More members of our Endocrinology and Diabetes Care Team

Our Endocrinology and Diabetes care team involve specialists to optimize your child's health. Learn about team roles >

Nurse practitioners 

 Kari Benassi, NP

 
Kari Benassi, NP, CDE  

 Kimberly Clash, NP, CDE

 
Kimberly Clash, NP, CDE

 Alex Freeman

Alex Freeman, NP

 Elizabeth Kunselman, NP, CDE

Betsy Kunselman, NP, CDE

 Alice Pilram


Alice Pilram, NP  
 Netra Punjabi, NP
Netra Punjabi, NP, CDE  

Fellows 

Stanford Medicine Children's Health ShieldConnor Corcoran, MD
Stanford Medicine Children's Health Shield

Mindy Lee, MD

Stanford Medicine Children's Health ShieldAaron Misakian, MD
Jennifer Ni, MDJennifer Ni, MD
Luisa Fernanda Valenzuela Riveros, MDLuisa Fernanda Valenzuela Riveros, MD

Psychologists 

Korey Hood, PhD


Korey Hood, PhD 
 Diana Naranjo, PhD
Diana Naranjo, PhD 
 
 Molly Tanenbaum, PhDMolly Tanenbaum, PhD
Jessie J. Wong, PhDJessie J. Wong, PhD 

Certified diabetes educators 

 Katie Cefalu, RN, CDE
Katie Cefalu, RN, CDE 

 Annette Chmielewski, MD, RD, CDE


Annette Chmielewski, MS, RD, CDE 

 Barry Conrad, MPH, RD, CDE


Barry Conrad, MPH, RD, CDE 

Stanford Children's Shield


Erin Hodgson, RD, CDE
Jeannine Leverenz
Jeannine Leverenz, RN, CDE 

Anjoli Martinez-Singh, RD, CDE


Anjoli Martinez-Singh, RD, CDE
Kelli Patin, RD, CDE

Kelli Patin, RD, CDE 

Marin Preston RN, CDE
Marin Preston RN, CDE 
Stanford Children's ShieldPiper Sagan, RN, CDE
Julianne Senaldi, RN, CDE
Julianne Senaldi, RN, CDE 

Registered dieticians  

 Yvette Cattalini, MS, RD, CDE


Yvette Cattalini, MS, RD, CDE 
 
Misa Lawson, RDN, MPH, CDE
Misa Lawson, RD
Padma Ramakrishnan, MS, RD
Padma Ramakrishnan, MS, RD
Lonnie Wong, RD
Lonnie Wong, RD

Endocrine nurses 

Jennifer Alyea-Gomez RN

Jennifer Alyea-Gomez RN

 Sarah Kelsey RN, MSN
Sarah Kelsey RN, MSN
Megan St. Martin, RN

Megan St. Martin, RN

Social Worker

Emily Cassingham, LCSW

Emily Cassingham, LCSW

 

 Colleen Haviland, LCSW
Colleen Haviland, LCSW 
   
 
Lisa Howe, LCSW
Lisa Howe, LCSW 
Ana Lopez, MSW
Ana Lopez, MSW
Esperanza Luna
Esperanza Luna
Heidi Scharrenberg, LCSW
Heidi Scharrenberg, LCSW 
Mindy Szelap, LCSW
Mindy Szelap, LCSW 

 

Administrative staff

Jeannine De Aguinaga
Jeannine De Aguinaga – Patient Coordinator 
Gabriela Uribe
Gabriela Uribe

Physician practice manager 

 Christopher Morris
Christopher Morris 

Family Advisory Committee 

 Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson 
 Ali Jordan


Ali Jordan 

 
 
 Jae Jun


Jae Jun 

 Wais Momand


Wais Momand 

 Dana Nelson


Dana Nelson 

 Ari Rosales

 
Ari Rosales

About our care teams

What is a Pediatric Endocrinologist?

A Pediatric Endocrinologist is a physician who treats children with diabetes and other endocrine gland disorders.

What is a Nurse Practitioner?

A Nurse Practitioner is a provider who independently provides care to patients in our Diabetes and Endocrinology clinics.  Our NP staff are also CDEs and have longer appointment times to allow for diabetes education.

What is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)?

A CDE is a health professional who possesses comprehensive knowledge of and experience in Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and pre-diabetes. The CDE educates and supports people affected by diabetes to understand and manage the condition. A CDE promotes self-management to achieve individualized behavioral and treatment goals that optimize health outcomes.  You will meet with a CDE if you are newly diagnosed with diabetes, have issues with troubleshooting blood sugars and/or devices. You can also reach our CDEs by calling our CDE line.

What is a Registered Dietician (RD)/Nutritionist?

An RD can give you more information about eating for a healthy lifestyle, eating for optimal sports performance and eating to gain or lose weight.  If you have Diabetes, our RDs can help you master carbohydrate counting and help you understand how different types of foods affect blood sugar.