Researchers and clinicians working across disciplines

Expanding the frontiers of scientific understanding into tangible health benefits

Research and Innovation

The Stanford advantage

Established in 1885, Stanford University is one of the world’s leading research universities and premier academic brands, particularly noted for top-ranked programs that include physical and biological sciences. Patients of all ages can benefit greatly from collaborative multidisciplinary research, groundbreaking innovation, and family-centered care from the Stanford Medicine ecosystem, which includes Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, the adult healthcare delivery system, and the Stanford School of Medicine.

Throughout history, Stanford Medicine has been home to cutting-edge medical advances, including the first successful adult human heart transplant in the United States and the first combined heart-lung transplant in the world. Stanford School of Medicine is the West Coast’s oldest medical school and worldwide leader in patient care, education, research and innovation. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is proud to be the pediatric and obstetric teaching hospital of Stanford Medicine—one of the top-ranked academic medical institutions in the country.

Bench-to-Bedside Research

Enabling researchers and clinician-scientists to identify how emerging scientific insights can be applied to patient care.](https://med.stanford.edu/mchri.html)

Join our Research Registry

Stanford's Research Registry connects people like you with teams conducting research to improve health care.](https://redcap.stanford.edu/surveys/?s=D3APEM8HHW)

Clinical Research Support Office

Providing operational, informatics, regulatory, and other support for studies at Stanford Medicine Children's Health.](https://med.stanford.edu/mchri/crso.html)

Virtual Reality and Immersive Technologies

Innovative uses for immersive virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies.](/content/en/research-innovation/virtual-reality.html)

ROSA™ Technology

The latest innovation in our advanced neurosurgical care is the ROSA™ robotic surgical assistant.](/content/en/services/neurosurgery/rosa.html)

Chariot Program

Piloting virtual reality experiences, new tablet-based apps and interactive bedside projector-based games.](/content/en/research-innovation/chariot.html)

Triage by Resource Allocation for INpatients

The TRAIN® tool that determines level of transport required for evacuation based on resource utilization.](/content/en/research-innovation/train.html)

Clinical and Translational Research Program

CTRP supports clinical research discoveries of the Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center.](https://med.stanford.edu/ctrp.html)

Metabolic Health Center

Improving metabolic disease prediction, prevention, and treatment](https://med.stanford.edu/metabolichealthcenter.html)

Clinical Trials

Accelerating medical science by providing valuable insights into potential treatments and methods of prevention.](https://clinicaltrials.stanford.edu/)

COVID-19 Clinical Studies

Browse and connect with actively recruiting COVID-19 studies at Stanford.](https://studypages.com/stanford/covid/home/)

Pediatric Clinical Trials

Search or browse all pediatric clinical trials.](https://clinicaltrials.stanford.edu/pediatric-trials-nav.html)

The Stanford and Maternal Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) releases an annual report highlighting the incredible work to advance research in maternal and child health.

View our Annual Report

AI Can Help Doctors Give Intravenous Nutrition to Preemies, Stanford Medicine Study Finds](https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/03/prematurity-nutrition0.html)

In Pursuit of a Medical Device for Children With Short Gut Syndrome](https://stanmed.stanford.edu/accelerating-approval-pediatric-medical-devices-short-gut/)

New Hope for Treating a Rare Genetic Disease Before Birth](https://healthier.stanfordchildrens.org/en/new-hope-for-treating-a-rare-genetic-disease-before-birth/)