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Mirela Tuzovic, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
BioDr. Mirela Tuzovic is a board-certified, fellowship-trained cardiologist and medical director of the Stanford Health Care Center for Marfan Syndrome and Related Aortic Disorders. Dr. Tuzovic is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tuzovic diagnoses and treats a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including aortic disorders, Marfan syndrome and other heritable thoracic aortic disorders, and cardiovascular disease. She also specializes in cardiovascular imaging and structural echocardiology. For each of her patients, she offers a comprehensive, personalized care plan.
Dr. Tuzovic’s research interests include the diagnosis and management of patients with aortic disease as well as cardiovascular imaging. As a structural echocardiographer, she is involved in multiple clinical trials for transcatheter valve repair and replacement through the Stanford Health Care Structural Heart Program. Her prior research focus has included echocardiography and cardio-oncology.
Dr. Tuzovic has published her research in peer-reviewed journals such as Circulation, the American Journal of Cardiology, Echocardiography, and JACC: CardioOncology.
Dr. Tuzovic is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the Montalcino Aortic Consortium. -
Dona Tversky
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDona A. Tversky, MD, MPH is a psychiatrist and clinical educator whose work focuses on the intersection of psychodynamic psychotherapy and community-based preventive mental health. Her mission centers on the creation of psychologically healthy environments—at both the individual and systemic levels—to foster resilience and expand the scope of preventive psychiatric care. At Stanford, Dr. Tversky focuses on the training of future clinicians and the dissemination of psychiatric literacy. She serves as a clinical supervisor for residents in psychodynamic psychotherapy and teaches "How to Think Like a Shrink" for both Stanford undergraduates and the Stanford Continuing Studies program.
In her community-based work, Dr. Tversky serves as an educator and psychiatric consultant for the integrated behavioral health team at Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto. Her current initiatives bridge clinical care with environmental design to promote wellness; these include a collaborative project to connect the Ravenswood clinic to the Baylands Bay Trail and a partnership with the Stanford d.school, Peninsula Healthcare Connection, and Palo Alto Medical Foundation to develop a psychology-informed clinic for unhoused individuals near the Stanford campus. -
Nichole Tyson MD
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical Professor (By courtesy), PediatricsBioNichole Tyson MD is a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (PAG). For over 20 years, Dr. Tyson has partnered with girls and their families as they journey from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood. Dr. Tyson enjoys solving complex problems as well as common concerns that can be overlooked and challenging to girls and young women. She is been recognized locally, nationally and internationally a leader in the field and skilled and experienced surgeon caring for patients with endometriosis, adnexal masses and variations in urogenital anatomy.
As a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologist, she specializes in problems such as abnormal periods, hormone management and adolescent contraception in people with underlying medical conditions, pelvic masses, differences of sex development and complex utero-vaginal anatomy.
She has been a leader on a number of national medical committees, including Vice President of the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG), immediate past-chair of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy (AAGL) Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology special interest group and associate member of the Contraception Committee for the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). She is an active contributor to the peer reviewed literature in pediatric and adolescent gynecology, obstetrics and gynecology, contraception and laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Tyson also has extensive experience with the consumer press as an adolescent gynecology expert for numerous online articles in such magazines as Seventeen, Self and NY Times.
She is the Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Stanford Children's Hospital and the Director of Mentorship and Coaching for the Ob/Gyn Department. She is passionate about teaching, mentorship and coaching, working closely with medical students, residents and fellows. She is an innovator in education, both developing and and implementing numerous curricula in Gynecology, Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology, Simulation education, Surgical Coaching and Leadership and Professionalism. She is currently working as a chief editor for two PAG textbooks-one titled PAG essentials and the other, the first ever PAG surgical textbook, both due for publication in 2024-2025. -
Tatsuya Uchida
Affiliate, Neurosurgery
Visiting Scholar, NeurosurgeryBioTatsuya Uchida is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University. He completed 5-year neurosurgery training and obtained the board certification in Japan. He completed his PhD curriculum at the University of Tokyo in March 2023. He is also a board-certified doctor of neuroendovascular therapy and stroke.
His primary research focuses on medical imaging technology, particularly 3D fusion of multiple imaging modalities for surgical simulation and face anonymization technique using head images. He is flexible, focused, reliable and eager to learn, and have a strong passion for Medical 3D image research.
