Aug
16
Wed
Medicine Grand Rounds: When to Dialyze @ LKSC, LK101/LK102
Aug 16 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Medicine Grand Rounds: When to Dialyze @ LKSC,  LK101/LK102 | Palo Alto | California | United States

Presenter: Tammy Sirich, MD
Instructor, Nephrology
Stanford University

 Tammy L. Sirich is an instructor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s of science in chemistry. During her undergraduate time, she worked in an analytical chemistry research lab that specialized in mass spectrometry. She completed medical school at UC San Diego and internal medicine training at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dr. Sirich completed nephrology fellowship training at Stanford University. During her training, she conducted research under the mentorship of Dr. Timothy Meyer, studying uremic solutes using mass spectrometry. She received a Career Development Award from the Veterans Affairs Research program. She continues to study the role of uremic solutes in kidney failure using novel techniques of mass spectrometry.


Apr
19
Thu
ID Grand Rounds: “Missed Diagnoses and Misdiagnoses of Infectious Diseases in HCT: A 15-year Autopsy Study” @ Lane Building, L154 Conference Room
Apr 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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Presenter: Dora Ho, MD; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases). Zoom Meeting ID: 858-696-854

Jun
6
Wed
Medicine Grand Rounds: Atrial Fibrillation: Rethinking Screening, Risk Stratification, and Treatment in a Digital World @ LKSC, Berg Hall
Jun 6 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Medicine Grand Rounds: Atrial Fibrillation: Rethinking Screening, Risk Stratification, and Treatment in a Digital World @ LKSC, Berg Hall | Palo Alto | California | United States

Presenter: Mintu Turakhia, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University

Mintu Turakhia M.D. M.A.S. is a cardiac electrophysiologist, outcomes researcher, and clinical trialist. Dr. Turakhia has an active, highly-funded multidisciplinary program in atrial fibrillation, where uses large datasets to examine quality, outcomes, and risk prediction for heart rhythm disorders. As the Executive Director of Stanford’s new Center for Digital Health, he is the principal investigator of several multi-center trials to test digital health tools and wearable devices to screen and manage heart rhythm disorders. In his clinical role as Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the VA, Dr. Turakhia performs invasive procedures such as catheter ablation and device implantation to treat heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Turakhia is a Fellow of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society.