Department Chairs and Division Chiefs
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Anesthesia - Web site
Ron Pearl, MD, PhD - Department Chair

- Acupuncture - Emily Ratner, MD, Division Chief
- Cardiac Anesthesia - Christina Mora-Mangano, MD, Division Chief
- Critical Care - Fred Mihm, MD, Division Chief
- General Operating Room - Jay Brodsky, MD, Division Chief
- Obstetric Anesthesia - Ed Riley, MD, Division Chief
- Pain Management - Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, Division Chief
- Pediatric Anesthesia - Anita Honkanen, MD, Division Chief

Biochemistry - Web site
Mark Krasnow, PhD - Department Chair

Bioengineering - Web site
Russ Altman, MD, PhD - Department Chair

Cancer Institute - Web site
Beverly Mitchell, MD - Director

Cardiothoracic Surgery - Web site
Robert Robbins, MD - Department Chair

- Adult Cardiac Surgery - Robert Robbins, MD, Division Chief
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Mohan Reddy, MD, Division Chief
- Thoracic Surgery - Joseph Shrager, MD, Division Chief

Chemical and Systems Biology - Web site
Tobias Meyer, PhD - Department Chair

Comparative Medicine - Web site
Sherril Green, DVM, PhD, DACVIM - Department Chair
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Dermatology - Web site
Paul Khavari, MD, PhD - Department Chair

Developmental Biology - Web site
William Talbot, PhD - Department Chair

Genetics - Web site
Michael Snyder , PhD - Department Chair

Health Research and Policy - Web site
Philip Lavori, PhD - Department Chair

- Biostatistics - Richard Olshen, PhD, Division Chief
- Epidemiology - Lorene Nelson, PhD, Division Chief
- Health Services Research - Laurence Baker, PhD, Division Chief
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Medicine - Web site
Robert Harrington, MD - Department Chair
- Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Robert Negrin, MD, Division Chief
- Cardiovascular Medicine - Tom Quertermous, MD; Alan Yeung, MD, Co-Chiefs
- Endocrinology, Gerontology & Metabolism - Rick Kraemer, MD, Division Chief
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Uri Ladabaum, MD, Division Chief
- General Internal Medicine - Mark R. Cullen, MD, Division Chief
- Hematology - Linda Boxer, MD, Division Chief
- Immunology & Rheumatology - C. Garrison Fathman, MD, Division Chief
- Infectious Diseases - Upinder Singh, Associate Professor (Infectious Diseases), MD, Division Chief
- Nephrology - Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH, Division Chief
- Oncology - Ronald Levy, MD, Division Chief
- Primary Care and Outcomes Research - Douglas Owens, MD, Center Director
- Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine - Mark Nicolls, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and (Immunology and Rheumatology), Division Chief
- Stanford Prevention Research Center - John Ioannidis, MD, Center Director
- Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR) - Mark Musen, MD, Division Chief

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Microbiology and Immunology - Web site
Peter Sarnow, PhD - Department Chair

Molecular and Cellular Physiology - Web site
Brian Kobilka, MD - Department Chair

Neurobiology - Web site
Ben Barres, MD, PhD - Department Chair

Neurology and Neurological Sciences - Web site
Frank Longo, MD, PhD - Department Chair

Neurosurgery - Web site
Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD - Department Chair

Obstetrics and Gynecology - Web site
Jonathan Berek, MD - Department Chair

- Gynecologic Oncology - Nelson Teng, MD, Division Chief
- Maternal Fetal Medicine - Maurice Druzin, MD, Division Chief
- Gynecology Service - Paul Blumenthal, MD, MPH, Division Chief
- Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility - Valerie Baker, MD, Acting Division Chief
- Women's Health Program- Lynn Westphal, MD, Program Director
- Reproductive Biology and Stem Cell Program - Renee Reijo Pera, PhD, Director
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Ophthalmology - Web site
Mark Blumenkranz, MD - Department Chair

Orthopaedic Surgery - Web site
William Maloney, MD - Department Chair

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - Web site
Robert Jackler, MD - Department Chair
- Audiology Research - Gerald R. Popelka, MD, Division Chief
- Basic Science Research - Stefan Heller, PhD, Division Chief
- Facial Plastic Surgery - Sam P. Most, MD, Division Chief
- Head & Neck Oncology - Michael J. Kaplan, MD, Division Chief
- Laryngology - Edward J. Damrose, MD, Division Chief
- Otology & Neurotology - Nikolas H. Blevins, MD, Division Chief
- Pediatric Otolaryngology - Peter J. Koltai, MD, Division Chief
- Rhinology - Peter H. Hwang, MD, Division Chief
- Sleep Surgery - Robson Capasso, MD, Division Chief
Pathology - Web Site
Stephen Galli, MD - Department Chair

- Anatomical Pathology- Michael Hendrickson, MD; Richard Sibley, MD, Co-Directors
- Blood Center - Edgar Engleman, MD, Center Director
- Clinical Laboratories - Richard Sibley, MD; Sharon Geaghan, MD, Co-Directors

Pediatrics - Web site
Hugh O'Brodovich, MD - Department Chair

- Adolescent Medicine - Neville Golden, MD, Division Chief
- Cancer Biology - Michael Cleary, MD, Division Chief
- Cardiology - Daniel Bernstein, MD, Division Chief
- Critical Care Medicine - David Cornfield, MD, Division Chief
- Endocrinology and Diabetes - Darrell Wilson, MD, Division Chief
- Gastroenterology - Kenneth Cox, MD, Division Chief
- General Pediatrics - Fernando Mendoza, MD, Division Chief
- Genetics - Louanne Hudgins, MD, Acting Division Chief
- Hematology & Oncology - Michael Link, MD, Division Chief
- Human Gene Therapy - Mark A. Kay, MD, PhD, Program Director
- Immunology & Transplantation Biology - Alan Krensky, MD, Program Director
- Infectious Diseases - Yvonne Maldonado, MD, Division Chief
- Neonatal and Developmental Medicine - William Benitz, MD, Division Chief
- Nephrology - Steven Alexander, MD, Division Chief
- Pulmonary Medicine - David Cornfield, MD, Division Chief
- Rheumatology - Christy Sandborg, MD, Division Chief
- Stem Cell Transplantation - Kenneth Weinberg, MD, Division Chief
- Systems Medicine - Atul Butte, MD, PhD, Division Chief
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Web site
Laura Roberts, MD - Department Chair

- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Carl Feinstein, MD, Division Chief
- Sleep Medicine - William Dement, MD, Division Chief

Radiation Oncology - Web site
Quynh-Thu Le, MD - Department Chair

Radiology - Web Site
Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD - Department Chair

Structural Biology - Web site
Joseph Puglisi, PhD - Department Chair

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Surgery - Web site
Thomas Krummel, MD - Department Chair

- Clinical Anatomy -Sakti Srivastava, MBBS, MS, Division Chief
- Children's Surgical Research Program - Michael Longaker, MD, Division Chief
- Emergency Medicine - Bob Norris, MD, Division Chief
- General Surgery - Jeffrey Norton, MD, Division Chief
- Multi-Organ Transplantation - Carlos Esquivel, MD, Division Chief
- Pediatric General Surgery - Gary Hartman, MD, Division Chief
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - James Chang, MD, Division Chief
- Vascular Surgery - Ronald Dalman, MD, Division Chief
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Urology - Web site
Eila C. Skinner, MD- Department Chair