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Alma-Martina Cepika
Instructor, Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation
BioDr. Cepika is an immunologist with an extensive background in translational research, autoimmunity, autoinflammation, and human systems immunology. Her goal is to understand the mechanisms governing immunological tolerance, and to leverage this knowledge to cure currently incurable diseases.
Dr. Cepika received her MD degree and a PhD in Immunology from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in Croatia. There, she focused on the immunomonitoring of patients with lupus, identifying how circulating DNA levels changed with therapy. Subsequently, she joined the lab of Dr. Virginia Pascual at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Pascual had previously discovered that IL-1beta is a key pathogenic player in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), but the immune alterations contributing to IL-1beta-mediated inflammation remained unknown. To address this, Dr. Cepika developed a 3D in vitro stimulation assay to evaluate immune responses of blood leukocytes of pediatric sJIA patients. In combination with integrated bioinformatics analysis, this approach identified aberrant cellular responses, transcriptional pathways and genes that shed new light on immune dysregulation in sJIA. This assay (tollgene.org) can be further applied to dissect underlying immunopathogenic mechanisms in many human disorders.
Currently, Dr. Cepika is an Instructor in the Pediatric Division of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. There, she is working to uncover the underlying molecular mechanisms that govern the differentiation and function of antigen-inducible regulatory T cells called type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells, and use this knowledge to design Tr1 cell-based therapies to improve the outcomes of patients with cancer, autoimmunity, or receiving allogeneic cell or organ transplants. -
Lisa J. Chamberlain
Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and, by courtesy, of Education
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsChild Health disparities - Projects focus on elucidating the non-clinical factors that impact access to appropriate care for children with chronic illness.
Health Policy - Projects explore the intersection of medicine as a profession and formation of child health policy. -
Kay W. Chang, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly Interestshttp://med.stanford.edu/ohns/research/labs_chang.html
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Abanti Chaudhuri
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Nephrology
BioMedical Director of Pediatric Hypertension program
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Diana Chen
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
BioDr. Chen is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. She grew up in the Bay Area and attended undergraduate school at UC Berkeley (Go Bears!). She ventured across the country received her graduate and medical degrees at Boston University School of Medicine. After experiencing cold and snowy winters of the east coast, she returned to the Bay Area where she completed her pediatric residency and pulmonology fellowship at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She joined Bay Area Pediatric Pulmonary Medical Group and subsequently the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at Stanford University in 2015. She then followed her husband and moved to Los Angeles in 2016 where she joined the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology at UCLA as Associate Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center. A few years later, she decided to return to her roots in the Bay Area. She made her way back to Stanford University and rejoined the pediatric pulmonology group in November 2019. She enjoys caring for children, from infancy and beyond, with pulmonary diseases and developing relationships with their families. Her particular interests include bronchopulmonary dysplasia, asthma, neuromuscular disease, cystic fibrosis, and evaluation of complex airways with bronchoscopy. She also has interest in quality improvement and policy and procedure development.
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Mary M. Chen, MS, MBA
Executive Director, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute, Pediatrics
Current Role at StanfordAssistant Dean of Maternal and Child Health Research; Executive Director of the Stanford Child Health Research Institute.
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Sharon F. Chen
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research interest is in viral infections affecting immunocompromised patients. As Co-director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Program for Immunocompromised Hosts, I develop and conduct clinical and translational studies to establish best practices for these patients.
My education scholarship interests are in refining active learning to improve student learning, to characterize adaptive expertise of physicians, and to create a tool that assesses "thinking": Stanford CASE -
Alan G. Cheng, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsActive Wnt signaling maintains somatic stem cells in many organ systems. Using Wnt target genes as markers, we have characterized distinct cell populations with stem cell behavior in the inner ear, an organ thought to be terminally differentiated. Ongoing work focuses on delineating the developing significance of these putative stem/progenitor cells and their behavior after damage.
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Kevin Wei-Han Chi
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMedical Student Education, Patient Education, High Value Care
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Ritu Chitkara
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsSimulation based research, Neonatal Resuscitation research
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Mildred Cho, PhD
Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Center for Biomedical Ethics) and of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Cho's major areas of interest include: ethical and social issues in genetic research, including those arising from gene therapy and editing, synthetic biology, microbiome research, the use of artificial intelligence to analyze genomic and medical data, the effects of gene patenting on clinical genetic testing and research, and the impacts of academic-industry ties on biomedical research.
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Valerie Chock
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsNeurological monitoring in critically ill infants. Altered hemodynamics in neonates, especially in relation to prematurity, congenital heart disease, and central nervous system injury. Determination of the hemodynamic significance and effects of a patent ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant. Utilizing NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) and other technologies for improved monitoring in the NICU.
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Ricky Y. Choi, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
BioRicky Y. Choi, MD, MPH is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the Division of General Pediatrics where he attends on the newborn nursery service and in outpatient clinic. He also leads digital health initiatives for the Division. In the past he has served in a number of clinical leadership positions including as the Department Head of Pediatrics at Asian Health Services Community Health Center in Oakland, CA. He has held multiple national physician leadership roles for many years including the Board of Directors for the National Physicians Alliance and as the founding Chair of the Immigrant Child Health Group of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is a past Fellow of the California HealthCare Foundation Health Care Leadership Program.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Choi serves as the Head of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics America where he leads virtual care, strategy and strategic partnerships. Initially based out of Samsung's headquarters in South Korea and now in the Bay Area, Dr. Choi's expertise is in delivering improved clinical and financial outcomes by using consumer technologies to drive health engagement. -
Danny Hung-Chieh Chou
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur research program integrates concepts of chemical biology, protein engineering and structure biology to design new therapeutic leads and generate probes to study biological processes. A key focus of our lab is insulin, an essential hormone in our body to reduce blood glucose levels. We generate synthetic libraries of insulin analogs to select for chemical probes, and investigate natural insulin molecules (e.g. from the venom of fish-hunting cone snails!) to develop novel therapeutic candidates. We are especially interested in using chemical and enzymatic synthesis to create novel chemical entities with enhanced properties, and leverage the strong expertise of our collaborators to apply our skill sets in the fields of cancer biology, immunology and pain research. Our ultimate goal is to translate our discovery into therapeutic interventions in human diseases.
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Kenneth Christensen
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInformation Retrieval & Clinical Informatics
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Megan Christofferson
Department Fellowship Manager, Pediatrics
Current Role at StanfordFellowship Coordinator, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Fellowship Coordinator, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology -
Derek Chu, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Dermatology
Clinical Associate Professor (By courtesy), PediatricsBioDerek Chu, M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. He completed his medical school and residency training at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a pediatric dermatology fellowship at UCSF. Dr. Chu's clinical interests encompass a wide array of topics within pediatric dermatology, including vascular tumors and malformations, inflammatory skin diseases, dermato-oncology, neonatal dermatology, and procedural dermatology.
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Ian Chua
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
BioIan Chua, MD, MHPE is a bicoastal pediatric hospitalist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford Children’s Health (Palo Alto, CA) and Children’s National Medical Center (Washington, DC). He completed his residency at Stanford Children’s with concentrations in medical education and quality improvement. He obtained his Masters’ in Health Professions Education at University of Illinois in Chicago. He currently directs the ACGME Fellows’ Common Core Curriculum, the PHM Fellowship Medical Education Pathway, and the Pediatric residency medical education pathway at Children’s National Medical Center. His interests have been in educational scholarship and professional development of transitional learners including junior faculty.
