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Our group is interested in studying both the early and late phases of atherosclerosis so that we can better develop prevention and treatment strategies."},{"lastName":"Honda","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=17300&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"Yasuhiro Honda, MD","firstName":"Yasuhiro","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Yasuhiro_Honda","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fearon","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"},{"focus":"Coronary Artery Disease"},{"focus":"Percutaneous aortic valve"},{"focus":"Aortic Stenosis"},{"focus":"Coronary Physiology"},{"focus":"Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5950&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"William Fearon, MD","firstName":"William","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/William_Fearon","researchInterest":"Dr. Fearon's general research interest is coronary physiology.  In particular, he is investigating invasive methods for evaluating the coronary microcirculation.  His research is currently funded by an NIH R01 Award."},{"lastName":"Lee","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4573&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"David Lee, MD","firstName":"David","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/David_Lee","researchInterest":"1. Use of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors and other pharmacotherapy in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction\t\r\n2. Novel treatments and devices for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction\r\n3. Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy\r\n4. Novel approaches to coronary revascularization\r\n5. Closure devices for atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale"},{"lastName":"Tremmel","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Women's Heart Health"},{"focus":"Women's Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7648&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"Jennifer Tremmel","firstName":"Jennifer","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Jennifer_Tremmel","researchInterest":"Dr. Tremmel studies sex differences in cardiovascular disease.  Current research projects include evaluating sex differences in coronary pathophysiology, young patients presenting with myocardial infarction, the impact of stress on anginal symptoms, chronic total coronary occlusions, and vascular access site complications."},{"lastName":"Brinton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8134&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"Todd Brinton","firstName":"Todd","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Todd_Brinton","researchInterest":""},{"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&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"Simon H. 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Role of microvascular injury in acute allograft failure."},{"lastName":"Rockson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Lymphatic Diseases"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4272&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"Stanley G. 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Advanced coronary and valvular disease, evaluationg candidacy for high risk interventions."},{"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&amp;type=small&amp;showNoImage","displayName":"Euan A. 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