Headshot photo of a smiling whilte male faculty member with a moustache and beard, Dr. William Goodyer, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University.
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Dr. William Goodyer is a physician scientist who specializes in Pediatric Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Dr. Goodyer graduated from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) with a BSc in Biology prior to completing his graduate studies at Stanford University in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). He subsequently completed residency training in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital before returning to Stanford to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology and advanced fellowship in Pediatric Electrophysiology. He additionally performed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Sean Wu laboratory at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute where he developed the first comprehensive single-cell gene atlas of the entire murine cardiac conduction system (CCS) as well as pioneered the generation of optical imaging agents for the real-time visualization of the CCS to help prevent accidental surgical damage during heart surgeries. Dr. Goodyer's lab focuses on basic science advances aimed at the improved diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.