Clinical Professor, Immunology and Rheumatology

Stanford Shoor, MD

Bio

Stanford Shoor is a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology at Stanford University. He has conducted clinical research in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine and has more than 65 publications in medical journals but his emphasis is teaching and patient care. He is a key clinical faculty member in the Rheumatology Fellowship program and heads the Division’s programs in resident and medical student education. He is the Course Director of Rheumatology Grand Rounds. His special interests are sarcoidosis, evidence based medicine, patient self-care and practice improvement. He received the Department of Medicine division teaching award in 2012 and 2013 and has been honored as a Visiting Professor at Hiroshima University and the Muribushi Residency Program in Okinawa. He is proud of having received the “Moving Mountains” award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation of Santa Clara County. He majored in History at Stanford University and has an interest in foreign languages, especially Italian, French and Spanish. He owes his skills to his mother, who was his high school French teacher and his father, who was a physician, but his sanity to his wife and three sons.

Clinical Focus

  • Gout, Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, SLE, RA
  • Rheumatology

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Course Director, Rheumatology Grand Rounds (2020 - Present)
  • Member, Clinician Educator Appointments and Promotions Committee Dept of Medicine (2019 - Present)
  • Director Residency Rotation & Medical Clerkship, Division of Rheumatology (2011 - Present)

Honors & Awards

  • "Moving Mountains Award", Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation Santa Clara County (2014)
  • Rheumatology Teaching Award, Dept of Medicine, Stanford University (2012, 2013)
  • Mentoring and Teaching Award, Biodesign Program Stanford University (2012)
  • Visiting Professor, Okinawa Muribushi Residency Hospitals (2015)
  • Visiting Professor, Hiroshima University Hospital (2012)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Member, American College of Rheumatology (1985 - Present)
  • Member, Medical & Scientific Committee Northern California Arthritis Foundation (2011 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Residency: University of Washington Medical Center Dept of Medicine (1982) WA
  • Internship: University of Washington Medical Center Dept of Medicine (1980) WA
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Rheumatology and Immunology Fellowship (1984) CA
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (1984)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1982)
  • Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (1979) CA

Community and International Work

  • Arthritis Foundation Medical and Scientific Committee