{"result":[{"lastName":"Park","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Acute Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Chronic Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cyst"},{"focus":"Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10070&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Walter Park","firstName":"Walter","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Walter_Park","researchInterest":"Dr. Park's research interests are in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cysts, acute and chronic pancreatitis.  His approach incorporates methods in health services research including the use of observational datasets, cost-effectiveness studies, and the development of clinical cohorts."},{"lastName":"Visser","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8513&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Brendan C. Visser","firstName":"Brendan","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Brendan_Visser","researchInterest":"My research interests span the breath of my clinical practice. Areas of active research include the multidisciplinary treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, technical aspects of minimally invasive pancreatic and liver surgery, and pre-operative therapy for \"borderline\" resectable pancreatic cancer (to bring more patients to surgery).   I am also investigating trends in the management of hepatobiliary cancers in California, focusing on socioeconomic and instituional barriers to appropriate care."},{"lastName":"Norton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Adrenal Cancer"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors - Surgery "},{"focus":"Endocrine - Surgery"},{"focus":"Endocrinology Surgery"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer - Thoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias"},{"focus":"Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias - Surgery"},{"focus":"Osteosarcoma "},{"focus":"Osteosarcoma - Surgery"},{"focus":"Pancreas Surgery"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer "},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Parathyroid Disease"},{"focus":"Parathyroid Disease - Surgery"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Soft Tissue "},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Soft Tissue - Surgery"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer "},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Thyroid Cancers"},{"focus":"Thyroid Cancers - Surgery "}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3948&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey Norton","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Jeffrey_Norton","researchInterest":"Interleukin-12 is a Th1 cytokine.  It is important in the cell mediated immune response.  We are investigating its role as an anti-tumor cytokine to augment the immune response against cancer.  We are planning a human trial."},{"lastName":"Poultsides","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Liver Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Pancreas Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Gastric Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Bile Duct Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Gallbladder Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"},{"focus":"Adrenal Neoplasms"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14355&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"George A. Poultsides, MD","firstName":"George","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/George_Poultsides","researchInterest":"Clinical trials of experimental therapeutics and outcomes analysis following combined modality treatment of hepatic, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal malignancies."},{"lastName":"Friedland","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endoscopy"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3873&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shai Friedland","firstName":"Shai","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Shai_Friedland","researchInterest":"1. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy- Techniques and Outcomes\r\n2. Development of new endoscopic devices\r\n3. Diagnosis of intestinal ischemia\r\n4. High risk endoscopic resection"},{"lastName":"Soetikno","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4086&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Roy Soetikno, MD MS","firstName":"Roy","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Roy_Soetikno","researchInterest":"1. Epidemiology and biology of early colorectal cancer\r\n2. Development of new endoscopic technology and technique\r\n3. Outcomes of endoscopy"},{"lastName":"Wren","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Colorectal Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"Robotics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4440&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sherry M. Wren","firstName":"Sherry","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Sherry_Wren","researchInterest":"Our research interests are primarily in surgical oncology, especially gastrointestinal cancers. We are also developing new research studies in surgical outcomes."},{"lastName":"Gerson","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4575&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lauren B. Gerson MD, MSc","firstName":"Lauren","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Lauren_Gerson","researchInterest":"Dr. Gerson's clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal motility disorders, and obscure GI bleeding using capsule endoscpy and double balloon enteroscopy. Her research interests include epidemiology and clinical trials in GERD and Barrett's esophagus; cost-effectiveness studies in the areas of Barrett's esophagus and new technology; and quality of life assessment for patients with GERD and BE."},{"lastName":"Van Dam","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4349&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jacques Van Dam, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Jacques","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Jacques_Van Dam","researchInterest":"Dr. Van Dam's research focus involves the use of Raman and light-scattering spectroscopy for the early detection and screening of gastrointestinal cancer."},{"lastName":"Triadafilopoulos","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4251&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"George Triadafilopoulos","firstName":"George","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/George_Triadafilopoulos","researchInterest":"My primary research interest concerns factors involved in the pathogenesis of gastro-esophageal  reflux disease and its complications, such as Barrett's esophagus and the role of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in their management."},{"lastName":"Kunz","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Neuroendocrine"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6035&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Pamela L. Kunz","firstName":"Pamela","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Pamela_Kunz","researchInterest":"I specialize in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.  My research involves clinical trials and epidemiologic studies, primarily in neuroendocrine and gastroesophageal cancers."},{"lastName":"Boukhman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Emergency Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Surgery - Emergency Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Surgery - Emergency Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10321&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Milana Boukhman","firstName":"Milana","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Milana_Boukhman","researchInterest":"responding to the agents of bioterrorism, bioterrorism prevention, international relief and international EMS, disaster medicine, integration of medicine and technology, innovations in medicine"},{"lastName":"Matsubara","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Stem Cell"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Stem Cell","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24222&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Junichi Matsubara","firstName":"Junichi","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Junichi_Matsubara","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"So","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4206&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Samuel So","firstName":"Samuel","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Samuel_So","researchInterest":"Through a 3 pronged comprehensive program: translational and clinical research, early detection and  treatment, and promoting education, awareness and immunization, we are working towards the development of new strategies that will lead to the elimination of hepatitis B worldwide and reduce the threat and incidence of liver cancer. Our current research efforts focus on evaluating potential new diagnostic and treatment markers and novel targeted therapy for primary liver cancer."},{"lastName":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Stomach"},{"focus":"Cancer of Anus"},{"focus":"Cancer of Pancreas"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Rectum"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Liver"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Esophagus"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Head and Neck"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8238&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Daniel Chang","firstName":"Daniel","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Daniel_Chang","researchInterest":"I specialize in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.  I am interested in developing stereotactic body radiotherapy for tumors of the liver, both primary and metastatic.  I am interested in developing functional imaging as a means of determining treatment response with radiation.  I am also interested in developing image-guided radiotherapy to improve radiation delivery for GI cancers to reduce toxicity and improve disease outcome."},{"lastName":"Engleman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4490&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Edgar Engleman","firstName":"Edgar","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Edgar_Engleman","researchInterest":"Dendritic cells, NK cells and T cells; functional proteins and genes; immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer and autoimmune disease."},{"lastName":"Stertzer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4441&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Simon H. Stertzer, MD, FACC,FAHA,FACP","firstName":"Simon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Simon_Stertzer","researchInterest":"Coronary Angioplasty; Intramyocardial Stem cell delivery"},{"lastName":"Kenkel","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office"}],"primaryAppointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19756&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Justin Kenkel","firstName":"Justin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Justin_Kenkel","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Goodman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"},{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23410&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven Goodman","firstName":"Steven","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Steven_Goodman","researchInterest":"I am interested in issues relating to the representation and measurement of evidence in medical research, and determinants of the truth of medical findings, using a Bayesian framework. I also do work in evidence synthesis, comparative effectiveness research, and the ethics of clinical research. Finally, I have an ongoing project related to landmark clinical trials that have had great impact."},{"lastName":"Mindelzun","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus-Hourly,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus-Hourly,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4303&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Mindelzun","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Robert_Mindelzun","researchInterest":"Abdominal imaging, \r\nAnatomy.\r\nMesenteries, peritoneum, omentum, pancreatic anatomy and embryology.\r\nThird World diseases.\r\nAbdominal trauma."},{"lastName":"Longacre","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6082&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Teri A Longacre","firstName":"Teri","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Teri_Longacre","researchInterest":"Gynecological, breast and gastrointestinal pathology with major emphasis on ovarian cancer and ovarian tumors of low malignant potential. Pathology of familial and hereditary breast-ovarian-GI cancer."},{"lastName":"Kambham","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Renal Pathology"},{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3829&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Neeraja Kambham","firstName":"Neeraja","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Neeraja_Kambham","researchInterest":"Research interests primarily involve medical diseases of the native and transplant kidney. Other interests include liver transplantation pathology and gastrointestinal pathology."},{"lastName":"Shelton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Rectal Cancer "},{"focus":"Colon and Rectal Surgery"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Crohn's Disease"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases"},{"focus":"Ulcerative Colitis"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic colorectal surgery"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3886&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew A. Shelton, M.D.","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Andrew_Shelton","researchInterest":"Multimodality treatment of rectal cancer\r\nSphincter preserving procedures for rectal cancer\r\nLaparoscopic colon and rectal surgery\r\nSurgical education"},{"lastName":"Bruzoni","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23739&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Matias Bruzoni","firstName":"Matias","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Matias_Bruzoni","researchInterest":"Minimal Access Surgery\r\nNeonatal Surgery\r\nSutured vs Sutureless Gastroschisis Closure\r\nUltrasound vs anatomic landmark central line placement\r\nHispanic Center for Pediatric Surgery"}]}