Randall S. Stafford

Randall S. Stafford is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University's Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC), where he directs the Program on Prevention and Outcomes Practices. He is also a SCPKU Fellow and Stanford Health Policy Associate. His research focuses on improving chronic disease prevention, optimizing physician practices, and analyzing medication prescribing patterns. He holds an MD from UC San Francisco and a PhD in Epidemiology from UC Berkeley, with clinical expertise in preventive cardiology and internal medicine.

Education: BA (Sociology, Reed College), MS (Health Administration, Johns Hopkins), MD (UCSF), PhD (Epidemiology, UC Berkeley). Clinical Residencies: Internal Medicine (Massachusetts General Hospital), Epidemiology (CDC).

Research emphasizes patient/physician interventions, quality gap analysis, and drug cost implications. He has led federally funded projects assessing physician practice improvements and serves on Stanford Medical School's faculty Senate.

Key contributions include studies on hypertension management, off-label drug use, and comparative effectiveness research. His work informs healthcare policy through evidence-based strategies to enhance medical care quality and reduce preventable health disparities.