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BioDr. Vanni Manthiram is board certified in General Surgery. She practices a broad range of general surgery including breast, colon, gall bladder, hernia, and minimally invasive surgery.

She is also a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Dr. Manthiram became a surgeon because it is extremely rewarding as patients are very grateful and often feel better immediately. She also enjoys making sure her patients understand the planned procedure.

Her personal interests include watching football, hiking, fitness, and spending time with family.

Giulia Mantovani

Casual - Non-Exempt, Multispecialty Anesthesiology

Neha Maheshwari Mantri

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine

BioDr. Neha Mantri serves as the Director of the Structural Imaging Program and Director of the Women’s Cardiology Clinic at Palo Alto VA Health Care System (PAVA HCS). Given her expertise in advanced imaging, she serves as a reader in the Echocardiography Lab at Stanford Hospital. She also leads several echocardiography quality improvement projects, weekly multi-modality imaging educational seminars, and fellow workshops across the PAVA HCS and Stanford echo labs.

Arek Melkon Manugian, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

BioDr. Manugian is a board-certified internal medicine doctor at Stanford Primary Care in Portola Valley. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

He has experience diagnosing, managing, and treating a wide range of conditions. These include gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension (high blood pressure), and obesity. Dr. Manugian develops an individualized care plan for each one of his patients.

Dr. Manugian’s research interests include blood pressure medication, gastric bypass surgery, and restless legs syndrome. He received a student research grant to study how the body processes glucagon (a hormone that regulates blood sugar) following gastric bypass surgery. Dr. Manugian has also studied muscle inflammation as a rare side effect of statins (drugs that lower cholesterol). He monitored a clinical trial evaluating the prescribing of drugs to lower high blood pressure. As a clinical research associate at the Stanford University Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine, Dr. Manugian studied medications to treat restless legs syndrome.

Dr. Manugian presented research to his peers during his residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He has taught medical students, residents, and physicians about a variety of topics, including alcohol abuse, tick-born illnesses, and managing indigestion.

Dr. Manugian is a member of the American College of Physicians.