Alaina Katheryn Kipps MD MS
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine Medical Director of Quality, Acute Care Cardiology Unit
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725 Welch RdPalo Alto, CA 94304
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Summary
- Alaina Kipps, MD MS, based in Palo Alto, CA, specializes in pediatric cardiology. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Stanford University and her fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. A Harvard Medical School graduate, she currently serves as a Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her expertise extends to quality improvement, clinical effectiveness, and leveraging learning collaboratives for multisite research, and she has contributed several publications on pediatric cardiology and related topics, including infective endocarditis and quality improvement initiatives in pediatric cardiac care.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2006 - 2009
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - 2028
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The state of the unit: variable care models in paediatric acute care cardiology units documented by the fourth iteration of the Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collab...Megan E Rodts, Erica DelGrippo, Mayte Figueroa, Dana B Gal, Ashraf S Harahsheh
Cardiology in the Young. 2026-04-07 - Evaluation and treatment of infective endocarditis in children and adolescents with underlying CHD: a Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice ...Julie B Aldrich, Nicolas Madsen, Aimee K Armstrong, Julianne Burns, Missy Collins
Cardiology in the Young. 2025-12-01 - Improving Discharge Medication Education: Consideration of Health Literacy and Language.Stephanie S Squires, Alaina K Kipps, Sheila Gamuciello, Xiao Chen, Kwai Mak
Hospital Pediatrics. 2025-08-01
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