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  • Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD

    Arnav Mehta, MD, PhD

    Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Oncology

    BioDr. Mehta is a board-certified, fellowship-trained medical oncologist at the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center. He is also an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the gastrointestinal (GI) oncology group of the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

    Dr. Mehta specializes in gastrointestinal cancer, with a particular focus on pancreatic and gastric cancers. He also treats colorectal cancers. His treatment specialties include immunotherapy — helping a patient’s immune system fight cancer — and targeted therapies, which send cancer-fighting drugs to specific cancer cell molecules.

    His research interests include understanding why GI cancers resist treatments and identifying new ways to treat these tumors. In particular, he is interested in GI tumor immunology, which focuses on directing a person’s immune system to help destroy cancer cells. He also has a special interest in tumor plasticity, which represents the ability of a tumor cell to evolve and develop resistance to therapies.

    Dr. Mehta has earned research awards and grants from organizations including the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society of Hematology (ASH), and the National Institutes of Health.

    Dr. Mehta has published in many peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, Nature Cancer, Cancer Discovery and Immunity. He has written book chapters on subjects including esophageal and gastric cancer. He has also presented his research on topics including tumor immunology and pancreatic cancer at dozens of symposia and meetings around the country.

    Dr. Mehta is a member of the AACR and ASCO.

  • Jenny Y. Mei

    Jenny Y. Mei

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPostpartum hypertension
    Cardio-obstetrics
    Quality improvement

  • Kara Meister, MD, FAAP, FACS

    Kara Meister, MD, FAAP, FACS

    Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics

    BioKara D. Meister, MD, FAAP, FACS is a pediatric otolaryngologist and head & neck surgeon. She received her medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina and completed her otolaryngology residency at University of Pittsburgh. She completed a NIH-funded fellowship in head and neck research at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Meister then went on to complete a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

    She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department Otolaryngology, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, at Stanford University. Dr. Meister’s research interests include thyroid cancer, head & neck masses, Graves' disease. She has a special interest in the influence of the environment and pollutants (such as microplastics) on health. She currently serves as the Clinical Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Dr. Meister completed additional training in innovation through the Stanford Biodesign Faculty Fellowship.

    Her clinical interests include the treatment of patients with head and neck masses including thyroid nodules and cancer. She is the Surgical Director of the Children's Thyroid Clinic at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and is the Medical Director of the Tubes & Tonsils Surgery Clinic. She is co-editor of the textbooks "Pediatric Bronchoscopy for Clinicians" and "Atlas of Endoscopic Airway Surgery". She enjoys advocacy work with the American Academy of Pediatrics Button Battery Taskforce.

    Dr. Meister is a member of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) where she serves on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and is a member of the ATA Guidelines Writing Group for Thyroid Disease & Pregnancy. She is a member of the pediatric committee of the American Head and Neck Society. She is an author and speaker on masses and tumors of the head and neck, thyroid disease, and thyroid cancer in children and adolescents. In collaboration with SHC, she offers novel treatment for thyroid problems in children and adolescents including radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules.

    Dr. Meister lives in Woodside with her husband, 3 children, and Rooney the dog.

    Clinical Expertise:
    Children's Thyroid Center, Co-Director, Surgical
    Thyroid nodules
    Thyroid cancer - papillary, follicular, and medullary
    Surgical management of hyperthyroidism and Grave's disease
    MEN syndrome
    Head and Neck masses
    Congenital neck masses such as branchial cleft cyst, thyroglossal duct cyst
    Pediatric Head and Neck cancer
    Airway evaluation and reconstruction, voice and swallowing problems, and Aerodigestive
    Fetal Airway and Exit Team