Department Administration
Mary T. Hawn, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
Stanford Medicine Professor in Surgery
Administrative Contact
Nancy McMahon, Executive Assistant to the Chair
nmcmahon@stanford.edu
(650) 498-7387
Stephanie G. Edelman
Vice Chair and Director of Finance & Administration
sedelman@stanford.edu
650.725.6493
Ron Dalman, MD
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
rld@stanford.edu
Jill Helms, PhD, DDS
Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion
jhelms@stanford.edu
James R. Korndorffer Jr., MD
Vice Chair of Education
korndorffer@stanford.edu
Michael Longaker, MD
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
longaker@stanford.edu
Olivia Martinez
Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research
omm@stanford.edu
Arden Morris, MD
Vice Chair of Clinical and Health Services Research
ammsurg@stanford.edu
Carla Pugh, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Innovation
cpugh@stanford.edu
Sherry Wren, MD, FACS
Vice Chair of Professional Development
swren@stanford.edu
Venita Chandra, MD
Director of Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Programs
vchandra@stanford.edu
Karen Cockerill
Clerkship Coordinator
misskay@stanford.edu
650.498.6052
Paige Fox, MD
Plastic Surgery Residency Program Residency Director
pfox@stanford.edu
Thomas Pham, MD
Clerkship Director
thomas.pham@stanford.edu
David Spain, MD
General Surgery Residency Program Director
dspain@stanford.edu
Mohammed Al-Kadhim
Global Engagement Programs Manager
kadhim2@stanford.edu
Rachel Baker
Director of Communications
rebaker@stanford.edu
650.723.2301
Michael Frazier
Administrative Associate to the Vice Chairs
mfraz@stanford.edu
Tara Lahiji-Neary
Quality Programs Manager
tlahiji@stanford.edu
650.586.1468
Joseph Martinez
Facilities Manager | Event Planner
josephm@stanford.edu
650.721.4638
Nancy McMahon
Executive Assistant to the Chair
nmcmahon@stanford.edu
650.498.7387
Kathleen Sochan
Administrative Associate
ksochan@stanford.edu
650.497.8822
Yvette Caro
Associate Director, Administration & Human Resources
ycaro@stanford.edu
650.724.1611
Kelly Chin
Human Resources Administrator
kechin@stanford.edu
Anna Noriega
Human Resources Administrator
anoriega@stanford.edu
Libby Roberts
Associate Director, Administration
libby.roberts@stanford.edu
650.498.4159
Roseanne Menorca
Senior Academic Affairs Administrator
rmenorca@stanford.edu
Keisha Hall
Faculty Affairs Administrator
keishah@stanford.edu
Danica Sanchez
Faculty Affairs Administrator
danica12@stanford.edu
Matthew J. Bucher, MBA
Director of Fiscal Affairs
mbucher@stanford.edu
650.723.5916
Linda Thomas
Assistant Fiscal Affairs Director - Research
lgthomas@stanford.edu
650.497.9630
Walter Damm
Financial Analyst and Manager of Capital and Space Planning
wdamm@stanford.edu
650.723.5628
Melanie Hock
Research Administrator
mhock@stanford.edu
Massa Kandakai
Financial Analyst
mkatupem@stanford.edu
650.721.8530
Chris Queen
Financial Analyst
cnqueen@stanford.edu
650.815.8565
Mariya Rakutko
Financial Associate
mrakutko@stanford.edu
Dana Lin, MD
Director of Programs
danalin@stanford.edu
Marisol Rueda
Administrative Associate
marisol2@stanford.edu
(650) 724-6490
Robyn Foote
Simulation Specialist and Education Projects Coordinator
rfoote@stanford.edu
650.723.0911
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