Kimberly Stone, MD received her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University in 2003. She received her MD from the University of California, Irvine in 2009 graduating AOA. She completed residency in General Surgery at Stanford Hospital in 2016, and is Board Certified in General Surgery. During training she completed the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Fellowship, where she developed innovative cost saving care delivery models under the mentorship of Arnie Milstein. She also worked at the internationally renowned design firm IDEO as a clinical expert on human centered design teams focused on health and medical projects. After finishing training, Kim stayed on faculty at Stanford as a Clinical Instructor in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Surgery. Prior to joining the UCSF Breast Surgery Fellowship, Kim worked with Dr. Laura Esserman and the Quantumleap Healthcare Collaborative to lead the design and development of a novel technology platform that integrates data generated within the clinic with that used to drive quality improvement and clinical trial research.