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Hamed Sajjadi, MD, FACS
Staff, OHNS/Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Clinical Professor (Affiliated), OHNS/Otology & Neurotology DivisionCurrent Role at StanfordClinical Professor, supervising residents and medical students at Palo Alto VA health care system on a weekly basis.
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Sara Saki
Affiliate, OHNS/Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
BioA Compassionate medical doctor and a disciplined, multilingual graduate from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Sara Saki is an Empathic listener and a persuasive speaker resulting in her being class representative from elementary school to becoming the head of the university's research committee in the recent years. Also since she was in school, she has been in love with research and received many awards in different research areas. A passionate doctor who thrives in a team environment, She has had extensive experience in participating in charity events. She has been a member of Aizad and Bakhshesh Charity, trying to raise money for children with hearing disabilities, and worked in Tabasom hearing and speech rehabilitation center to care for children in need of cochlear implant surgery. She is now at Stanford as a research scholar at paediatrics otolaryngology department.
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Douglas Sidell, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Sidell's clinical interests include the management of children with voice and swallowing disorders, and congenital or acquired airway abnormalities. Examples of ongoing or upcoming prospective trials include an investigation into the utility of acid suppression in children with laryngomalacia, the management of vocal cord paralysis following cardiac surgery, and the management of type 1 laryngeal clefts in children.
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Davud Sirjani, MD
Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInnovation of devices to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, minimal invasive parotid surgery, surgical simulation, flap reconstruction of large head and neck defects to restore cosmesis and function (speech, swallowing), stem cell recovery of radiation induced salivary damage, and salivary gland cancer biology
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Konstantina M. Stankovic, MD, PhD, FACS
Bertarelli Foundation Professor and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur investigative efforts are organized along 3 research thrusts:
1. Vestibular schwannoma: uncovering mechanisms of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and identifying better therapies;
2. High-resolution imaging of the inner ear;
3. Novel sensing of and therapies for SNHL.
Given the complex, multifaceted nature of these problems, our approach to them involves domain-specific customization and fusion of tools from molecular biology, systems neuroscience, biotechnology and otologic surgery. -
Heather Starmer, PhD CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsHeather’s areas of research interest include investigation of strategies to enhance patient adherence to rehabilitation plans during head and neck cancer treatment, evaluation of communication and swallowing outcomes after Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), and assessment of voice outcomes after thyroid surgeries.
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Kristen K. Steenerson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neurological SciencesBioKristen K. Steenerson, MD is a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in vestibular neurology. She graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College, received her MD from the University of Utah, completed neurology residency at Mayo Clinic Arizona, and fellowship at Barrow Neurological Insitute. She directs the Vestibular Balance Disorders Program of the Stanford Balance Center. She has joint appointments in the departments of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery and Neurology & Neurological Sciences at Stanford. Her clinical interests include vestibular migraine, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Ménière's disease, and international neurology.