Biography

Specialties and research/medical interests

Internal Medicine, Women's health, Intimate partner violence, Dermatology case report, Domestic Violence, Physician burnout, Ethics, Humanities, Reflective writing, Creative video projects, Empathy, Humanism, Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Patient Quality of Life

Research focus

Hypertension; cardiovascular disease; physician burnout; patient quality of life; dermatology; medical humanities; women’s health and domestic violence

The many research interests of Stanford, a 1979 UMKC graduate, arise from her clinical practice as a teaching physician in dermatology and internal medicine and aim to improve the quality of life and daily experiences of patients and physicians alike.