Our Team
Interventional Cardiology's team consists of physicians, nurses, researchers, receptionists, and technicians who each play a part in supporting different aspects of your cardiovascular care.
Physicians
Alan Yeung, MD
Dr. Yeung is Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine, Director, Interventional Cardiology, and Chief Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1984 and received his training in cardiology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Yeung came to Stanford in 1993. His research interests include coronary artery remodeling, acute coronary syndromes, new device development as well as novel approaches to coronary revascularization including stem cell therapy.
Specialties: Complex Coronary Interventions, Mitral Valvuloplasty
William Fearon, MD
Dr. Fearon is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Fearon received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his M.D. from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.
He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford and served as Medical Chief Resident. He then completed a Cardiology Fellowship and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, also at Stanford, and has been on faculty at Stanford since 2002. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Fearon's clinical and research expertise is in Interventional Cardioloy with a research emphasis on coronary physiology, and in particular the evaluation of intermediate coronary lesions and the coronary microvasculature. His clinical expertise focuses on percutaneous coronary intervention, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Specialties : FFR/CFR, Acetyl Choline Challenge, Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
David P. Lee, MD
Dr. Lee is an Associate Professor in Medicine and his research includes brachytherapy, vascular remodeling, new treatment strategies for acute myocardial infarction, and coronary venous mapping.
Specialties : ASD/PFO Closure, Alcohol Septal Ablation
Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, SM
Dr. Tremmel is an Instructor of Medicine, Clinical Director of Women's Heart Health at Stanford, and the Director of Stanford's Secondary Prevention Program. She graduated from the University of Iowa, College of Medicine in 1998, and received her S.M. in Epidemiology in 2002 from Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Tremmel completed her internship and residency at Dartmouth""Hitchcock Medical Center from 1998 to 2001. After which, she completed several fellowships at Stanford Medical Center in Cardiovascular Medicine (2002-2006) and Interventional Cardiology (2004-2005).Dr. Tremmel also completed a Postdoctoral research fellowship at the Stanford Prevention Research Center from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Tremmel has been a staff member at Stanford since 2006. She is board certified in Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine. Her research interests include sex differences in coronary artery disease, the determinants of vascular access complications, and the effects of weight on coronary physiology and cardiac outcomes. She has also evaluated the use of drug-eluting stents in transplant arteriopathy and keeps Stanford's Tako-Tsubo Patient Registry.
She is currently investigating the coronary endothelial function, plaque deposition, and microcirculation in both women and men who present with chest pain, but have normal coronary arteries by angiography.
Specialties: Interventional Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Ischemic Heart Disease in Women
Todd J Brinton, MD
Dr. Brinton is an Instructor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed his bachelors of science in biomedical engineering at the University of California-San Diego and his doctorate in medicine at the Chicago Medical School. Dr. Brinton completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at Stanford. He then completed a clinical cardiology fellowship and clinical investigator research fellowship at Stanford. He completed a subspecialty fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Stanford in 2006.Dr. Brinton is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine. His clinical expertise is in interventional cardiology with an emphasis on new device strategies for percutaneous coronary interventions. Dr. Brinton has a specific interest in the development of new technologies for treatment of cardiovascular disease. Dr Brinton also serves on the executive faculty of the Program in Biodesign within the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford.
Dr. Brinton's academic research focuses on the development and evaluation of minimally-invasive techniques for cardiac stem cell transplantation and imaging techniques for assessment of cell viability after transplant in pre-clinical models. He currently directs several clinical trials of interventional-based therapies for chronic ischemia and heart failure.
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease, Novel Therapies for Revascularization & Restoration of Ischemic Heart Failure.
Clinical Coordinators
Interventional Cardiology's Clinical Nurse Coordinators play an integral role in the leading edge care you will receive in treatment of your cardiovascular condition.
Beyond managing admission and discharge, and assisting families with transportation and lodging, here are other ways clinical coordinators are involved in your care:
- Handle new patient referrals and assist in initial appointment process
- Describe diagnostic and treatment options, as well as educate you and your family in the details of these options
- Coordinate our mulit-disciplinary approach to state-of-the-art treatment for coronary artery disease
- Participate in ongoing research for the treatment of coronary artery disease
- Support multiple aspects of Interventional Cardiology's clinical work
Cheryl McWard, RN, BSN
Cheryl earned her BS in Biological Sciences at UC-Davis in 1979 and her BS in Nursing at UCLA in 1982.
Cheryl was raised in the Bay Area and was pleased to return and join Stanford's cardiology team after finishing school in Los Angeles. She has worked with Interventional Cardiology for 10 years.
Additionally, Cheryl has more than 23 years experience at Stanford Hospital & Clinics in the cardiology areas of Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Cath Lab, and Interventional Cardiology Service.
Nonie Socci, RN, BSN
Nonie is a native Californian who grew up north of Mount Shasta. She earned her BS in Nursing and has an AA in Physical Education.
Nonie came to Stanford Hospital & Clinics in 1983 and has spent the past nine years supporting the Interventional Cardiology service.
In addition to coronary intervention, her background includes interventional treatments related to neurovascular and peripheral vascular disorders.
Research Assistant
Peg Tsao, RN, BSN
Peg received a B.S. in exercise physiology at Temple University in Philadelphia before going on to study nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
She began her nursing career at Stanford in 1994 and has been our research nurse since 2002.