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Kaiwen Bian
Life Science Research Professional 1, Ophthalmology Research/Clinical Trials
BioVisiting researcher, with interest in the cross section of cognitive science, neuroscience, and computer science / statistics, working on various naturalistic control, planning, and imitation problems.
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Y. Katherine Bianco
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
BioI am Latinx Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and Medical Geneticist and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University. I direct the Maternal Heart Program at Stanford Children’s Hospital and Clinics, leading a multidisciplinary team caring for complex cardiac conditions in pregnancy. I am dedicated educator and mentor, that have trained more than 50 trainees spanning from high school students to junior faculty. I serve in the Dean’s Office for Faculty Professional Development and Engagement and oversees the OBGYN Advance and Promotions, where i support advances programs to support faculty growth, mentorship, and academic success. My work integrates genetics, cardiology, and maternal health to improve outcomes for women and families. My clinical interest in pregnancies complicated with birth defects has led my underlying research interests in genomic abnormalities in the human trophoblast carrying to faulty placentation. The latter began with initial work during K12 and KO8 funding. I took a great interest in the human placenta as it carries potential advantages over other tissues sources: first, this highly metabolically active organ is the potential source of many transcripts. Second, the placenta forms at a very early stage of embryonic development, potentially allowing detection of primary alterations as compared to secondary changes that may mask the underlying causal phenomena. Finally, studying early placentation may provide targets for development of novel molecular approaches, such as up-regulate or down-regulate genes, the protein products of which could potentially serve as molecular surrogates for diagnosis and treatment of pregnancy complication such as miscarriages, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension and intrauterine growth retardation. This work has led to the first Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, trisomy 13 cell lines established from human placentas making it possible to apply gene editing in the early stages of human trophoblast development.
As my primary clinical responsibility involves treating patients needing medical care and support through their high risk pregnancies, I am interested in factors that may impact outcomes, such as prenatal screening and diagnosis, maternal heart conditions, labor and delivery management, and safety approaches for the second stage of labor.
With regards to my interest in fetal medicine, I have worked in collaboration with other specialists such as radiologists and pediatric cardiologists utilizing imagining studies to assess and determine successful perinatal care and fetal survival.
. My career has been defined by a commitment to addressing the most pressing drivers of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly cardiovascular disease in pregnancy. I have led multidisciplinary maternal cardiac programs at UCSF and Stanford, impacting over 600 high-risk pregnancies and demonstrating how team-based care transforms outcomes.
Beyond clinical innovation, my work spans translational science and global health. I have contributed to advancing prenatal diagnostics—validating tools for non-invasive prenatal testing, improving detection of conditions like Down syndrome. Globally, I’ve led training initiatives in countries with high maternal mortality, such as India, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, building capacity through education and simulation.
Equally central is mentorship. I have mentored over 50 trainees across all levels, fostering diversity and advancing women in medicine. My work goes beyond language access to cultural humility, improving care for diverse populations.
As a physician who bridges worlds—from my modest beginnings in a lower-middle-income country, through medical training in the U.S., to leading at Stanford—I know that diverse paths shape stronger futures. I believe that every mother’s life saved is a generation empowered—and through science, mentorship, and equity, -
Deeksha Suresh Bidare
Fellow in Peds/Clinical Informatics
BioDr. Deeksha S. Bidare is a general surgery resident physician at Stanford Healthcare, and she has completed three years of clinical training. She is currently in the Professional Development years of her residency training, during which she will complete an ACGME fellowship in Clinical Informatics within the Stanford Department of Pediatrics. Her clinical focus within the Department of Surgery is on Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care in which she intends to pursue fellowship training after residency. Her research interests within the Clinical Informatics realm include the utilization of EHR and LLM tools to facilitate patient data collection and analysis both in and outside of the operating room.
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Nasrin Biglari
Academic Technology Specialist, School of Medicine - Post Grad Med Education (CME)
Current Role at StanfordStanford Continuing Medical Education Website Coordinator/Developer
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Elisabeth Bik
Affiliate, Med/SPRC - Division
BioElisabeth Bik, PhD is a Dutch-American microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry. Since 2019, she is a science integrity volunteer and consultant who scans the biomedical literature for images or other data of concern. She has found problems in over 9,000 scientific papers, and her work resulted in over 1,800 retractions and another 1,200 corrections. For her work in science communication and exposing research misconduct, she received the 2021 John Maddox Prize and the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award.
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Mary Sheridan Bilbao, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Asst-Rsch, Cardiothoracic Surgery
BioMary Sheridan Bilbao, MPAS, PA-C, FAPACVS, is an accomplished advanced practice provider specializing in Cardiothoracic Surgery. She earned both her Undergraduate degree and Masters of Physician Assistant Studies at Marywood University. With extensive experience in cardiothoracic surgery, Mary became an integral part of our team in 2014.
Her expertise spans both in-patient and outpatient care, where she actively participates in surgical procedures and contributes to various studies and laboratory research. Mary's proficiency extends to open and endoscopic vein harvesting, radial artery harvesting, valve replacements, minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve repair/replacements, ascending aorta/aortic dissection/aortic arch repair/replacements, redo surgeries, coronary artery bypass grafting (off and on-pump), robotic-assisted minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting, minimally invasive myocardial bridge unroofing, heart/lung transplants, VADs, and ECMO.
Beyond her clinical duties, Mary plays a crucial role in training new PAs, NPs, APP fellows, residents, and medical students in various surgical skills. In the clinic, she performs history & physicals, pre-op evaluations, orders/interprets studies & labs, and coordinates in-patient and out-patient care.
Since January 2015, Mary has been the driving force behind the Stanford Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery's Human Biorepository Tissue Bank. This initiative has amassed over 1,000 human cardiothoracic tissue samples, fostering approved studies to advance cardiovascular and pulmonary disease research. Collaborating with over 30 partners and Stanford labs, Mary's goal is to facilitate research by providing cardiothoracic tissue samples to researchers and scientists across Stanford Medicine.
Currently, Mary holds the position of Principal Academic and Clinical Integration Developer in the CT Surgery Department, further highlighting her leadership role in our institution. In this capacity, she plays a pivotal role in curating and developing marketing materials and outreach strategies for the department. Mary's dedication extends beyond clinical excellence; she actively contributes to fostering academic growth and enhancing the department's visibility. Her strategic approach to marketing ensures that the department's achievements and advancements in cardiothoracic surgery are effectively communicated to the broader medical community and the public, reinforcing our commitment to excellence in patient care, research, and education.
Furthermore, Mary has been an esteemed member of Dr. Joseph Woo's Stanford Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics and Surgical Biomechanics Translational Research Laboratory (Woo Lab) since 2012. Her involvement in numerous clinical trials and published research underscores her commitment to advancing the field of cardiovascular medicine. Learn more about Woo Lab at http://med.stanford.edu/woolab.html. -
Rebecca Bilden
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
BioRebecca Bilden, PhD, MSc is a T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in Pain and Substance Use at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she conducts research under the mentorship of Drs. Keith Humphreys and Brian Bateman. Dr. Bilden is a health services researcher and decision scientist whose work focuses on improving access to treatment for substance use disorders through evidence-based policy and simulation modeling. By integrating qualitative insights into models, she analyzes system dynamics and develops strategies to improve care delivery within complex healthcare systems.
Dr. Bilden earned her PhD in Health Services Research and Policy from the University of Pittsburgh, an MSc in Applied Data Science and Statistics from the University of Exeter, and a BA in Pure and Applied Mathematics from Boston University. Her current research focuses on evaluating opioid-related policies, improving treatment retention among people with substance use disorders, and expanding access to care in carceral settings. -
David Bingham
Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology
BioDavid Bingham MD is a clinical assistant pathologist specializing in gastrointestinal pathology. He is from Connecticut, graduated from Yale with a BA, and went to Columbia P&S for medical school. He did a residency in Pathology at Stanford University, graduated in 1992 and has been here ever since as a faculty member.
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Michael S Binkley, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
BioDr. Binkley is a radiation oncologist specializing in lymphoma treatment and an assistant professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology.
His clinical expertise includes stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), total lymphoid and total body irradiation, and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
For each patient, Dr. Binkley develops a personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care plan. His goals are to improve both health and quality of life.
Dr. Binkley has conducted extensive research to advance cancer treatment. In his post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford, he studied the use of genomic signatures to predict response to radiotherapy. His current clinical and laboratory research seek to identify prognostic and predictive clinical, radiographic, and genomic factors to inform individualized treatment strategies.
He has co-authored articles on his research discoveries published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer Discovery, Blood, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, and elsewhere. Topics have included innovations in the treatment of lymphoma and lung cancer.
He also has made invited presentations to colleagues at national and international conferences. He has presented the latest findings on radiation therapy for lung cancer and lymphoma at meetings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML).
Honors for Dr. Binkley include the Malcolm A. Bagshaw Award for leadership and outstanding scientific achievement. This award is named for a pioneer in radiation therapy and former chair of the Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Binkley is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and American Association for Cancer Research. He is a founding member of the Global nLPHL One Working (GLOW) Working Group, an international collaboration studying nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) in children and adults. -
Brandon Birckhead MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Brandon Birckhead is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He works in the Stanford University's Virtual Reality and Immersive Technology Clinic and Stanford Anxiety and Depression Adult Psychological Treatment (ADAPT) clinic.
He was valedictorian for his graduating class of biological sciences at University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Followed by his medical degree at Mayo Clinic Medical School in Rochester Minnesota. He then received a master degree in healthcare delivery science at Cedars-Sinai. During this time he helped develop a set of recommendations for VR therapy clinical trials. He also helped design and implement some of the first remote CBT skills based VR therapy clinical trials for chronic pain. He was also the co-director of virtual medicine conference from 2019-2020. He then completed his psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins. During his residency he was a consultant to Apple, providing guidance on the Apple Vision Pro. He then spent some time on the Apple Health team as a clinical project manager.
Clinically Dr. Birckhead offers a comprehensive approach to care, integrating evidence-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). When appropriate he also provides medication management. He is interested in working with adults with anxiety disorders, PTSD, mood disorders, and OCD. He is committed to a collaborative, personalized treatment process—working closely with each individual to understand their unique challenges and develop a tailored plan to support their mental health and well-being. -
Christine Bird
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
BioDr. Bird received her PhD in Clinical Psychology and Quantitative Statistics from UCLA and completed her clinical psychology internship at the West Los Angeles VA. She is currently an NIH T32 Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford School of Medicine, working directly with Shannon Wiltsey Stirman in the CREATE Alacrity Center. Prior to academia, Dr. Bird worked in industry and nonprofit settings as a tech entrepreneur and business executive.
Dr. Bird's research focuses on the development and implementation of AI-enabled tools for behavioral health interventions. She examines how AI technologies can support therapist workflows, enhance fidelity to evidence-based practices, and improve mental health care delivery for both clinicians and paraprofessional providers. Dr. Bird is particularly interested in identifying sustainable pathways for translating academic innovations in digital mental health into real-world practice, with the goal of increasing equity and access to care. -
Celeste Birkhofer, PhD, PsyD
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Celeste Birkhofer is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct Clinical Faculty member at Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Birkhofer teaches didactics and provides clinical supervision to the psychiatry residents, and she has a private practice in Portola Valley. Dr. Birkhofer's interests and special training include contemporary relational psychoanalysis, grief counseling, dialectic behavior therapy (DBT), life coaching, mindfulness, and couples counseling.
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Franziska K Bishop
Academic Prog Prof 3, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
Current Role at StanfordStaff Scientist
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Julius Bishop, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Bishop specializes in treating fractures of the upper extremity, lower extremity, pelvis and acetabulum as well as the management of post-traumatic problems including malunion, nonunion and infection.
He received his undergraduate and medical school degrees from Harvard University and went on to complete the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. He pursued his subspecialty training in Orthopaedic Traumatology at the world-renowned Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
His research interests include applying decision analysis models to orthopaedic trauma problems, studying clinical outcomes after musculoskeletal injury, orthopaedic biomechanics, the basic science of fracture healing, and evaluating new strategies and techniques in fracture surgery. -
Somer Bishop, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology)
BioDr. Somer L. Bishop is a licensed clinical psychologist at Stanford Health Care and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of General Psychiatry and Psychology and the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development, at Stanford University.
As an attending psychologist in adult psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr. Bishop assesses and treats a range of conditions, with a focus on neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adults.
Dr. Bishop is conducting research to develop tools to assess social-communication and other behavioral strengths and challenges in people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, and other conditions. Her research explores how individual and contextual factors affect the measurement of autism symptoms across the lifespan.
In addition, she conducts research on the psychological health of adolescents and adults with ASD, such as investigating how positive and negative social experiences relate to depressive symptoms
She has coauthored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and regularly presents her work at scientific conferences.
Dr. Bishop is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC), Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group-USA (DSMIG-USA), INSAR, and the UK-based Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP). She is currently president of the Bay Area Autism Consortium (BAAC). -
Mahamaya Biswal
Postdoctoral Scholar, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
BioMahamaya is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University, where she specializes in Cellular and structural biology with a focus on membrane protein biogenesis, quality control, and the development of innovative nanobody technologies. Her research integrates advanced cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), cell biology, and nanobody engineering to unravel the mechanisms governing the assembly and maturation of membrane protein biogenesis factor hubs with a focus on Voltage gated ion channels as a model substrate.
Dr. Biswal’s scientific journey began with an integrated M.Tech in Biotechnology degree from D.Y. Patil University, India, where she conducted foundational research on bacterial persister cell formation at BARC and characterized breast cancer proteins ZBRK1 and BRCA1 at ACTREC,. After spending a brief time in biotech industry at Yashraj Biotechnology Ltd., Mumbai, optimizing purification pipelines for cancer antigens used in diagnostic kits and facilitating technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing, she moved to US to join UC Riverside’s PhD program under Department of Biochemistry and supervision of Dr. Jikui Song. She made significant advances in understanding the structural dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Notably, she solved the X-ray crystal structure of the NSP7-8 complex, a key cofactor for the viral replicase, and also elucidated the interaction between the viral nucleocapsid protein and human G3BP1. Her doctoral and postdoctoral work has also contributed to studies on viral immune evasion, including the structural basis for STAT2 antagonization by DENV2 NS5.
At Stanford, Dr. Biswal has expanded her expertise to the structural and functional study of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and currently focusing on gaining mechanistic insights on Membrane protein biogenesis factor hubs by combining cell biology and structural biology expertise. She is also developing nanobody libraries targeting synaptic vesicles and bacterial death effectors for in situ tomography and potential therapeutic applications respectively. Dr. Biswal is a committed mentor, having supervised graduate and undergraduate students, and is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in science through active involvement in organizations such as AWIS, BioAIMS, and BSS (India). Her scientific contributions have been recognized with honors including the HEERF Dissertation Year Fellowship, the Mary K. and Randolph T. Wedding Prize, and best poster awards at UC Riverside. Dr. Biswal’s long-term vision is to lead a research program that translates structural insights into therapeutic strategies for neurological and infectious diseases, advancing both scientific knowledge and the next generation of scientists. -
Rachelle Bitton
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDeveloping interventional techniques and patient specific models in MR image guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). PRF thermometry monitoring for ablative applications in cancer trans-cranial functional neurosurgery to treat essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.
Treatment efficacy and clinical outcomes analysis in multi-center trials of MR guided interventions to treat desmoid tumors, uterine leiomyomas, and osseous metastasis.
Photoacoustic imaging of microvasculature. -
Kameron C. Black
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
BioDr. Kameron Black is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where his research focuses on the safe deployment of agentic artificial intelligence in real-world healthcare systems. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Oregon Health & Science University and fellowship in Clinical Informatics at Stanford Health Care prior to joining the faculty. His clinical expertise is in the care of adult patients admitted to the inpatient general medicine services.
Dr. Black is a leader in the deployment and evaluation of agentic AI in healthcare. His research has been featured by Anthropic, Forbes, Bloomberg, and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. He has published scholarly work in journals including Lancet Digital Health, NEJM AI, Nature Medicine, npj Health Systems, JMIR AI, Nature Scientific Data, and Applied Clinical Informatics. Previously, he held research roles at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Black has given invited talks, delivered oral presentations, and served on panels about agentic AI in healthcare. His speaking engagements include presentations for Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions and the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, an oral presentation at Nature’s “Redefining Healthcare in the Age of AI” conference at Sorbonne University, and a panel at the Healthcare Agent Summit hosted by Wedge Inc.
Beyond his research, Dr. Black is dedicated to advancing undergraduate medical education (UME). He co-founded one of the nation's first longitudinal digital health curricula for medical students. Today, he continues to lecture at the UME level and across various departments at Stanford Medicine on agentic AI, the Cosmos data science platform, and other related topics.
He is certified across Epic's analytics and build tools, including Physician Builder and the Cosmos data science platform.
Additional areas of research focus: Medical AI Benchmarking, Clinical Workflow Automation, Healthcare Administrative Burden, Physician Burnout, Healthcare Workforce Shortage.
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