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Emily Ratner
Staff Emeritus Retiree, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsClinical effectiveness of acupuncture in medical conditions, use of acupuncture in perioperative settings to reduce opiate and antiemetic use, use of acupuncture in pregnancy for the treatment of nausea, vomiting and other conditions, use of acupuncture in the treatment of the side effects in cancer patients.
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Travis Reece-Nguyen, MD, MPH, FAAP (he/him/his)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly Interests1) Reece-Nguyen T, Jimenez N. Language Diversity and Disparities in pediatric Perioperative Care: a Pediatric Anesthesiology Perspective. AAP News. 2022;43(3)
2) Reece-Nguyen T, Lee H, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Szolnoki J, Fernandez A, Mukkamala S, Lalwani K, Deutsch N, Jimenez N. Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia: a Mixed Methods Approach. (Under review)
3) Reece-Nguyen T, Vinson A, Afonso A. Burnout, Mental Health, and Workplace Discrimination in LGBTQIA Anesthesiologists. Anesthesiology Clinics. (In Press)
4) Murray A, Reece-Nguyen T, Caruso T. Integrated diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculum into pediatric anesthesia fellowship training: Another step forward. Pediatric Anesthesia. 2021; 00:1-2. DOI: 10.1111/pan.14385
5) Vinson, A, Lopez-Betancourt R, Reece-Nguyen T, Staffa S, Afonso A. Burnout in US Attending Anesthesiologist Members of the LGBTQIA Community. Anesthesia and Analgesia. (Under Review)
6) Strand N, Gomez D, Kacel E, Morrison E, St. Amand C, Vencill J, Pagan-Rosado R, Lorenzo A, Gonzalez C, Mariano E, Reece-Nguyen T, Narouze S, Mahdi L, Chadwick A, Kraus M, Bechtle A, Kling J. Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: A Primer and Call to Action for Anesthesiologists and Pain Medicine Specialists. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. (Under Review)
7) Prevalence of NPO violations resulting in surgical/procedural cancellations in underrepresented populations: Quality Improvement Co-Investigator; Stanford site Director. Ongoing national, multicenter data collection
8) Cost, Benefit, Risk Analysis, and the Ethics of Pediatric Preoperative Pregnancy Testing Policies: Quality Improvement project analyzing rates of positive pregnancy testing, age distribution, surgical specialty, cost/benefit analysis, OR delays. Planning to use findings in new QI project, publish results. -
Todsaporn Rodbumrung
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Rodbumrung completed his undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin and MD at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. After completing medical school he went on to train at Stanford University Hospital, completing internship and residency in Anesthesiology where he continues to practice today as faculty. As a clinical educator, Dr. Rodbumrung is deeply committed to teaching and patient care. His clinical areas of focus include the adult Multi-Specialty Division and Head and Neck Anesthesia often caring for patients with complex head and neck pathologies utilizing the latest techniques in airway management. He also serves as the Surgery Anesthesia Rotation Director, working with surgery interns and residents learning anesthesia and airway management during their training.
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Samuel Rodriguez, MD
Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Sam Rodriguez is a native of New Jersey and practicing Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Stanford Children's Hospital. He is best known for being the husband of the Stanford Cardiologist Dr. Fatima Rodriguez. Sam was a member of the self proclaimed greatest Anesthesia Residency Class in history (MGH 2012). He is a founder and co-director of the Stanford CHARIOT Program which creates and studies innovative approaches to treating pediatric pain and stress through technology. The CHARIOT Program has positively impacted thousands of children around the world and has grown to include emerging technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, and interactive video games. Dr. Rodriguez is also highly involved in medical humanities education at Stanford Medical School and teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels on how studying art can make better physicians.
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Alexandra Ruan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Alexandra Ruan is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine at Stanford University. She obtained her undergraduate degrees in Public Health and History of Science at The Johns Hopkins University, and subsequently returned to California for medical school at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, where she graduated with a Distinction in Research in 2016. She completed her anesthesiology residency at Stanford University, where she was elected and served as Chief Resident during her CA-3 year.
Since graduating from residency, she stayed at Stanford Anesthesia, joining the Multi-Specialty Division (MSD), and completed an advanced clinical proctorship to join the liver transplant anesthesia group, a small select group of anesthesiologists within the MSD who also care for the patients undergoing liver transplantation.
Beyond clinical care, Dr. Ruan has authored several publications during her training, including most recently a review of anesthesia for robotic thoracic surgery, and continues to be involved in several scholarly projects. She has an interest in physician well-being, and is currently studying sleep disruption during resident night float. She also serves on the Stanford MD Admissions Panel as both a file reviewer and traditional interviewer.
You can follow her on Twitter: @RuanAlexandra
