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Stephen Ma is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and pursued his MD/PhD at Columbia University. Dr. Ma completed his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Clinical Informatics at Stanford University. His clinical expertise centers on the care of adult patients admitted to inpatient general medicine services. His research interests include the implementation and evaluation of emerging technologies such as ambient AI scribes, clinician-centered analytics reporting, and the development of machine learning algorithms for workflow standardization in healthcare. His approach emphasizes user-centered design and data-driven decision-making to improve outcomes. Previously, he worked under Professor Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, where he developed human cardiac models of disease using patient-derived stem cells and optogenetics. His focus areas include Clinical Informatics, Machine Learning, and Digital Health.
Stanford University School of Medicine • Palo Alto, CA
Teaching and conducting research in the field of Clinical Informatics.
Patent regarding engineered human heart tissue.
Patent related to bioreactor systems for tissue engineering.
Patent application for methods using optogenetics to assess human neuromuscular function.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.