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Kin M. Yuen, MD, MS, FAASM
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine
BioDr. Kin Min Yuen is a board-certified, fellowship-trained sleep medicine specialist with Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Yuen specializes in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders in adults and children older than 3 years old. Conditions she treats include insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, restless legs syndrome, and sleepwalking.
Dr. Yuen’s research interests have included women and sleep disorders, healthy sleep and aging, and advancements in treating sleep apnea.
Dr. Yuen has published her research in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Chest, International Journal of Sleep Disorders, and Psychosomatic Medicine. She has presented to her peers at international, national, and regional meetings, including those of the American Thoracic Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), and the California Sleep Society (CSS).
Dr. Yuen is a member of the AASM, the CSS, the International Pediatric Sleep Association (IPSA), and the World Sleep Society. -
Muharrem Yunce, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology
BioDr. Yunce completed his transfusion medicine fellowship at Stanford and then gained invaluable clinical experience with the Malignant Hematology Group at UCSF for two years. After rejoining Stanford, Dr. Yunce started as the Medical Director of Therapeutic Apheresis. In this role, he works with clinicians from various departments, fellows, residents, and nursing staff to ensure life-saving and emergent procedures such as therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), red cell exchange, plateletpheresis, and leukapheresis are conducted effectively. Additionally, Dr. Yunce oversees extracorporeal photopheresis for solid organ transplant rejection.
Dr. Yunce has been recognized for his contribution to the Department of Pathology as a faculty member in teaching and mentorship.He was selected for Teaching Award in 2023 and Mentor Award by the department and was nominated in 2023 and 2024 for the prestigious Alwin C. Rambar-James B.D. Mark Award for Excellence in Patient Care.
As an active member of the American Society of Apheresis, Dr. Yunce chairs the research subcommittee on TPE utilization in solid organ transplant rejection and desensitization protocols as well as he is member of multiple research subcommittees. -
Ilana Rachel Yurkiewicz
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioDr. Ilana Yurkiewicz is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health and Division of Oncology (by courtesy). Board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and oncology, she co-directs Stanford’s Primary Care for Cancer Survivorship Program, an innovative clinic that cares for cancer survivors and patients at elevated risk. She is also an award-winning medical journalist and Stanford’s inaugural Physician-Journalist in Residence.
Her academic and clinical work centers on developing new models of care that bridge oncology and primary care. She has built programs to provide coordinated, longitudinal care for patients during and after cancer treatment and those with inherited cancer predispositions.
As a physician-journalist, she is the author of the nationally acclaimed book Fragmented: A Doctor’s Quest to Piece Together American Health Care (W.W. Norton, 2023). Her writing has also appeared in The Best American Science and Nature Writing, The Atlantic, Scientific American, TIME, STAT, Undark, and other outlets. She received a Folio Award for best healthcare column and was shortlisted for the Cancer Journalism Award.
She is Faculty Director of the annual Big Ideas in Medicine conference, which convenes leaders across fields to examine pressing challenges in health and society. She advises startups focused on cancer survivorship and prevention. As Associate Medical Director of Stanford’s Internal Medicine Clinic, she oversees the largest primary care clinic for Stanford residents. She teaches core concepts of cancer survivorship and primary care to residents, medical students, fellows, and faculty.
Her research focuses on designing new approaches to cancer survivorship delivery, and she leads a research team evaluating their implementation in practice. Her work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Genetics in Medicine, and other peer-reviewed journals. She has presented nationally at meetings including the Society of General Internal Medicine, American Society of Hematology, and National Society of Genetic Counselors. She has also served on the editorial board of Hematology News.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Yurkiewicz interned with the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues and contributed to white papers on ethical challenges in medicine. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and an associate member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society of Hematology.
