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Benjamin Singer
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
BioBen Singer is a postdoctoral scholar with interests in mathematical epidemiology and global public health. Ben's research career began with an internship at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, where he applied quantitative skills he had learnt studying physics at the University of Oxford to the study of nematode locomotion. Ben further pursued quantitative methods in life sciences in the Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership at the University of Oxford, earning a DPhil (PhD equivalent) in mathematical methods for evaluating pandemic risk and control. During these studies he maintained an interest in global public health policy, interning with the UK government's Department for International Development, where he developed models of international COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Ben is now working in Nathan Lo's research group at Stanford, creating infectious disease models informing public health policy for schistosomiasis, hepatitis E, and other infections.
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Armandeep Singh
Affiliate, School of Medicine - Biomedical Ethics
BioArmandeep Singh is a rising senior at the University of Toronto, pursuing a double major in Human Biology and Biochemistry, and aspires to become a physician. Originally from Punjab, India, he is passionate about medicine, education, mentorship, and helping others feel supported and capable. As a Scholar in Stanford’s Storytelling and Medicine Program’s Class of 2026, he is exploring the role of storytelling in medicine. His interest in storytelling comes from his own life experiences and from the people he has met through teaching, research, and community service. His participation in Yale’s Foundations of Bioethics program deepened his interest in clinical ethics, public health, and the human side of healthcare. His research interests include cardiovascular health in South Asian communities and the use of immersive virtual reality to make complex scientific concepts more accessible and engaging. Armandeep’s interest in medicine was also shaped by his father’s illness and recovery, which showed him the difference a compassionate physician can make in a family’s life. He hopes to become a physician who sees patients and their families as whole people shaped by their stories, circumstances, and lived experiences.
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Gaurav Singh
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Medicine - Med/Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Staff, Medicine - Med/Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care MedicineBioDr. Gaurav Singh is a Staff Physician in the Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Section at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, where he serves as the pulmonary/critical lead for the virtual integrated services network (VISN). He is also an affiliated Clinical Assistant Professor of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University. He completed his undergraduate studies in molecular and cellular biology at UC Berkeley, where he also completed a Master of Public Health (MPH). He received his medical degree from UC San Francisco. He completed residency training in internal medicine, followed by pulmonary and critical care fellowship as well as sleep medicine fellowship all at Stanford University. Dr. Singh chaired the annual California Thoracic Society (CTS) conference for three years, and he is currently serving on the executive committee. His clinical, research, and academic interests include chronic obstructive airways disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, and non-invasive ventilation.
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Gulshan Singh
Postdoctoral Scholar, Gastroenterology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy current research interest is to understand the host-microbial pathways in intestinal inflammation. I am working to explore cellular heterogeneity at single immune cell level in systemic and local regions of the intestine that are associated with different Inflammatory bowel disease conditions.
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Harminder Singh, MD, MBA
Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMinimally Invasive Cranial and Spinal Surgery, Endoscopic Keyhole Surgery
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Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH
Professor of Ophthalmology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsGlaucoma, clinical epidemiology
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Sundeep Singh
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
BioAfter living and training throughout the country, I am excited to be part of the Stanford team. As a result of both my personal experiences and training, I am passionate about ensuring that patients receive appropriate diagnostic testing and treatment options in order to improve people's quality of life. In collaboration with my amazing colleagues, I am confident in the high quality and easily accessible care we are able to provide to patients across northern California.
While my interest is most in inflammatory bowel disease, I am also interested in the interaction between mental health, incentives, and emerging therapies in gastroenterology. -
Upinder Singh
Stanford Medicine Professor of Infectious Disease and Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine), Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur lab elucidates the molecular basis of pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. We use genetic and genomic approaches to identify novel virulence determinants and to characterize the global epidemiology of the parasite.
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Vanila M. Singh, MD MACM
Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr Singh is the immediate past Chief Medical Officer in the US Department of Health and Human Services and was Chairperson of the highly regarded HHS Task Force in conjunction with the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs. She led this group to the comprehensive and approachable final report submitted to Congress. She is a clinical associate professor of Anesthesiology, Pain and Peri-operative Medicine at Stanford and is a teaching mentor at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Pain Management Best Practices HHS Task Force Report: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pain-mgmt-best-practices-draft-final-report-05062019.pdf
The Best Practices Pain Inter-agency report that was convened by US Department of HHS in conjunction with Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration is supported by over 160 organizations including the Human Rights Watch, dozens of patient advocacy groups, respected medical organizations including AMA, AAOS, AAPS, ASA, CMA, ASIPP, AAPM, ACOG, CSNS, and dozens of others and key stakeholders such as nursing, social workers, integrative health primary physicians pharmacists and others. There were over 10,000 public comments highlighting the challenges that forced tapering of opioids and the abandonment of chronic pain patients across the nation. The significant patient harms have been a topic of concern with the resulting number of suicides and adverse clinical outcomes pushing patients to the medically unsupervised black market.
Dr Singh has a background in molecular and cell biology, economics, pain medicine, and regional anesthesia with a forte in advanced ultrasound guided procedures for pain and anesthesia medicine. She is double board-certified in pain and anesthesiology. She has served in medical ethics, and to served on scientific editorial boards, committees for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, California Medical Association, and the Santa Clara County Medical Association . She has an interest & remains involved in health policy with a background in economics. Dr Singh has been invited and has spoken extensively around the country about the opioid crisis and pain management as well as the growing illicit drug crisis afflicting the nation. Dr Singh's practice uniquely focuses on regional anesthesia and peri-operative, subacute, and the development of chronic pain, with an appreciation on complimentary and traditional medicine approaches that emphasizes an individualized patient-centered approach. She has interests that include public health, persistent pain following surgical procedures, and long term chronic and complex pain issues. Dr. Singh has a background and interest in education for medical students, residents, and fellows. She has identified the growing clinical administrative burden of physicians as a challenge to good patient care, and has spoken about EHR and health IT in general. She strongly believes in a compassionate, individualized patient-centered approach to medicine. She completed a masters in academic medicine as part of her professional development to further enhance leadership, educational curriculum development, interdisciplinary work and various presentations and projects with faculty from around the country. -
Shruti Singh Kakan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsStudying the three-dimensional regulation of the genome in neuronal cell types in the healthy retina, and investigating dysfunctional genome regulation in a) inherited genetic diseases, b) aging, c) metabolic disease and d) cancer
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Deepti Sinha
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
BioDr. Sinha is board certified in Pediatrics and Sleep Medicine. She completed medical school in Australia and general pediatric training in Australia and USA at Royal Children’s Hospital and University of Chicago at Illinois. Her sleep medicine fellowship was completed at Stanford Hospital. She enjoys working with children of all ages. She manages both behavioral and physiological sleep concerns.
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Sidhartha Sinha
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThere are two primary and overlapping emphases of my research, both of which are driven and united by needs-based innovation and translational potential:
(1) Understanding the microenvironment of the inflamed versus normal gut in order to identify better therapeutic targets for people with immune-¬mediated GI disorders. Here, our investigations include understanding the influence and interactions of pharmacologic and dietary interventions on gut microbiome/metabolomic changes and the host immune response. In the context of providing patients with new understanding and solutions for their disease, I have led and advised on the design of both pilot and large clinical trials (including new FDA approved therapies) for anti-inflammatory therapies;
(2) Applying novel approaches and technologies (including natural language processing, computer vision, and reinforcement learning) to identify and address unmet clinical needs. In this area we have ongoing and published efforts in my lab to validate and develop solutions to pressing clinical needs. We have developed/led new drug delivery technologies with a multidisciplinary team that have shown strong potential in ongoing human IBD clinical trials. My lab has utilized both supervised and unsupervised approaches to analyze social media discourse and unstructured data sets for identifying patient needs that are rarely addressed in clinical settings. We have gained insights into patient perceptions around preventative health interventions, such as health screening and diet, including the dearth of evidence-based dietary recommendations to treat IBD (despite strong patient desire for solutions in this domain). -
Tammy Lisa Sirich
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI conduct translational research focused on uremia and dialysis. I use mass spectrometry to conduct studies testing ways to reduce levels of solutes and examining the contribution of uremic solutes to illness.
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Davud Sirjani, MD
Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInnovation of devices to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, minimal invasive parotid surgery, surgical simulation, flap reconstruction of large head and neck defects to restore cosmesis and function (speech, swallowing), stem cell recovery of radiation induced salivary damage, and salivary gland cancer biology
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Chun Yin Siu
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
BioChunyin Siu (Alex) is a postdoctoral scholar in the Brain Dynamics Lab, led by Prof. Mannish Saggar, at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He specializes in topological data analysis and its application in analyzing neuroimaging data.
He got his PhD degree in Applied Mathematics at Cornell University under the supervision of Prof. Gennady Samorodnitsky. Before that, he got this MPhil. degree in Mathematics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Ronald (Lokming) Lui. -
Shyam Mohan Sivasankar
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
BioMy interests lie in the intersection of Medicine and Media, Global Pediatric Emergency Medicine Education, Child Abuse Pediatrics, and in Medical Student Education.
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Alexandre Six
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pathology
BioMy research is grounded in my curiosity about the living world and my desire to contribute to impactful, concrete discoveries. I began my journey in the world of biotechnology and microalgae during my studies at UTC in France, where I grew Volvox algae for tissue engineering purposes. Since then, I have been interested in studying and developing the potential of microalgae. During my PhD at CEA Cadarache, I investigated starch production in green microalgae for use in bioplastics. This work involved studying the induction, physiology and light requirements of starch accumulation, as well as developing a bioprocess for starch extraction, purification and plasticization. Working with Yonghua Li-Beisson, I have generated mutant strains of Ostreococcus tauri, one of the smallest known eukaryotes, to study the evolution of lipid metabolism in algae and plants. Here at Stanford, I am developing a genetic toolbox for non-model cyanobacteria in the Yeh lab.
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Kelley M. Skeff, MD, PhD
George DeForest Barnett Professor of Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDevelopment and evaluation of improved teaching methods; assessment of teacher's attitudes toward their teaching role; study of clinical teaching; evaluation of alternative methods of learning in clinical clerkships (e.g. computer assisted instruction, video tape review, etc.).
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Eila C. Skinner
Thomas A. Stamey Research Professor of Urology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on outcomes in the treatment of muscle invasive and high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. This includes identifying markers of prognosis, predictive markers for response to surgery and chemotherapy, and working toward an individualized, multidisciplinary approach to disease management. I have also focused on optimizing the use of lower urinary tract reconstruction in patients undergoing cystectomy, and developing interventions to improve patient quality of life.
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Lawrie Skinner
Clinical Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics
BioLawrie Skinner, PhD DABR is a therapeutic medical physicist with clinical expertise in external beam radiation therapy, including advanced motion management techniques and MRI-guided radiation therapy.
Research interests generally revolve around developing novel devices for advanced clinical practice. Examples include personalized 3D printed electron beam collimators, rotating couch overlays for total body radiation therapy, and radiotransparent audio visual communication and immersion displays.
Dr skinner also has a research background in synchrotron x-ray scattering, neutron scattering, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo computational modelling. -
Stephen Skirboll
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research focuses on screening strategies to identify and characterize cancer stem cells (CSCs) in human gliomas. We are pursuing this in several ways: 1) a novel colony-forming antibody live cell array to identify distinct CSC surface phenotypes, 2) RNAi screens to identify kinases critical for CSC tumorigenicity, 3) high throughput small molecule and chemical screens to identify compounds that selectively kill or target CSCs, and 4) identifying CSCs using the tumor specific EGFRvIII
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Jan Skotheim
Professor of Biology and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy overarching goal is to understand how cell growth triggers cell division. Linking growth to division is important because it allows cells to maintain specific size range to best perform their physiological functions. For example, red blood cells must be small enough to flow through small capillaries, whereas macrophages must be large enough to engulf pathogens. In addition to being important for normal cell and tissue physiology, the link between growth and division is misregulated in cancer.
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Irina Skylar-Scott
Clinical Associate Professor, Adult Neurology
BioDr. Skylar-Scott is a board-certified, fellowship-trained cognitive and behavioral neurologist and clinical assistant professor at Stanford University. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry.
Her clinical interests include the treatment of cognitive and behavioral impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, posterior cortical atrophy, primary progressive aphasia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, primary age-related tauopathy, and limbic-predominant age-associated TDP-43 encephalopathy, among other disorders of cognition and behavior.
Her research interests include clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and how social and intellectual engagement can affect cognition. She has also investigated impaired consciousness in epilepsy and biomarkers for assessing Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Prior to joining Stanford, Dr. Skylar-Scott was a fellow in the Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (CART) in the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She also completed her undergraduate degree at MIT, her MD at Yale, and her residency at Harvard.
Dr. Skylar-Scott’s work has appeared in Neurology, Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, Pediatric Neurology, the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Muscle & Nerve, and Epilepsia. She also has also been invited to write book chapters on Alzheimer’s disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson’s disease dementia and Lewy body dementia, and the cognitive and psychiatric consequences of neuroimmunological disorders published by Elsevier and McGraw-Hill.
Presentations by Dr. Skylar-Scott have focused on prevention of cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people, cognitive and neuropsychiatric manifestations of Parkinson’s disease, human prion diseases, and other topics. She has presented at meetings held by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Neurological Association (ANA), and the American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM).
For her research and scholarship, Dr. Skylar-Scott has earned honors from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). She was honored to receive the Golseth Young Investigator Award from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine. In addition, she won the Action Duchenne International Conference First Prize Poster for her research in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Dr. Skylar-Scott is a member of the American Neurological Association and American Academy of Neurology. Every year, she walks to raise money for Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. -
Kristen M. Slater, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Bio“Understanding and appreciating the totality of a person’s experience within the context of a challenging pain condition is essential to helping them heal in a way that honors their body and reduces suffering,” says Dr. Kristen Slater. “With a compassionate, interdisciplinary team in place, I wholeheartedly believe that anyone living with pain can pursue a meaningful, values-driven life.”
Dr. Slater is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she specializes in pain psychology and behavioral medicine.
She earned her Doctorate in Psychology (PsyD) with an emphasis in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology from Loma Linda University. She completed her APA-accredited predoctoral internship at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson, Arizona, where she developed a deep appreciation for the profound impact pain has on all domains of life — and the transformative potential of interdisciplinary pain treatment.
Dr. Slater went on to complete an APA-accredited Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pain Psychology at Stanford University School of Medicine in 2014. Following fellowship, she served as Lead Psychologist and Director of Behavioral Medicine and Psychological Services at Comprehensive Spine and Sports Center in Campbell, California, where she co-founded and helped develop both the Functional Restoration Program and the Pain Psychology Program. During this time, she also maintained a clinical instructor role at Stanford and a private practice.
She transitioned to Stanford full-time in 2019 and now dedicates the majority of her work to delivering and advancing evidence-based pain psychology interventions within a multidisciplinary framework. Her clinical work focuses on comprehensive pain evaluations, neuromodulation candidacy assessments, and mechanism-based behavioral treatments for brain-based and complex chronic pain conditions.
Dr. Slater is actively involved in advancing the field through research and serves as an investigator on multiple NIH- and PCORI-funded clinical trials aimed at improving treatment accessibility, efficacy, and implementation. She is also faculty with the Empowered Relief™ program and is a Master Trainer, teaching national and international workshops to train clinicians in delivering the single-session, evidence-based pain relief skills class (www.empoweredrelief.com).
Outside of work, Dr. Slater enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, traveling, and visiting her home state of Colorado. -
Aria Small
Stanford-HBMC Program Manager, Med/Program/Bedside Med
Current Role at StanfordProgram Manager, Stanford-REACH-HBMC Research Program
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Maggi Smeal MD
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
BioMaggi Smeal MD does her clinical work at Gardner Packard Children's Health Care supervising Stanford residents and medical students in urgent care. She is co-director of the Families at the Border Program in Stanford's Center for Innovation in Global Health. Her humanitarian aid work is focused on helping asylum-seeking families in Tijuana who access care at the Refugee Health Alliance clinics ( RHA) . She leads a team of pediatricians, medical students, undergraduate students and community members to support RHA. The team has taught Helping Babies Breathe, a low-resource neonatal resuscitation program, to midwives in Tijuana. She has also brought a Pediatric Emergency Readiness course to providers at RHA clinics and supports the clinic through telemedicine. She is also a member of RHA's pediatric committee. Her global health work has also involved humanitarian aid in the Philippines and Peru. Locally she has worked on mobile health vans to support migrant farm workers and provided educational sessions for clients at LifeMoves Homeless Shelters. Her team's work with Families at the Border has been presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health National Conference and the group was awarded the Untold Global Health Story of 2020.
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Alyssa Smith
Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
BioDr. Smith received her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Connecticut, and her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, where she was a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. This was followed by a Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department Otolaryngology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, at Stanford University.
Dr. Smith is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO), Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advancements in Children (SENTAC), and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). She serves on the Pediatric Otolaryngology Education Committee with the AAO-HNS.
She has a wide range of clinical interests including aerodigestive disorders, airway reconstruction, obstructive sleep apnea, tracheostomy care, congenital neck masses, benign and malignant head and neck tumors, and sinonasal disorders. -
Chelsea M. Smith, MPAS
PAC Mentor Faculty, Physician Assistant Studies
BioChelsea Smith is a licensed physician assistant with a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from MCPHS University in Manchester, New Hampshire. She has provided care for patients in a variety of settings, including the Emergency Room and the Intensive Care Unit, and she has managed patients in the pre-operative, peri-operative, and post-operative stages of treatment. She has experience placing central and arterial lines, evaluating and screening for COVID-19, and assisting with emergency surgeries. Smith enjoys travelling and has volunteered with medical teams on expeditions to Peru, Bolivia, and Tanzania.
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Crystal Smith
CSI Program Manager, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Role at StanfordCrystal serves as Program Manager for the Clinical Summer Internship (CSI). In this role, she oversees multi-modal programming for high school and undergraduate students interested in medicine, coordinates program operations, supports faculty and student engagement, and ensures that all aspects of the program run smoothly from preparation to execution.
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David Smith, M.D.
Academic Staff - Hourly - CSL, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Smith is a psychiatrist and clinical psychopharmacologist in private practice in Palo Alto, CA, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He majored in both biological science and English literature at Cornell University, received his M.D. from UCLA, and completed his psychiatry residency and NIMH research fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine and Hospital.
Dr. Smith is currently co-director of the pre-clerkship curriculum in psychiatry at the Stanford medical school. -
Gabriella (Gaby) Brigitte Smith
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Clinical Research / Surgery, expected graduation Spring 2028
MBA, expected graduation 2028BioGaby is pursuing an MD/MBA at Stanford as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. She is interested in orthopaedic surgery with research in pediatric osteonecrosis, postoperative pain management, and carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.
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Grant M. Smith, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioGrant Smith, MD is a palliative care physician and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine. He is the medical director of the Stanford Palliative Care Community Partnerships Team. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. As part of the Stanford faculty, he is an attending physician on the palliative care inpatient service and in the outpatient palliative care clinic in Palo Alto.
