Samuel Rodriguez, MD
Samuel Rodriguez
About Me
Dr. Sam Rodriguez is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Stanford Children’s Hospital in the Clinician Educator Line. His clinical research involves creating and studying the effects of new technologies on pediatric stress and pain. He is the founder and director of the Stanford CHARIOT Program which has created innovative approaches to treating kids undergoing procedures. The CHARIOT Program has positively impacted thousands of children and has grown to include emerging technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, and interactive video games. Dr. Rodriguez is also highly involved in medical humanities education at Stanford Medical School and teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels on how studying art can make better physicians.
Title: Co-Director
Company/Affiliation: Institute for Health Innovation