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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mailing Address:

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Falk Building
870 Quarry Rd Extension
Palo Alto, CA 94304

General Information: (650) 723-5771

Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery

Appointments

Cardiac Surgery Coordinators
Phone: 650-724-7500
Fax: 650-736-0901

Lead Cardiothoracic Surgery Liaisons
Roberto Vargas
Maria Caimol

Adult Cardiac Division General Information

(650) 723-5771

Research or Clinical Trials
Information

Tiffany Flores
Clinical Research Manager
tflores2@stanford.edu

Division of Thoracic Surgery

Appointments / Thoracic Surgery Clinic Scheduling

Steven Salazar
New Patient Coordinator
(650) 498-6000

Thoracic Surgery Division General Information

Donna Yoshida
Administrative Associate
(650) 721-2086

Cliff David
Administrative Associate 
(650) 721-6400

Research or Clinical Trials
Information

Cheyenne Sadeghi
Clinic Research Coordinator
(650) 736-4112

Office of Drs. Joseph Shrager & Mark Berry
 

Donna Yoshida
Administrative Associate
(650) 721-2086

Offices of Drs. Leah Backhus, Natalie Lui, and Doug Liou

Cliff David
Administrative Associate
(650) 721-6400

Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Clinical / Patient Care Contacts

Marlene Charles
Staff Supervisor & Clinical Coordinator
Phone: (650) 724-2925
mcharles@lpch.org

Debbie Parsons
New Patient Coordinator
Phone: (650) 724-2550
dparsons@stanfordchildrens.org

Research Contact

R. Kirk Riemer, PhD
Research Lab Director
(650) 723-8958 
riemerk@stanford.edu
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Transfer Center and Referral Information

Patients and Families (Self-Referral)

The patient’s doctor will request an evaluation by a Stanford Cardiothoracic Surgery team member, who will review their previous medical records and determine if additional tests are necessary. After reviewing the patient’s information, the team will provide further details regarding patient transfer. You can call the clinic number below to speak with one of our clinic staff about the status of your referral or self-referral. They will help guide you through the process or next steps needed.

Stanford Referral Center and Clinics are staffed Monday through Friday from 8 am - 5 pm (PST)

Our main Adult Heart Surgery Clinic & Surgery schedulers number to call for an appointment is: 650-724-7500

Our direct clinic contact information and location is:

Heart Surgery in Palo Alto
Heart and Vascular Center
300 Pasteur Drive
3rd Floor, Clinic A31
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-724-7500
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Interested in an Online Second Opinion?

The Stanford Medicine Online Second Opinion program offers you easy access to our world-class doctors. It’s all done remotely and you don’t have to visit our hospital or one of our clinics for this service. You don’t even need to leave home! Visit our online second opinion page to learn more.

International Patient Referrals

Phone: +1 650-723-8561
Email: IMS@stanfordhealthcare.org

International Medical Services (IMS) at Stanford Health Care provides information, interpretation and translation services, and other supportive services for patients and families who may be seeking care from out of country.  

For Physicians / Health Care Professionals

Transfer Center
Phone: 1-800-800-1551  (24 hours - 7 days a week)
Fax: 650-723-6505

Physician Helpline
Phone: 1-866-742-4811 
Fax: 650-320-9443
Monday – Friday  8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (PST)
After hours: Call the hospital page operator at 650-723-4000 and ask for the physician on call

FAX: Fax a referral to the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at 650-736-0901  

Online Portal (PRISM)

Our online portal, known as PRISM (Physician Referral Information at Stanford Medicine), provides a streamlined platform for community physicians to send referrals, check on referral status, access medical records, and message Stanford providers.

If you have any questions about the referral process, please call us at 650-724-7500.

Directions & Map

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is located in the Falk Building located behind the hospital on the Stanford campus in Palo Alto, California. San Francisco is to the north, and San Jose is to the south. Two main north-south freeways link us to San Francisco, San Jose, and their airports: US Highway 101 and Interstate 280. Shuttle and bus service to Stanford is available from nearby airports. A commuter rail line, Caltrain, also connects the Peninsula. Stanford's free Marguerite Shuttle connects with Caltrain and downtown Palo Alto.

The map below shows the location of both the Falk Building and the Visitor Parking Structure that is most accessible to Falk (the Falk Building does not have its own visitor parking). Parking fees are listed below.

More information on Stanford Hospital parking.

It's best to map your route to the Visitor Parking Structure, then walk or take the free shuttle to the main entrance to the hospital.

Enter the hospital, turn left, then make a right through the cafeteria seating area. Once outside of the seating area, there’s a hallway that goes left.

Walk down this hallway, past the Emergency Room, all the way to the end, and you will find several doors to your right that lead outside. Go through these doors. (Note: These doors will lock behind you, so if you need to go back this way, have someone from the Falk building use their security card to let you back in.)

Make a left on the path, then the first right into the Falk Building.

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Falk Cardiovascular Research Building

Quarry Road Extension
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Parking Information

The underground paid visitor and patient parking garage is located in front of Stanford Hospital on Pasteur Drive (see map above).

Parking Rates

First hour  -  Free
Each additional hour or fraction thereof  -  $1
Daily maximum - $12

More information on Stanford Hospital parking.