Stanford University
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Burton Alper
Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Other Faculty
BioBurt has dedicated his entire career to making exceptional communication a competitive advantage. He helps leaders articulate their ideas more effectively through improved content development, storytelling, and presentation techniques.
He serves as a Lecturer and Presentation Coach at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. There, he helps students on all forms of communication ranging from business writing to oral presentations. As part of Stanford’s IGNITE faculty, Burt works with entrepreneurs in India and China to help them deliver compelling investor pitch presentations. He has worked with senior leaders in Stanford’s Athletic Department and several distinguished faculty members at Stanford’s School of Medicine.
Burt also consults with entrepreneurs, executives and corporate teams outside of Stanford who are preparing for high-stakes and high-profile presentations. His coaching ranges from initial content strategy through delivery coaching and anxiety management.
Prior to his work in the presentation coaching arena, Burt spent 12 years at Catchword Branding, a firm he co-founded in 1998. During his tenure there, he served as the head of strategy and business development. -
Leina Alrabadi
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
BioI enjoy working with a multidisciplinary team to care for patients who have complex medical needs with the aim of giving children a better future. As a clinical researcher, my main focus is on finding improved therapies for autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases, since an ideal therapy currently does not exist.
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Burak Alsan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPilot Study on the Use of Televisits for Transition Education for Young Adults with Chronic Disease
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Emily Alsentzer
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science, of Medicine (Computational Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Computer Science
BioDr. Emily Alsentzer is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, Computer Science at Stanford University. Her research leverages machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) to augment clinical decision-making and broaden access to high quality healthcare. She focuses on integrating medical expertise into ML models to ensure responsible deployment in clinical workflows. Dr. Alsentzer completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she worked to deploy ML models within the Mass General Brigham healthcare system. She received her PhD from the Health Sciences and Technology program at MIT and Harvard Medical School and holds degrees in computer science (BS) and biomedical informatics (MS) from Stanford University. She has served as General Chair for the Machine Learning for Health Symposium and founding organizer for SAIL and the Conference on Health, Inference, and Learning (CHIL).
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Rabab Alshahrani, MD, FRCSC, FAANS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
BioDr. Rabab Alshahrani is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Alshahrani offers a broad spectrum of neurosurgical care. She has special expertise in complex spine fusions, brain tumors, and conditions affecting the brain’s blood vessels (cerebrovascular disorders). Dr. Alshahrani is also experienced in both open surgery and minimally invasive techniques. She provides customized care for each patient and enjoys helping them regain function and improve their quality of life.
Dr. Alshahrani’s research focuses on surgical and minimally invasive treatment of cerebrovascular disorders and other complex neurovascular conditions, including aneurysms, strokes, and carotid artery disease. She has contributed to clinical and multicenter studies aimed at improving patient care and outcomes through evidence-based practices.
Dr. Alshahrani has published her work in several peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, and American Journal of Neuroradiology. She has presented her work to colleagues at events around the world, including the World Congress of the World Federation of Skull Base Societies and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
Dr. Alshahrani is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). -
Olivia Altamirano, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Altamirano is a Clinical Psychologist at Stanford University’s INSPIRE Training Program, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp). She works in both outpatient and inpatient settings, with primary clinical appointments at the INSPIRE Clinic, which focuses on early psychosis, and ALMA Clinic, which serves Spanish-speaking individuals of Latin American background experiencing anxiety and mood disorders. As a native Spanish speaker, Dr. Altamirano blends her expertise in psychotic-spectrum disorders with an understanding of the cultural influences shaping Latinx/a/o clinical presentations.
Dr. Altamirano's main research and clinical interests center on cultural adaptations to psychosocial treatments for psychotic-spectrum disorders. As part of the EPI-CAL initiative, she serves as a CBTp trainer for community clinicians and provides ongoing consultation, contributing to the development of a network of early psychosis programs across California. Through Stanford’s INSPIRE Training Program, she also delivers CBTp training and consultation that extends beyond California.
Dr. Altamirano is a dedicated educator and mentor. She co-teaches the undergraduate course "Destigmatizing Psychosis: I Thought I Heard My Name," and is working to expand this course into community and graduate student settings. She serves as an academic mentor and postdoctoral supervisor within the Stanford Clinical Psychology Fellowship program, and advises graduate students in the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium.
She additionally serves as the Chair of the Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Special Interest Group (PASS SIG) at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) and as the co-chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion team at the North America CBTp Network. Reflecting her commitment to educational equity, Dr. Altamirano is also a Board member of the South County California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP), where she supports efforts to promote higher education opportunities for underserved students—a mission informed by her own experience navigating the K-12 to higher education pipeline as a Cal-SOAP alumna. Her dedication to expanding access extends internationally: she co-taught a version of the "Destigmatizing Psychosis" course in Mexico, mentors visiting international research interns, and is actively working to develop CBTp training in Mexico, reflecting her commitment to expanding culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health care across borders. Students and colleagues interested in these efforts are encouraged to reach out. -
Nicolas Altemose
Assistant Professor of Genetics
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe Altemose Lab develops new experimental and analytical tools to study how chromatin proteins organize and regulate complex regions of the human genome.
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Russ B. Altman
Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI refer you to my web page for detailed list of interests, projects and publications. In addition to pressing the link here, you can search "Russ Altman" on http://www.google.com/
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Al'ai Alvarez, MD
Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy work focuses on clinician well-being, compassion, peer support, and high-performance teams. I study and teach approaches that strengthen trust, learning, safety, and professional fulfillment in high-pressure clinical environments.
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Marcelo Alvarez
Research Scientist, KIPAC
BioScientist at the Kavli Insitute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology addressing questions in cosmology by developing algorithms and software to process, analyze and simulate data from observations of the sky. Member of the Marlowe team affiliated with Stanford Data Science and Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
Education and previous appointments: PhD from UT Austin; Stanford; CITA; Berkeley; LBNL -
Ruben Alvero, M.D.
BioDr. Ruben Alvero is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford Medical School and is the Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons.
Following undergraduate training at Harvard College (BA, Economics, 1980), Dr. Alvero received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland in 1986. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (1990) and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, 1995).
Dr. Alvero was the Division Director for Infertility Services at the National Naval Medical Center (Bethesda) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center and faculty in the NIH-sponsored fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Alvero remained a reserve Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps until 2012 and during 27 years in the Army was mobilized several times for missions around the world, including service in Iraq, Kuwait, Mongolia, Germany and various locations in the United States.
Dr. Alvero was Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair for Education at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Director of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and founding member of the Center for Surgical Innovation. Dr. Alvero was Residency Program Director in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado. He was subsequently Division and Fellowship Director at Brown University.
The Council in Residency Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology awarded him its National Faculty Award for Excellence three times. He has been NIH-funded, most recently as part of the Reproductive Medicine Network.
Dr. Alvero is currently the Vice President of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology, the national organization of fertility specialists and will take over as President in October 2020.
Dr. Alvero’s clinical interests include IVF, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and robotic surgery. Dr. Alvero’s research interests include non-invasive evaluation of embryo quality, cost-effectiveness analysis, and the role of critical thinking in medical education. A fluent Spanish-speaker, Dr. Alvero is also dedicated to improving the health of the Latinx community.
Dr. Alvero is happiest on the water, whether sailing or singles rowing. He is also constantly attempting to improve his mastery of Latin American cuisine. Most of all, he loves spending time with his family. -
Jurgis Alvikas
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
BioDr. Jurgis Alvikas was born in Lithuania and moved to Chicago as a teenager. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign with a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and earned his M.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. He then completed his General Surgery residency and a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
He is passionate about caring for patients with hepato-biliary and gastrointestinal malignancies and about mentoring surgical trainees. Outside of medicine, he enjoys running, reading, and spending time with his family. -
Jennifer Alyono, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
BioDr. Alyono completed her undergraduate degree in Chemistry as well as her master’s degree in Bioengineering at Stanford University. After completing medical school at the University of California, San Diego, she returned to Stanford where she completed both her residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, as well as her fellowship in Otology/Neurotology and Skull base surgery. Clinically, Dr. Alyono specializes in adult and pediatric surgery for disorders of the middle ear, inner ear, ear canal, facial nerve, and skull base. This includes care for hearing loss, tympanic membrane perforations, cholesteatoma, glomus tumors, and vestibular schwannomas, among others. Her research interests lie in hearing in population health, quality of care, and technology in medicine.
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Zainab (Zaina) Alzawad
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
BioDr. Zaina Alzawad is a clinical strategist with extensive experience advancing patient care through research, data-driven innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She currently serves as a Clinical Development and Data Strategy Consultant in the Emergency Department at Stanford Health Care, where she leads and supports research and quality initiatives aimed at improving care delivery, operational efficiency, and clinical outcomes.
Dr. Alzawad’s research background is grounded in pediatric intensive care, with a growing focus on emergency care systems and innovation. She brings specialized expertise in psychometrics, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and healthcare data analysis, supported by advanced training in measurement, statistics, and nursing science. She previously served as a Nurse Scientist at Stanford Health Care, where she led interdisciplinary studies and mentored clinical teams in research and evaluation. Driven by a passion for inquiry and impact, Dr. Alzawad actively mentors interdisciplinary teams and contributes to the design, implementation, and dissemination of studies that inform clinical practice.
