Many academics begin their talks with a brief synopsis of their current work. Some prefer to open with an overview of their research field. Still …
Author: Lindsey Baker
Stanford’s Ronald Levy offers peek at future of cancer therapy
About two months into my uncle’s first round of chemotherapy, he began to experience a slew of awful side effects. Neuropathy made it impossible for …
An oncologist from the land of fire and ice
When Sigurdis Haraldsdottir, MD, first set foot on the Stanford campus last October, she was immediately struck by the mild weather, the abundance of fresh …
Stanford neurobiologist Carla Shatz shares her perspective
When Carla Shatz, PhD, was an undergraduate at Radcliffe College, her grandmother suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Shatz …
Hangout with Stanford’s Internal Medicine Residency program on Jan. 28
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an internal medicine resident at Stanford? Now’s your chance to learn more. This Thursday, Stanford’s Internal Medicine …
The “terribly exciting” days of Stanford’s young Department of Medicine
In the summer of 1959, not long after Stan Schrier, MD, joined Stanford’s Department of Medicine as an assistant professor, he attended his first meeting …
Microbiome explorations stoke researcher’s passion
Start talking with physician-scientist Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD, about the microbiome -- the vast community of bacteria, fungi, and life that live on the body …
How to combine anesthesiology, internal medicine and rock climbing
I'll admit it: I'm in awe of, and a little intimidated by, medical residents. Between the early call times, long hours, and flurry of patients …
At first-ever Stanford Medicine 25 Symposium, a focus on bedside medicine and a call for community
On his first day as an attending physician at Stanford, Abraham Verghese, MD, noticed something unusual. “I was struck by the fact that the house …
Aspiring young doctors learn the ropes during Stanford summer program
Deep in the basement laboratory of Stanford’s Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, 31 high-school and college students stood in awed silence as surgeon Paul Chang, MD, …
Stanford Medicine 25 Skills Symposium to focus on building leaders for the bedside medicine movement
Physicians once relied on the five senses to diagnose patients and used sight, touch, sound and smell to assess health and identify illness. Today, medical technologies …
What’s it like to be an internal medicine resident at Stanford?
“I remember being in your shoes,” Ronald Witteles, MD, said to prospective residents during a recent Google+ Hangout sponsored by the Stanford Internal Medicine Residency program. …
Stanford Internal Medicine Residency program to host Google+ Hangout
Are you interested in internal medicine? Or wondering what doing a Stanford residency is like? Then join Stanford’s Internal Medicine Residency program tomorrow for a Google+ Hangout, where …
At Stanford Cardiovascular Institute’s annual retreat, a glimpse into the future of cardiovascular medicine
What will the future of cardiovascular medicine look like? A group of scientists, engineers, educators, surgeons, physicians and students explored this question at the Stanford …