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Kevin Nee, MD, PhD
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in Graduate Medical EducationBioDr. Nee is a general surgery resident at Stanford, Department of Surgery. He completed his MD/PhD training at UC Irvine: School of Medicine in the Medical Scientist Training Program. His dissertation research focused on defining pericytes, fibroblasts, and adipocytes in breast cancer using single-cell RNA sequencing.
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Ariadne Nichol
Research Assistant, School of Medicine - Biomedical Ethics
BioAriadne Nichol is a researcher at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. She earned her bachelors degree in Human Biology from Stanford University, where she graduated with Honors in Ethics in Society and was a Public Service Scholar. She has previously worked on global public health research ethics topics at Doctors Without Borders and at the World Health Organization (WHO). Her work has been published in the American Journal of Bioethics and PLOS One. Her areas of interest include ethical issues of biomedical research in vulnerable populations; ethical challenges associated with emerging infectious diseases; as well as ethical and social issues raised by application of big data and machine learning in health care and pharmacogenetics.
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Garrick Olson
Infrastructure and Architecture Lead, Technology & Digital Solutions
Current Role at StanfordInfrastructure and Architecture Lead for the Research IT team. We design, build, and operate a variety of software applications and infrastructure to support research and improve patient health outcomes here at Stanford and at other hospitals around the world. I enjoy partnering with our researchers and clinicians to help them apply information technology to solve meaningful problems. I also manage a team of software developers working on tracking health status and outcomes, mobile health, and cloud computing infrastructure.
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John Christopher (J.C.) Panagides
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in Rad/Interventional RadiologyBioCurrent Integrated Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) Resident at Stanford Medicine and recent graduate of Harvard Medical School (Class of 2023) with deep interests in emerging applications of interventional and diagnostic radiology, minimally invasive procedures, and biomedical engineering. Extensive experience in biomedical project design and clinical research in predictive analytics, radiology practice management, and population health outcomes.
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Benjamin Vincent Park
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in Rad/Interventional RadiologyCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsInterventional Oncology, Immunotherapy
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Shyon Parsa
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in MedicineBioShyon earned his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas - Austin, graduating with Honors. He completed coursework in Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena in Living Systems at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University under Clare Hall fellow Dr. Kenneth Diller. After graduation, Shyon enrolled in medical school at UT Southwestern, and graduated with an M.D with Distinction in Research and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society.
He started his internal medicine residency at Stanford University Hospital in 2023. Currently, his interests include the use of AI in opportunistic coronary artery disease assessment, clinical integration of AI-based diagnostic algorithms through clinical trials, and preventive health advocacy through public policy. He plans to pursue a career in cardiology with a focus on advanced computational imaging techniques, medical device development, and advocacy both in his local communities and abroad. -
Sarvesh Periyasamy
Affiliate, Department Funds
Resident in Rad/Interventional RadiologyBioResident in the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency. I completed my Internship in General Surgery at Stanford Health Care (2024).
I am a former MD-PhD student part of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. I earned my PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the Image-Guided Interventions Lab under Dr. Paul Laeseke MD, PhD. My thesis work investigated novel X-ray based image guidance techniques and device development for image-guided interventions.
I am interested in a career where I can integrate advances in physics and engineering research into a translational career as a physician-scientist. My research interests focus on the development and use of advanced imaging techniques to improve diagnosis and intervention of a variety of vascular and oncologic diseases. -
Alexander Darwin Pham
Affiliate, SoM - Admissions
BioDr. Alexander D. Pham specializes in Hematology/Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. He specializes in general medical oncology including breast, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as all types of benign and malignant hematologic conditions such as chronic leukemias, lymphomas, antiphospholipid syndrome, and coagulation disorders.
Dr. Pham’s early personal experiences with cancer have fueled his desire to develop genuine, intimate relationships with his patients, and to provide compassionate care. He hopes to sustain this commitment to improving quality of care overall, throughout his career. -
Philip A. Pizzo, M.D.
David and Susan Heckerman Professor, Emeritus
BioPhilip Pizzo, MD, is the David and Susan Heckerman Professor and Founding Director of the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute. Pizzo served as Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine from April 2001 to December 1, 2012, where he was also the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professor of Pediatrics and of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Pizzo has devoted much of his distinguished medical career to the diagnosis, management, prevention and treatment of childhood cancers and the infectious complications that occur in children whose immune systems are compromised by cancer and AIDS. He has also been a leader in academic medicine, championing programs and policies to improve the future of science, education and healthcare in the US and beyond.
Pizzo received his MD degree with Honors and Distinction in Research from the University of Rochester in 1970, and completed an internship and residency at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston, a teaching fellowship at Harvard Medical School, and a clinical and research fellowship in pediatric oncology at the National Cancer Institute. Pizzo served as head of the Institute’s infectious disease section, chief of the NCI’s pediatric department, and acting scientific director for NCI’s Division of Clinical Sciences between 1973 and 1996. Before joining Stanford in 2001, he was the physician-in-chief of Children’s Hospital in Boston and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, where he was also the Thomas Morgan Rotch Professor of Pediatrics.
Dr. Pizzo is the author of more than 615 scientific articles and 16 books and monographs, including Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology, the Seventh Edition of which was published in 2015.
Pizzo has received numerous awards and honors, among them the Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal in 1995, the Barbara Bohen Pfiefer Award for Scientific Excellence in 1991, the Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Award in 2008, the Ronald McDonald Charities “Award of Excellence” in 2009, and the John and Emma Bonica Public Service Award in 2013. He is the 2012 recipient of the John Howland Award, the highest honor for lifetime achievement bestowed by the American Pediatric Society. He has been elected to a number of prestigious organizations and societies, including the Association of American Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the American Pediatric Society and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, where he was also elected to the Governing Council. The IOM became the National Academy of Medicine in 2015. He has served as Chair of the Association of Academic Health Centers and Chair of the Council of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society for Clinical Oncology and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He was President of the International Immunocompromised Host Society (1998-2011). He served on the Governing Board for the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine from 2004-2012. In 2009 he was elected to the Board of Trustees of the University of Rochester and the Board of Overseers of Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a member of the Board of Directors of MRI Interventions (2013-2017) and the Academic Advisory Council for Merritt Hawkins (2015-present). In 2014 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and in 2015 he was elected to the Board of Directors of Global Blood Therapeutics. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Pediatrics. -
Tiffany A. Purvis, PA-C, MS
Clinical Instructor (Affiliated), School of Medicine - Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education
BioTiffany A. Purvis, PA-C, MS is an Advanced Practice Provider at the Stanford Express Care Clinics, at both the San Jose and Palo Alto locations. Express Care is an arm of the Primary Care Department at Stanford. She graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA with her Master of Physician Assistant Studies in 2001 and subsequently earned her National Physician Assistant Certification through the NCCPA the same year. She has spent most of her 18 years in practice working in a South Bay Emergency Department. Her special areas of interest are adolescent medicine, women's health, minor procedures & injuries, and patient advocacy. She treats all ages, 6 months and up.
