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We are currently working on gene expression in endothelial cells at sites of pathology."},{"lastName":"Ransohoff","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23673&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Katherine Ransohoff","firstName":"Katherine","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Katherine_Ransohoff","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fischbein","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiothoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Aortic Diseases"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7579&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Fischbein","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Michael_Fischbein","researchInterest":"Molecular and genetic mechanisms of aortic aneurysm/dissection development. Molecular mechanisms of aneurysm formation in Marfan Syndrome. Clinical research interests include thoracic aortic diseases (aneurysms, dissections)."},{"lastName":"Yue","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8441&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Patrick Yue","firstName":"Patrick","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Patrick_Yue","researchInterest":"My primary research focus has been the mechanisms of insulin resistance and diabetes as they pertain to the heart.  I am particularly interested in the potential involvement of the recently discovered peptide hormone apelin.  Recent studies in my laboratory group have focused on apelin's role in promoting insulin sensitivity on the systemic, tissue-specific, and cellular level.  We are currently investigating apelin-mediated signaling events in insulin-sensitive and -resistant cardiac muscle."},{"lastName":"Zarafshar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36463&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shirin Zarafshar","firstName":"Shirin","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Shirin_Zarafshar","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Ashley","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology"},{"focus":"Inherited cardiovascular disease"},{"focus":"Heart Failure"},{"focus":"Genomic medicine"},{"focus":"Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"},{"focus":"Cardiomyopathy, Dilated"},{"focus":"Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7578&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Euan A. 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Half of the lab is wet benches where we take advantage of cell systems, transgenic models and microsurgical models of disease to prove causality of our favorite targets."},{"lastName":"Punn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"},{"focus":"Pediatric Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Cardiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Cardiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8207&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rajesh Punn, M.D.","firstName":"Rajesh","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Rajesh_Punn","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"McConnell","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Coronary Artery Disease"},{"focus":"Preventive Cardiology"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Imaging"},{"focus":"Mobile Health"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Electrical Engineering"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4727&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael V. 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I am interested in understanding the role that the BMP  and Wnt pathways play in regulating functions of pulmonary endothelial and smooth muscle cells both in health and disease."},{"lastName":"Hu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10507&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shijun Hu","firstName":"Shijun","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Shijun_Hu","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Riegler","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=34799&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Johannes Riegler","firstName":"Johannes","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Johannes_Riegler","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Vagelos","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Heart and Lung Transplantation"},{"focus":"valvular heart disease"},{"focus":"Heart Failure"},{"focus":"Radiation/Chemotherapy induced cardiac disease"},{"focus":"Pericardial disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4105&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Randall Vagelos, MD","firstName":"Randall","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Randall_Vagelos","researchInterest":"I. 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Advanced coronary and valvular disease, evaluationg candidacy for high risk interventions."},{"lastName":"Gurtner","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Plastic Surgery"},{"focus":"Plastic & Recon Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Materials Science and Engineering - Engineering Materials Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6890&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Geoffrey Gurtner","firstName":"Geoffrey","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Geoffrey_Gurtner","researchInterest":"Geoffrey Gurtner's Lab is interested in understanding the mecahnism of new blood vessel growth following injury and how pathways of tissue regeneration and fibrosis interact in wound healing."},{"lastName":"Fujii","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yasuhiro Fujii","firstName":"Yasuhiro","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Yasuhiro_Fujii","researchInterest":"Congenital Heart Surgery"},{"lastName":"Schnittger","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4659&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ingela Schnittger, MD","firstName":"Ingela","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Ingela_Schnittger","researchInterest":"My main research continues to be in the field of echocardiography. 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I am developing molecular imaging probes that  track to injured heart tissue, such that non-invasive imaging techniques, like cardiac MRI, can visualize these probe signals in real-time.  The translational goal of my research is to develop new ways to detect early cardiac injury before permanent damage occurs, so that preventive medical therapy can be started."}]}