SUNSPORT - Key Persons
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- Professor of Medicine ( Oncology ) and, by Courtesy, of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery ( OHNS ) and of Radiation Oncology ( Radiation Therapy )
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- Residency Fellowship Program Coordinator
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- Student, Expected Graduation Spring 2024 Ph.D. Student in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Admitted Autumn 2019 MSTP Student
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- Associate Director, Cancer Health Equity
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- Professor of Radiology ( Thoracic Imaging )
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- Clinical Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
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- Administrative Associate / Administrative Lab Support for Dr. Paul Khavari ( Lab Only )
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- Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain) and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry & Psychology (Adult))
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- Administrative Associate / Support: Drs. Eleni Linos & Lab, Leandra Barnes, Roxana Daneshjou & Jean Tang
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- Director Emeritus
- Senior Advisor
Beverly S. Mitchell, MD, is the former Director of the Stanford Cancer Institute and is the George E. Becker Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. Before joining the Stanford faculty, Dr. Mitchell lead the Molecular Therapeutics Program at UNC Chapel Hill's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she also served as Associate Director for Translational Research and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology.
She has authored over 130 peer-reviewed articles. She served as President of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and was Chair of the Medical and Scientific Affairs Committee and Vice Chair for Medical and Scientific Affairs of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America.
Dr. Mitchell's current research relates to the development of new therapies for hematologic malignancies. She is interested in preclinical proof of principle studies on mechanisms inducing cell death and on metabolic targets involving nucleic acid biosynthesis in malignant cells. Recent studies have focused on the role of nucleolar proteins in cellular stress responses, including that induced by reactive oxygen species. She is also interested in the regulation of ribosomal RNA synthesis in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and in the role of dysregulated synthesis in bone marrow failure syndromes. in addition, her laboratory is involved in the translation of these studies into scientifically designed clinical trials.
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- Student, Expected Graduation Spring 2028
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- CARL and ELIZABETH NAUMANN DEAN of the SCHOOL of MEDICINE / VICE PRESIDENT for MEDICAL AFFAIRS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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- Clinical Research Accountant
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- Younger Family Professor and Professor of Structural Biology / Research
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- PRESIDENT & CEO / STANFORD HEALTH CARE
- President and CEO, Stanford
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- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Hematology
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- Professor of Medicine ( Oncology ), Emeritus / Research
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- Clinical Professor, Neurosurgery
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- Emeritus / Research Interests
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- Clinical Trials Regulatory Manager, Cancer Cell Therapy Center
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- Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor, by Courtesy, of Education
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- Associate Professor of Pathology
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- Associate Professor of Surgery ( General Surgery )
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- Medicine and Professor, by Courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
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- Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Professor, by Courtesy, of Economics and of Health Policy
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- Professor of Neurosurgery and, by Courtesy, of Neurology and of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery ( OHNS )
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- Coyote Foundation Professor and Professor, by Courtesy, of Neurosurgery
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- Professor
- Research Interests
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- Deputy Director, Stanford Cancer Institute
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- Lebeson Professor of Cancer Biology
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- Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
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- Chairman of Cardiology / Research Interests
Dr. Gibbs is a board-certified radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of CNS tumors. Her research focuses on developing new radiation techniques to manage brain and spinal tumors in adults and children. Dr. Gibbs has gained worldwide acclaim for her expertise in Cyberknife robotic radiosurgery.
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- Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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- Sam Willson Professor and Professor of Radiation Oncology ( Radiation Therapy )
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- Associate Director
- Professor of Medicine ( Oncology ) and of Genetics and, by Courtesy, of Pediatrics
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- Jauch Professor and Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, of Developmental Biology and of Chemistry / Research
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- Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health / Research
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- Professor of Pathology / Research
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- UCSF / Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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- Professor, Professor of Statistics and of Biomedical Data Sciences
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- the Dorothy and Thye King Chan Professor in Neurosurgery, Emeritus / Research
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- Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business
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- Instructor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
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- Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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- Senior Associate Director of Major Gifts
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- Professor of Radiation Oncology ( Radiation Therapy )
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- Education Program Manager
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- Clinical Professor, Medicine - Oncology
Kavitha Ramchandran MD, graduated with an undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University, did medical school and residency training in medicine at University of California, San Francisco and completed her fellowship in Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago. She joined faculty at Stanford University in 2010. Currently she is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology. She serves as the Medical Director of Cancer Care Services for the Stanford Cancer Center across the enterprise, and is the inaugural Chief of Mentoring and Career Development for the Division of Oncology.
Dr. Ramchandran is recognized for her contributions as a leader in the research of thoracic malignancies with a specific focus in thymic epithelial tumors. She serves as a principal investigator and sub-investigator on several research trials from early phase to phase II and phase III studies. The goal of these trials is developing novel approaches and identifying new targets for the treatment of both thoracic malignancies as well as rare tumors such as thymic epithelial tumors including thymoma and thymic cancers.
Dr. Ramchandran also has research focuses on developing care delivery models that incorporate values (patients, family members, and clinicians), as well as novel means of palliative care education. She does research on online education and in patient reported outcomes (PROs). She also is part of an active thoracic oncology trials group recruiting patients for clinical trials using novel therapeutics.
Dr. Ramchandran is recognized for her contributions as a leader in the integration of palliative and oncology care. Dr. Ramchandran is one of a small number of dual trained faculty who are working to build synergies between the fields of oncology and palliative medicine in the areas of supportive care research, and novel models of care. In her care of patients Dr. Ramchandran values a deep relationship with the families she cares for. She provides care that is aligned with the patient and family's personal values with the goal of the best quality of life and longevity possible.
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- Associate Director, Administration and Planning
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- Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
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- Professor of Pediatrics ( General Pediatrics ) and, by Courtesy, of Education
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- Scientist
- Surgeon
- CARL and ELIZABETH NAUMANN DEAN of the SCHOOL of MEDICINE / VICE PRESIDENT for MEDICAL AFFAIRS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- DEAN, STANFORD SCHOOL of MEDICINE
- Dean, Stanford University / School of Medicine
- Director ( Chair ) of the Department of Otolaryngology
- Vice President for Medical Affairs
Lloyd B. Minor, MD, is a scientist, surgeon, and academic leader. He is the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at Stanford University. Dr. Minor also is a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a professor of Bioengineering and of Neurobiology, by courtesy, at Stanford University.
As dean, Dr. Minor has had an integral role in setting strategy for the clinical enterprise of Stanford Medicine, an academic medical center that includes the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Medicine Children's Health. With his leadership, Stanford Medicine leads the biomedical revolution in Precision Health. His book, "Discovering Precision Health," describes this shift to more preventive, personalized health care and highlights how biomedical advances are dramatically improving our ability to treat and cure complex diseases. In 2021, Dr. Minor articulated and began realizing a bold vision to transform the future of life sciences at Stanford University and beyond - a multi-decade journey enabled by Precision Health.
In August 2023, Dr. Minor was appointed Vice President for Medical Affairs to lead all matters related to health and medicine at Stanford University.
Before Stanford, Dr. Minor was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of Johns Hopkins University. Prior to this appointment in 2009, Dr. Minor served as the Andelot Professor and director (chair) of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and otolaryngologist-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
With more than 160 published articles and chapters, Dr. Minor is an expert in balance and inner ear disorders perhaps best known for discovering superior canal dehiscence syndrome, a debilitating disorder characterized by sound- or pressure-induced dizziness. He subsequently developed a surgical procedure that corrects the problem and alleviates symptoms.
In 2012, Dr. Minor was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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- UPenn / Division Chief, Hematology - Oncology
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- Education Program Coordinator
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- Mylavarapu Rogers Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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- Executive Assistant to Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, Office of the Dean, Chief of Staff
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- Administrative Associate / Administrative Support for Dr. Howard Chang
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- Professor of Neurosurgery and, by Courtesy, of Neurology
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- Associate Director, Clinical Research Operations
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- Associate Director
- Stanford Medicine Discovery Professor, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and, by Courtesy, of Pediatrics
Meryl Selig has had a unique experience at the Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI). She began as a patient volunteer in 2009 before being diagnosed with cancer and becoming a patient. She became one of the first patients to receive a novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) cell therapy when she enrolled in a phase-one clinical trial in 2023.
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- Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer, SoM, Chief Operating Officer - Operations
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- Director of Finance and Administration
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- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology ( Radiation Therapy )
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- Executive Assistant to Chairman Dr. Paul Khavari / Department Facilities
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- Senior Research Administrator, Chang Lab
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- Professor ( Research ) of Pediatrics ( Center for Biomedical Ethics ) and of Medicine ( Primary Care and Population Health ) Research
Dr. Cho's major areas of interest include: ethical and social issues in genetic research, including those arising from gene therapy and editing, synthetic biology, microbiome research, the use of artificial intelligence to analyze genomic and medical data, the effects of gene patenting on clinical genetic testing and research, and the impacts of academic-industry ties on biomedical research.
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- Clinical Professor, Medicine - Oncology
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- Administrative Associate / Support: Drs. Justin Ko, Sumaira Z. Aasi, Kelsey Hirotsu, Nour Kibbi, and Sindhu Narala
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- Administrative Associate / Administrative & Lab Support Chang Lab
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- Associate Professor of Medicine ( Biomedical Informatics ) and of Biomedical Data Science / Research
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- Research Operation Manager
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- Professor of Radiology ( Pediatric Radiology ) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus / Research
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- Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus / Research
Dr. Brown, currently an emeritus professor, is founder of Impossible Foods, a company dedicated to replacing the world's most destructive technology - the use of animals to transform plant biomass into meat, fish and dairy foods - by developing a new and better way to produce the world's most delicious, nutritious and affordable meats, fish and dairy foods directly from plants. Visit impossiblefoods.com for more information. He is also founder and president of the Impossible Foundation.
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- Beirne Family Professor of Pediatric Neuro - Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and, by Courtesy, of Neurosurgery and of Epidemiology and Population Health
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- Professor of Microbiology and Immunology ( Baxter Labs ) and of Pathology / Research
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- Program Director, Community Research & Capacity - Building, Cancer Health Equity Community Engagement ( CHECE )
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- Doctoral Dissertation Reader ( AC )
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- Associate Director
- Professor of Biochemistry and of Medicine ( Oncology )
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- Education Program Coordinator
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- Professor of Medicine ( Oncology and General Internal Medicine / Medical Informatics ) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus / Research
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- Clinical Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences Clinical Professor ( by Courtesy ), Neurosurgery
- Dean W. Felsher
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- John and Marva Warnock Professor, Emerita
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- Director, Stanford Cancer Institute / Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Programs, Stanford Medicine / Chief Cancer Officer, Stanford Health Care
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- Head of the the Stanford Neuromolecular Innovation Program
Dr. Chang is also the head of the The Stanford Neuromolecular Innovation Program with the goal of developing new technologies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by neurological conditions.
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- Professor of Medicine ( Biomedical Informatics ), of Biomedical Data Science, of Surgery and, by Courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
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- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Professor of Cancer Prevention / Director, Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention
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- Physician Scientist Award, Stanford Department of Medicine ( 2012 )
Professional Education
Fellowship: University of Michigan Hematology Oncology Fellowship (1977) MI
Residency: University of Washington Medical Center Dept of Medicine (1973) WA
Medical Education: Harvard Medical School (1969) MA
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology (1978)
Fellowship: University Hospital Zurich (1973) Switzerland
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1973)
Internship: Harborview Medical Center (1970) WA
M.D., Harvard Medical School, Medicine (1969)
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- Professor of Medicine ( Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine ) Research