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Experienced physician with a focus on healthcare delivery innovation. Strong clinical experience in internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, geriatrics, and focused training in integrative/functional medicine & global health. Broad business experience in health technology, medical devices & entrepreneurship. MD from Stanford School of Medicine with concentration in Health Policy and Bioinformatics. MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business with Certificate in Public Management & Social Innovation.
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Education & Certifications
- Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (2015) CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine (2018)
- Residency: Sutter Santa Rosa Medical Center (2018) CA
Publications
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Two treatments, one disease: childhood malaria management in Tanga, Tanzania
Foster, D., & Vilendrer, S. (2009). Two treatments, one disease: childhood malaria management in Tanga, Tanzania. MALARIA JOURNAL, 8. -
PPE Portraits-a Way to Humanize Personal Protective Equipment.
Brown-Johnson, C., Vilendrer, S., Heffernan, M. B., Winter, S., Khong, T., Reidy, J., & Asch, S. M. (2020). PPE Portraits-a Way to Humanize Personal Protective Equipment. Journal of General Internal Medicine. -
Rapid Deployment of Inpatient Telemedicine In Response to COVID-19 Across Three Health Systems.
Vilendrer, S., Patel, B., Chadwick, W., Hwa, M., Asch, S., Pageler, N., … Sharp, C. (2020). Rapid Deployment of Inpatient Telemedicine In Response to COVID-19 Across Three Health Systems. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. -
Qualitative Assessment of Rapid System Transformation to Primary Care Video Visits at an Academic Medical Center.
Srinivasan, M., Asch, S., Vilendrer, S., Thomas, S. C., Bajra, R., Barman, L., … Artandi, M. (2020). Qualitative Assessment of Rapid System Transformation to Primary Care Video Visits at an Academic Medical Center. Annals of Internal Medicine. -
An Incentive to Innovate: Improving Health Care Value and Restoring Physician Autonomy Through Physician-Directed Reinvestment.
Vilendrer, S. M., Asch, S. M., Anzai, Y., & Maggio, P. (2020). An Incentive to Innovate: Improving Health Care Value and Restoring Physician Autonomy Through Physician-Directed Reinvestment. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
Employers' Role in Employee Health: Why They Do What They Do.
Singer, S. J., Vilendrer, S., Joseph, G., Kim, J., & Pfeffer, J. (2020). Employers' Role in Employee Health: Why They Do What They Do. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. -
How Can Health Systems Develop Physician Leaders to Implement Better? Lessons From the Stanford-Intermountain Fellowship in Population Health, Delivery Science, and Primary Care.
Olsen, G., Knighton, A., Vilendrer, S., Taylor, N. K., Ho, V.-T. T., Thomas, S., … Srivastava, R. How Can Health Systems Develop Physician Leaders to Implement Better? Lessons From the Stanford-Intermountain Fellowship in Population Health, Delivery Science, and Primary Care. Quality Management in Health Care, 30(2), 140–43. -
Supporting First Responders and Essential Workers During a Pandemic: Needs Assessment and Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of a COVID-19 App-Based Intervention.
Vilendrer, S., Amano, A., Brown Johnson, C. G., Favet, M., Safaeinili, N., Villasenor, J., … Mahoney, M. (2021). Supporting First Responders and Essential Workers During a Pandemic: Needs Assessment and Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of a COVID-19 App-Based Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research. -
Patient and surgeon experiences with video visits in plastic surgery-toward a data-informed scheduling triage tool.
Brown-Johnson, C. G., Spargo, T., Kling, S. M., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., Lestoquoy, A. S., Garvert, D. W., … Nazerali, R. S. (2021). Patient and surgeon experiences with video visits in plastic surgery-toward a data-informed scheduling triage tool. Surgery. -
Inpatient telemedicine implementation as an infection control response to COVID-19: A qualitative process evaluation.
Safaeinili, N., Vilendrer, S., Williamson, E., Zhao, Z., Brown-Johnson, C., Asch, S. M., & Shieh, L. (2021). Inpatient telemedicine implementation as an infection control response to COVID-19: A qualitative process evaluation. JMIR Formative Research. -
Using a Real-Time Locating System to Evaluate the Impact of Telemedicine in an Emergency Department During COVID-19: Observational Study.
Patel, B., Vilendrer, S., Kling, S. M., Brown, I., Ribeira, R., Eisenberg, M., & Sharp, C. (2021). Using a Real-Time Locating System to Evaluate the Impact of Telemedicine in an Emergency Department During COVID-19: Observational Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. -
Predicting and Responding to Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients by Using Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Stepped Wedge Study.
Holdsworth, L. M., Kling, S. M., Smith, M., Safaeinili, N., Shieh, L., Vilendrer, S., … Li, R. C. (2021). Predicting and Responding to Clinical Deterioration in Hospitalized Patients by Using Artificial Intelligence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Stepped Wedge Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(7), e27532. -
A Specialized Acute COVID-19 Outpatient Clinic at an Academic Medical Center.
Artandi, M., Barman, L., Srinivasan, M., Thomas, S., Singh, J., Asch, S. M., & Vilendrer, S. (2021). A Specialized Acute COVID-19 Outpatient Clinic at an Academic Medical Center. American Journal of Medical Quality : the Official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality. -
How Feedback Is Given Matters: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Patient Satisfaction Feedback Delivery and Physician Well-being.
Vilendrer, S. M., Kling, S. M., Wang, H., Brown-Johnson, C., Jayaraman, T., Trockel, M., … Shanafelt, T. D. (2021). How Feedback Is Given Matters: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Patient Satisfaction Feedback Delivery and Physician Well-being. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. -
Financial Incentives for Medical Assistants: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Bonus Structures, Motivation, and Population Health Quality Measures.
Vilendrer, S., Brown-Johnson, C., Kling, S. M., Veruttipong, D., Amano, A., Bohman, B., … Asch, S. M. (2021). Financial Incentives for Medical Assistants: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Bonus Structures, Motivation, and Population Health Quality Measures. Annals of Family Medicine, 19(5), 427–436. -
Developing best practices for PPE Portraits across 25 sites: a systematic assessment ofimplementation and spread of adaptations using FRAME.
Baratta, J., Amano, A., Parsons, P. K., Vilendrer, S., Winter, S. G., Verano, M.-R., … Brown-Johnson, C. (2021). Developing best practices for PPE Portraits across 25 sites: a systematic assessment ofimplementation and spread of adaptations using FRAME. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1182. -
Patient Perspectives of Inpatient Telemedicine During COVID-19: A Qualitative Assessment.
Vilendrer, S., Sackeyfio, S., Akinbami, E., Ghosh, R., Luu, J. H., Pathak, D., … Shieh, L. (2022). Patient Perspectives of Inpatient Telemedicine During COVID-19: A Qualitative Assessment. JMIR Formative Research. -
Engaging Frontline Physicians in Value Improvement: A Qualitative Evaluation of Physician-Directed Reinvestment.
Vilendrer, S., Amano, A., Asch, S. M., Brown-Johnson, C., Lu, A. C., & Maggio, P. (2022). Engaging Frontline Physicians in Value Improvement: A Qualitative Evaluation of Physician-Directed Reinvestment. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 14, 31–45. -
Gearing Up for a Vaccine Requirement: A Mixed Methods Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Among Workers at an Academic Medical Center.
Mahoney, M., Winget, M., Brown-Johnson, C., de Borba, L., Veruttipong, D., Luu, J., … Vilendrer, S. (2022). Gearing Up for a Vaccine Requirement: A Mixed Methods Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Among Workers at an Academic Medical Center. Journal of Healthcare Management / American College of Healthcare Executives, 67(3), 206–220. -
A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions.
Vilendrer, S., Amano, A., Johnson, C. B., Morrison, T., & Asch, S. (2022). A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions. BMC Primary Care, 23(1), 117. -
Nursing Workflow Change in a COVID-19 Inpatient Unit Following the Deployment of Inpatient Telehealth: An Observational Study Using a Real-Time Locating System.
Vilendrer, S., Lough, M. E., Garvert, D. W., Lambert, M. H., Lu, J. H., Patel, B., … Kling, S. M. (2022). Nursing Workflow Change in a COVID-19 Inpatient Unit Following the Deployment of Inpatient Telehealth: An Observational Study Using a Real-Time Locating System. Journal of Medical Internet Research. -
A 360 degree mixed-methods evaluation of a specialized COVID-19 outpatient clinic and remote patient monitoring program.
Vilendrer, S., Lestoquoy, A., Artandi, M., Barman, L., Cannon, K., Garvert, D. W., … Winget, M. (2022). A 360 degree mixed-methods evaluation of a specialized COVID-19 outpatient clinic and remote patient monitoring program. BMC Primary Care, 23(1), 151. -
Evaluating clinician-led quality improvement initiatives: A system-wide embedded research partnership at Stanford Medicine
Vilendrer, S., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., Asch, S. M., Brown-Johnson, C. G., Kling, S. M. R., Shaw, J. G., … Larson, D. B. (2022). Evaluating clinician-led quality improvement initiatives: A system-wide embedded research partnership at Stanford Medicine. LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS. -
Evaluating clinician-led quality improvement initiatives: A system-wide embedded research partnership at Stanford Medicine.
Vilendrer, S., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., Asch, S. M., Brown-Johnson, C. G., Kling, S. M., Shaw, J. G., … Larson, D. B. (2022). Evaluating clinician-led quality improvement initiatives: A system-wide embedded research partnership at Stanford Medicine. Learning Health Systems, 6(4), e10335. -
The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement in Heart Failure Clinic Trial: Rationale and Methods of The PRO-HF Trial.
Kalwani, N. M., Calma, J., Varghese, G. M., Gupta, A., Zheng, J., Brown-Johnson, C., … Sandhu, A. (2022). The Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement in Heart Failure Clinic Trial: Rationale and Methods of The PRO-HF Trial. American Heart Journal. -
Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback and Impact on Personal Well-Being: A Qualitative Exploration of Patient Satisfaction Feedback in Neurology.
Vilendrer, S., Levoy, E., Miller-Kuhlmann, R., Amano, A., Brown-Johnson, C., De Borba, L., … Gold, C. A. (2022). Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback and Impact on Personal Well-Being: A Qualitative Exploration of Patient Satisfaction Feedback in Neurology. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. -
Evaluating the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure Clinic: A Qualitative Assessment.
Brown-Johnson, C., Calma, J., Amano, A., Winget, M., Harris, S. R., Vilendrer, S., … Kalwani, N. M. (2023). Evaluating the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure Clinic: A Qualitative Assessment. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, e009677. -
From Acceptable to Superlative: Scaling a Technologist Coaching Intervention to Improve Image Quality.
Hwang, G. L., Vilendrer, S., Amano, A., Brown-Johnson, C., Kling, S. M., Faust, A., … Larson, D. B. (2023). From Acceptable to Superlative: Scaling a Technologist Coaching Intervention to Improve Image Quality. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 20(6), 570–584. -
An initiative to promote value-based stress test selection in primary care and cardiology clinics: A mixed methods evaluation.
Kling, S. M., Kalwani, N. M., Winget, M., Gupta, K., Saliba-Gustafsson, E. A., Baratta, J., … Tsai, S. (2023). An initiative to promote value-based stress test selection in primary care and cardiology clinics: A mixed methods evaluation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
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211 Quarry Road, Suite 102
Palo Alto , CA 94304
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