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Samantha Huestis
Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly Interests- Employ outcomes tracking to delineate risk & resilience factors in youth with pediatric pain.
- Understand the role of peers, parents/caregivers, & systems (e.g., family, school, hospital, community) in the management of pediatric pain conditions.
- Improve functioning, behavioral health, and quality of life in youth with discomfort and their families through provision of evidence-based therapies.
- Empower families & sensitize providers to the importance of therapeutic collaborations. -
Michelle Huffaker, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
BioDr. Michelle Huffaker is a board-certified, fellowship-trained allergist and immunologist with Stanford Health Care. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Huffaker specializes in diagnosing and treating allergies and health conditions that affect the immune system. She is particularly interested in asthma, food allergies, and allergic rhinitis.
Dr. Huffaker’s research is focused on treatments that achieve long-lasting remission for allergic and immunologic diseases, such as food allergies and allergic rhinitis. Dr. Huffaker is the director of clinical and translational medicine for the allergy portfolio of the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN), a clinical research consortium funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The ITN focuses on achieving immune tolerance in conditions where the body attacks healthy cells (immune-mediated diseases). Dr. Huffaker leads the development, conduct, and analysis of ITN clinical trials.
Dr. Huffaker has published her research in peer-reviewed journals, such as Allergy, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and World Allergy Organization Journal. She has presented to her peers at international, national, and regional meetings, including those of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI).
Dr. Huffaker is a fellow of AAAAI and a member of AAAAI, EAACI, and the Western Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. -
Lynne C. Huffman
Professor (Teaching) of Pediatrics (Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics), Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsResearch interests and activities include (1) shared decision-making in clinical care; (2) medical education research; (3) the early identification and treatment of behavioral problems, particularly in children with special health care needs; and (4) community-based mental health/educational program evaluation and outcomes measurement.
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Michele Hugin
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsObstetric outcomes in female veterans
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John Huguenard
Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (Neurology Research), of Neurosurgery (Adult Neurosurgery) and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe are interested in the neuronal mechanisms that underlie synchronous oscillatory activity in the thalamus, cortex and the massively interconnected thalamocortical system. Such oscillations are related to cognitive processes, normal sleep activities and certain forms of epilepsy. Our approach is an analysis of the discrete components (cells, synapses, microcircuits) that make up thalamic and cortical circuits, and reconstitution of components into in silico computational networks.
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William Hui, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Hui is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care Population Health at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the POCUS (point of care ultrasound) and Minor Procedure Service Director. He serves as the Primary Care lead in the system-wide Stanford POCUS Governance group. He practices acute outpatient medicine within the Stanford Family Medicine clinic and precepts medical students and residents. He also works at the Peninsula Health Clinic at LifeMoves Opportunity Center, a homeless clinic in Palo Alto, CA. He completed a Clinical Ultrasound fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania (2021-2022).
He is interested in the outpatient utilization of POCUS and currently focuses his POCUS teaching on primary care clinicians. Most recently, he established a DVT US clinic pathway for local primary care clinicians to utilize as an adjunct to radiological services. He also runs a yearly Intro to POCUS workshop series for PA students and monthly primary care POCUS workshops for FM clerkship medical students. Previously, he has taught with Global Ultrasound Institute. Nationally, he is part of the STFM POCUS task force.
Dr. Hui is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
He speaks English fluently and Cantonese with limited working proficiency. -
Wouter Huiting
Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical and Systems Biology
BioWouter received his training at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Here he obtained a B.Sc.and M.Sc. in Human Movement Sciences (2008-2015), followed by a M.Sc. in Clinical and Molecular Neurosciences (2014-2016). He performed his doctoral research at the University of Groningen, obtaining his PhD degree in Molecular Cell Biology in 2021. Wouter continued his research in 2022 with a position as postdoctoral scholar at the Jarosz lab, at the department of Chemical and Systems Biology. Here he pursues his interest in the molecular forces underlying proteomic adaptation of cells and systems in development and disease. Outside of Stanford, Wouter is an avid sportsman, and likes cooking, hiking, birding, and in general loves to enjoy nature and wildlife with his wife and son.
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Keith Humphreys
Esther Ting Memorial Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Health Policy
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Humphreys researches individual and societal level interventions for addictive and psychiatric disorders. He focuses particularly on evaluating the outcomes of professionally-administered treatments and peer-operated self-help groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous), and, analyzing the impact of public policies touching addiction, mental health, public health, and public safety.
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Jia-Horung Hung, MD, PhD
Clinical Instructor, Ophthalmology
BioDr. Hung is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist, practicing at the Byers Eye Institute, and also a clinical instructor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Hung specializes in diagnosing and treating ocular inflammatory diseases, such as uveitis, iridocyclitis, and scleritis, as well as retinal vascular diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Dr. Hung’s research interests include ocular inflammation, infections, hereditary ocular inflammatory diseases, and novel approaches in managing ocular inflammatory diseases. His research has advanced screening, diagnostics, and treatment for patients with uveitis, lens disorders, retinal diseases, glaucoma, and rare ocular conditions. Dr. Hung’s most recent research explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the identification of ocular inflammatory diseases.
Dr. Hung has published his work in major national and international peer-reviewed journals, including American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, RETINA, Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, and Survey of Ophthalmology. He has presented at national and international conferences on the use of technology in uveitis management.
Dr. Hung is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Society of Retina Specialists, the International Ocular Inflammation Society, the Foster Ocular Immunology Society, and the European Society of Retina Specialists. -
Matthew Hung
Assistant Professor of Radiology (Interventional Radiology)
BioMatthew Hung, M.D. is a radiologist specializing in Vascular & Interventional Radiology. Dr. Hung earned his M.D. from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2018 and was a recipient of the David Geffen Medical Scholarship. He completed his Transitional Year internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2019. Following completion of his integrated Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2024, he joined Stanford University Medical Center where he is currently a clinical assistant professor of radiology.
Dr. Hung specializes in lymphatic interventions, adrenal vein sampling, interventional oncology (minimally invasive cancer treatments including ablation, chemoembolization and radioembolization), the treatment of cirrhosis (end-stage liver disease) and portal hypertension, as well as therapies for uterine fibroids (uterine artery embolization) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate artery embolization).
Dr. Hung is active in clinical research and his research interests include the above clinical domains as well as topics in general interventional radiology ranging from complex drainage to venous access device infections. He has published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) and presented at several professional society meetings, including the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). He was also a recipient of the SIR Radiology Resident Research Grant, investigating quality of life and muscle wasting in patients with refractory ascites. -
Sharon Wei Hung
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioSharon Hung MD, MSCP, FACP is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician practicing at the Stanford Internal Medicine Clinic in Santa Clara. She earned her MD from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Prior to joining Stanford, she served on the faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Dr. Hung is the Director of Women’s Health for the Department of Primary Care and Population Health. In this role, she served as course director for Stanford CME’s Women’s Health Conference and co-directs the annual Stanford CME Menopause and Healthy Aging Conference. She also hosts the Stanford CME/YouTube Women’s Health Vodcast, where she interviews leading experts and explores timely, clinically relevant topics in women’s health.
She is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and sees perimenopausal and menopausal patients in her primary care embedded clinic, PeriWell.
Her scholarly interests include breast cancer screening, steatotic liver disease, osteoporosis, and weight gain during the perimenopausal period. Clinically, she is dedicated to preventive medicine and the management of chronic conditions such as pre-diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome, as well as guiding women through the perimenopausal transition. Dr. Hung also leads bi-monthly group patient visits focused on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
She is passionate about inspiring trainees and works with both Stanford Internal Medicine residents and Physician Assistant students. -
Jennifer L. Hunter, PA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioJennifer Hunter, PA-C is the Lead Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for the Emergency Department & Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) with experience in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and over 10 years of experience in Emergency Medicine. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor and Educator-4-Care (E4C) at the Stanford School of Medicine & Masters of Science in PA Studies Program.
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Dong Gi Hur
Resident in Surgery
BioDong Hur is a Stanford Medical Student applying into General Surgery, with a keen interest in using big data analysis and machine learning to address healthcare disparities. His research focuses on trauma center access and the use of circulating tumor DNA for the early detection of soft tissue sarcoma. Outside of medicine, Dong Hur enjoys hiking, playing pickleball, and camping
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Sohail Z Husain
Chambers-Okamura Endowed Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research delves into three broad areas of the exocrine pancreas: (1) The crucial signaling pathways that initiate and transduce pancreatitis; (2) the factors that turn on pancreatic regeneration and recovery after pancreatic injury; and (3) the mechanisms underlying drug-induced pancreatitis.
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Monika Huss, DVM, MS
Clinical Associate Professor, Comparative Medicine
BioMonika Huss, DVM, MS, received her D.V.M. from Western University of Health Sciences in 2010 and completed her residency training in Laboratory Animal Medicine at Stanford in 2015. Upon completion, she joined the Veterinary Service Center as a clinical veterinarian before becoming a clinical instructor for the Department of Comparative Medicine in 2016. Her interests include animal welfare, pain recognition, anesthesia and analgesia.
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Elima Hussain
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology
BioDr. Elima is working with GE Healthcare on developing rapid dual-contrast PET/MRI protocols for staging and assessment of rectal cancer. She is also working on development of AI based segmentation models for muscle and fat separation using pelvic MRI images in pelvic floor disorder patients. This project is undergoing in collaboration with Stanford AIMI center and AWS cloud computation support. Her research interests include translation of quantitative MRI and PET/MRI, radiomics, machine learning for predicting treatment response in rectal cancer, gynecologic malignancies, and inflammatory bowel diseases.
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Filza Hussain MD, FACLP
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Medical Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor (By courtesy), Surgery - Abdominal TransplantationBioDr. Filza Hussain completed her medical education at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, and pursued psychiatry training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she was awarded the MJ Martin Award for Excellence in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and served as Chief Resident. She completed her fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City and is a Fellow of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
Before joining Stanford, she served rural communities across eleven counties in Northwest Wisconsin as the sole outpatient psychiatric provider for a Mayo Clinic satellite practice, while also serving on the board of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and teaching psychopathology as part of Crisis Intervention Training for local law enforcement.
Dr. Hussain joined Stanford University School of Medicine in 2017. She serves as Lead Psychiatrist for the Liver and Kidney Transplant Programs at Stanford Health Care and holds a courtesy appointment in Abdominal Transplant Surgery. Her clinical work centers on expanding access to transplantation for patients with alcohol-associated liver disease. She contributed to the Stanford Limited Sobriety Pathway and led the development of FRAME-ALD (Fair and Risk-Aligned Model for Evaluation in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease), a psychosocial risk stratification protocol now in active implementation at Stanford Health Care, built on the principle that all patients with alcohol-associated liver disease deserve individualized, evidence-based evaluation.
She developed the Immersion Series, an award-winning program bringing specialists from across medicine and surgery to teach Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry fellows, and served as Chair of the Education Committee and Associate Program Director of the fellowship, during which time she grew the program from two to four fellows and helped establish a Psycho-Oncology training track.
Her scholarly work spans transplant psychiatry, substance use in solid organ transplantation, and medical education. She has presented at national and international meetings and contributed chapters to major texts in transplant psychiatry and neuropsychiatry.
Dr. Hussain's interests include the role of psychiatric care in promoting equity in transplantation and the relationship between physician identity, wellbeing, and patient care. -
Kamran Hussain
Affiliate, Neurosurgery
BioResearching speech neuroprosthetics at the Neuroprosthetics Translational Lab. Research interests include brain-computer interfacing, neuroprosthetics, computational systems neuroscience, and bio-inspired artificial intelligence.
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Yusra Hussain, M.D.
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCollaborator in the HALF study
Collaborator in the PROMISE study
Primary Investigator, Bidet Pilot Study- 650-644-9230 -
Ruth Huttenhain
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy group deciphers how G protein-coupled receptors decode extracellular cues into dynamic and context-specific cellular signaling networks to elicit diverse physiologic responses. We exploit quantitative proteomics to capture the spatiotemporal organization of signaling networks combined with functional genomics to study their impact on physiology.
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Duc Tan Huynh
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurosurgery
BioAs a cell biologist interested in neuroscience, I am fascinated about the molecular basis of nervous system disorders that reveal therapeutic targets and/or biomarkers. My long-term research goal is to identify strategies that revert dysregulation in aging or neurodegeneration. For my postdoctoral training in the Zuchero lab (Neurosurgery), I will investigate how myelination, an essential developmental process, contributes to intelligence and neurodegeneration at the biochemical, cellular, and physiological level. I received my BSc at UCLA and my PhD at Duke University.
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Lisa Huynh, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
BioDr. Huynh is an interventional spine physiatrist at the Stanford University Spine Center and Assistant PM&R Residency Program Director, where she specializes in the comprehensive conservative management of spine disorders. She earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident. She then went on to fulfill a fellowship in Interventional Spine at Stanford University. She specializes in non-operative spine and musculoskeletal care, including fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided procedures.
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Elizabeth W Hwang
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Medicine - Med/Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Staff, Medicine - Med/Gastroenterology and HepatologyBioBOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
Transplant Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center, Transplant Hepatology
Fellowship: Stanford University School of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2005) -
Gloria Hwang, MD
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInterventional oncology, pancreatic interventions, image-guided gene therapy.
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Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD
Fortinet Founders School of Medicine Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsSpecialize in early detection of gastrointestinal malignancies including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, bile duct & colon cancers. I have both a clinical & research interest in improving the early detection of gastric cancer in particular. I am the PI of the Gastric Precancerous conditions Study, a prospective study of patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia & other precancerous conditions which combines comprehensive clinical & endoscopic data with a large bio-specimen repository.
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Peter H. Hwang, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests- Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery
- Development of innovative medical devices for treatment of sinus disorders
- Founder of CORSICA, a national research registry for sinus cancer -
Alison Hwong
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
BioMy research focuses on improving health outcomes for people with mental illness, including: physical health and premature mortality for people with serious mental illness, aging and living with psychosis, social determinants of mental health, and the mental health effects of climate change.
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Kelly Hyles
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Community Health / Surgery, expected graduation Spring 2027
BioKelly is a first-year medical student. She graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology. Post-graduation, she completed a public service fellowship with 5G Dialysis Centre and the Ministry of Health, working to improve the accessibility and affordability of dialysis in Guyana. Kelly is interested in increasing health equity for underserved communities, both locally and abroad.
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Andrei Iagaru
Professor of Radiology (Nuclear Medicine)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCurrent research projects include:
1) PET/MRI and PET/CT for Early Cancer Detection
2) Targeted Radionuclide Therapy
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Assel Ibadulla
Ph.D. Student in Health Policy, admitted Autumn 2025
BioAssel Ibadulla is a PhD student in Health Policy, specializing in Decision Sciences, and a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. She graduated with honors in Biological Sciences from Nazarbayev University and earned a Master of Public Health in Health Policy from Yale University as a Horstmann Scholar. Assel aims to leverage decision sciences to support policymakers in making cost-effective and equitable health decisions, with a focus on strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Previously, Assel worked at Yale’s Equity Research and Innovation Center, where she focused on healthcare equity for ethnic minorities, and at the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab, where she contributed to research on transitioning to high-value health systems, and additionally, assisted with WHO global health projects.
She also placed in the top 10 at the Asian Universities Alliance Social Entrepreneurship Competition at Tsinghua University for her mental health app, Mind Matters. -
Andrea J Ibarra
Instructor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Ibarra is a board-certified anesthesiologist with a focused research interest in preeclampsia and brain health. She completed her anesthesiology training at the University of Pittsburgh in 2019. Committed to bridging clinical excellence with rigorous scientific inquiry, Dr. Ibarra earned a master's degree in clinical research at Pitt. In 2023, her research promise was recognized with the prestigious SOAP-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant, which investigated the long-term neurological implications of preeclampsia. Her research portfolio centers on the intersection of anesthesia, women's health outcomes, and cognitive function, contributing to the growing body of evidence in perioperative neuroscience.
Outside of her clinical and academic pursuits, Dr. Ibarra is passionate about cooking and travel, drawing inspiration from diverse cultures around the world. -
Stephanie Ibe
Research Program Coordinator NOURISH - Casual, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Role at StanfordResearch Program Coordinator - NOURISH
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David Iberri
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Hematology
BioDr. Iberri is a hematologist who specializes in the treatment of multiple myeloma, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, and other blood and bone marrow disorders. He is actively involved in clinical research evaluating novel agents in hematologic malignancies. His research interests include the development and application of biomarkers to select patients most likely to benefit from therapy, and in the development of blood tests to reduce the need for bone marrow biopsies in myeloma disease monitoring.
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Hirotaka Ieki
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Medicine
BioI am an MD, PhD physician-scientist aiming to advance precision medicine for cardiovascular disease through research in genomics and artificial intelligence.
MD, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 2013
Residency in Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, 2013-2017
Residency in Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, 2015–2017
PhD, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 2021
Clinical Fellow in Cardiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, 2021–2022
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, 2023–present
Research interest: Precision medicine in cardiovascular disease. Genomics, Artificial Intelligence -
Irogue I Igbinosa
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine & Obstretrics)
BioIrogue Igbinosa, MD, MS, is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Stanford University. Her research focus includes iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy, severe maternal morbidity and mortality, and health equity. She is a NIH Women's Reproductive Health Scholar (K12) and recently, she was also recognized as the Duan Family Faculty Scholar in Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
She graduated from the University of Houston and earned her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. She subsequently completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at Louisiana State University School of Medicine Baton Rouge. After residency, she was an AAMC-CDC Public Health Policy Fellow able to serve in the CDC Emergency Operations Center and contribute to research for healthcare providers regarding the management of the Zika virus in pregnant persons. She completed her Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship at Stanford in 2022.
Dr. Igbinosa is passionate about community-engaged approaches to bridge gaps in evidence-based care for birthing communities and collaborates with local and national policy committees to raise awareness for reproductive justice in maternal health. In 2023, 2he was awarded the inaugural Maternal Health Implementation Science Physician Research Scholar with AMETHIST @Penn (Achieving Maternal Empowerment and Transforming Health at University of Pennsylvania) and applies to the principles learned to many aspects of her ongoing research. Her current research endeavors include co-investigator for Stanford's PHRISM: preventing inequities in hemorrhage related severe maternal morbidity, primary investigator for NOURISH - prenatal nutrition education for community health workers and doulas, as well as several hospital quality initiative efforts to improve the screening, management, and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy. Her motto is to listen first and serve with compassion.
