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Tyler Prestwood
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioTyler Prestwood, M.D., Ph.D. specializes in the treatment of people with psychotic disorders and psychiatric complications with immunologic abnormalities. He is an attending in the INSPIRE Clinic at Stanford, which provides interdisciplinary care for people experiencing psychosis. He also provides care for patients experiencing psychiatric symptoms associated with long-COVID/Post-Acute Coronavirus Syndrome (PACS).
Dr. Prestwood has extensive research experience related to the immune system in various contexts including infectious disease, cancer, and psychiatry. His current work is focused on understanding the influence of infections, the immune response to infections, and metabolism on the subsequent development of psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia and PACS. -
Kelsey C. Priest
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioKelsey Priest, MD, PhD, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Priest completed her MD/PhD at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the joint School of Public Health at OHSU-Portland State University. She earned her doctorate in Health Systems & Policy, defending her mixed-methods dissertation titled "Hospital-Based Services for Opioid Use Disorder: A Study of Supply-Side Attributes." Dr. Priest began her residency at UPMC's Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, before transferring to Stanford, where she completed the remainder of her psychiatry residency training. During her third year at Stanford, she served as the Inpatient Chief Resident, and as a fourth year resident was part of the first group of residents designated as Social Medicine & Humanities Research Track Residents. While in residency, Dr. Priest completed a two-year psychoanalytic psychotherapy program as part of the Palo Alto Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program.
Clinically, Dr. Priest focuses on caring for patients with functional and somatic distress, as well as those requiring high-acuity psychiatric services. Dr. Priest's research explores health service, system, and policy-related issues that impact access to evidence-based care for people with mental health and substance use disorders. -
Saksham Pruthi
Graduate, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioI am currently a Master's student between Stanford & ETH Zurich, pursuing the field of AI applied to Neuroscience healthcare. I am curious about AI-based diagnostics for neurological disorders, noise in the brain, and efficient algorithms. My background is in Neural Systems, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, and Computational Neuroscience. I did my Engineering from IIT Kanpur, India and have also previously worked at Max Planck for Brain Research, Frankfurt. I am always open to exploring, learning, and implementing novel opportunities.
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Renee P Pyle, Ph.D.
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
BioDr. Pyle is a child psychologist who has worked in clinic, hospital, school, and private practice settings for over 20 years. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences where she supervises and teaches the child and adolescent psychiatry fellows. She received her B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Michael M. Quach, MD
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Michael Quach, MD serves as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Quach is a board certified psychiatrist with over 20 years of administrative and clinical experience.
Dr. Quach completed his medical training at Stanford University School of Medicine and psychiatric residency training at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. He served as Chief Resident in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and was recipient of the prestigious Stanford George Gulevich Humanistic Medicine Award in 2006.
Dr. Quach is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and he is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA). He is President of the Vietnamese Physician Assocation of Northern California. He is also President of the Viet-American Mental Health Network. He is an active member of the Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS), the California Psychiatric Association (CPA), the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and the Stanford Alumni Association (SAA).
Clinical Focus
•Psychiatry
•Psychopharmacology
•Psychotherapy
Academic Appointments
•Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professional Education
•Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine
•Residency: Stanford Hospital and Clinics
•Board Certification: Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
•Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA)
Community Work Experience
•Chief Operating Officer & Medical Director: Mekong Community Center (San Jose, CA)
•Chief Medical Officer: Momentum for Mental Health (San Jose, CA)
•Medical Director: Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County (San Jose, CA)
•Medical Director: Family and Children Services (San Jose, CA)
•Medical Director: Traditions Behavioral Health (San Jose, CA)
Publications
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1994 Nov;42(11):1218-9. Oral Temperature Changes and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer Patients: A Possible Association. Robinson D, Omar SJ, Quach M, Yesavage JA, Tinklenberg J.
Current Work: Private Practice Psychiatrist in Willow Glen, San Jose, CA. -
Shaun Quah
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
BioThe current literature of neuroscience is lacking a unifying model of brain function. My goal is to use novel computational methods to improve our understanding of how different cognitive and emotional functions are hierarchically organized in the brain.
