Medical Director of IHC Family Medicine Center

Core Faculty

Medical Education
UC Berkeley, Berkeley School of Public Health (2005)
UC San Francisco School of Medicine (2006)

Residency
San Jose - O'Connor Family Medicine (2009)

Fellowship
UC San Francisco - Dept. of Family Medicine, Faculty Development (2021)

Professional Interests
Women's health including prenatal care, pediatrics, office-based procedures, whole family care, LGBTQ care

After practicing at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where she helped found its Department of Family Medicine and served as its interim department chair, Dr. Harrison returned to O’Connor in 2016.  She has special interests in women’s health, prenatal care, care of children, office-based procedures, care of whole families, and LGBTQ care.  She has a background in public health and enjoys working with patients and communities to improve health at the personal and community-wide levels. In her spare time, she enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee, hiking, camping, and exploring the outdoors with her family.

Core Faculty, Sports Medicine Faculty

Medical Education
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (1980)

Residency
San Jose - O'Connor Family Medicine (1985)

Professional Interests
Orthopedic and sports medicine

Dr. Henehan is the former and founding Director of the Stanford Health Care - O’Connor Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.  He is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine (1985) and has a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Sports Medicine through the American Board of Family Medicine (1993). Dr. Henehan has special expertise in orthopedic and sports medicine. He is currently a team physician for San Jose State University (various sports) and was a team physician for the San Jose “Earthquakes” professional soccer team for twelve years.  Dr. Henehan enjoys running, hiking, skiing, photography, and watercolor painting.

Director of OSLER Faculty Development Pathway

Community Faculty

Medical Education
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (2014)

Residency
Stanford Health Care-O'Connor Hospital Family Medicine Residency (2017)

Professional Interests
Women's health, adolescent health, pediatrics, medical student education

Dr. Jiang primarily sees patients at Stanford Family Medicine in Palo Alto but is fortunate enough to continue to work with her O'Connor family by precepting resident clinic and serving as the director of the O’Connor-Stanford Leaders in Education Residency (OSLER) Program. Prior to medical school, Dr. Jiang was a high school biology teacher in Chicago with Teach for America and loves combining her passions for teaching and medicine. Dr. Jiang is also passionate about community outreach and works with the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program. Outside of clinic, she enjoys hosting parties, hiking, reading, group fitness classes, traveling, and running after her two young kids.

Core Faculty

Medical Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1980)

Residency
Sonoma County Community Hospital in Santa Rosa, CA (1983)

Fellowship
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventive Medicine (1987)

Professional Interests
Full spectrum care, HIV/AIDS treatment, infectious disease, public health, obstetrics

Before joining our faculty, Dr. Kent served as a Medical Epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA, where he completed a fellowship in Preventive Medicine. He has added certification as an HIV Specialist with the American Academy of HIV Medicine and staffs a primary care clinic for patients with HIV at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dr. Kent received the California Academy of Family Physicians Award for Educational Excellence in 1998 and the Santa Clara County Medical Association Award for Outstanding Educator in 2009; he was honored as the CAFP member of the month in February 2018. Dr. Kent has special expertise in
infectious disease, public health, procedural medicine, and obstetrics and practices full-spectrum family medicine. Outside of his career in medicine, Dr. Kent achieves balance in
his life through spending time with his family, adventure traveling, kayaking, and regularly performing as a keyboardist.

Core Faculty

Medical Education
Stanford University School of Medicine (2017)

Residency
John Peter Smith (JPS) Family Medicine Residency (2021)

Fellowship
JPS – Maternal-Child Health/ Surgical and High-Risk Obstetrics (2021)

Professional Interests
Full-spectrum family medicine, obstetrics including Caesarean section, point-of-care ultrasound, global health

Dr. Ko was born in South Korea, grew up in North Carolina, and completed his undergraduate studies and medical school at Stanford. During medical school, he lived in the neighboring city of East Palo Alto, witnessing first-hand how social determinants affected the health of a community and its people – an experience that led him into family medicine. He subsequently completed his residency and fellowship at JPS Health Network, a county hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He has special interest in practicing and teaching full-spectrum family medicine, including operative obstetrics, inpatient and outpatient procedures, and POCUS. He dreams of using family medicine as a vehicle for addressing healthcare disparities both domestically and abroad. In his spare time, Dr. Ko enjoys playing tennis, biking, and spending time with his wife, family, and faith community. 

Director of Behavioral Science Program

Core Faculty

Medical Education
State University of New York Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (1991)

Residency
Psychiatry Residency, Stanford University School of Medicine (1994)

Fellowship
Stanford University School of Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1996)

Dr. Mullins has extensive experience working with the indigent mentally ill population: she provided medication management services for geriatric clients at Community Solutions in South county for homebound clients and those in a residential facility (1994-1997); worked at Emergency Psychiatric Services at Valley Medical Center, the tertiary county hospital in Santa Clara County, (1994-2000); and provided inpatient psychiatric consultation-liaison services for San Jose Hospital from 2004 until its closure.  She has helped to lead recent innovations in the residency Balint group, intern support group, and the Pain Management Service, a multidisciplinary treatment team for patients with chronic pain.  In addition to her faculty role with the residency, she currently maintains a private practice in the South Bay where she provides psychotherapy and medication management for children and adults.  Personal interests include spending time with her husband and two grown children, mindful meditation, knitting, running, swimming, biking, and hiking.

Core Faculty

Medical Education
Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University (1980)

Residency
San Jose - O'Connor Family Medicine (1983)

Professional Interests
Preventative medicine, full-spectrum care

Dr. Norman finished an illustrious 30 years as the Residency Program Director in 2016 and now continues in a core teaching faculty role.  He has experience in all aspects of medical care and is particularly interested in the promotion of healthy lifestyle choices such as exercise and healthy eating.  He also loves a good diagnostic challenge! For fun and fitness, Dr. Norman swims many miles every early morning and is an avid rose gardener who always welcomes gardening tips from his patients and residents.

Sports Medicine Faculty

Medical Education
Medical College of Wisconsin (2015)

Residency
Stanford Health Care - O’Connor Family Medicine Residency (2018)

Fellowship
Stanford Health Care - O’Connor Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship (2019)

Professional Interests
Orthopedic and sports medicine, diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound

Dr. Peng is a Bay Area native, having been born and raised in Cupertino, CA. After obtaining his undergraduate degree at UCLA and medical degree in Wisconsin, he returned to the Bay Area to complete both his residency and fellowship with Stanford. He currently serves as team physician for San Jose State University and for Archbishop Mitty high school. Dr. Peng has particular interests in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound as well as in orthobiologics and cellular therapy. He is the faculty lead instructor for the sports medicine fellowship MSK ultrasound curriculum. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, exercising, cooking, spending time with his wife, and creating mischief with his daughter and son.

Community Inpatient Faculty

Medical Education
Georgetown University School of Medicine (2020)

Residency
Stanford Health Care - O’Connor Family Medicine Residency (2023)

Professional Interests
Inpatient medicine, addiction medicine, health equity, preventive care, children and women's health (including OB)

After graduating from the Stanford- O'Connor Family Medicine Residency, Dr. Pollack remained with the program as an inpatient faculty at O'Connor Hospital, where he enjoys teaching residents on the medicine service. In addition, he is a primary care provider at the Indian Health Center, a local FQHC clinic where he sees adults, children, and provides prenatal care. He is particularly interested in the ways in which medicine can provide a platform for addressing the social, economic, and legal factors that drive health inequities. Outside of work he enjoys running, travelling, time spent with family, and reading. He is always excited to get a book recommendation from a patient or colleague. 

Core Faculty

Medical Education
Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California (1983)

Residency
San Jose - O'Connor Family Medicine (1986)

Fellowship
San Jose - O'Connor Family Medicine, Adolescent Health (1987)

Professional Interests
Obstetrics including Caesarean section, gynecology, pediatrics, procedural health, adolescent health, mental health, disaster medicine, and complementary and alternative medicine

Dr. Rai practices full-spectrum obstetrics and has primary surgeon Caesarean section privileges at O’Connor Hospital.  He is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Rai has special expertise in adolescent and procedural medicine and serves as the attending physician for many of the residency procedural clinics.  He also has extensive experience in international medicine, having led medical trips in Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia.  He is an avid cyclist and when not on the trails, he can be found sharing a cup of warm chai with the residents.

Core Faculty

Education
Social Service degree, San Jose State University (1981)
Masters in Social Work, San Jose State University (1983)

Ms. Respicio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and co-coordinates the behavioral science curriculum for the Stanford Health Care - O’Connor Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program.  She has formal training in Family Therapy, End-of-Life Care, Crisis Intervention, and Domestic Violence.  She worked at Eastfield Ming Quong (1984-1993) residential and day treatment program for severely emotionally disregulated youth.  She then worked as a Trauma Medical Social Worker at San Jose Hospital (1993-2005), while also serving as adjunct professor and faculty for San Jose University Graduate School of Social Work (1992-2004).  Ms. Respicio co-leads Balint group, serves as a faculty in our residency Pain Clinic, co-leads behavioral science workshops for the residents, and provides counseling services for patients in co-practice with residents in the Family Health Center.  She maintains a private practice in San Jose, CA.  Her outside interests include cooking gourmet meals, baking, knitting, gardening, enjoying jazz festivals, and spending time at the beach.  

Community Faculty

Medical Education
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1987)

Residency
Psychiatry Residency, University of Connecticut Health Center (1990)
Psychiatry Residency (clinical/research year), Stanford Medical Center (1991)

Dr. Sazima has worked with medical residents in training since 1991.  He is board certified in Psychiatry (1993-present) as well as Geriatric Psychiatry (1994-2006).  His work with the residents has included lecturing and precepting, as well as helping to integrate stress management techniques such as meditation into clinic programming for patients and into resident training.  Recent academic publications and presentations include works on doctor/ “difficult” patient relationships and incorporating meditation training into outpatient clinical practices.  In addition to his teaching role, he has practiced general adult psychiatry practice since 1991, providing psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and stress management training. He also served in a series of clinical leadership and administrative roles, including Medical Director for Outpatient Services and Department Chair at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose from 1994-2001. In 2001, he moved his practice to Roseville, CA  while continuing in his teaching position in San Jose.  Dr. Sazima resides in Granite Bay, CA, with his wife, Tracy Brown Sazima, MD (a family physician at Kaiser Permanente, Folsom), and three sons.  He volunteers his time as a board member at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento and Snowline Hospice in Diamond Springs, CA.  Dr. Sazima has a deep interest but questionable performance skills in jazz; besides piano, his other interests include hiking, writing, cooking, kayaking, and meditation.