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  • Neda Pakdaman

    Neda Pakdaman

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioDr. Pakdaman practices Internal Medicine in Silicon Valley. She received her medical education at Yale University School of Medicine where she earned the Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Award for Women in Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospital and was nominated for the Alwin Rambar-James Mark Award for Excellence in Patient Care.

    Dr. Pakdaman has been involved in developing innovative models for patient centered practice delivery. She has extensive background in Concierge Medicine as well as Executive Medicine. In addition, prior to coming to Stanford, she helped initiate and served as medical director for the Palliative Care inpatient consult service at El Camino Hospital. During that time, she served as chair of the El Camino Hospital Ethics Committee and as an advisory member for the Genomics Medicine Institute at El Camino Hospital. Drawing from her experiences working in both executive health programs and retainer based practices, she joined Stanford in 2012 to help launch Stanford Concierge Medicine. She subsequently served as the Medical Director of Stanford Concierge Medicine and Stanford Executive Health for five years where she helped pilot aspects of Stanford Precision Health platform.

    Dr. Pakdaman's clinical focus is adult primary care with health promotion and disease prevention/management.

    Board Certified Internal Medicine 2003, 2013
    Board Certified Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2008, 2018

  • Ria Paul

    Ria Paul

    Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioClinical Focus
    .Internal Medicine
    .Geriatric Medicine
    .Wellness
    .Focus on Health Disparities in Elderly Population

  • VJ Periyakoil, Professor of Medicine

    VJ Periyakoil, Professor of Medicine

    Professor of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy lab is focused on longevity and healthy aging, multi-cultural palliative care and geriatrics research.

  • Anuradha Phadke

    Anuradha Phadke

    Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioDr. Phadke is a board-certified primary care internal medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor of Primary Care & Population Health at the Stanford School of Medicine. She holds several administrative roles including Associate Physician Improvement Leader for the Stanford Department of Medicine, Associate Chief Quality Officer for Ambulatory Care and Population Health at Stanford Healthcare, and co-chair of the Quality Improvement Subcommittee for the Society for General Internal Medicine.

    In her clinical care, she enjoys forming deep and lasting relationships with patients. She seeks to listen actively and provide patients with guidance and support as they work toward their health goals. Her clinical expertise is in chronic disease management and preventive care.

    She teaches clinical primary care to internal medicine residents and medical students. She actively mentors student and resident quality improvement projects.

    Her scholarly focus is ambulatory quality improvement evaluation. She has published and presented on a wide array of topics including workforce QI engagement, quality improvement evaluation of primary care improvement initiatives, hypertension management, and quality improvement to narrow health disparities. She enjoys working with trainees and students on scholarship.

  • Rachyl Leonor Pines

    Rachyl Leonor Pines

    Instructor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioRachyl Pines PhD, focuses on improving the patient experience and increasing provider professional fulfillment through coaching, consults, and communication trainings. Rachyl conducts and oversees research and evaluation to add to the body of knowledge on relationship-centered care and communication in healthcare.
    Prior to joining Stanford, Rachyl was a Research Scientist at Cottage Health Research Institute at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital where she supported pediatric, behavioral health, population health, women’s services and RN-led research at the hospital. Her other experience includes a brief postdoctoral fellowship with the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and UCLA, focused on patient education and equity in renal replacement therapies and a Visiting Researcher position with Tufts University School of Medicine. She also serves as an executive officer for the International Association of Language and Social Psychology.
    She received her MA and PhD in Communication from University of California, Santa Barbara with a focus in health communication. Her dissertation focused on training healthcare staff to better communicate with aggressive patients to prevent workplace violence. In addition, Rachyl has received grant-funding for international projects about intercultural differences in patient preferences for decision-making power with their providers.

  • Terry Platchek

    Terry Platchek

    Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
    Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
    Clinical Professor (By courtesy), Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
    Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Platchek's research interest focuses on improving value in healthcare delivery using healthcare model design thinking and a "Lean" business strategy. Dr. Platchek is also interested in effective methods for engaging clinicians in systems-based clinical improvement efforts.

  • Peter Pompei, MD

    Peter Pompei, MD

    Clinical Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGeriatrics, Medical Education

  • Anthony Powell

    Anthony Powell

    Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioAnthony Powell is an Internal Medicine physician. He attended medical school at Yale University and completed internship and residency at Stanford University Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been working at Menlo Clinic since 1996.
    I enjoy being with my 4 children and gardening. In my spare time I fit in endurance athletics, currently cycling (road and MTB), and in the past, running and triathlons.

  • Angela Damia Primbas, MD

    Angela Damia Primbas, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioDr. Primbas is a board-certified physician in both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine who practices at Stanford Concierge Medicine.

    Dr. Primbas was raised in Ohio. She completed her undergraduate studies at Harvard University where she graduated with honors. After college, Dr. Primbas worked as a middle school teacher before deciding to pursue her career in medicine.

    She moved to the west coast to attend medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She was active in multiple free clinics and completed additional training in global health. She spent several months in Peru conducting public health research. Her work was published in peer-reviewed medical journals and presented at multiple national conferences. Upon graduation, she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

    Dr. Primbas completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford University, where she helped found the Ambulatory Care Excellence Program, a resident training track aimed at enhancing skills needed to provide excellent comprehensive care in the primary care setting.

    During residency, Dr. Primbas developed a particular interest in healthy aging and longevity, and pursued a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UCSF.

    Dr. Primbas joined the faculty at the UCLA School of Medicine after completing her residency and fellowship training. She practiced in both inpatient and primary care settings while at UCLA. She also worked with her endocrinology colleagues to provide care in the osteoporosis clinic, and has a particular interest in bone health and postmenopausal aging. Dr. Primbas was very involved in education of medical students, residents and geriatrics fellows while at UCLA, and served as a co-lead for the Early Authentic Clinical Experience program for first-year medical students.

    Dr. Primbas is excited to be back at Stanford, and to continue her work providing comprehensive and patient-centered primary care.

    Dr. Primbas enjoys cooking and hiking with her family and her mischievous Australian Shepherd, Archie.