Psychiatrist · Stanford University
Medical humanities, narrative medicine, and literary fiction.
Psychiatrist · Stanford University
Medical humanities, narrative medicine, and literary fiction.
The Physician
I am a board-certified psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. My clinical work centers on physician well-being through Stanford's WellConnect program, and I am on the Advisory Board for Bellevue Literary Press and the Oxford Review of Books x Stanford.
My training began at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where I earned my MD and I completed my psychiatry residency at Stanford.
Alongside my clinical practice, I have dedicated much of my career to the intersection of medicine and the literary arts. I am the director of the Pegasus Physician Writers, a creative writing and publication program within Stanford's Medical Humanities and the Arts and founded The Pegasus Review. I am a co-founder and literary agent at Hesperides Literary, and bring years of editorial and advisory experience to writers navigating the path toward publication.
Languages
English · Conversational: Mandarin
Psychiatry Residency
Stanford University · 2001–2005
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · 2001
→ Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences — Stanford University
→ Director, Pegasus Physician Writers — Stanford Medical Humanities & the Arts
→ Founder, The Pegasus Review
→ Founding Faculty Editor, Oxford Review of Books × Stanford
→ Literary Agent, Hesperides Literary
→ WellConnect Physician Well-Being Program — Stanford
→ Regional Advisory Committee — California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
→ George C. Gulevich Award for Humanistic Values — Stanford Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (2005)
→ Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society — Northwestern University (2001)
→ Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (2007)
Onwards: Narratives at the Heart of Medicine
Springer Publishing
Healing the Healers — forthcoming 2026–2027
Johns Hopkins University Press
Diplomate, ABPN
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology · Licensed, Medical Board of California
01 — Stanford · Est. 2008
A creative writing and publication program within Stanford's Medical Humanities and the Arts. Modeled on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Pegasus brings together physicians and physicians-in-training for monthly workshops to develop and share their creative writing.
Home of the Irvin D. Yalom Literary Awards, the Marginalized Voices Workshop Series, and collaborations with Bellevue Literary Press and the Oxford Review of Books.
Visit pegasusphysicians.org →02 — Literary Agency
Co-founded with Connor Smith, Hesperides Literary represents writers working at the crossroads of medicine, narrative nonfiction, literary fiction, and the human experience. Jennifer brings deep editorial expertise and publishing relationships to every client.
Visit Hesperides →03 — Publication
Showcases the creative and literary work of physician-writers. The Review amplifies voices that bridge clinical experience with artistic expression, and serves as a founding collaboration with the Oxford Review of Books.
Visit The Pegasus Review →For Writers
Whether you're a medical student writing your first essay or an attending physician with a manuscript, there is a place for your voice.
Pegasus Workshops
Monthly workshops and editorial support for physician-writers at Stanford. Open to students, residents, fellows, and faculty.
Visit pegasusphysicians.org →Hesperides Literary
Seeking compelling narratives at the intersection of medicine, science, and the human experience. Query with pages and synopsis.
Visit hesperidesliterary.com →