Dr. Ivan Stanford is originally from a small town in Australia. He came to UConn for Internal Medicine Residency and upon completing his residency joined the clinical and teaching faculty in 2022.

Before medical school he served as a Marine Engineer Officer in the Royal Australian Navy. He completed a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from University of New South Wales whilst studying at the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2010. After his initial period of service, he decided to make a career change and completed medical school at the University of Queensland School of Medicine in 2018. He completed Internal Medicine Residency training at University of Connecticut with a focus on outpatient medicine in 2022.

He is a primary care physician with a focus on LGBTQ+ care and gender affirming care including hormone therapy.

When not in the office he enjoys spending time hiking with his family including his two labradoodles.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.Eng.	University of New South Wales, Australian Defense Force Academy	Mechanical Engineering
M.D.	University of Queensland School of Medicine	Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Residency	UConn School of Medicine	Internal Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Ralph F. Reinfrank, M.D. Award Excellence in Teaching	UConn Internal Medicine Residency
Dean's Commendation for Academic Excellence	University of Queensland School of Medicine

• LGBTQ+ Care
• Gender Affirming Care Including Hormone Therapy
• Sexual Health

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
American College of Physicians	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2022
Academy of HIV Medicine	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2022
GLMA	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	2022