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Lucia Aronica
Casual - Non-Exempt, Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center
BioFor over fifteen years, my research has focused on epigenetics - how environmental factors can influence gene activity and health outcomes. Unlike fixed genetics, epigenetic modifications are flexible and can store cellular memories from diet, stress, toxins, etc. This offers exciting potential for personalized health, as epigenetic markers can reveal susceptibility for exposure-driven diseases like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
I currently lead epigenetic analysis for the DIETFITS study by Dr. Christopher Gardner, the largest trial ever on low carb versus low fat diets for weight loss. My goal is to understand how weight loss alters gene activity through epigenetic changes, and whether these biomarkers can guide personalized diet strategies.
I also teach Nutritional Genomics at Stanford Continuing Studies, Stanford Sports Medicine, and the Stanford Center for Professional Development. As an award-winning science communicator, I use innovative formats like digital drawings to explain complex epigenetics concepts.
Additionally, I serve as an advisor to personal genomics companies, self-tracking technology startups, and investors in precision health research. I am passionate about translating epigenetics into practical lifestyle advice to optimize wellbeing. -
Mukta Awasthi
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Med/Hospital Medicine
BioI have been an academic hospitalist for over twenty years, and currently work at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto where I serve as teaching faculty for Stanford medicine residents and students. I am currently Medical Director of the Intermediate Intensive Care Unit (IICU). I am passionate about delivering quality medical care and my interests include Process Improvement , Narrative Medicine, Medical Education.
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Umang Barvalia
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Medicine - Med/Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
BioUmang Barvalia earned his M.B,B.S degree from Medical College, Baroda in Vadodara, India. He completed his internal medicine residency at Marshfield Clinic- St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, WI where he also served as a chief resident. He was a chief fellow during his Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship at University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. He is currently working as a Board Certified Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Physician at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC), San Jose. – a county hospital that serves as a teaching site for Stanford residents and fellows. He holds an appointment of Clinical Assistant Professor (affiliated) at Stanford University School of Medicine due to his involvement in training of pulmonary and critical medicine fellows.
His professional interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and medical education. He is one of the site directors for POCUS training at SCVMC residency program. He is certified in Critical Care Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) and teaches residents and fellows POCUS in the ICU and on the pulmonary consult service.
As a lung specialist, he cares for patients with chronic lung conditions like asthma, pulmonary hypertension, COPD, Interstitial lung disease, diseases involving the pleura and lung cancer. He is also the director of the Endobronchial Ultrasound Program at SCMVC that helps in the diagnosis and care of lung cancer patients.
As a full time faculty in the intensive care unit, he treats patients with a variety of conditions including sepsis, liver failure, respiratory failure, post cardiac arrest and stroke. Along with his peers, he introduced prone position ventilation at SCVMC that helps in management of patients with ARDS. -
Tine Bjornlund
CRU Senior Operations Manager, Med/Stanford Center for Clinical Research
Current Role at StanfordTine is currently ensuring the roll out of CRUs (Clinical Research Units) in the Department of Medicine.
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Christina Bodurow
Executive Deputy Director, Stanford AViDD Center, Medicine - Med/Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Current Role at StanfordDeputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, AViDD
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Vandana Boparai, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Vandana Boparai is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her interest in clinical research is one of the reasons she joined medicine. She has been involved in many gastrointestinal research projects in affiliation with Stanford University. Her professional interests include healthcare maintenance, preventative medicine and women’s health, hypertension, acid reflux and diabetes management.
In her free time, she loves spending time with her kids. They love to swim together, and when time allows they love to travel all over the world. Her favorite tourist destination has been the Great Barrier Reef. -
Dr Rene Caissie
Adjunct Professor, Primary Care and Population Health
BioWith a distinguished 15-year career in healthcare, Dr. Caissie is a surgeon, researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Medeloop.ai, and an Adjunct Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, he teaches healthcare entrepreneurship while contributing to the development of the next healthcare prize as part of the XPRIZE Brain Trust Team.
In addition to serving as a Venture Partner at OVO Fund and a recent Sloan Fellow at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Dr. Caissie has held prestigious positions at the University of Montreal and McGill University. As the former Chief of Maxillofacial Surgery at Montreal's HSC, he is a National Board Examiner and a Fellow of the Royal College in his specialty. His research includes publications on nerve regeneration and clinical maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Caissie's medical expertise has spurred the creation of several healthcare ventures, such as Medesync EMR, which was acquired by the $37 billion telecommunications giant, Telus. Amid the Covid-19 crisis, he played a crucial role in developing a powered Full Head Protective Hood with an air-purifying respirator and co-founding Dorma Filtration, which introduced Canada's first reusable N95 mask.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Dr. Caissie is an avid mountain climber, sailboat trans-oceanic racer, SR22 Turbo aircraft pilot, and Ironman World Championship qualifier. His dedication to humanitarian work is evident through his NGO, Volte-Face, which has provided over $1 million in free medical care for life-changing surgeries to underprivileged patients. As a board member for Sprouts, a California-based non-profit, Dr. Caissie supports disadvantaged youths through skills coaching and internships.
