Physician Relations

Physician Relations

What we do for you

  • Resolve problems and answer questions efficiently and effectively.
  • Serve as a resource for you and your staff in learning about the capabilities of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and our clinical programs.
  • Coordinate ongoing communication with Stanford Medicine Children’s Health physicians and staff.
  • Notify you of new providers joining our team, and of important hospital initiatives and expansion plans.
  • Connect our referring physicians to shared patient information in the Epic electronic medical record system.

We are fully committed to developing and maintaining strong relationships between community physicians and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.


Physician referral directories

Easy-access guides to our full range of health care specialty providers for children and expectant mothers throughout the greater Bay Area.

View our referral directories >


Meet our physician relations liaisons

Diane Appel

Physician Relations Liaison
Territory: Santa Clara County

dappel@stanfordchildrens.org

Brianna Thompson

Physician Relations Liaison
Territory: San Francisco, San Mateo, Napa, Marin, and Sonoma Counties

View or print the SF North Bay Specialist Referral Directory >

brthompson@stanfordchildrens.org

Sarina Raghavan

Physician Relations Liaison
Territory: Central Coast and Central Valley

View or print the Central Coast Referral Directory >

saraghavan@stanfordchildrens.org

Meet our physician relations team members