Care Team at Stanford Medicine Children's Health — Pediatrics - 2915 Telegraph Ave

Dr. Boal received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Cornell University. She attended medical school at the UCSF School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency at Seattle Children’s Hospital. During medical school, she traveled to Uganda for a research fellowship, where she studied the effects of HIV on neurocognitive development in children, and during her residency she traveled to Kenya to study pediatric tuberculosis. Her clinical interests include early childhood development and global health. Dr. Boal also is the vice chair of pediatrics at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and exploring the Bay Area with her husband and two daughters.

Dr. Brinkley received her Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Biology from Johns Hopkins University, her Master of Arts in Cultural Medical Anthropology from Case Western Reserve University, and her Master of Health Administration from Tulane University. She attended medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s in Cleveland. Previously, Dr. Brinkley worked extensively in other parts of the world, including Bolivia, Kosovo, and Laos. She also served as the medical director of the Guam Department of Public Health, overseeing two community health centers and practicing general pediatrics. Dr. Brinkley speaks medical Spanish, and her interests include the intersection of culture and health, early childhood development, nutrition, and helping medically underserved people.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking and playing board games with her family, as well as reading, traveling, and trying out new vegetarian recipes.

Dr. Gerwein received her Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from Harvard University. After college, she worked at the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She attended Harvard Medical School and completed her pediatrics residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. After her residency, she worked in the emergency department at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her clinical interests include breastfeeding, nutrition, preventive medicine, and making pediatric care a positive experience for her patients.

In her free time, she enjoys baking sourdough bread, biking, spending time with family and friends, and making wheel-thrown pottery, which she has been doing for more than two decades.

Dr. Mehta grew up in the Bay Area and lived there until she moved to Glendale, Arizona, to get her medical degree at Midwestern University, where she met her husband, who is now an anesthesiologist. She went on to Chicago for her residency at Rush University Children’s Hospital and after that completed a year as chief resident. Dr. Mehta appreciates being back in the Bay Area and being close to her family and friends.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking, trying new restaurants, reading, and watching movies.

Dr. Perlman received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from Rutgers University and completed three master’s degrees at the University of California, Berkeley, in public health, health and medical science, and fine arts. She attended medical school at the UCSF School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center. She is a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, and serves as the course director for the UCSF and UC Berkeley Joint Medical Program, which focuses on teaching the art of medicine. She is passionate about mentoring future physicians and serves on the national HART faculty group, where they discuss the meaning of our work. She also serves on the California and American Academy of Pediatrics climate and health committees. Her special interests include development and behavior, learning difficulties, and teaching medical students.

In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, making art, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Dr. Rinehart was driven to pursue medicine because of her fascination with the intersection of a person’s unique story and their well-being. After completing her undergrad, where she studied English, she lived in Nepal, where she worked in public health before moving to New York to attend the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She came back to her roots in the Bay Area for her residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Rinehart is passionate about serving her community and advocating for her patients, and she enjoys being close to her family and friends.

Outside of the clinic, she spends her time hiking in East Bay regional parks and trying new recipes.