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Michael David Tseng, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
BioMichael D. Tseng, MD is an orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in spinal injuries and degenerative spine conditions. After over a decade in private practice, he was recruited to join the Stanford University School of Medicine faculty to serve as the Spine Section Chief at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley.
Dr. Tseng completed his undergraduate training at the University of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Biochemistry with Honors. He then went on to receive his MD at Weill Cornell University in New York, NY. He completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at renowned spine center William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. He then completed a spinal surgery fellowship at UCSF, where he worked with both orthopedic spine and neurosurgery faculty.
Dr. Tseng has been an investigator in basic science, biomechanical and clinical research projects. He has presented at national and international spine conferences and published work in peer reviewed spine journals. He is a reviewer for the Spine Journal and the BMJ Best Practice-Spinal Stenosis section. He relishes contributing to the education of future surgeons as clinical faculty in the Stanford Orthopedic Surgery Residency and Stanford Orthopedic Spine Surgery Fellowship programs.
As a fellowship-trained spine surgeon, Dr. Tseng treats a comprehensive range of injuries and conditions of the spine, including injuries to the neck and back.
He believes in a conservative approach to treatment and always considers using nonoperative methods before recommending surgery. A holistic approach including education, core strengthening, limited medications, acupuncture or chiropractic care may address many common conditions including back pain.
When surgery is necessary, he uses a caring bedside manner to form a collaborative treatment plan with his patients. He believes that well-informed patients have the best outcomes. His mission is to empower you with tools for functionality and wellness.
He approaches surgery with a “minimalist” approach, doing the least surgery possible to achieve his patient’s objectives. When appropriate, he is skilled using the latest motion sparing surgical techniques such as endoscopic and microsurgical decompression, laminoplasty, and artificial disc replacement. He has completed advanced training in cervical disc replacements and endoscopic spine surgery. He is experienced with minimally-invasive direct lateral spinal fusion and the Barricaid Annular Closure device for disc herniation surgery.
Dr. Tseng is fortunate to work with Christopher Hydock, PA-C, an exceptional and experienced Physician Assistant.
When Dr. Tseng is not seeing patients, he stays active through personal fitness, running, skiing and golf. He also enjoys cooking, music and spending time with family. -
Richard Tsien
George D. Smith Professor, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study synaptic communication between brain cells with the goal of understanding neuronal computations and memory mechanisms. Main areas of focus include: presynaptic calcium channels, mechanisms of vesicular fusion and recycling. Modulation of synaptic strength through changes in postsynaptic receptors and dendritic morphology. Signaling that links synaptic activity to nuclear transcription and local protein translation. Techniques include imaging, electrophysiology, molecular biology.
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Pamela Tsing, MD, FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Med/Hospital Medicine
BioEDUCATION
- B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 2009
- M.D., David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2014
TRAINING
- Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, 2014-17
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- Internal Medicine, 2017
DISTINCTIONS
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), 2021
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Angela Tsiperfal
Affiliate, Central Mgmt-Misc AR
BioAngela Tsiperfal is a Nurse practitioner and one of the Lead APPs at Stanford Healthcare and currently manages the team of electrophysiology nurse practitioners. She has been practicing in Cardiac Electrophysiology for over 18 years and is a pioneer of the Electrophysiology APP program at Stanford. She has led the change in practice of having the electrical cardioversion procedures be done by nurse practitioners independently. She communicated this change in practice to the HRS community through a podium abstract presentation at HRS and at the AHA scientific sessions, with a manuscript currently in progress. Angela previously published an ECG case presentation regularly in the Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing Journal and was a co-editor of the book, Cardiac Arrhythmia Management: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Allied Professionals. Angela has a mastery of the clinical knowledge of electrophysiology and CIED management with recent renewal of her IBHRE CCDS certification.
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Geoffrey Tso
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsClinical Informatics, Generative AI, LLM, Clinical Decision Support, Digital Health, Multimorbidity, Preventive Health, Telemedicine, Telehealth, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
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Jason V. Tso, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
BioDr. Tso is a board-certified cardiologist with the Sports Cardiology Program and the Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease. He serves as medical director of the Sports Cardiology Program and is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
With clinical expertise in sports cardiology, Dr. Tso specializes in treating physically active patients. He cares for recreational weekend warriors, elite and professional athletes, and all those in between.
He has experience caring for athletes from professional sports teams and multiple National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I universities. Dr. Tso performs cardiac screening and consultation for multiple Bay Area sports teams and is the team cardiologist for Stanford Athletics and the San Francisco 49ers.
Dr. Tso’s research interests include cardiovascular health and adaptation in athletes. He has spent years studying American-style football players and Masters endurance athletes. He has presented his research at multiple national meetings, including the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Heart Failure Society of America, and American College of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Tso’s research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the American Heart Association, the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, and the British Journal of Sports Medicine. He also regularly serves as a reviewer for multiple cardiology and sports medicine journals. -
Chi-Ho Ban Tsui
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
BioDr. Tsui completed his medical training at Dalhousie University in Halifax in 1995, following his Master of Science in Pharmacy in 1991. These degrees followed a Diploma in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in both Mathematics and Pharmacy. After 16 years of practice at the University of Alberta Hospital and Stollery Children’s Hospital, Dr. Tsui was recruited to Stanford University in 2016.
Dr. Tsui is an avid and internationally recognized researcher. During his residency, Dr. Tsui developed an interest in improving the accuracy of epidural catheter placement and was issued a U.S. patent for his research. Dr. Tsui has expanded his research on ultrasound in regional anesthesia, with particular relevance to peripheral nerve block performance. Dr. Tsui is also responsible for developing the E-Catheter catheter-over-needle kit for use during peripheral nerve blocks. The primary objective of his research is to transform regional anesthesia from an “art” into a reliable and reproducible “science” by further exploring the fundamental scientific and clinical aspects of electrophysiological signal monitoring and integrating this with the latest advances in ultrasound.
Academically, Dr. Tsui received the 2005 John Bradley Young Educator Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society. This award recognizes his work as a clinical educator, researcher, and anesthesia trainee role model. While in Canada, Dr. Tsui was the only Canadian invited to write a chapter for a prestigious American anesthesia textbook - Clinical Anesthesia (Barash). Dr. Tsui wrote the first textbook on Ultrasound and Nerve Stimulation-Guided Regional Anesthesia. Dr. Tsui also co-authored the first pediatric textbook on the subject, the Pediatric Atlas of Ultrasound- and Nerve Stimulation-Guided Regional Anesthesia. Dr. Tsui co-authored and edited "Principles of Airway Management" and "Complications in Regional Anesthesia." From 2006 to 2018, Dr. Tsui served on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. Dr. Tsui is currently the editor of the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Tsui has received the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Clinical Scholar award and has previously received research awards and grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, AHFMR, and University of Alberta. In 2015, the CAS Research Recognition Award, a prestigious award presented by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, was awarded to Dr. Tsui "in recognition of significant research contributions to regional anesthesia, acute pain management, and pediatric anesthesia in Canada and around the world". In 2022, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) awarded Dr. Tsui the Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious annual award honors individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the field of regional anesthesia and pain medicine
In 2025, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, ASRA honored Prof. Ban C.H. Tsui with the prestigious Gaston Labat Award. Presented annually since 1977 to recognize exceptional contributions to regional anesthesia, ASRA specifically chose Prof. Tsui as the 2025 recipient to mark this significant milestone.
Dr. Tsui was a full professor and is now an adjunct professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University. Recently, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, recruited Dr. Tsui as an associate dean (Clinical Innovation & Translational Research), Chair, and Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine. He was then shortly promoted to the position of Executive Associate Dean of the School of Medicine. Dr. Tsui is also an Honorary Full Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. -
Yuri Tsutsumi
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsClinical Psychology
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Milena Tsvetkova
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
BioMilena Tsvetkova is Associate Professor of Computational Social Science at the Department of Methodology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and external faculty at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna, Austria. She is the director of the HUMANET lab, funded by an ERC Consolidator grant with €2,000,000 in 2025–2030 to investigate interactions and collective outcomes in human-machine social systems. Milena holds a PhD in sociology from Cornell University. Her research combines online experiments, network analysis, machine learning, and computational modeling to study cooperation, contagion, segregation, and inequality in human and human-machine groups, networks, and communities. Milena’s work has been published in sociology, computer science, and general science journals and recognized with the Raymond Boudon Award for Early Career Achievement by the European Academy of Sociology. In 2026-27, Milena is visiting the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University as a Fellow.
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Lev Tsypin
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pathology
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am working with Botryococcus braunii, a species of freshwater microscopic algae. This organism is unique among plants in that it secretes copious amounts of oil that is chemically analogous to petroleum. This organism may be the key to developing a cheap and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but we do not yet have the tools to engineer or optimize its oil production. My work aims to bridge this gap.
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Xun Tu
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsAs a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Erin Gibson’s lab, I am integrating my expertise in molecular signaling and systems neuroscience to study the role of OPCs in sleep. My interest in sleep has been further reinforced by observing the dramatic shifts in sleep architecture across developmental stages as a new parent, highlighting the necessity of sleep for neural refinement. My current research uses in vivo calcium imaging and closed-loop optogenetics to determine how OPC-neuron communication coordinates hippocampal sharp-wave ripples. By characterizing how aging blunts OPC responsiveness to sleep, I aim to identify novel strategies to preserve memory and promote healthy cognitive aging.
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Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Medicine (SPRC)
BioDr. Tuakli-Wosornu is a board-certified, fellowship-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physician (physiatrist) with Stanford Health Care and an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Tuakli-Wosornu specializes in interventional spine and sports medicine treatments. She diagnoses and treats a wide range of sports medicine conditions, while helping individuals achieve high performance through holistic mind-body techniques and therapies. Her passion lies in advancing equity in sports, improving the lives of marginalized populations—including those with disabilities—and demonstrating the transformative power of sport.
Dr. Tuakli-Wosornu's multifaceted approach combines clinical expertise, cutting-edge research, and advocacy to advance sports medicine and promote inclusivity in athletics. Her research interests include evidence-based approaches to prevent injury, relieve pain, and optimize health and performance. Her research has received support from organizations such as the International Olympic Committee and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
Dr. Tuakli-Wosornu has published extensively on parasports medicine, athlete safeguarding, and sports equity in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals, such as the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the British Journal of Sports Medicine, where she serves as an associate editor. Her work includes book chapters on paralympic sports and sports nutrition for paralympic athletes.
Dr. Tuakli-Wosornu is actively involved in several professional societies, including the International Blind Sports Federation, the International Olympic Committee, and Safe Sport International. She chairs numerous committees focused on athlete welfare and physical activity for people with disabilities. Through these roles, Dr. Tuakli-Wosornu promotes fair play, education, and the global benefits of sport.
