Department of Medicine–

Welcome to the Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine welcomes new members to its distinguished group of medical professionals. Physicians who are committed to continuing state-of-the-art research, dedicated to improving clinical care and medical education, and advancing the craft of medicine.

Infectious Diseases

catherineblishmd Catherine Blish, MD, PhD

Catherine Blish, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and geographic medicine.  She received her MD and her PhD in immunology from the University of Washington School of Medicine.  She completed residency and fellowship at the University of Washington, and pursued postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Julie Overbaugh, PhD at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  Her research focuses on gaining insight into the prevention and control of HIV and other viral pathogens by studying the interplay between the virus and the host immune response.  She pairs basic science studies using innovative technologies, such as single cell mass cytometry, with molecular epidemiology investigations of viral infections in the real world.  She hopes to use these studies to open new avenues to develop novel approaches for vaccines, adjuvants, and other interventions to prevent viral infections.

Vaden Health Center

sandylaimd Sandy Lai, MD, MBA
Sandy Lai, MD, MBA is a clinical instructor of medicine in the division of General Medical Disciplines. She joined the medical services staff at the Vaden Health Center in November 2011. She received her undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Stanford University and her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed her residency in family medicine at UCLA and fellowship in health services research at UCSF. She received her MBA degree from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Prior to joining the staff at Vaden Health Center, she has worked at UCLA, Kaiser Permanente, and VAPAHCS. Her clinical interests are young adult primary care and preventative care.

General Medical Disciplines

Kenneth Sakamoto MD, is a clinical associate professor of medicine in the Divisions of General Medical Disciplines and Cardiovascular Medicine (secondary).He received his MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at UC San Diego, followed by a fellowship in Cardiology at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine. Before coming to Stanford, he was an Assistant Clinical Professor of medicine at UCLA and was in private practice. His clinical interests and focus are in general internal medicine, cardiology, and the Stanford Executive Medicine program.


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