Elaine Hsiang, MD

Elaine Hsiang, MD, is a social emergency medicine fellow and clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and completed her emergency medicine residency at UCSF, where she also served as chief resident.

Dr. Hsiang's research focuses on LGBTQIA+ health, particularly its intersections with substance use, health professions education, and emergency care.

Dr. Hsiang is an active member of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), contributing to the SAEM Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) LGBTQIA+ Committee and the SAEM Social Emergency Medicine and Population Health Interest Group. In recognition of her work, Dr. Hsiang received an SAEM Foundation Grant for her project on emergency department avoidance and hesitancy among LGBTQIA+ patients.