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Sandy Napel
Professor of Radiology (Integrative Biomedical Imaging Informatics), Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research seeks to advance the clinical and basic sciences in radiology, while improving our understanding of biology and the manifestations of disease, by pioneering methods in the information sciences that integrate imaging, clinical and molecular data. A current focus is on content-based radiological image retrieval and integration of imaging features with clinical and molecular data for diagnostic, prognostic, and therapy planning decision support.
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Andrew Napier
Masters Student in Clinical Informatics Management, admitted Summer 2025
BioAndrew Napier, MD, FAAEM, is a board-certified emergency physician, Army veteran, and founder of two clinical tech companies. He built and FDA-cleared a single-use video laryngoscope with on-blade lens clearing and leads development of real-time procedural guidance for intubation and bronchoscopy. He also co-founded an ambient documentation platform now producing hundreds of thousands of structured charts across 100+ care sites. His work focuses on clinician adoption, safety, and measurable impact at the bedside—pairing device design with on-device AI, rigorous validation, and clear change management.
At Stanford (MCiM), his interests include human-in-the-loop guidance for high-risk procedures, ambient clinical assistants that lower cognitive load, and pragmatic trials that track speed, accuracy, and downstream outcomes. Previously Vice Chair/Assistant Medical Director at a 70k-visit ED, he led sepsis, documentation, and operations projects; he holds issued and pending patents, published on lens-clearing laryngoscopy (AJEM), and has led cross-functional teams through FDA compliance and commercial launch. He served as a combat medic in Afghanistan and later as an EM physician at high-acuity trauma centers. -
Saisindhu Narala, MD, MAS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Clinical Assistant Professor (By courtesy), PathologyBioDr. Narala completed her dermatology residency at the University of Texas at Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center. She then completed a fellowship in dermatopathology at Stanford. Her clinical interests include general medical dermatology, dermatology in skin of color, and pigmentary disorders. She also has an interest in medical education.
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Ramsudha Narala
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
BioDr. Ramsudha Narala is a board certified ophthalmologist who specializes in vitreoretinal surgery and ocular oncology. Dr. Narala grew up in Fresno, California and following high school, she attended the 8 year combined undergraduate-medical school program at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri.
After medical school, she completed her ophthalmology residency at Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, MI, where she received the best resident teacher award and highest resident ophthalmic knowledge assessment program exam score award. She then joined the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California for a 2 year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship where she was elected chief vitreoretinal surgery fellow. Following completion of vitreoretinal surgery fellowship, she pursued an advanced training fellowship in ocular oncology at Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University.
Dr. Narala has authored many peer-reviewed scientific publications and textbook chapters on vitreoretinal diseases and ocular oncology. She is also dedicated to education and teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.
Dr. Narala's clinical practice is mainly based at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
