Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor and Vice Chair for the Theory & Practice of Medicine, as well as the Internal Medicine Clerkship Director at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research interests lie in development of clinical skills and the bedside exam, both in its technical aspects, but also in the importance of the ritual and what is conveyed by the physician's presence and technique at the bedside. Dr. Verghese is also an international award winning author.

Andrew Elder, MD was educated at Edinburgh University and graduated BSc in 1979 and MBChB in 1982. First appointed as an NHS consultant in 1993 he is currently Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine for Older People at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh and an Honorary Professor at Edinburgh Medical School.

Andrew has held a number of positions in undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching and assessment at local and national levels, and is currently Medical Director of MRCP(UK), which provides postgraduate examinations in internal medicine and its specialties to 25,000 candidates per annum globally. Previously Chair of the Clinical Examining Board for the MRCP(UK) PACES examination - the largest international postgraduate clinical skills assessment in the world - he has personally taught or assessed bedside clinical skills in twenty countries.

He is an advocate for the need to ensure that the core bedside skills of communication, physical examination and clinical judgement remain central to the education and training of young doctors. Since 2013 he has worked as part of the Stanford 25 Bedside Medicine Programme, and was the Shenson Visiting Professor in 2015.

Brooke Cotter, MD is a Stanford Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Errol Ozdalga, MD is a Stanford Internal Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine. He is The Director of the Stanford Medicine 25 which oversees this website, all online presence and our regular Stanford 25 sessions of Stanford residents. He is also a hospitalist, Director of Communications for the Department of Medicine and helps run the 3rd year medical student internal medicine clerkship. He runs this website, Facebook page and our Twitter account. His additional interests involve the use of technology and social media towards better medical education and patient care.

Jeffrey Chi

Jeffrey Chi, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist at Stanford University Medical center. His additional focus is on medical student education to students in all levels of their education at Stanford Medical School.

Jewel is an endurance sports and health & fitness trainer and coach who is passionately dedicated to helping others become holistically heathy in body, mind and spirit.

As the non-medical member on the Stanford Medicine 25 team, Jewel provides the patients’ perspective in developing and promoting well-rounded Stanford Medicine 25 bedside exam best practices that represent a dialogue and partnership between doctor and patient.

Junaid Zaman, MD, obtained his medical degree from University of Oxford. He is trained in cardiology and currently at Stanford as a Fulbright Scholar, doing work in heart rhythm disorders, working towards his PhD. He has a proven history of teaching at the bedside and has joined our team in support of our work through mulitple way including creating contect for the Stanford 25 blog, leading Stanford 25 sessions and serving as faculty for the Stanford 25 Skills Symposium.

John Kugler, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine. His is the Internal Medicine Student Clerkship/Sub-internship Co-Director and personally runs the ultrasound course for Stanford residents. His research interests lie in the bedside exam and the use of technology in improving medical education and plays a big role in the education of Stanford Medical Students.

Lars Osterberg, MD is Co-Medical Director of Arbor Free Clinic, Director of the hypertension clinic, a past Chief of Internal Medicine at the VA, Palo Alto and current Director of the Educators-4-CARE. He had significant interests in medial education and caring for the homeless and plays a number of roles supporting the work of the Stanford Medicine 25. He is serving as faculty for the Stanford 25 Skills Symposium.

Maja Artandi, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor and primary care doctor at Stanford. She is involved in resident education in the clinic and a member of the Stanford 25 team that is focusing on content creation, video direction and Stanford 25 conferences, such as our presense at SGIM. She is serving as faculty for the Stanford 25 Skills Symposium.

Michelle Chiu, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford Hospital. She has built her career around the art and science of bedside medicine. With a background in hospital medicine, Chiu brings a patient-centered approach to her practice. Her passion for connecting with patients led her to become involved with Stanford Medicine 25, an initiative dedicated to revitalizing bedside medicine skills among clinicians.

Poonam Hosamani, MD is a Clinical Educator and Hospitalist with a passion for education and patient care. She is working on a number of projects within the Stanford Medicine 25, including a skills assessment exam.

Samantha Wang, MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor within the division of hospital medicine at Stanford. She is the Educational Director of Stanford Wards for internal medicine residents and co-directs the residency program’s Clinical Teaching Pathway of Distinction. Her interests within medical education include: clinical reasoning, bedside teaching, diversity and equity, and racial justice. 

Sharon Ong'uti

Sharon Ong'uti, MD, MPH is an Infectious Diseases fellow focusing on antimicrobial stewardship at Stanford. She is devoted to bedsideteaching and improving physical examination and diagnostic skills. She is interested in exploring how the potential interphase between bedside medicine and antimicrobial stewardship offers opportunities for positive impact. 

Sonoo Thadaney is Director of the Program in Bedside Medicine. Sonoo's career has included academic program management and student affairs; teaching and mentoring; high tech marketing, management, business development and sales; mediation; executive/leadership coaching, and filmmaking. In each career she works with brilliant minds as they focus on research, teaching, innovation and she helps translate their work for wider and deeper impact. She teaches conflict and decision coaching at Stanford. Sonoo academic work has been in Psychology, Sociology, Communications and an MBA.