Discussions on health care topics that affect us all.
February 5, 2021
CAPT Edward J. Damrose, MD
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Dr. Damrose serves in the Otolaryngology/H​ead & Neck Surgery Department as Chief of the Laryngology Division at the Stanford Medical Center. He was previously the Chief of Staff at Stanford Health Care from 2017-20. Dr. Damrose deployed with EMF Camp Pendleton to provide medical relief to the stricken crew of the USS Roosevelt, which was extensively impacted by COVID-19 infection in March 2020. 
Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD
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Dr. Pinsky is the Associate Director of Clinical Pathology for COVID-19 and the Medical Director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory for Stanford Health Care & Stanford Children’s Health. The Pinsky research laboratory designs, evaluates, and implements new diagnostics for infectious diseases and investigates their clinical impact. The Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory was one of the first clinical laboratories in the U.S. to offer RT-PCR diagnostic testing for COVID-19.
February 6, 2021
Roberto Diaz, MD​
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Dr. Diaz is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in conditions of the hand and upper extremity. He serves as the team lead for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Orthopedic Division, Mountain View, CA .  He received his surgical training at UCLA and speciality training at Stanford. 
Laurie Green, MD​
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Dr. Green is the Founder & President of The MAVEN Project and Past President of the Harvard Medical School Alumni Association. She is the founding partner of Pacific Women's Obstetrics Gynecology Medical Group, in San Francisco, CA. She also serves as one of seven Public Health Commissioners for the City & County of San Francisco.
Odette Harris, MD​, MPH
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Dr. Harris has the distinction of being the first African-American female professor of Neurosurgery in the nation via her tenure at Stanford University. She is the Vice Chair of Diversity in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Director of Brain Injury at Stanford Medical School.  Dr. Harris is the Deputy Chief of Staff of Rehabilitation at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. 
February 7, 2021
Ramona Doyle, MD​
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Dr. Doyle is the CEO at Recursion and a volunteer physician for The MAVEN Project. She is also the founder of the Wall Center for Pulmonary & Vascular Disease at Stanford. She currently is   a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF. Dr. Doyle is deeply committed to addressing healthcare inequities and educating providers. 
Chris Holsinger, MD, FACS​
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Dr. Holsinger is a Professor and the Chief of Head & Neck Surgery at Stanford University. He has 10+ years experience in Robotic Surgery, clinical application of computer-vision. His research focuses on surgical innovation and clinical trials to study Robotic Surgery. 
Frank Stockdale, MD, PhD
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Dr. Stockdale is  the Maureen Lyles D’Ambrogio Professor of Medicine, Emeritus at Stanford University School of Medicine.  He founded the comprehensive breast cancer program at Stanford University Hospital where he is a medical oncologist specializing in the care of breast cancer patients.