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  • Ilenia Battiato

    Ilenia Battiato

    Associate Professor of Energy Science Engineering

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsEnergy and environment (battery systems; superhydrophobicity and drag reduction; carbon sequestration); multiscale, mesoscale and hybrid simulations (multiphase and reactive transport processes); effective medium theories; perturbation methods, homogenization and upscaling.

  • Andrew Bauer

    Andrew Bauer

    Professor of Anthropology

    BioAndrew Bauer is an anthropological archaeologist whose research and teaching interests broadly focus on archaeological method and theory, geoarchaeology, and environmental anthropology, including the socio-politics of land use and both symbolic and material aspects of producing spaces, places, and landscapes. Bauer's primary research is based in South India, where he co-directs fieldwork investigating the relationships between landscape history, cultural practices, and institutionalized forms of social inequalities and difference during the region’s Neolithic, Iron Age, Early Historic, and Medieval periods. As an extension of his archaeological work he is also interested in the intersections of landscape histories and modern framings of nature that relate to conservation politics and climate change. He has published broadly on these topics.

  • Eugene Bauer

    Eugene Bauer

    Lucy Becker Professor in Medicine, Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDefining the role of matrix metalloproteinases in connective tissue remodeling of the skin. Defining the macromolecular structures of the cutaneous basement membrane zone. Developing methods for delivery of extracutaneous gene therapy in epidermolysis bullosa.

  • Karen Bauer MD

    Karen Bauer MD

    Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics

    BioDr. Karen Bauer is a board certified in both general pediatrics as well as pediatric hospital medicine. She attended medical school at the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine, serving as her senior class president and graduated with AOA honors in 2009. She completed her pediatric residency at Stanford University in 2012 and was selected to stay for an additional year as a Chief Resident year through 2013.

    After her Chief Resident year, she began working at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCHS), her work home since 2013, as a community pediatric hospitalist for Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). She works in three practice areas -- the newborn nursery, the intermediate care nursery, and the general pediatric acute care unit. She currently serves as the Department Chair of her pediatric hospitalist team, composed of 12 physicians. In addition to her clinical work, she serves as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine.

    Beyond her work as a pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist, she serves as the PAMF Associate Medical Director of Peer Support, helping physicians coping with traumatic events. And, she currently serves as a Member-at-Large of the LPCHS Medical Executive Committee and will begin her term as Vice-President of the Medical Staff in September 2026. She has also worked on a variety of projects for LPCHS related to physician and staff wellbeing, one of which is being published in the New England Journal Medicine Catalyst.

    She also previously served on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Firefighter’s Cancer Prevention Foundation, which was instrumental in changing consumer laws to remove toxic chemical flame retardants from our household furniture (e.g., mattresses). She continues to serve as a volunteer consultant for this foundation.

  • Evan Baum, MD

    Evan Baum, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine

    BioDr. Evan Baum is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford University. He is an academic hospitalist whose work centers on medical education, point-of-care ultrasound, and the integration of innovative technologies into bedside care. He earned his MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and completed his residency at Stanford University.

    Dr. Baum is deeply committed to advancing point-of-care ultrasound education and scholarship. He serves as Co-Director of the Longitudinal POCUS Curriculum for internal medicine residents and as Co-Director of Education for the Stanford Hospital Medicine POCUS group, where he leads faculty development initiatives. He has taught at national POCUS CME courses, including at UCSF and UT San Antonio.

    His research focuses on clinical and educational applications of POCUS, particularly the use of artificial intelligence to enhance image acquisition, diagnostic accuracy, and trainee learning. He has co-led randomized trials evaluating AI-assisted cardiac ultrasound acquisition and educational outcomes.

    Dr. Baum is an active educator across the continuum of training, teaching clinical reasoning, physical diagnosis, and bedside ultrasound to medical students, physician assistant students, and residents. He is a Rathmann Family Foundation Fellow in Medical Education, where he is developing and evaluating a patient-centered communication framework to improve code status discussions.

    Through his clinical work, scholarship, and leadership, Dr. Baum seeks to strengthen bedside medicine by combining rigorous education, thoughtful mentorship, and emerging technologies that improve diagnostic precision and patient-centered care.

  • Fiona Baumer

    Fiona Baumer

    Assistant Professor of Neurology (Pediatric Neurology)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCauses of Disturbed Cognition in Pediatric Epilepsy

  • Heidi Baumgartner

    Heidi Baumgartner

    Social Science Research Scholar, Psychology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAs the executive director of the ManyBabies global consortium (manybabies.org), I am interested in facilitating Big Team Science practices to address difficult outstanding theoretical and methodological questions about the nature of early development and how it is studied.

  • Mohsen Bayati

    Mohsen Bayati

    Carl and Marilynn Thoma Professor in the Graduate School of Business and Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering and of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
    On Partial Leave from 2026-09-01 To 2026-12-31

    Current Research and Scholarly Interests1) Healthcare management: I am interested in improving healthcare delivery using data-driven modeling and decision-making.

    2) Network models and message-passing algorithms: I work on graphical modeling ideas motivated from statistical physics and their applications in statistical inference.

    3) Personalized decision-making: I work on machine learning and statistical challenges of personalized decision-making. The problems that I have worked on are primarily motivated by healthcare applications.

  • Tina Baykaner

    Tina Baykaner

    Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

    BioTina Baykaner, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Electrophysiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed residency and fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and advanced heart failure at the University of California, San Diego, followed by fellowship training in cardiac electrophysiology at Stanford. She joined the Stanford faculty in 2018 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2023.

    Dr. Baykaner’s research program focuses on atrial fibrillation (AF), cardio-oncology, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into cardiac electrophysiology. She is Principal Investigator of an NIH R01 investigating atrial fibrillation in patients with hematologic malignancies treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and previously led an NIH K23 award focused on personalizing AF management using machine learning. She also serves as co-investigator or consultant on multiple NIH-funded R01 projects in artificial intelligence, ventricular arrhythmias, and digital cardiovascular phenotyping. Her work spans AF mechanisms, ablation outcomes, digital health implementation, and equity in arrhythmia care.

    She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts, including more than 100 original research manuscripts, and has delivered over 100 invited lectures nationally and internationally. She served as a task force member for the 2024 EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and holds editorial leadership roles, including Associate Editor for the Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology and editorial board positions with multiple electrophysiology journals.

    Dr. Baykaner is Vice-Chair of the Heart Rhythm Society Digital Education Committee and serves on national program and grant review committees, including NIH/NHLBI study sections. She is actively engaged in mentorship across undergraduate, medical, graduate, and postdoctoral levels, with mentees who have received national awards and progressed to electrophysiology fellowship and faculty positions.

    Her clinical practice focuses on catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, supraventricular tachycardias, management of inappropriate sinus tachycardia, cardiac implantable electronic device implantation and extraction, and advanced rhythm management strategies in complex patient populations.

  • David Beach

    David Beach

    Professor (Teaching) of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus

    BioBeach teaches courses in the areas of design and manufacturing. Beach and Craig Milroy co-direct the Product Realization Laboratory which provides 1700 students annually with hands on experiences in product definition, conceptual design, detail design, and prototype creation. The PRL offers courses, mentors and tools in support of integrated designing and making. Pedagogically, Beach believes that creation of experience from which students (and teams of students) can interpret and internalize their own conclusions provides an excellent complement to content based teaching. His goal is to add strength in tacit knowledge which derives from the hands-on synthesis of design, prototype building, presentation and criticism.. The resulting judgment and instinct regarding materials, devices, materials transformation processes, and design process complement classical analytical engineering education to create superior engineers.

  • Shire Beach

    Shire Beach

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine

    BioDr. Shire Lynn Beach is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology at Stanford. She completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford before attending medical school at UCSF. She completed her internal medicine residency at UCLA and then returned to Stanford for her general cardiology fellowship, followed by advanced training in interventional echocardiography and cardiac MRI. Dr. Beach is a board-certified cardiologist with specialized expertise in cardiac imaging and additional board certifications in adult echocardiography and cardiac MRI. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography. Her clinical and research interests include valvular heart failure, echocardiographic guidance of catheter-based valve interventions, and aortic disorders. Her work has been presented at multiple national and international conferences and has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Heart Association.

  • Philip Beachy

    Philip Beachy

    The Ernest and Amelia Gallo Professor, Professor of Urology, of Developmental Biology and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsFunction of Hedgehog proteins and other extracellular signals in morphogenesis (pattern formation), in injury repair and regeneration (pattern maintenance). We study how the distribution of such signals is regulated in tissues, how cells perceive and respond to distinct concentrations of signals, and how such signaling pathways arose in evolution. We also study the normal roles of such signals in stem-cell physiology and their abnormal roles in the formation and expansion of cancer stem cells.

  • Ellie Beam, MD, PhD

    Ellie Beam, MD, PhD

    Clinical Scholar, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIn current research projects, my focus is applying large language models to derive latent speech signatures of depression circuit biotypes. This work aims to identify speech signatures which can deep understanding of brain circuit function and help predict response to interventional treatments, including emerging psychedelic therapies.

  • Bruce H Bean

    Bruce H Bean

    Lecturer, Oral Communication

    BioRelevant Experience

    20 years: Co-Teaching Public Speaking at Stanford with James Wagstaffe COM 01 & COM 118

    Business Experience

    ​​​​​​​Founder and Sole Owner of The Trafton Group, San Mateo CA
    Previously with TRI and Cushman & Wakefield, San Mateo CA
    Directing, managing, marketing, selling, leasing, and property management for commercial real estate.

    Architectural Design

    President: Beavers, Bean and Hale Associates Boulder CO Merged with Oz Architecture
    Directing, Managing design and planning for financial institutions, corporations and non-profits.

    Prior Board Membership

    San Mateo Rotary Club - Previous Board Member & Past President
    Board President Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough CA

    HIP Housing

    HIP Housing San Mateo, CA​​​​​​​
    Previous Board Member and Board President, Head of Housing Committee: Managing HIP’s property purchases.

    Affordable Housing Ventures

    Affordable Housing Ventures; Founder
    Purchasing naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) for non-profits

    Education

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Boston MA Graduate Studies in Urban and Regional Planning
    University of Colorado Boulder CO Bachelor of Arts
    East Asian Studies Foreign Studies: Art and Religion, Kyoto, Japan

    References

    James Wagstaffe, AMMCG Law, San Francisco CA
    Kate Comfort Harr, ED HIP Housing, San Mateo CA
    Amy Richards, Retired Head, Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough CA

  • Dr. Gregory Bean

    Dr. Gregory Bean

    Associate Professor of Pathology

    BioDr. Bean is an Associate Professor who specializes in breast pathology. His research interests include molecular characterization of breast cancer subtypes and precursors. He is also involved with the training of residents and fellows on the breast service.

  • Georgina Beaty

    Georgina Beaty

    Lecturer, English

    BioGeorgina is the author of the short story collection The Party is Here (Freehand Books, 2021). Her fiction has appeared in New England Review, The Walrus, The New Quarterly, The Fiddlehead, PRISM and elsewhere. As an actor and playwright, she’s worked with theatres across Canada and internationally. A 2020-2022 Stegner Fellow in fiction, she holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia, has been supported by fiction residencies at MacDowell, Jentel and The Banff Centre, and was a screenwriting resident at the Canadian Film Centre. She's currently a Jones Lecturer in Creative Writing at Stanford University.

  • Christopher Beaulieu M.D., Ph.D.

    Christopher Beaulieu M.D., Ph.D.

    Professor of Radiology (Musculoskeletal Imaging), Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInformatics and image processing techniques that provide infrastructure for diagnosis in musculoskeletal imaging. Decision support for improving accuracy of bone tumor diagnosis. Improved methods for MRI in the musculoskeletal system.

  • Nataly Beck, MD

    Nataly Beck, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioAs co-founder and co-director of ALMA Clinic, Dr. Nataly Beck is a psychiatrist who is passionate about providing compassionate, evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and language-concordant care to patients, especially including those from the Hispanic or Latin-American community. Originally from Lima, Peru, she immigrated to the US with her family at a young age. After attending the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, she attended Yale School of Medicine and then completed her psychiatry residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. As a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford, she co-founded ALMA Clinic (formerly known as La Clínica Latina) in 2021 and has been inspired to see the impact that the clinic has had on many Hispanic and Latin-American patients. Dr. Beck is honored to have the opportunity to co-lead the team of providers, graduate and undergraduate students, and others at Stanford Medicine that have the united goal of providing excellent care to patients as well as to advance mental health care in the Hispanic and Latin-American community.


    Como cofundadora y codirectora de la Clínica ALMA, la Dra. Nataly Beck es una psiquiatra apasionada por brindar atención compasiva, basada en la evidencia, culturalmente sensible y en el idioma del paciente, especialmente a aquellos de la comunidad hispana o latinoamericana. Originaria de Lima, Perú, emigró a Estados Unidos con su familia a una edad temprana. Tras estudiar en la Universidad de Tennessee-Knoxville, cursó sus estudios de medicina en la Facultad de Medicina de Yale y completó su residencia en psiquiatría en el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Vanderbilt. Como profesora clínica adjunta en Stanford, cofundó la Clínica ALMA (anteriormente conocida como La Clínica Latina) en 2021 y se siente inspirada al ver el impacto que la clínica ha tenido en muchos pacientes hispanos y latinoamericanos. La Dra. Beck se siente honrada de tener la oportunidad de codirigir el equipo de profesionales, estudiantes de posgrado y pregrado, y demás personal de Stanford Medicine, quienes comparten el objetivo de brindar una atención excelente a los pacientes y de promover la salud mental en la comunidad hispana y latinoamericana.

  • Hans-Christoph Becker, MD, FSABI, FSCCT

    Hans-Christoph Becker, MD, FSABI, FSCCT


    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMyocardial bridges (MB) with associated upfront atherosclerotic lesions are common findings on coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). Abnormal septal wall motion in exercise echocardiography (EE) may to be associated with MB. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is considered the gold standard for the detection of MB. We investigate whether CTA is comparable to IVUS for the assessment of MB and upstream plaques in symptomatic patients with suspicion for MB raised by EE.

  • Joseph Becker

    Joseph Becker

    Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

    BioDr. Joseph Becker is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School
    of Medicine. He received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of California, San
    Francisco in 2003. Subsequent to this, Dr . Becker completed an internship in Aerospace
    Medicine at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) before completing specialty
    training in Emergency Medicine at Yale University. In 2010 Dr Becker completed a fellowship in
    Global Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Becker has served as
    Laboratory Officer and Associate Research Scientist at the Mailman School of Public Health at
    Columbia University and holds the title of Senior Lecturer and Visiting Associate Professor at the
    University of Rwanda where he has worked consistently for nearly twenty years assisting in the
    creation and development of the Emergency and Critical Care Residency program. He currently
    holds the title of Head of Department and Curriculum for Emergency Medicine for the
    University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) also in Rwanda. Dr. Becker is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air
    Force/California Air National Guard and currently serves as an Aerospace and
    Operational Medicine specialist/Flight Surgeon with the 129th Rescue Wing in Mountain View, California.

  • Laren Becker

    Laren Becker

    Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)

    BioI am a physician-scientist in the Division of Gastroenterology at Stanford University. My clinical and research interest has been in neurogastroenterology. Specifically, my research has been exploring the interplay between immune cells and the enteric nervous system, and evaluating how perturbations of this interaction as a result of aging disrupts gastrointestinal neuromuscular function. Ultimately, my hope is that insights from this research provide novel therapies for treating patients with motility disorders like constipation and irritable bowel syndrome.

  • Harmeet Bedi

    Harmeet Bedi

    Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

    BioDr. Harmeet Bedi is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology & Bronchoscopy at Stanford University. His expertise is in minimally invasive techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment of various airway and lung diseases such as lung cancer, benign & malignant airway obstruction, and pleural diseases. He specializes in rigid & flexible bronchoscopy, robotic bronchoscopy, airway stent placement, balloon bronchoplasty, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), and various pleural procedures. He also specializes in a variety of tumor ablative therapies including laser therapy, electrocautery, argon plasma coagulation (APC), brachytherapy, and cryotherapy.

    He founded the cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) - guided bronchoscopy program at Stanford in 2019. CBCT-guided bronchoscopy is a novel and cutting-edge technique which combines bronchoscopy with CT imaging, allowing for improved localization and diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules. Additionally, CBCT-guided bronchoscopy will allow for numerous potential cancer therapies that are currently under development.

    Dr. Bedi is a principal investigator and co-investigator on multiple clinical trials related to bronchoscopy, thoracic imaging, pulmonary nodules, and lung cancer. Specifically, he has multiple research interests within the realm of bronchoscopic device innovation and CBCT-guided bronchoscopy.

  • Andrew Beel

    Andrew Beel

    Instructor, Structural Biology

    BioAndrew Beel received an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Stanford, where he studied the structure and condensation of the eukaryotic chromosome under the supervision of Roger Kornberg. He started his independent research program in late 2022 after receiving an Early Independence Award from the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health. His group is broadly interested in mesoscale biological organization and the physical underpinnings thereof, with a current emphasis on the axial core of the metaphase chromosome. The Beel lab is actively recruiting new members at all stages of training; interested parties are encouraged to apply (please direct inquiries to beelaj@stanford.edu).

  • Barry Behr, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

    Barry Behr, Ph.D., H.C.L.D.

    Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility), Emeritus

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDevelopment of improved embryo culture conditions in vitro. Blastocyst cultures. Embryo metabolism in vitro. Embryo maternal dialogue. Clinical application and integration of extended embryo culture systems. Monozygotic twinning. Prevention of multiple pregnancy. Sperm motility enhancers. Fluorescent and non-fluorescent markers of sperm morphology and viablility. Oocyte cryopreservation. Fertility preservation. Improving IVF outcome.

  • Patrick Behrer

    Patrick Behrer

    Lecturer, H & S Programs

    BioI am an environmental and development economist on the Sustainability and Infrastructure team in the Development Research Group at the World Bank.

    My research focuses on the relationship between human development and environmental conditions. In particular I examine the causes and consequences of air pollution and the role of adaptation in reducing the damaging consequences of climate change. My work has been covered in The New York Times, NPR, the LA Times, Marketplace, and The Guardian. For the most up-to-date list of my publications see my Google Scholar page or my current work.

    Prior to the World Bank I was a post-doc at Stanford's Center on Food Security and the Environment affiliated with the labs of David Lobell and Marshall Burke. I received my PhD from Harvard University where I was a Harvard Environmental Economics Program pre-doctoral fellow and a PhD affiliate of Evidence for Policy Design as well as an EPA STAR Fellow. I also have a Masters degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Colorado State University and a PgDip in Environmental Management from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand where I was a Fulbright Fellow.

  • Sven Beiker

    Sven Beiker

    Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Academic Administration

    BioSven Beiker is a Lecturer in Management at the GSB, and the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Mobility, an independent consulting & advisory firm. He covers the electrification, automation, connectivity, and sharing of automobiles through the lens of new technologies and business models. This is reflected in his teaching at the GSB as well as in his professional engagements. Prior to his independent consulting work, he served as an Expert Consultant for mobility topics at McKinsey & Company for 2.5 years.

    Dr. Beiker is also the former Executive Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford, an industry affiliates program that he launched in 2008 together with Stanford Professors Gerdes, Nass, and Thrun. Before coming to Stanford, Dr. Beiker worked at the BMW Group for more than 13 years. Between 1995 and 2008 he pursued responsibilities in technology scouting, innovation management, systems design, and series development. He primarily applied his expertise to chassis and powertrain projects, which also provided him with profound insights into the industry’s processes and best practices. In addition, he worked in three major automotive and technology locations: Germany, Silicon Valley, and Detroit.

    Dr. Beiker received his MS (1995) and PhD (1999) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University in Braunschweig, Germany. He published various technical papers and holds several patents in the fields of vehicle dynamics and powertrain technology.

  • Kim Beil

    Kim Beil

    ITALIC Associate Director, Immersion in the Arts: Living in Culture

    BioKim Beil is an art historian who specializes in the history of photography. Her book, Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography, looks at 50 stylistic trends in the medium since the 19th century. Recently she’s written for the New York Times about tracking down an Ansel Adams photograph in the High Sierra with a team of astronomers. She’s also written about photography and climate change for The Atlantic, a survey of street views for Cabinet, and a history of screenshots for the Believer. She also writes frequently about modern and contemporary art for Artforum, Art in America, BOMB, Photograph, and Sculpture magazines.

  • Corinne Beinat

    Corinne Beinat

    Assistant Professor of Radiology (Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe focus of my research is to develop novel imaging and treatment strategies to detect and better manage cancer. This approach relies first on the identification and validation of molecular targets and biomarkers that are linked with underlying the underlying biology driving the initiation and progression of cancers. We then develop novel small molecule based radiotracers to monitor fundamental molecular and cellular processes occurring in living subjects using positron emission tomography (PET) with the goal of improving cancer diagnosis and management. We additionally develop novel peptide based theragnostic agents for stratification of patients with high receptor expression, treatment with targeted radionuclide therapy, and subsequent monitoring of treatment response. Our overall goal is to develop multiple clinically translatable strategies to improve cancer diagnosis, management, and outcomes.

  • Gill Bejerano

    Gill Bejerano

    Professor of Developmental Biology, of Computer Science and of Pediatrics (Genetics)

    Current Research and Scholarly Interests1. Automating monogenic patient diagnosis.
    2. The genomic signatures of independent divergent and convergent trait evolution in mammals.
    3. The logic of human gene regulation.
    4. The reasons for sequence ultraconservation.
    5. Cryptogenomics to bridge medical silos.
    6. Cryptogenetics to debate social injustice.
    7. Managing patient risk using machine learning.
    8. Understanding the flow of money in the US healthcare system.

  • Ruth Belay, MD

    Ruth Belay, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Urology

    BioDr. Belay is a fellowship-trained urologic oncologist with the Stanford Health Care Urologic Cancer Program. She is also a clinical instructor in the Department of Urology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

    Dr. Belay specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the urinary tract, including kidney cancer, enlarged prostate, ureteral stones, and blood in the urine. She also treats all types of genitourinary cancers. She is skilled in the use of multiple imaging and treatment modalities, including cystoscopy, endourology, laparoscopy, laser therapy and surgery, ultrasound, urodynamic testing, ureteroscopy, and robotic surgery. Dr. Belay works closely with her patients to provide a comprehensive evaluation and care plan.

    Her research interests include pain control during robot-assisted prostatectomy (prostate removal) and determining the best types of guidewires for bypassing stones in the ureter. She has also studied the effects of caffeine on postmenopausal women with overactive bladder symptoms

    Dr. Belay is involved with the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement, the goal of which is to inspire and accelerate the delivery of consistent, excellent care across Stanford Medicine. She is also passionate about sharing her knowledge of urology with medical students, having taught and mentored several residents and post-doctoral fellows.

    Dr. Belay’s research has appeared in several peer-reviewed journals, including Urology Practice, Journal of Endourology, and Journal of Women’s Health. She has presented her work both nationally and internationally at meetings and conferences of professional organizations including the American Urological Association (AUA); Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction; and World Congress of Endourology.

    Dr. Belay is a member of the AUA and Society of Urologic Oncology.