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Sophia Yen, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsEmergency contraception access, availability, knowledge.
Pediatric obesity and its treament with videogames and pedometers.
Adolescent use and access to contraception.
Using computers to educate patients during waiting time.
Determinants of Tampon use/initiation.
Health needs of adolescents in local high schools. Obesity, exercise, mental health, reproductive health.
Attitudes towards a reproductive health clinic - parents perspective, adolescents. -
Linbo Yu
Clinical Instructor (Affiliated), Pediatrics - Genetics
BioLinbo Yu is a genetic counselor and a founding member of Stanford’s Genetic Testing Optimization Service (GTOS). She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2007 and her master’s degree in genetic counseling from the University of California, Irvine in 2009. She started her career at Ambry Genetics. In 2014, she became the first lab genetic counselor at Stanford Hospital and helped establish Genetic Testing Optimization Service (GTOS). As a passionate clinical liaison between Stanford Clinical Lab and the ordering providers at Stanford, some of her roles include assisting clinicians with selection of genetic tests, reviewing genetic test orders for clinical appropriateness and educating ordering providers about genetic diseases and test information. Linbo is also a clinical instructor of Department of Pediatrics, and she enjoys clinical supervision of genetic counseling students.
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Dessi Zaharieva
Instructor, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe 4T (Teamwork, Targets, Technology, and Tight Control) Exercise Study focuses on addressing the attitudes & barriers to exercise for families and newly diagnosed youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We are currently establishing feasibility and understanding physical activity patterns and behaviours in newly diagnosed youth with T1D using wearable activity trackers. This work also involves delivering structured exercise education to families and youth with T1D over telehealth.
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Aydin Zahedivash
Affiliate, Department Funds
Fellow in Peds/Clinical InformaticsBioAydin is a physician, educator, and engineer whose interests lie at the intersection of technology, health equity, and children’s health. Aydin completed his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and went on to complete an MD and MBA at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School and McCombs School of Business. He has over 10 years of experience in the medical technology space, having contributed as a researcher, mentor, inventor, and consultant in both the academic and private industry settings. He is a project coach and part of the teaching team within the Biodesign Digital Health Group and is leading a study exploring the role of wearable devices for arrhythmia event monitors in children. He is currently a clinical informatics fellow and is passionate about designing digital solutions to integrate and distribute access to care.
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Chongyang Zhang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiology
BioDr. Zhang is a Postdoctoral Scholar at RabLab in the cardiopulmonary division. She has a PhD in Pharmacology from University of Rochester, NY. She has research in cardiovascular research and chronobiology published in high impact peer-reviewed journals. She is recipient of honors including predoctoral fellowship from AHA, Travel Grant for Early Career Investigators from Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. She has served as ad hoc reviewer for more than 40 manuscripts for reputed journals.
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Ke-You (Yoyo) Zhang
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
BioDr. Ke-You "Yoyo" Zhang is a board-certified pediatric transplant hepatologist and clinical assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. She serves as Medical Director of both the Intestinal Transplant Program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Vascularized Composite Tissue Transplant Program at Stanford Hospital. Dr. Zhang specializes in pediatric intestinal and liver transplantation, with research interests at the intersection of transplant immunology, stem cell therapeutics, and precision medicine.
A graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Dr. Zhang completed her pediatrics residency and fellowships in pediatric gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at Stanford. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on topics including pediatric liver and intestinal transplantation, acute rejection, and pancreatitis, and she is a frequent invited speaker at international conferences. Dr. Zhang also directs clinical trials advancing novel therapies for intestinal transplant patients and holds leadership roles in national transplant and hepatology societies.
Her work is recognized with the 2025 Early Career Clinical Excellence Award from Stanford's Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Zhang is deeply committed to improving outcomes and quality of life for children with complex gastrointestinal and liver diseases through innovative, multidisciplinary care.
