Emergency Medicine Faculty

Leadership

Andra Blomkalns, MD, MBA

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: University of Cincinnati Hospital and College of Medicine

Professional Interests: Technology and Innovation, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Point-of-Care Testing, Innate Immunity

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Michael Gisondi, MD
Vice Chair of Education

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Faculty Development, Education Research, Palliative Care

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Sam Shen, MD, MBA
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Quality

Residency Training: Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess
Professional Interests: Health Care Management, Emergency Department Operations

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Matthew Strehlow, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: International Medicine, Medical Education, Critical Care, Sepsis, Congestive Heart Failure

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Clinical Directors

Bernard Dannenberg, MD
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: University of California, Irvine - Pediatrics / Loma Linda University - Emergency Medicine
Professional Interests: Pediatric Pain Management, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD
Medical Director of Adult Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: University of California, Irvine
Professional Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education

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Daniel Imler, MD
Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Training: Boston Medical Center - Boston University
Residency Training: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Professional Interests: Clinical Informatics, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Global Health, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Donald Schreiber, MD
Quality Director of Adult Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: University of Southern California
Professional Interests: Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Moon Lee, MD, MPH
Quality Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: University of California, Davis
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Alexei Wagner, MD, MBA
Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Clinical)

Residency Training: University of Chicago
Professional Interests: Aeromedicine, Airway Management, Medical Education

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Tsuyoshi Mitarai, MD
Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Critical Care)
Director of Emergency Critical Care Program

Residency Training: University of Maryland
Professional Interests: Internal Medicine/Critical Care Medicine

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Ian Brown, MD
Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Informatics)

Residency Training: Johns Hopkins University
Professional Interests: Cardiovascular Emergencies, Cardiac Risk Stratification, Medical Informatics

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Academic Directors

Phillip Harter, MD
Director of Continuing Medical Education

Residency Training: Christ Hospital and Medical Center
Professional Interests: Medical Education, Simulation and Virtual Reality, Residency Administration

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Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD
Co-Director of Academic Affairs

Residency Training: Northwestern University
Professional Interests: Wellness, Physiological effects of shift work, Simulation

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Cori Poffenberger, MD
Director of Faculty Development and Wellness

Residency Training: University of California, Los Angeles - Harbor
Professional Interests: Ultrasound

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James Quinn, MD
Director of Research

Residency Training: University of Ottawa
Professional Interests: Medical Informatics, Wound Management, Syncope, Decision Rules

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Kimberly Schertzer, MD
Director of the Section of Emergency Medicine Simulation

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Simulation

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Nounou Taleghani, MD, PhD
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: International Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Emergency Medical Services

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Ewen Wang, MD
Co-Director of Academic Affairs
Associate Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health

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Rebecca Walker, MD
Director of Postgraduate Fellowships

Residency Training: Loma Linda University
Professional Interests: International Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Administration

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Sarah Williams, MD
Director of Graduate Medical Education

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education, Health Advocacy

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Stanford Full-Time Faculty

Peter Acker, MD

Residency Training: University of Chicago
Professional Interests: International Emergency Medicine, Pre-hospital Emergency Care, Medical Education

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Al'ai Alvarez, MD

Residency Training: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Recruitment and Selection, Diversity, Physician Wellbeing, Quality and Clinical Operations, Medical Education

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Kenton Anderson, MD

Residency Training: Duke University Medical Center
Professional Interests: Cardiac Arrest, Emergency Ultrasound

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Nicholas Ashenburg, MD

Residency: Maine Medical Center
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine; Ultrasound

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Paul Auerbach, MD

Residency Training: University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Biodesign, Medicine and the Environment, Dive Medicine

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Joseph Becker, MD

Residency Training: Yale New Haven
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Milana Boukhman, MD

Residency Training: Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess
Professional Interests: Bioterrorism, Disaster Medicine, International Medicine, Innovations in Healthcare

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Patrick Burns, MD

Residency Training: University of Washington
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD

Residency: University of Wisconsin
Professional Interests: Education and Assessment

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Eli Carrillo

Residency Training: Highland Emergency Medicine
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services

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Henry Curtis, MD

Residency Training: Mount Sinai
Professional Interests: Medical Humanities, Disaster Medicine, Virtual Reality Education

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Peter D'Souza, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services

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Youyou Duanmu, MD

Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Professional Interests: Point-of-Care Echocardiography, Clinical Decision Tools

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Andrea Fang, MD

Residency Training: University of California, Los Angeles - Harbor
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Marc Gautreau, MD

Residency Training: University of Massachusetts
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services, Disaster Medicine

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Zhara Marjan Ghazi-Askar, MD

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Michelle Feltes, MD

Residency: George Washington University
Professional Interests: International Emergency Medicine

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Karen Frush, MD

Residency Training: Duke University
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Gregory Gilbert, MD

Residency Training: Emory University
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services, Stroke, Medical Education

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Prasanthi Govindarajan, MD

Residency Training: Boston Medical Center
Professional Interests: Neurological Emergencies, Pre-hospital Care, Stroke.

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Carrie Jurkiewicz, MD

Residency: University of Chicago Hospital
Professional Interests: Wilderness Medicine

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Jennifer Kanapicki, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: International Emergency Medicine, Medical Education

Ayesha Khan, MD

Residency Training: Detroit Medical Center
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Kajal Khanna, MD, JD

Residency Training: University of California, San Francisco
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Deborah Kimball, MD

Residency Training: MetroHealth Medical Center
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Edward Klofas, MD

Residency Training: University of California, San Francisco
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Procedures, Medical Gismos

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Justin Lemieux, MD

Residency Training: University of California, San Diego
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services, Toxicology

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Benjamin Lindquist, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: International Emergency Medicine

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Grant Lipman, MD

Residency Training: St. Luke's - Roosevelt
Professional Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Evidence-based Medicine

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Viveta Lobo, MD

Residency Training: Hahnemann University
Professional Interests: Ultrasound

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Jason Lowe, DO

Residency Training: University of California, San Francisco - Fresno
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Angela Lumba-Brown, MD

Residency Training: New York Medical College
Professional Interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Trauma, and Brain Injury

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S.V. Mahadevan, MD
Director of Global Affairs and Strategy

Residency Training: University of California, Los Angeles - Olive View
Professional Interests: Trauma, Medical Education, International Medicine

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Anne Merritt, MD

Residency Training: Yale University
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

William Mulkerin, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services

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Kelly Murphy, MD

Residency Training: Brown University
Professional Interests: International Medicine, Sports Medicine, Tropical Medicine, Rural Grassroots Medical Education, Webmaster

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Jennifer Newberry, MD, JD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health

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Jessica Ngo, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Disaster Response

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Avinash Patil, MD

Residency Training: Loma Linda University
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Brian Travis Rice, MD

Residency: LAC USC Emergency Medicine Residency
Professional Interests: International emergency medicine

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Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD

PhD: Queen's University

Professional Interests: Medical Education

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Katherine Staats, MD

Residency Training: University of Texas, Austin
Professional Interests: Community Paramedicine, High-Performance CPR and Prehospital Resuscitation, EMS Education, Active Shooter and Assailant Preparedness

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Jenny Wilson, MD

Residency Training: UCSF-SFGH
Professional Interests: Emergency Critical Care, Lung Injury, Sepsis, Critical Care Ultrasound

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Alfredo Urdaneta, MD

Residency Training: UCSF, Fresno
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, CCM, ECLS/ECMO, Trauma Resuscitation, Sepsis, and Medical Education

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Samuel Yang, MD

Residency Training: Johns Hopkins University
Professional Interests: Infectious Diseases, Global Health, Medical Technology

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Stanford Part-Time Faculty

Rodney Altman, MD

Residency Training: University of Illinois
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Erik Anderson, MD

Residency Training: Alameda Health System
Professional Interests: Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health

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Barbie Barrett, MD

Residency Training: University of Southern California
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Michael Bresler, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Ram Duriseti, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Computational Modeling of Medical Decisions, Statistical Computing, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

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Shawn Kaku, MD

Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

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Sachie Oshima, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Health Information Technology

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Mitesh Rao, MD

Residency Training: Yale University
Professional Interests: Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Innovation

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Elizabeth Raphael, MD

Residency Training: Detroit Medical Center
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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George Sternbach, MD

Residency Training: University of Chicago
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Vance Vanier, MD

Residency Training: Alameda Health System
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Anita Vashi, MD

Residency Training: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine

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Eric L. Weiss, MD

Residency Training: University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Interests: Infectious Diseases

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Sybil Zachariah, MD

Residency Training: Stanford/Kaiser
Professional Interests: Emergency Medicine, International Emergency Medicine

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Ken Zafren, MD

Residency Training: University of California, Los Angeles
Professional Interests: Emergency Medical Services, Wilderness Medicine

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2018-19 Fellows

Current Residents

Emergency Medicine Faculty

Leadership

Andra Blomkalns, MD, MBA

Michael Gisondi, MD Vice Chair of Education

Sam Shen, MD, MBA Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Quality

Matthew Strehlow, MD Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Clinical Directors

Bernard Dannenberg, MD Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD Medical Director of Adult Emergency Medicine

Daniel Imler, MD Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Donald Schreiber, MD Quality Director of Adult Emergency Medicine

Moon Lee, MD, MPH Quality Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Alexei Wagner, MD, MBA Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Clinical)

Tsuyoshi Mitarai, MD Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Critical Care) Director of Emergency Critical Care Program

Ian Brown, MD Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Informatics)

Academic Directors

Phillip Harter, MD Director of Continuing Medical Education

Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD Co-Director of Academic Affairs

Cori Poffenberger, MD Director of Faculty Development and Wellness

James Quinn, MD Director of Research

Kimberly Schertzer, MD Director of the Section of Emergency Medicine Simulation

Nounou Taleghani, MD, PhD Director of Undergraduate Medical Education

Ewen Wang, MD Co-Director of Academic Affairs Associate Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Rebecca Walker, MD Director of Postgraduate Fellowships

Sarah Williams, MD Director of Graduate Medical Education

Stanford Full-Time Faculty

Peter Acker, MD

Al'ai Alvarez, MD

Kenton Anderson, MD

Nicholas Ashenburg, MD

Paul Auerbach, MD

Joseph Becker, MD

Milana Boukhman, MD

Patrick Burns, MD

Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD

Eli Carrillo

Henry Curtis, MD

Peter D'Souza, MD

Youyou Duanmu, MD

Andrea Fang, MD

Marc Gautreau, MD

Zhara Marjan Ghazi-Askar, MD

Michelle Feltes, MD

Karen Frush, MD

Gregory Gilbert, MD

Prasanthi Govindarajan, MD

Carrie Jurkiewicz, MD

Jennifer Kanapicki, MD

Ayesha Khan, MD

Kajal Khanna, MD, JD

Deborah Kimball, MD

Edward Klofas, MD

Justin Lemieux, MD

Benjamin Lindquist, MD

Grant Lipman, MD

Viveta Lobo, MD

Jason Lowe, DO

Angela Lumba-Brown, MD

S.V. Mahadevan, MD Director of Global Affairs and Strategy

Anne Merritt, MD

William Mulkerin, MD

Kelly Murphy, MD

Jennifer Newberry, MD, JD

Jessica Ngo, MD

Avinash Patil, MD

Brian Travis Rice, MD

Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD

Katherine Staats, MD

Jenny Wilson, MD

Alfredo Urdaneta, MD

Samuel Yang, MD

Stanford Part-Time Faculty

Rodney Altman, MD

Erik Anderson, MD

Barbie Barrett, MD

Michael Bresler, MD

Ram Duriseti, MD

Shawn Kaku, MD

Sachie Oshima, MD

Mitesh Rao, MD

Michael Gisondi, MD
Vice Chair of Education

Sam Shen, MD, MBA
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Quality

Matthew Strehlow, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine

Bernard Dannenberg, MD
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD
Medical Director of Adult Emergency Medicine

Daniel Imler, MD
Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Donald Schreiber, MD
Quality Director of Adult Emergency Medicine

Moon Lee, MD, MPH
Quality Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Alexei Wagner, MD, MBA
Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Clinical)

Tsuyoshi Mitarai, MD
Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Critical Care)
Director of Emergency Critical Care Program

Ian Brown, MD
Assistant Director of Adult Emergency Medicine (Informatics)

Phillip Harter, MD
Director of Continuing Medical Education

Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD
Co-Director of Academic Affairs

Cori Poffenberger, MD
Director of Faculty Development and Wellness

James Quinn, MD
Director of Research

Kimberly Schertzer, MD
Director of the Section of Emergency Medicine Simulation

Nounou Taleghani, MD, PhD
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education

Ewen Wang, MD
Co-Director of Academic Affairs
Associate Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Rebecca Walker, MD
Director of Postgraduate Fellowships

Sarah Williams, MD
Director of Graduate Medical Education

S.V. Mahadevan, MD
Director of Global Affairs and Strategy