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Arek Melkon Manugian, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Manugian is a board-certified internal medicine doctor at Stanford Primary Care in Portola Valley. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
He has experience diagnosing, managing, and treating a wide range of conditions. These include gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension (high blood pressure), and obesity. Dr. Manugian develops an individualized care plan for each one of his patients.
Dr. Manugian’s research interests include blood pressure medication, gastric bypass surgery, and restless legs syndrome. He received a student research grant to study how the body processes glucagon (a hormone that regulates blood sugar) following gastric bypass surgery. Dr. Manugian has also studied muscle inflammation as a rare side effect of statins (drugs that lower cholesterol). He monitored a clinical trial evaluating the prescribing of drugs to lower high blood pressure. As a clinical research associate at the Stanford University Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Dr. Manugian studied medications to treat restless legs syndrome.
Dr. Manugian presented research to his peers during his residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He has taught medical students, residents, and physicians about a variety of topics, including alcohol abuse, tick-born illnesses, and managing indigestion.
Dr. Manugian is a member of the American College of Physicians. -
Bence Mány
Affiliate,
BioBence Mány is a visiting researcher with the Xu Group at Stanford University, where he is working on image-guided robotic vascular access, with a focus on portable ultrasound and real-time vessel localization.
He is also a Senior R&D Engineer at a Danish medical technology company, developing technologies aimed at improving time-critical treatment and enabling invasive interventions in emergency care. His work spans medical imaging, computer vision, embedded computing, and the translation of research prototypes into practical clinical systems.
Bence received his M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where he completed his thesis under Prof. Jørgen Arendt Jensen, focusing on a portable single-element ultrasound system for image-guided intervention. He received his B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME).
His broader research interests include medical robotics, autonomous systems, ultrasound imaging, and edge AI for healthcare. -
Emanuel Manzo-Casio
Life Science Research Professional 1, Neurology Research
Current Role at StanfordLife Science Research Professional
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Payal Mapara, PsyD
Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Payal Mapara is a licensed clinical psychologist at Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Mapara specializes in the psychological management of chronic pain, along with cognitive behavioral therapy for mood and anxiety disorders. Her areas of expertise also include stress management, coping with chronic health conditions, and substance use disorders.
She uses evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, and motivational interviewing, to help patients restore function, manage symptoms, and improve their quality of life. Her approach is grounded in a whole-person health perspective that sees each person beyond their diagnosis. Her goal is to help her patients build the tools to live a life aligned with their personal values.
Dr. Mapara's research interests center on advancing behavioral approaches to chronic pain management. She focuses on improving outcomes through integrated, collaborative models of care. Her scholarly work includes a book chapter on cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches to pain in primary care. She has also presented on chronic pain and opioid safety at national conferences. -
Vivek Maradia
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiation Therapy
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI research ultra-high dose rate delivery using proton, x-ray, and electron beams for FLASH preclinical studies, aiming to understand efficacy and safety mechanisms. My work aims to transform cancer therapy and enhance patient outcomes. Leveraging insights from PSI's PROScan facility, I design a compact cyclotron-based proton therapy infrastructure for various radiation therapy setups.
