School of Medicine
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Kathleen M. Sakamoto
Shelagh Galligan Professor in the School of Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on the molecular pathways that regulate normal and aberrant blood cell development, including acute leukemia and bone marrow failure syndromes. We are also studying novel drugs for treatment of cancer.
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Thomas Sandholm
Sr. Software Developer, Translational Research Operations
Current Role at StanfordI am a senior software architect and developer in the Division of Computational Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, and a member of the Boussard Lab. I specialize in Translational Research Operations, helping make AI-based health-care research available for clinical use and patient care.
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Austin Schoeffler
Affiliate, Department Funds
Fellow in Peds/Clinical InformaticsBioAustin Schoeffler, M.D., is an emergency medicine physician and clinical informatics fellow at Stanford University. Dr. Schoeffler earned his M.D. from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He is currently pursuing a two-year fellowship in Clinical Informatics at Stanford, focusing on the integration of machine learning and digital health solutions within emergency care.
Dr. Schoeffler has a strong background in both clinical operations and digital innovation. He has assisted on projects leveraging AI-driven facial recognition software for depression screening in the emergency department, and is currently critically evaluating the impact of ambient AI scribes on clinical care and helping to create the first AI benchmark for emergency medicine. His operational experience includes governance and workflow optimization at his previous institution, where he contributed to initiatives enhancing patient care delivery and hospital efficiency.
His scholarly interests center on responsible AI integration, innovation, building the future of digital health technology, and expanding access to populations not traditionally reached by existing clinical infrastructure. He is committed to fostering industry-academic partnerships, rigorously evaluating emerging AI tools, and benchmarking AI products for deployment in acute care settings. Clinically, he is passionate about evidence-based care, digital health, and the development of novel care delivery models in emergency medicine. -
Birgitt Schuele
Associate Professor (Research) of Pathology and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe Schuele lab focuses on neurogenetics, human stem cell modeling, and gene therapy approaches to uncover disease mechanisms and pathways involved in neurodegeneration in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
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Candice Schultz
Clinical Instructor (Affiliated), School of Medicine - Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education
BioCandice Schultz, PA is a physician assistant at Stanford Health Care's Breast Cancer Program.
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Bobak Seddighzadeh
Affiliate, Department Funds
Fellow in Peds/Clinical InformaticsBioOver the past 13 years, Dr. Seddighzadeh has advanced biomedical innovation at Harvard, Stanford, and the Mayo Clinic, integrating emerging technologies with clinical medicine to improve patient care.
Dr. Seddighzadeh’s expertise spans genomic medicine, clinical informatics, and clinical AI. He has built enterprise-level clinical decision support systems that improve care at scale, and as part of the Stanford GUIDE-AI group and the Nigam Shah Lab, he focuses on developing AI-enabled clinical platforms for Stanford’s hospitals and clinics. His work in clinical AI includes implementation, evaluation, and safety guardrails. He also contributes to precision medicine efforts that use multi-omic data to identify disease subtypes and enable more individualized care. As part of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, he helped build one of the world’s first complete human cell atlases.
In clinical practice, Dr. Seddighzadeh is committed to delivering outstanding internal medicine care to hospitalized patients. He approaches medicine as a craft, continually sharpening diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic decision-making in service of the best possible outcomes. He also values prevention and partners with patients to build sustainable habits that support long-term health and health span.
At New York University, Dr. Seddighzadeh received the Degree Representative Award, an honor conferred by the faculty recognizing the single graduating student with the highest overall academic achievement. He later earned a full-tuition scholarship from the founding dean to attend the University of Nevada, where he graduated with top honors in medicine. He went on to complete his internal medicine residency at Mayo Clinic where he was selected for the Resident Leadership Academy, a specialized program for residents identified across the Mayo Clinic enterprise as future leaders. There he also developed and launched the AI and Medicine Residency Track. He is currently a Clinical Informatics Fellow and internal medicine hospitalist at Stanford University. -
Benjamin LZ Shou
Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery
Affiliate, Department FundsBioBenjamin Shou is a resident in the integrated cardiothoracic surgery program. He attended medical school at Johns Hopkins and completed his undergraduate degree at University of California, Los Angeles, in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology with a concentration in Computational Biology. His academic interests include adult cardiac surgery, imaging, and artificial intelligence in healthcare.
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Armandeep Singh
Affiliate, School of Medicine - Biomedical Ethics
BioArmandeep Singh is a rising senior at the University of Toronto, pursuing a double major in Human Biology and Biochemistry, and aspires to become a physician. Originally from Punjab, India, he is passionate about medicine, education, mentorship, and helping others feel supported and capable. As a Scholar in Stanford’s Storytelling and Medicine Program’s Class of 2026, he is exploring the role of storytelling in medicine. His interest in storytelling comes from his own life experiences and from the people he has met through teaching, research, and community service. His participation in Yale’s Foundations of Bioethics program deepened his interest in clinical ethics, public health, and the human side of healthcare. His research interests include cardiovascular health in South Asian communities and the use of immersive virtual reality to make complex scientific concepts more accessible and engaging. Armandeep’s interest in medicine was also shaped by his father’s illness and recovery, which showed him the difference a compassionate physician can make in a family’s life. He hopes to become a physician who sees patients and their families as whole people shaped by their stories, circumstances, and lived experiences.
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Chelsea M. Smith, MPAS
PAC Mentor Faculty, Physician Assistant Studies
BioChelsea Smith is a licensed physician assistant with a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from MCPHS University in Manchester, New Hampshire. She has provided care for patients in a variety of settings, including the Emergency Room and the Intensive Care Unit, and she has managed patients in the pre-operative, peri-operative, and post-operative stages of treatment. She has experience placing central and arterial lines, evaluating and screening for COVID-19, and assisting with emergency surgeries. Smith enjoys travelling and has volunteered with medical teams on expeditions to Peru, Bolivia, and Tanzania.
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Stacey C. Soderquist
Associate Director of Disability Resources, SoM Office of Student Services
Current Role at StanfordAssociate Director of Disability Resources School of Medicine
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Sulaiman Somani
Affiliate, Department Funds
Fellow in Medicine - Med/Cardiovascular MedicineCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsSulaiman Somani is passionate about harnessing the power of cardiovascular signals (e.g., electrocardiograms) and large clinical data (e.g., unstructured like clinical notes) with artificial intelligence to create digital health tools to explain important research questions in and develop digital health tools for prevalent problems in Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, particularly around atrial fibrillation.
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Aditya Srivatsan
Affiliate, Department Funds
Fellow in Neurology & Neurological SciencesBioStanford Neurology Physician Resident, PGY-4
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Christopher Stave
Information Services Librarian, School of Medicine - Lane Medical Library
Current Role at StanfordGraduate/Clinical Education Librarian, Lane Medical Library
Library laison to the departments of Graduate Medical Education, Surgery, Pediatrics, and Emergency Medicine. -
Meghan Stawitcke
Fellowships Manager, School of Medicine - MDRP'S - Biodesign Program
Current Role at StanfordI am currently the Fellowships Manager at Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. Prior to this, I was the Education Program Manager in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine, overseeing three clinical fellowships: Neonatology, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, and Clinical Informatics.
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David J. Strick, Ph.D.
Director of Safety & Emergency Management, School of Medicine - Office of Facilities Planning & Management
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Safety & Emergency Management
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Robin Sugiura
Director of Postdoctoral Training, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Postdoctoral Training, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
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Rachel Sina Sussman
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Educational Programs and Services (EPS)
BioDr. Rachel Sussman grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Chicago, and completed college at Yale, a master's degree in psychology at Harvard, and her medical degree at Stanford. She worked and studied for several years in Belgium and China. As a former middle and high school science teacher, she has a strong interest in education and the importance of good communication with patients. She has particular interests in women's health, pediatrics, lactation, and nutrition for the whole family. Her interest in psychology also guided her towards a fellowship at Stanford and expertise in addiction and chemical dependency. Dr. Sussman enjoys biking everywhere she can with her three kids, going to the farmer's market on the weekends, reading, and yoga.
