Stephanie Harman

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - General Medical Disciplines
Dr. Harman graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford and a Palliative Care fellowship at the Palo Alto VA/Stanford program. She is the section head for Palliative Care in the Division of General Medical Disciplines and Associate Program Director for Stanford's Internal Medicine Residency Program. Her research and educational interests include communication in healthcare and bioethics in end-of-life care.

Palliative Care

  • 300 Pasteur Drive
  • Stanford, CA 94305
  • Phone: 650-724-0385
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Palliative Care at Hoover Pavilion

  • 211 Quarry Road
  • Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • Phone: 650-723-3300
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Professional Education

Residency: Stanford University Hospital -Clinical Excellence Research Center (2006) CA

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006)

Board Certification: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2008)

Fellowship: Palo Alto VA Healthcare System (2007) CA

Medical Education: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2003) OH

Honors & Awards

Arnold P. Gold Professorship, Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2011-2014)

Isaac Stein Award for Compassionate Care, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Board of Directors (September 23, 2009)

Administrative Appointments

Stanford Commitee on Professional Satisfaction and Support, Stanford University Medical Center (2012 - Present)

Ethics Committee, Co-Chair, Stanford University Medical Center (2007 - Present)

Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Medicine (2011 - Present)

Chairperson, Jonathan King Lectureship Committee (2011 - Present)

Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

Closed Trials

Late referral to palliative care consultation service: length of stay and in-hospital mortality outcomes.
Humphreys, J., & Harman, S. (2014). Late referral to palliative care consultation service: length of stay and in-hospital mortality outcomes. The Journal of community and supportive oncology, 12(4), 129-136.

Update in Palliative Care-2011
Harris, P. F., Arnold, R. M., Braun, U. K., Fromme, E., Ghermay, R., & Walling, A. M. (2012). Update in Palliative Care-2011. JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, 27(5), 582-587.

Palliative Care Rounds: Toward Evidence-Based Practice
Dy, S. M., Harman, S. M., Braun, U. K., Howie, L. J., Harris, P. F., & Jayes, R. L. (2012). Palliative Care Rounds: Toward Evidence-Based Practice. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 43(4), 795-801.