Cynthia Khoo

Bio

Dr. Khoo serves as the Associate Program Director of Career Development for the Stanford Anesthesia Residency and Co-Director of the Division of Global Health Equity. In her residency role, she leads the Anesthesiology Leadership Pathways at Stanford (ALPS), a comprehensive mentorship initiative spanning advocacy, research, community engagement, global health, innovation, medical education and quality improvement.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s MD-PhD program, Dr. Khoo completed her residency and regional anesthesia fellowship at Stanford. Her global health work focuses on promoting safe, equitable perioperative care through high-tech education, including immersive reality simulations for crisis management in Tanzania and Guyana. She supports bi-directional partnerships that facilitate resident rotations and host international scholars at Stanford. Her current research focuses on enhancing clinical research quality in low-resource settings across Rwanda, Vietnam, Guyana, and Tanzania. Dr. Khoo specializes clinically in regional, orthopedic, and thoracic anesthesia.

Clinical Focus

• Anesthesia
• Regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine
• Global anesthesia
• Orthopedic anesthesia
• Thoracic anesthesia

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Administrative Appointments

• Co-Director of Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (2021 - Present)
• Associate Program Director of Career Development, Stanford Anesthesia Residency (2024 - Present)

Professional Education

• Fellowship: Stanford University Anesthesiology Fellowships (2018) CA
• Residency: Stanford University Anesthesiology Residency (2017) CA
• Internship: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (2014) CA
• Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia (2018)
• Medical Education: Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania (2013) PA
• PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Pharmacology (2011)

Community and International Work

• Volunteer, Georgetown Guyana

  Topic

  Regional anesthesia

  Partnering Organization(s)

  Georgetown Public Health Corporation

  Populations Served

  Guyanese

  Location

  International

  Ongoing Project

  Yes

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

• Volunteer, Karatu, Tanzania

  Topic

  Regional anesthesia

  Partnering Organization(s)

  Foundation for African Medicine and Education

  Populations Served

  Tanzanian

  Location

  International

  Ongoing Project

  Yes

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  Yes