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Health Care

Clinical care, research, and education fuel innovation to advance human health.

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1,600+ Faculty physicians
New adult hospital Opened in 2019
540,000+ Annual pediatric visits to Stanford Children’s

Patient Care

We coordinate expertise with the most advanced treatments and technology for the best possible patient outcomes.

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Stanford Health Care

Stanford Medicine delivers unparalleled care for each patient’s unique needs. Our multidisciplinary approach to health care coordinates expertise with the most advanced technology for the best possible outcomes.

Stanford Children’s Health

Stanford Children’s Health is the only health care network in the Bay Area – and one of the few in the country – exclusively dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care.

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We are drawn to the difficult problems, the ones for which prevailing science does not yet have a framework to understand.

A faculty affiliate at the Stanford King Center, Lo has played an important role in shaping new WHO guidelines, striving to reduce health disparities and enhance access to essential treatments for underserved communities.

Their generosity will support the modernization of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford’s West Building.

Invented by Stanford Medicine researchers, Electro-LEV can gently sort different types of cells by levitating them to different heights. The system could enhance cancer research and even guide microrobots.

Education

Our strength in interdisciplinary scholarship, our dedicated faculty, and a culture of innovation set the training ground for the next generation of biomedical leaders and pioneers.

Stanford School of Medicine

With easy access to world-class faculty and coursework in medical science as well as engineering, computer science, education, business, and the humanities, aspiring physicians and scientists can experiment across disciplines and customize their education to match their interests.