Timothy Tsai

Bio

Dr. Tsai is a board-certified family medicine physician, clinical informaticist, and trained in osteopathy. He is a clinical assistant professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health. Prior to joining Stanford Health Care, he obtained a Master of Management in clinical informatics from Duke University.

Dr. Tsai seeks to improve clinician workflows and patient care by applying his knowledge of clinical informatics. His innovations allow providers to quickly access, share, and document information to advance patient care. He has also held many notable leadership, educational, and quality control positions throughout his career.

Dr. Tsai investigates ways to maximize the time clinicians spend with patients. He expedites and standardizes communication between health care providers and patients through the integration of mobile devices and remote patient monitoring programs. He streamlines the documentation process by updating electronic medical record tools and creating more efficient patient questionnaires to optimize the quality of care.

He has presented his research orally or in poster format at the American Medical Informatics Association, Family Medicine Education Consortium, and American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. As a medical student, Dr. Tsai developed an open online osteopathic manipulation course, enrolling over 1,200 students. As a clinical fellow at Duke, he co-authored a textbook chapter on the future of health informatics

Dr. Tsai enjoys lacrosse, golf, volleyball, cooking, traveling, and listening to TEDMED talks in his free time.

Clinical Focus

• Family Medicine

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
• Clinical Instructor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

Professional Education

• Fellowship: Duke University Hospital (2022) NC
• Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine (2020)
• Residency: Overlook Medical Center - Atlantic Health System (2020) NJ
• Medical Education: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Registrar (2017) NJ