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Member Profile
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Name:Dr. Danit Ariel, MD MS
Title:Clinical Associate Professor
Company:Stanford University
Membership:Full
Bio:Danit Ariel, MD MS is a graduate of UC Davis School of Medicine. Following medical school she completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford and a clinical fellowship and research post-doctorate in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Stanford as well while also completing a Masters in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. She then joined the faculty at Stanford in the Division of Endocrinology.
Dr. Ariel focuses her clinical practice on gender related hormonal care, including gender affirming hormone therapy, menopause, female reproduction, and hypogonadism. She draws on her knowledge of gender hormones to answer challenging questions related to gender affirming care, and is passionate about improving the health care experience and health outcomes for the transgender community. She is a member of WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) and USPATH, and sits on the newly formed USPATH Committee for transgender elders/aging. She also has a leadership presence in the Endocrine Society’s Transgender Special Interest Group. Her research includes assessing the role of Progestins in gender affirming therapy and evaluating different routes of delivery for estrogen therapy.
She is also a Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner since 2018 and a contributing member of the Menopause Society medical education committee. She has co-authored reviews on Perimenopausal Contraception, Menopausal hormone therapy and bone health.
In addition to her clinical role, Dr. Ariel is the Founding Director of the Stanford School of Medicine Student Guidance Program, Director of Faculty Wellness for the Division of Endocrinology, and Distinguished Member of the Stanford Teaching and Mentoring Academy. She has expertise in supporting and coaching undergraduate medical students in a supportive and affirming approach during remediation and development of clinical reasoning, clinical skills, and professional identity formation. Dr. Ariel also leads a faculty physician resiliency and leadership development program within the Department of Medicine, in the effort to prevent and address physician burnout.
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