Dr. Rebecca Dang

Biography

Rebecca Dang is an Instructor in the Division of General Pediatrics at Stanford University. She earned her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. She further specialized through a fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Stanford, focusing on Clinical Research Epidemiology. Dr. Dang provides clinical care to children in the pediatric ward and newborn nursery. Her research interests revolve around high-value pediatric care, specifically improving and building evidence for common yet understudied practices such as temperature measurement and management in pediatric medicine. She has led several projects on temperature-related topics, including routine measurements during well-child visits and outcomes related to neonatal hypothermia. Her work has resulted in first-author publications in high-impact journals, including Academic Pediatrics and the Journal of Pediatrics. She has received multiple awards for her research, including the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute clinical trainee award and the Gerber Foundation main novice research award. Dr. Dang is also a member of the Professional Education Board and is board certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics.

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