Cooper Lane
Palo Alto
CA 94304
Presenters: Linda Geng, MD, PhD, Kai Swenson, MD, and Samantha Wang, MD
Chief Residents,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Geng:
Medical School: University of Washington
Career Plan: Undiagnosed Diseases
Linda Geng received a B.S. in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and a B.A. in Psychology, graduating summa cum laude from Rice University in 2006. She then enrolled in the MSTP program at University of Washington, earning her Ph.D. in 2011 in Molecular/Cellular Biology and her M.D. in 2015. At Stanford, she has developed an interest in rare, undiagnosed, and inherited diseases, and she has worked with the Stanford Center for Undiagnosed Diseases since her arrival. She was the inaugural resident on a new rotation in Genomic Medicine, and demonstrated the full range of her skills during an outstanding Medicine Grand Rounds two months ago.
Linda was a winner of the peer-chosen Julian Wolfsohn Award, given to two residents per class each year who demonstrate outstanding performance in clinical judgment, leadership, teaching, and kindness. Linda plans to pursue a one-year NIH fellowship in the Undiagnosed Disease program and a complementing fellowship in Clinical Molecular Genetics.
Swenson:
Medical School: Yale University
Career Plan: Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Kai Swenson received a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, graduating cum laude from Princeton University in 2009. After a year working as a study coordinator at the University of Washington, he enrolled in medical school at Yale University, where he earned his M.D. in 2015. He distinguished himself at Yale, ultimately winning the Parker Prize and the Miriam Kathleen Dasey Award, acknowledging both his potential as a physician and his compassion. Kai has been an outstanding resident, and is recognized for his knowledge and for his passion as a teacher.
Kai was one of three members of Stanford’s 2016-2017 Medical Jeopardy team, winning the Northern California competition and earning Stanford a spot at the national competition. Like Linda, Kai was chosen by his peers as a recipient of the prestigious Julian Wolfsohn Award. Kai has pursued scholarly work during his residency with both the pulmonary hypertension group and the quality improvement group, and he plans a career as a Clinician-Educator in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine.
Wang:
Medical School: Yale University
Career Plan: Hematology/Oncology
Samantha Wang received a B.A. with distinction in Molecular/Cell Biology in 2010. She then enrolled in medical school at Yale University, earning both an M.D. and a Masters in Health Science in 2015. While at Yale, Samantha served as a leader for the Yale Women in Medicine Interest Group, and was named a Farr Scholar in Research Excellence. Given her leadership skills and her superb clinical performance, we were absolutely delighted when she matched at Stanford in 2015. As a resident, Samantha has thrived as a clinician and as a class leader. She helped create – and now leads – the Stanford Women in Internal Medicine interest group, and she serves on the Stanford GME Women in Internal Medicine Committee.
Samantha was also a recipient of the prestigious Julian Wolfsohn Award, and she was one of three members of Stanford’s 2016-2017 Medical Jeopardy team. Samantha’s current research focus is on the side-effects of new targeted therapies in lung cancer, and she plans a career as a clinician/clinical researcher in Hematology/Oncology.