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Dr. Tiffany E. Chao is a general surgeon at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a clinical associate professor of surgery (affiliated) in the Stanford Department of Surgery, and an adjunct professor at Stanford's Program in Human Biology. At Stanford, she teaches Introduction to Global Health to undergraduates and runs a Seminar in Global Surgery and Anesthesia for medical students. Dr. Chao's clinical practice includes minimally invasive foregut, hernia, and colorectal surgery, in addition to acute care & trauma surgery. Her research interests are in global surgery, including cost-effectiveness analysis, surgical device innovation, and expansion of surgical delivery for low-income populations through surgical workforce and infrastructure development.

Dr. Chao holds dual bachelor's degrees in Symbolic Systems and Psychology from Stanford University, as well as MD and MPH degrees from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She completed General Surgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the Paul Farmer Global Surgery Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, and the CTSA/Lucile Packard Innovation Fellowship at Stanford Biodesign.

In addition to her roles at Stanford and SCVMC, she serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Medical Insight and is a founding partner of 4i Ventures. Her hobbies include surfing and flying Cessnas. Her Twitter account is @DrTiffanyChao.

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