Dr. Maryam S. Makowski, PhD is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Associate Director of Scholarship and Health Promotion for Stanford Medicine’s WellMD & WellPhD. As a medical nutrition scientist, Certified Nutrition Specialist, and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Dr. Makowski provides nutrition consultations and well-being coaching to Stanford School of Medicine faculty and Stanford Medicine residents and fellows. She also serves patients of the Lifestyle Psychiatry Clinic.
Dr. Makowski’s research focuses on identifying strategies to minimize physician fatigue and stress, and optimize their wellbeing. In her coaching , she uses evidence-based strategies to empower her clients by cultivating compassion for themselves and others with the ultimate goal of improving their well-being, energy and focus for peak performance.
In recognition of her coaching efforts, she received the 2024 Annual Chairman’s Award for Clinical Innovation and Service in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.