Stanford Surgery #7 in 2023 for Funding From NIH

February 16, 2024

Stanford University Surgery ranked 7th in the country for NIH Funding in 2023. Department of Surgery Chair Dr. Mary Hawn encouraged everyone to take pride in the achievement.

“This is a tremendous testament to all of you and the impactful, novel work you are doing. While NIH doesn’t encapsulate all of our research – it is a great signal of the direction we are going,” wrote Hawn in her announcement to the Department.

The rankings, compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, include both the Departments of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery as well as the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI).

The following researchers contributed to this year's ranking:

  • Ron Dalman, Surgery

  • James Dunn, Surgery

  • Stefan Elde, CT Surgery

  • Jesse Engreitz, Genetics & CVI

  • Michael Fischbein, CT Surgery

  • Jason Geo, Surgery

  • Frank Hanley, CT Surgery

  • William Hiesinger, CT Surgery

  • Jill Helms, Surgery

  • Malachia Hoover, Surgery

  • Isaac Jackson, Chemistry & Radiology

  • Michael Januszyk, Surgery

  • Ioannis Karakikes, CT Surgery

  • Electron Kebebew, Surgery

  • Varia Kirchner, Surgery

  • Lisa Knowlton, Surgery

  • Nick Leeper, Surgery

  • Michael Longaker, Sugery

  • Olivia Martinez, Surgery

  • George Poultsides, Surgery

  • Carla Pugh, Surgery

  • Nazish Sayed, Surgery

  • Carolyn Seib, Surgery

  • Mark Skylar-Scott, Bioengineering & CVI

  • Joseph Woo, CT Surgery

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As the Director of Communications for Stanford Surgery, Rachel Baker tells the stories of her department's faculty, staff, and trainees. With the help of an amazing team of content creators, she produces and curates original articles, photos, videos, graphics, and even podcasts.She works personally with each division, center, program, and lab within her purview to define their audience and reach their goals while maintaining a consistent brand voice. She hosts quarterly professional development workshops open to all AEM web authors--please email her if you'd like to join! She also offers both 1:1 and group education to faculty and residents on a variety of topics including media training, using social media to advantage, and presentation refinement. Rachel holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism with a focus on photography from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A transplant from the DC-area, she still misses foliage and argyle but has happily adopted the official NorCal hobbies of visiting wineries, hiking local trails, and eating avocado.

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• pioneering cutting-edge research, 
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