Gary Migdol , Director of Communications
Phone: (650) 723-1262

Liat Kobza , Media Relations Coordinator
Phone: (650) 723-1462

Sara Wykes , Writer/Editor
Phone: (650) 721-6263

After Hours Pager: (650) 723-6661
This number will connect to the page operator. Please ask for the Media Relations on-call representative.

Important Information

Guide to Release of Patient Information to the Media   provides health care public relations/media relations staff with the latest information for releasing patient information to the media.  This guide is based on the new federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines that went into effect on April 14, 2003, and existing California law.

Other Stanford Media Contacts

If you are looking for a media representative from  Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital  please contact Robert Dicks at (650) 497-8364.

If you need a media relations representative from Stanford University School of Medicine, or interested in writing a story about clinical trials or recent research, please contact the  Office of Communications and Public Affairs  at (650) 723-6911.