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David Epstein
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Current Research and Scholarly Interestspulmonary infections, bronchiectasis, and suppurative lung diseases complicating BMT and CAR-T; bronchiectasis; NTM infections
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Ali Etemadi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Nephrology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am a clinician and data scientist focusing on drawing causal inferences from observational data when randomized controlled trials are not feasible. Currently, my work centers on patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease, a rapidly growing population for which evidence is limited due to their frequent exclusion from RCTs. At the moment, I aim to move towards precision medicine approaches to optimize outcomes for these patients.
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Markus Eyting
Postdoctoral Fellow, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioI am an applied microeconomist, using experimental methods as well as survey and administrative data to study the interplay of beliefs and individual decision-making with applications to health, discrimination, and machine learning.
For more information, please visit my website: https://meyting.com/. -
Robert Michael Fairchild
Associate Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Fairchild’s research focuses on musculoskeletal and organ-based ultrasound in rheumatic disease, including arthritis, calcinosis, vascular pathology, and interstitial lung disease. He develops ultrasound-based outcome measures and leads projects applying deep learning and explainable AI to imaging. He also performs ultrasound-guided synovial biopsies to support translational and clinical research.
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Bita Fakhri, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
BioDr. Bita Fakhri is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), hairy cell leukemia, Richter’s syndrome, and other hematologic malignancies.
As a clinical scientist, Dr. Fakhri is dedicated to patient care, trainee education, and the development of novel therapies for individuals with CLL/SLL. She has co-authored numerous publications focusing on CLL, targeted therapies, and cellular therapies in hematologic malignancies.
Dr. Fakhri currently serves as Director of the CLL Clinical Trial Portfolio at Stanford. In addition, she is actively involved in building infrastructure to expand access to clinical trials and promote equity in care for underserved and marginalized populations across the Stanford catchment area. -
Titilola Falasinnu
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology) and, by courtesy, of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain)
BioI am primarily a lupus researcher and identify as a pain scientist and methodologist in this field. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionately affects women and racial minorities and is the fifth most common cause of death among 15- to 24-year-old Black and Hispanic women in the U.S., highlighting its significant public health impact. More than half of patients with SLE experience chronic pain, often secondary to SLE itself or overlapping conditions (e.g., migraines, low back pain, fibromyalgia), contributing significantly to disability and impaired quality of life. Chronic pain is not merely a symptom but a disease in its own right—one that deserves the same rigorous study and clinical attention as comorbidities like kidney disease and cardiovascular disease in rheumatology. The enormous global burden of chronic pain underscores the urgent need for a clear, standardized definition of pain as a disease, particularly in autoimmune rheumatic diseases where pain can arise from inflammatory, nociplastic, and biopsychosocial mechanisms. Without recognizing pain as a distinct disease entity, its mechanisms remain poorly understood, and effective treatment strategies remain underdeveloped.
I am a co-Principal Investigator of the Pain Intelligence Lab, where our mission is to advance the study of pain as a disease in rheumatology through two primary objectives. First, we develop and validate computational methods that enable clinicians and researchers to leverage electronic health records, administrative claims, and disease registries to study chronic pain as a distinct disease entity in rheumatology. By applying machine learning, natural language processing, and real-world data analysis, we seek to enhance pain phenotyping, classify distinct pain subtypes, and develop predictive models for treatment response. Second, we use a biopsychosocial framework to examine the predictive power of biomarkers and psychosocial measures in rheumatologic pain. By integrating biological, psychological, and social determinants of pain, we aim to conduct rigorous, patient-oriented research that translates targeted assessments into mechanistically informed, personalized treatment approaches for optimized clinical care. Ultimately, my long term career goal is to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, ensuring that pain management in autoimmune rheumatic diseases is precise, equitable, and optimized for improved patient outcomes. -
Alice C. Fan
Associate Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and, by courtesy, of Urology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Fan is a physician scientist who studies how turning off oncogenes (cancer genes) can cause tumor regression in preclinical and clinical translational studies. Based on her findings, she has initiated clinical trials studying how targeted therapies affect cancer signals in kidney cancer and low grade lymphoma. In the laboratory, she uses new nanotechnology strategies for tumor diagnosis and treatment to define biomarkers for personalized therapy.
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Daniel Z Fang
Affiliate, Med/Hospital Medicine
BioDaniel Z Fang, MD, FACP completed his medical school training at UC San Diego School of Medicine and residency at Stanford University. He is a board-certified academic hospitalist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) within the Stanford Division of Hospital Medicine.
As Assistant DCOS for Acute Care Hospital Operations, he provides administrative and clinical guidance to clinical service staff in the areas of inpatient performance, patient flow optimization, policy review, project planning, and process improvement initiatives. His professional interests include healthcare administration and quality improvement. -
Diana Farid
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Vaden Health Center
BioDiana Farid MD, MPH is a physician, filmmaker, an award-winning author and poet. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Faculty in the Medical Humanities and Arts Program at Stanford's School of Medicine. After earning a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies at UC Berkeley, MD at Northwestern University, and Family Medicine specialty training at UCLA, she was awarded a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child and Family Health Leadership Fellowship, during which she earned a Masters in Public Health focused on community health and storytelling.
Since then, Diana has continued to care for patients while creating and championing the vital role of story and the arts in medicine and health. After serving as a physician consultant for television shows like Grey's Anatomy, she produced the feature length documentary film, American Rhythms, exploring the positive impact of music on elementary school student health. At Stanford, she has integrated medicine and the mediums of film, creative writing, and poetry into student and community experiences while leading and presenting arts programs across Stanford. As Assistant Director of Stanford School of Medicine’s Program in Bioethics and Film, she produced film screenings and panel discussions exploring films with vital bioethical implications. She established the first Stanford Film and Medicine Interest group for medical students to study film as a health promotion tool and has mentored medical student film projects. She produced the Stanford Medicine and the Muse, Medical Humanities and the Arts' 2018 Frankenstein@200 year-long cross-campus film screening and panel series.
Her poetry has been featured in gallery exhibits, storytelling events, anthologies, and journals. Her multi-award-winning picture book, When You Breathe (Abrams), melds respiratory science with poetry. Her novel written in verse, Wave (Abrams), celebrating medicine, music and poetry and noted as “Raw and powerful…Rich, layered and heart-rending” — Kirkus, has won numerous awards including the Cybils Award for Novel in Verse, was named a Best Middle Grade Book of 2022 by the School Library Journal, and is on state education board reading lists across the United States. Her latest picture book, The Light of Home (Scholastic) is a lyrical story about painting and belonging. Her debut board book Already All the Love (Little Bee Books) is a poem for presence. She is an Editorial Board Member for poetry for the medical humanities journal, The Pharos. In 2025, she created a first-of-its-kind Women in Medicine participatory poem for the Stanford School of Medicine. In 2026, she is co-teaching Peds 129: Little Libraries: Improving Children’s Literacy through Service and Storytelling. For 2025-2026, she is one of the inaugural artsCatalyst Fellows of the Stanford Arts Institute. -
Charles J. Faselis
Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research interests focus on the use of large clinical datasets to better understand factors associated with health and disease. Current work includes studies of cardiorespiratory fitness, aging, chronic disease, healthcare access, appointment adherence and their relationship to health outcomes, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve clinical outcomes and healthcare delivery, among Veterans.
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C. Garrison Fathman
Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy lab of molecular and cellular immunology is interested in research in the general field of T cell activation and autoimmunity. We have identified and characterized a gene (GRAIL) that seems to control regulatory T cell (Treg) responsiveness by inhibiting the Treg IL-2 receptor desensitization. We have characterized a gene (Deaf1) that plays a major role in peripheral tolerance in T1D. Using PBC gene expression, we have provisionally identified a signature of risk and progression in T1D.
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William Fearon, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Fearon's general research interest is coronary physiology. In particular, he is investigating invasive methods for evaluating the coronary microcirculation. His research is currently funded by an NIH R01 Award.
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David Feldman
Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism), Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsStudies of the role of the vitamin D receptor in the action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active vitamin D hormone. Current efforts are evaluating the vitamin D receptor in breast and prostate cancer, osteoporosis and rickets.
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Dean W. Felsher
Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and of Pathology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy laboratory studies the molecular basis of cancer with a focus on understanding when cancer can be reversed through targeted oncogene inactivation.
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Jessica Ferguson Toll
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
BioDr. Ferguson is a board certified Infectious Disease specialist. She specializes in the treatment of immunocompromised patients, including patients who have undergone bone marrow or solid organ transplantation and patients with hematologic or solid malignancies on chemotherapy.
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Philip Fernandes
Masters Student in Translational Research and Applied Medicine, admitted Autumn 2026
Fellow in Pediatrics - GastroenterologyBioI am a Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and a Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, supported by the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute. I completed my residency at Henry Ford St. John Hospital in Detroit, where caring for diverse communities shaped my dedication to health equity and cultural humility.
In the Rosen Lab, my research centers on pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC). I use 3D colonoids—lab-grown models of the colon derived from intestinal stem cells—alongside single-cell genomic technologies to map cellular metabolic changes and cell-to-cell interactions. By decoding these cellular dynamics, my goal is to uncover targeted, precise therapies that better control disease, prevent complications, and support long-term growth, nutrition, and overall health for pediatric patients.
This work builds on my foundation in pediatric gastroenterology at the University of Virginia’s Syed Lab, where I contributed to data interpretation, grant development, and multi-institutional research integrating genomics and machine learning to investigate gastrointestinal structure and function.
As a student in the Master's in Translational Research and Applied Medicine (M-TRAM) program, I am building actionable skills across clinical medicine, translational research, and industry-driven approaches to innovation, preparing to advance therapeutics for complex pediatric enteropathies. -
Nielsen Fernandez-Becker
Clinical Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
BioI am the director of the Celiac Disease Program at Stanford and I am highly experienced in diagnosis and management of celiac disease and gluten associated disorders.
My objective is to provide excellent and compassionate clinical care for my patients while seeking a better understanding of diseases I treat, particularly Celiac disease (CeD), eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). My top priorities are patient care and translational research to make new discoveries and improve the care my patients. -
Priya Fielding-Singh
Postdoctoral Scholar, SCRDP/ Heart Disease Prevention
BioI am a Sociologist and Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. My research examines health, gender, and social inequality.
My primary research agenda investigates health disparities across class, race, and gender in the United States. I draw on both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how neighborhoods, schools, and families shape our health behaviors and outcomes. My work has been published in journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Obesity, Sociological Science, and the Journal of Adolescent Health.
I hold a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University, a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Bremen, and a B.S. in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University.
