Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Dalman graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1984. He completed his general surgery residency from University of Washington in 1989. He completed fellowship training in vascular surgery at the Oregon Health Sciences University in 1991.
He is board certified in both vascular surgery and general surgery.
Dr. Dalman has been a Stanford Vascular faculty member since 1992. He currently serves as Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Dalman is also Program Director of the Vascular Surgery Residency Program and is a staff surgeon at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. He served as Section Chief of Vascular Surgery at VA Palo Alto from 1991 to 2005.
Dr. Dalman’s research interests include the basic underlying mechanisms responsible for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease, as well as novel drug, device and exercise therapies to limit progression of small AAAs. He also has extensive experience investigating novel treatments for occlusive diseases of the lower extremities, including lower extremity limb salvage procedures and the modern management of walking disorders such as intermittent claudication (pain in the legs with exercise that is relieved by rest).
Specialties : minimally invasive revascularization techniques of the lower extremities, catheter-based and open management of carotid and extra-cranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease to prevent stroke, minimally invasive management of AAA disease, catheter-based and open management of venous diseases including varicose veins, subclavian vein thrombosis and superior vena cava syndrome, novel drug therapies for lower extremity ischemia and leg pain with walking, upper extremity circulation disorders, intestinal circulation disorders.
Fritz Bech, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Bech earned his undergraduate degree at Haverford College and his medical degree at Medical College of Pennsylvania. He received his General Surgery training at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. After completing a Vascular Surgery fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospitals in 1993, Dr. Bech joined the Dartmouth faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. He served as a community physician from 1997 – 2007 at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Bech serves as an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. He works full time at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital and on staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Bech’s research interests include the effect of treatment strategy for intermittent claudication on functional outcomes and patient satisfaction, avoidance of major amputation in non-reconstructable critical limb ischemia, functional outcomes after amputation sustained in modern warfare, predictors of arteriovenous fistula maturation and durability, effects of interspecialty competition and new technologies on practice patterns and resource utilization in treatment of peripheral vascular disease, cost-effectiveness of endovascular procedures, regional variation in management of thromboembolic disease, CT assisted design of ideal amputation remnant, and alternative hemodialysis access methods.
Specialties : open and endovascular management of complex aortic pathology, carotid artery disease, mesenteric and renal vascular disease, limb salvage, and dialysis access; noninvasive vascular laboratory diagnosis, surgical education.
Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Lee graduated with honors from the California Institute of Technology in 1994, and finished medical school at the University of California-San Diego in 1998. He completed his general surgery residency at Harbor-UCLA in 2004. During his residency he spent one year working under the tutelage of Dr. Rodney White at the St. John’s Cardiovascular Institute testing various endovascular devices in animal models. He is board-certified in general surgery. Dr. Lee completed his Vascular Surgery fellowship at Stanford University in 2006.
Dr. Lee serves as an assistant professor at Stanford University. He is also Associate Program Director of our Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program and on staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Lee’s research interests include outcomes of catheter-based interventions compared to open surgery, functional outcomes after thoracic outlet decompression, imaging surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair, and the application of endovascular technologies to thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms.
Specialties: endovascular treatment of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, carotid angioplasty/stenting, percutaneous interventions for peripheral vascular disease, thoracic outlet syndrome.
E. John Harris, MD
Medical Director, Stanford Vascular Laboratory
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Harris graduated from the St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed his residency at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1991. He also completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1992.
He is board certified in both vascular surgery and general surgery.
Dr. Harris serves as a Professor at Stanford University and a staff surgeon at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital. He is also on staff at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Harris is the Medical Director of the Stanford Vascular Laboratory.
Dr. Harris’ research interests include role of thrombosis in stimulating venous wall morphologic change, and non-invasive vascular imaging.
Specialties: minimally invasive revascularization techniques, diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases, treatment of critical limb ischemia, management of aortic aneurismal disease, and treatment of cerebrovascular occlusive disease.
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Olcott graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1967. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of California San Francisco in 1974. He also completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of California San Francisco in 1975. Dr. Olcott is board certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery.
Dr. Olcott serves as a professor at Stanford University. He is also on staff at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital, and Sequoia Hospital. Dr. Olcott also serves as director of the clinical program at Stanford.
Dr. Olcott’s research interests are upper extremity venous thrombosis, and monitoring for colonic ischemia during aortic reconstructions.
Specialties: complications and management of thoracic outlet syndrome, acute and chronic arterial injuries in high performance athletes, major arterial reconstructions.
Christopher Zarins, MD
Emeritus Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Zarins graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1968. He completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Michigan in 1974. He also completed a fellowship in surgical research at Johns Hopkins University in 1972.
He is board certified in both vascular surgery and general surgery.
Dr. Zarins serves as a professor at Stanford University. He was appointed Division Chief of Vascular Surgery from 1993 – 2005.
His research interests include hemodynamic factors in atherosclerosis, pathogenesis of aortic aneurysms, carotid plaque localization and complication, anastomotic intimal hyperplasia, vascular biology of artery walls, computational fluid dynamics as applied to blood flow and vascular disease.
Specialties: management of abdominal aortic aneurysms with both open and endovascular surgical techniques, management of complex thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, aortic dissections, branch vessel diseases and related major aortic diseases.
Wei Zhou, MD Vascular Surgery Section Chief, VAPAHCS
Vascular Surgeon
Dr. Zhou earned her undergraduate degree at the University of California-San Diego and her medical degree at the New York Medical College. She received her General Surgery training at the UC San Diego Medical Center. After completing a Vascular Surgery fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine in 2005, Dr. Zhou joined the Baylor faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and as an Associate Program Director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Zhou serves as an associate professor at Stanford University.
She is also Chief of Vascular Surgery at Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital and on staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Dr. Zhou’s research interests include new therapeutic strategies for management of cerebrovascular diseases, claudication and limb salvage, and treatment of aortic aneurysms.
Specialties: endovascular treatment of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, percutaneous carotid interventions, management of complex aortic pathologies, percutaneous interventions for peripheral vascular disease, percutaneous venous interventions.
David Nabi, MD
Second Year Fellow
Dr. Nabi graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1999.
He completed his residency in general surgery at Stanford University Medical Center in 2005.
Dr. Nabi is currently a first year fellow in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program. He is responsible for the clinical management of all inpatients on the vascular surgery service. He organizes the weekly vascular review series for the residents and participates in the didactic teaching for the medical students.
Tae Song, MD
First Year Fellow
Dr. Song graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2001. He completed his residency in general surgery at UCLA Harbor Medical Center in 2007. Dr. Song is currently a first year fellow in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program. He is responsible for the clinical management of all inpatients on the vascular surgery service.
Clinic Staff
Freida Acu, BSN, MSN
Vascular Clinic and Lab Manager
Freida received her BSN from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, and her MSN from the University of Phoenix.
She was an assistant service line manager at Kaiser Santa Clara before moving to Stanford in 2000.
At Stanford, Freida began her career as a patient care manager in the PACU / SAU. She joined the Division of Vascular Surgery as the Manager of the Vascular Surgery Clinic and Vascular Laboratory in 2007.
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Kathleen Biederman, RN
Research Nurse Coordinator |
Katrina Etherington
Clinic Assistant |
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Carol Haggerty
Clinic RN |
Nancy Hahesy, RN, BSN
Inpatient Nurse Coordinator |
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Marsha McRorie
Operations Analyst |
Beatriz Santos
New Patient Coordinator |
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Monika Van Huystee
New Patient Coordinator |
Christie Wilson, RN, NP
Nurse Practitioner |