Stanford University
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Alpana Gowda
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Alpana Gowda is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford, where she has cared for patients since 2007. Her clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of complex pain conditions, with particular expertise in musculoskeletal pain and electrodiagnostic (EMG) testing.
Dr. Gowda is passionate about helping patients understand the source of their pain—especially when the diagnosis feels unclear or elusive. She emphasizes that chronic pain is a multifaceted condition that can arise from the bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves, or brain, and works with each patient to develop a plan that addresses their unique experience of pain.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Gowda teaches Stanford pain medicine fellows and lectures on topics including pain mechanisms, musculoskeletal medicine, and the challenges of diagnosing chronic pain. -
Thirumagal Gowrikanthan
Affiliate, Medicine - Med/Family and Community Medicine
BioThirumagal Gowrikanthan is an undergraduate student at McMaster University pursuing a degree in Life Sciences (HB.Sc.) along with a Concurrent Certificate in Science Communication. In addition to her research at McMaster, which focuses on knowledge translation and cardiology, she is a Research Scholar with the Stanford University School of Medicine, where she conducts research to advance the health of Asian populations through data science. Her broader interests include enhancing patient care by translating research into practice and bridging the gap between research and clinical application to ensure healthcare is accessible to all.
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Neelam Goyal, MD
Clinical Professor, Adult Neurology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Goyal's research interests involve monitoring and managing the short and long-term toxicity of immunosuppressive agents used in the treatment of immune-mediated neuromuscular disorders. She is actively involved in a grant-supported project investigating steroid toxicity in patients with myasthenia gravis.
She also serves as the Wellbeing Co-Director for the Neurology Department, working on a grant-supported project aimed at mitigating the adverse impact of work on personal relationships. -
Varun Goyal, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
BioDr. Varun Goyal is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Otolaryngology at Stanford University, applying his expertise in nonlinear systems, biomechanics, acoustics, and vibrations to advance the understanding of hearing. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he worked at the intersection of mechanics and biological systems to develop computational frameworks for mechanosensory transduction in mammalian ears, with a particular focus on inner-ear hair bundles.
His background spans structural and fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, and control systems, with a strong emphasis on applying these techniques to problems in ear physiology. Dr. Goyal also conducted research at the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE) during his bachelor's and master’s studies at IIT Madras, where he designed multifunctional acoustic waveguides for ultrasonic energy transmission and temperature sensing.
He has led and contributed to high-impact R&D projects across leading academic institutions, including RWTH Aachen University in Germany, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan, as well as industry partners such as Mondelez International and Plasma Giken Co., Ltd. in Japan. Driven by curiosity and a commitment to understanding how complex systems operate, Dr. Goyal's work integrates theory, computation, and experiment to address fundamental questions in auditory biomechanics. -
Or Gozani
Dr. Morris Herzstein Professor
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study the molecular mechanisms by which chromatin-signaling networks effect nuclear and epigenetic programs, and how dysregulation of these pathways leads to disease. Our work centers on the biology of lysine methylation, a principal chromatin-regulatory mechanism that directs epigenetic processes. We study how lysine methylation events are generated, sensed, and transduced, and how these chemical marks integrate with other nuclear signaling systems to govern diverse cellular functions.
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Joshua D. Grab, MS, MA
Biostatistician 2, Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research and Education Center
BioJoshua Grab is a Biostatistician at the S-SPIRE Center in the Department of Surgery. He has Masters' degrees in Biostatistics and Mathematics.
Josh has 12 years of experience as a biostatistician and data analyst. As a data analyst at UCSF, he worked primarily for the Liver Transplant Center doing survival analyses. At Wake Forest University, he worked on genome-wide association studies for various disease conditions. Before that, he worked at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), building logistic models for mortality within the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Cardiac Database.
Josh has been a SAS user for all of his time in biostatistics and has beginner to intermediate skills with various other software packages, including R, STATA, and MATLAB, and is learning Python.
In addition to his biostatistics career, Josh also has 7 years of experience teaching mathematics and introductory statistics at the community college level. -
Erin Elizabeth Grady
Clinical Professor, Radiology - Rad/Nuclear Medicine
BioErin Grady, MD, CCD, FACNM, FSNMMI is a nuclear medicine physician at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in Stanford, California. She serves as the Interim Division Chief of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Associate Chair of Education and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and is program director for the nuclear radiology and nuclear oncology fellowship programs, as well as a coach for the diagnostic radiology program. She is actively involved nationally in the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging as a Director-at-Large on the SNMMI Board of Directors, and chair of the Government Relations Committee. She serves on the Nuclear Medicine Residency Review Committee for ACGME appeals panel member and assisted with milestone 1.0 development committee for Nuclear Medicine and 2.0 milestone revision committee for Nuclear Radiology at the ACGME. She has been involved in multiple guideline and appropriate use documents on topics related to thyroid cancer (NCCN panel), neuroendocrine tumors, bone scintigraphy, lung scintigraphy and more. In addition, she is a past chair of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and past president of the American College of Nuclear Medicine. Her areas of research interest include quality, education, radiopharmaceutical therapy and finding answers to clinical questions that arise during the course of practice. She is passionate about education, nuclear medicine’s future, collaboration across specialties, and is a staunch advocate for patients.
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Clemens Graf von Luckner
Postdoctoral Scholar, Business
BioClemens Graf von Luckner is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford GSB's Global Capital Allocation Project, where his research investigates international capital flows, with a focus on sovereign debt and crypto assets. Prior to joining Stanford, he was a Doctoral Fellow at Harvard's Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government.
Formerly an economist and advisor in the World Bank's Chief Economist Office under Carmen Reinhart, Clemens was involved when the World Bank and its client countries grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic and its macro-financial consequences.
Clemens completed his undergraduate studies at Sciences Po Paris, and also studied at the American University of Beirut. He holds graduate degrees in Economics and Finance from Sciences Po and Columbia University, and recently finished his PhD in economics at Sciences Po, with co-supervision from Harvard University. -
Diana Gragg
Managing Director Explore Energy, Precourt Institute for Energy
Current Role at StanfordManaging Director, Explore Energy, Precourt Institute for Energy
Core Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering -
Sally Graglia
Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
BioDr. Graglia, the youngest of four in an immigrant family, grew up in Southern California. Considering veterinary medicine, journalism, architecture, and Disney animation, Dr. Graglia ‘discovered people’ during a summer in undergrad working in Ethiopia, decided on medicine as her path forward, and has never looked back.
A UC child, she completed her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley, medical school at UC Davis, and residency at UCSF with deviations to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for a Masters of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) for fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound.
Having worked, learned, and/or taught throughout Africa, Europe and Eastern Europe, and Central and South America, her three pillars continue to be point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), education, and global health with an unending drive to serve the underserved.
Outside of work, Dr. Graglia enjoys her growing family, yoga, hiking, being outside, and exploring - new cultures, places, and languages. -
Britni Wilcher
Affiliate, Center for Population Health Sciences
BioBritni Wilcher, PhD, is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Health Policy at Stanford University and an applied microeconomist working at the intersection of health, labor, and gender economics. Dr. Wilcher's research focuses on the economics of health decision making and its implications for labor markets using quasi-experimental designs. Her research portfolio spans vulnerable populations and policy interventions, from evaluating teletherapy adoption patterns among 200,000+ veterans to conducting regulatory impact analyses protecting 22+ million workers nationwide. Her collaborative research products have withstood judicial review up to the Supreme Court and provided evidence-based input into policy actions. Her work has been cited in congressional testimony and the 2022 Economic Report of the President. It has been featured in federal regulations and published in peer-reviewed journals including Labour Economics, Health Economics, Value in Health, and the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.
Dr. Wilcher has worked in management consulting, government, universities, and has consulted with think tanks, foundations, the EU Commission, and a United Nations entity. She holds a PhD in Economics from American University, an MSc in International Health Care Management, Economics, and Policy from SDA Bocconi School of Management, and a BA in Economics from Spelman College. -
Laura Graham
Other Teaching Staff-Hourly, Surgery
BioI am an epidemiologist and health services researcher with nearly 20 years of experience in surgical outcomes research. My work focuses on improving healthcare delivery and outcomes for Veterans and other vulnerable populations, particularly those who are older or medically complex. Using large administrative datasets from the Veterans Health Administration (VA), I study surgical processes and outcomes to inform system-level improvements.
With postdoctoral training in health economics and implementation science, I bring expertise in causal inference methodology and artificial intelligence, particularly the use of natural language processing (NLP). I apply these methods to extract insights from unstructured clinical data and to strengthen causal analyses in complex healthcare datasets. These approaches allow me to address research questions that were previously difficult to study with standard empirical approaches.
As a collaborative leader, I have mentored junior investigators and worked across academic and industry sectors to advance health services research. My goal is to translate evidence into practice, ultimately improving the quality of surgical care for Veterans.
