of cellular lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. The work is aimed primarily at understanding the mechanisms regulating cholesterol and triglyceride accumulation in cells. We utilize a variety of techniques from cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
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Kristina Kudelko
Clinical Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDrugs and toxins-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, clinical outcomes research, acute kidney injury in pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Andre Kumar MD, MEd
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine
BioAndre Kumar earned his MD degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Stanford University. Following residency, he earned a Master's in Education from Stanford University. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Stanford Division of Hospital Medicine.
Dr. Kumar currently serves as Director of the Stanford Internal Medicine Procedure Service, Director for the Rathmann Fellowship in Medical Education, Director of the Stanford Medicine Residency Hospitalist Training Track, and Co-Director for Advanced Clinical Skills in the School of Medicine. He is a Department of Medicine Diversity Investigator Fellow for a funded project examining inequities in training evaluations for female and underrepresented residents. He was previously President of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Bay Area from 2020-2023 and still serves on the executive board.
Dr. Kumar's clinical research interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and COVID-19. He was the lead investigator for a multicenter trial related to ultrasound and COVID-19. He was an investigator for the ACTT and ACTIV trials for COVID-19, which brought some of the first COVID-19 therapeutics to patients nationwide. Currently, he is the Stanford Hospital lead for the National Institutes of Health RECOVER trial, a 1 billion dollar effort to understand the long-term effects of COVID-19 on patients (i.e. "long covid"). A full list of his publications on Pubmed can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=andre+kumar
Dr. Kumar is passionate about point-of-care ultrasound and how it can transform patient care in both developed and resource-limited settings. He continues to leverage his unique background in education and clinical research to improve the science and education that underlie the next generation of diagnostic tools. He is equally passionate about physician education and leveraging research to improve the training for our next generation of healers. -
Radhika Kumari
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
BioDr Kumari’s clinical interests lie in taking care of patients with Hepatitis C , cirrhosis and complications, liver cancer and management of post transplant patients. Her research interests are doing Translational research in Portal Hypertension and its complications.
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Calvin Kuo
Maureen Lyles D'Ambrogio Professor
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study cancer biology, intestinal stem cells (ISC), and angiogenesis. We use primary organoid cultures of diverse tissues and tumor biopsies for immunotherapy modeling, oncogene functional screening and stem cell biology. Angiogenesis projects include blood-brain barrier regulation, stroke therapeutics and anti-angiogenic cancer therapy. ISC projects apply organoid culture and ko mice to injury-inducible vs homeostatic stem cells and symmetric division mechanisms.
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Clair Mariam Kuriakose
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioClair Kuriakose is a Physician Assistant with a clinical background in Pediatric Surgery. She joined Stanford September 2014 as the first Manager of Advanced Practice with the Center for Advanced Practice and officially transitioned to the Executive Director of Advanced Practice on August 2017. Clair is passionate about the value advanced practice providers bring to the complex and ever-changing healthcare industry and truly enjoys collaborating with the various Advanced Practice Providers in the organization to ensure the best care for our patients.
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Allison W. Kurian, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI aim to understand cancer burden and improve treatment quality at the population level. I have a strong focus on genetic risk assessment and precision oncology. I lead epidemiologic studies of cancer risk factors, clinical trials of novel approaches to cancer risk reduction, and decision analyses of strategies to optimize cancer outcomes.
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Lianne Kurina
Professor (Teaching) of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on the physical and mental health of military service members.
