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Pedro Martins Gomes de Oliveira, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
BioDr. Gomes de Oliveira is an oral maxillofacial surgeon, head and neck surgeon, and sleep specialist with the Stanford Health Care Sleep Surgery Program. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Sleep Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Gomes de Oliveira specializes in orthognathic (jaw) and sleep surgery. He treats simple to complex cases of obstructive sleep apnea, creating personalized, effective care plans for each of his patients.
Dr. Gomes de Oliveira studies new treatments and best practices in jaw, sleep, and facial surgeries. He has analyzed psychiatric and cardiovascular outcomes in sleep surgery patients and researched sports-related facial fractures. Dr. Gomes de Oliveira has a background as a clinical and scientific researcher for the NOVA Clinical Research Unit in Lisbon, Portugal.
National and international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, have published Dr. Gomes de Oliveira’s work. He has been invited to share his findings at national and global meetings, including for the American Academy of Otolaryngology and the European Association for Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery (EACMFS).
Dr. Gomes de Oliveira is a member of EACMFS and the Spanish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Surgery. He is also a board member of the Portuguese Society of Maxillofacial Surgery. -
Daphne O. Martschenko
Assistant Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics)
BioDr. Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko is an Assistant Professor at the Laurie J. Girand Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford. Her scholarship identifies novel ways to examine and enhance the ethical and socially responsible conduct, translation, and interpretation of human genetic research.
Dr. Martschenko is passionate about fostering public and community engagement with controversial scientific research. She has appeared in the New York Times and on numerous podcasts including Freakonomics Radio. Dr. Martschenko’s work is published in publicly accessible media outlets such as Scientific American and The Conversation. In 2023, she was named one of 10 Scientists to Watch by ScienceNews.
Dr. Martschenko is author of the book What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future, which she wrote with friend and colleague Sam Trejo, a sociologist at Princeton University. Over the past decade, the field of human genetics has rapidly produced a wide range of never-before-seen genomic tools; together, they debate and discuss a range of social, ethical, and policy issues raised by this so-called DNA revolution. Though there’s plenty the two disagree about, they share a firm belief that—in order to successfully navigate the transition to a society where genetic prediction is increasingly accurate and available—it is vital that society take seriously the impact both of DNA and of pernicious genetic myths. -
Jayson Marwaha, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)
BioJayson Marwaha, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford University. He obtained his MD degree at Brown University, completed his general surgery training at Georgetown University, and a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the University of Michigan. During his surgical residency he completed a Masters in Biomedical Informatics and an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship in surgical AI at Harvard Medical School. In his faculty position at Stanford, his clinical focus is on minimally invasive techniques for abdominal wall reconstruction, and his research focuses on measuring & improving collaboration between surgeons and AI in the operating room.
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Eric Marxmiller
Advanced Lecturer, Emergency Medicine
BioI'm Eric Marxmiller, a registered paramedic and Advance Lecturer in the Department of Emergency Medicine, where I also serve as Program Director for Stanford EMS (StEMS) and numerous EMS education classes. I hold paramedic registrations in both the United States and the United Kingdom through the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and maintain active clinical practice in San Francisco's 911 system.
My career spans over two decades in emergency medicine, from my start as an EMT in 2001 through paramedic certification in 2014, with experience ranging from 911 response and interfacility transport to expedition and event medicine across seven continents. I frequently work as a consultant in executive protection and event medical services on a global basis. As founder of multiple medical service organizations, I've combined frontline clinical work with education and innovation in EMS, contributing to the field through teaching, program development, and entrepreneurial ventures focused on advancing prehospital care. -
E'jaaz A. Mason
Lecturer, Earth Systems Program
BioE’jaaz A. Mason is a Lecturer in Earth Systems at Stanford University teaching courses about community-engaged multimedia environmental storytelling. He is also the Co-Founder of Lede New Orleans, a nonprofit fostering community engagement and young adult media production training. A filmmaker, educator, and community engagement specialist, Mason was a member of the 2023-2024 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford. From 2015 to 2020, he taught film and digital media in New Orleans public high schools, founding an award-winning film program at New Orleans Charter Math & Science High School. Mason has received numerous awards for his work in youth education. He was a cinematographer for the 2022 HBO/Time Studios documentary Katrina Babies and is the Story and Impact Producer for the 2025 documentary The River. He is also directing two documentary films: Black Suit: Sewing [Her]story, which highlights the importance of Black women in New Orleans’ Black Masking Indian culture and an untitled film about environmental and societal challenges facing residents of the Bayview Hunter's Point neighborhood in San Francisco.
