Department:

Health Educators

Specialty:

Internal Medicine, Board Certified

Dr. Palaniappan is part of the PAMF Research Institute and the South Asian Wellness Task Force.

Health plans accepted:

View accepted health plans

Affiliation:

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Education/training:

Medical education:

 

University of Michigan, 1996

Internship:

Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, 1996 - 1997

Residency:

Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, 1997 - 1999

Fellowship(s):

Stanford Prevention Research Center, Preventive Cardiology, 2000 - 2003

Professional interests:

Preventive cardiology -- especially raising awareness of cardiovascular disease risk in South Asian Indians.

Additional languages spoken:

Tamil(Basic)

Community activities:

American Heart Association - Elected Fellow (FAHA), American Diabetes Association, American College of Epidemiologuy, American Medical Women's Association

Personal interests:

Dr. Palaniappan is married with two children. Her hobbies used to include rock climbing and scuba diving, which she hopes to resume when her kids are older! She completed a marathon in 2001 and a triathalon in 2005, and still enjoys running when she gets a chance.

Physician web link:

http://www.pamf.org/prana/

Philosophy of care:

Dr. Palaniappan is currently an assistant investigator at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute. Her research interests are gender and ethnic differences in insulin metabolism as it affects the incidence of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. She has explored this thesis in large national cohorts including the National Health and Nutrition Examination III (NHANES III), the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC), and the Insulin Resistance in Atherosclerosis Study(IRAS). She has recently completed a study examining the effects of weight loss on insulin resistance in South Asian Indian Women: The South Asian Indian Women Weight Loss Study (SAIWWLS: http://saiwwls.stanford.edu/). Her clinical interests are in preventive cardiology -- especially raising awareness of cardiovascular disease risk in South Asian Indians.