School of Medicine
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Samantha M.R. Kling
Quantitative Research Scientist, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Role at StanfordQuantitative Research Scientist in the Evaluation Sciences Unit (ESU)
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Kristine Isabel M. Mallari
Research Nurse, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioKristine is a dedicated Registered Nurse with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and nearly a decade of diverse experience in the healthcare field. Throughout her career, she has provided compassionate care to patients across various settings, including inpatient and outpatient environments, as well as specialty areas such as Nephrology Nursing. Her journey has led her to her current role as a Clinical Research Nurse within the Geriatric Research department at Stanford University in the last three years.
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Michael Nedelman
Adjunct Lecturer, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Michael Nedelman is a global health and media specialist who co-founded the Stanford Health Media Fellowship at the School of Medicine. He also works in global health tech with an organization called Maisha Meds, which uses technology to expand healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, Dr. Nedelman covered health and medicine as a journalist for CNN, earning an Emmy nomination for the network's acclaimed reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic. As producer for the inimitable Dr. Sanjay Gupta, he was part of a team known for excellent reporting and storytelling — also winning a Cronkite Award for tackling misinformation during the pandemic. Before CNN, he was a digital producer for the ABC News Medical Unit, worked on public health campaigns at the World Health Organization in New Delhi, and trained at the Stanford Journalism Program as part of the university's Global Health Media Fellowship. He received his MD from Stanford and did his undergraduate work in film at Yale.
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Robert C Oh
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioRobert C. Oh, MD, MPH, CAQSM, FAAFP, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and fellowship-trained Primary Care Sports Medicine specialist at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated) at Stanford University School of Medicine.
His clinical practice focuses on non-operative musculoskeletal and sports medicine, including overuse injuries, tendon disorders, and ultrasound-guided procedures such as platelet-rich plasma injections and shockwave therapy. He cares for Veterans, active duty service members, and athletes of all levels, with particular expertise in exertional heat illness and performance-related conditions.
Dr. Oh integrates primary care, metabolic health, and lifestyle medicine into his sports medicine practice and is active in resident and fellow education at Stanford. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with extensive experience caring for tactical athletes. -
Marti Njeri Agola Okech
Casual, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Role at StanfordCasual Employee, Primary Care and Population Health
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Cherinet Desta Osebo, PhD, MSc
Postdoc Res Affiliate, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Cherinet Desta Osebo is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University and a recipient of the prestigious NIH-funded 2025–2026 Global Health Emerging Scholars (GHES) Fellowship. Originally from Ethiopia and now a U.S. resident, he completed postgraduate training in integrated emergency surgery and served as an attending clinician in rural Ethiopian hospitals, providing essential surgical care in underserved settings.
He earned his PhD in Global Surgery from McGill University in Canada, where his research focused on strengthening trauma and perioperative care systems through innovative data infrastructure. He led the implementation of one of the first prospective trauma databases in Tanzania and continues to engage in collaborative global health initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa.
His current work focuses on developing trauma systems, building capacity through surgical and global health education, and innovating health systems in resource-limited settings. -
Jeffrey Peng, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Peng is a board-certified specialist in sports medicine and family medicine. He provides care for athletes of all ages and enjoys helping everyday patients achieve and sustain a healthy, active lifestyle. His expertise includes orthobiologics, such as platelet-rich plasma, and ultrasound-guided minimally invasive techniques to treat osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, and other musculoskeletal conditions.
Outside of work, Dr. Peng enjoys reading, exercising, cooking, spending time with his wife, and creating fun mischief with his daughter and son. He is also fluent in Mandarin. -
Larissa Roux MD PhD
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioLarissa Roux is a sport medicine physician and health economist. She completed medical school at the University of Alberta, and followed this with residency training in family medicine and a fellowship in primary care sport medicine at the University of Calgary, as well as advanced training in lifestyle medicine. She combined her clinical training with a master’s in public health at Harvard, and a PhD in health economics at the University of Calgary. Her interest in public health and health policy resulted in a post-doctoral fellowship at the US Centers for Disease Control, in Atlanta in the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. Although she has deeply enjoyed working with athletes and dancers, her main clinical interest has been in the optimization of human performance in patients with chronic conditions, including obesity, arthritis, and trauma. Her academic and health policy work has focused on the economic evaluation of competing therapies for obesity, and population-level physical activity promotion strategies in the US and around the world. Larissa's interest in data science and technology applications in global health contributed to an ongoing health information technology venture. She believes that innovative, tailored, multidisciplinary, and multimodal approaches to chronic disease have transformative potential in human health.
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Gerald Sarkes
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Role at StanfordClinical Research Coordinator
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Crystal Smith
CSI Program Manager, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Role at StanfordCrystal serves as Program Manager for the Clinical Summer Internship (CSI). In this role, she oversees multi-modal programming for high school and undergraduate students interested in medicine, coordinates program operations, supports faculty and student engagement, and ensures that all aspects of the program run smoothly from preparation to execution.
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Georgette A. Stratos, PhD
Casual Employee, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDevelopment and evaluation of faculty development programs for medical teachers
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Stefan Thottunkal
Temporary Employee, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioStefan Thottunkal is a physician in training, Stanford researcher, and policymaker whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, precision medicine, translational science, and public health innovation. He completed the M.S. in Community Health and Prevention Research at Stanford University as an IIE Quad Fellow, one of the world’s most selective international research fellowships, where his thesis centered on computational pharmacogenomics and the use of data-driven LLM methods to advance precision prescribing.
His research focuses on translating innovation into clinically meaningful and implementation-ready health solutions, with particular interests in pharmacogenomics, chronic disease, and AI-enabled decision support. He is especially interested in how machine learning and large language models can be used not simply as technical advances, but as robust clinical tools that improve prescribing, strengthen care delivery, and incorporate human centered design principles to effectively integrate precision medicine in routine clinical practice.
At Stanford, he contributes to the Han Lab’s research on advancing precision oncology in advanced non-small cell lung cancer, while helping lead NOURISH, a pioneering Stanford Medicine initiative reimagining cardiometabolic care through culturally tailored nutrition science, behavioral insight, and digital innovation. NOURISH advances a model of lifestyle medicine that preserves cultural relevance while applying rigorous scientific methods to improve metabolic health. By integrating culinary medicine with emerging technologies, the initiative is exploring how AI-enabled tools, personalized digital education, and interactive nutrition support systems can make evidence-based dietary guidance more adaptive, engaging, and scalable across diverse populations. His work in this space reflects a broader interest in how technology can help transform nutrition care from generic advice into a more personalized, culturally tailored, and behaviorally attuned form of preventive medicine.
In parallel with his research career, Stefan brings close to half a decade of experience advising the Australian Federal Government on major health and social policy initiatives. His international experience also includes mentoring hackathon teams in India and medical device development in Nigeria, where he contributed to dialysis device innovation and clinical trials design in resource-constrained settings. Together, these experiences reflect his broader commitment to advancing equitable, evidence-based, and culturally tailored global health innovation.
