Psychiatrist · Stanford University
Physician
Author
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
Fluent: 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)
Diplomate, ABPN
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology · Licensed, Medical Board of California
What I Do
01 — Stanford
A creative writing and publication program within Stanford's Medical Humanities and the Arts — fostering emerging voices from student to emeritus faculty. Monthly workshops, editorial support, and a community built around the journey to publication.
Visit Pegasus →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
Co-founded by Dr. Pien to showcase 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 hesperidesliteraryagency.com →