Dr. Micaela Esquivel

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Micaela Esquivel is a board-certified, fellowship-trained bariatric minimally invasive surgeon and a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in foregut surgery and bariatric surgery, and is known for her work in robotic surgery and therapeutic surgical endoscopy. Dr. Esquivel developed the Bariatric Endoscopy Program at Stanford Health Care, offering innovative treatments for patients experiencing weight regain, including endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and gastric bypass revisions. Her research interests focus on global surgical care access and specific outcomes in bariatric surgery, studying surgical access and care in California, Zambia, and Guatemala. Dr. Esquivel has made numerous presentations on surgical care access at prestigious conferences and has published extensively in prominent journals such as JAMA and The Lancet. She has received several honors, including the Samuel L. Kountz Humanitarian Award and the Resident Research Award of the Year at Stanford.

Research Interests

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.