{"result":[{"lastName":"Nuyujukian","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine"},{"appointment":"Ph.D., Bioengineering"}],"primaryAppointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=17770&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Nuyujukian","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Paul_Nuyujukian","researchInterest":"My interests are in neuroengineering and its application to both basic and clinical neuroscience. The goal of my work is to develop communication and motor prosthetics for people suffering from limb paralysis. Specifically, I focus on the development and translation of intracortical neural prosthetics."},{"lastName":"Ratliff","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Adult reconstructive spinal surgery"},{"focus":"Spinal cord neoplasms"},{"focus":"Spinal stenosis"},{"focus":"Minimally invasive spinal surgery"},{"focus":"Spinal metastatic disease"},{"focus":"Spinal disc herniation"},{"focus":"Radiosurgery of spinal tumors"},{"focus":"Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24608&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Ratliff","firstName":"John","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/John_Ratliff","researchInterest":"My research interests focus upon preventing complications in spine surgery, assessing patient outcomes after spine surgery procedures, and developing population-based metrics for assessing surgical outcomes."},{"lastName":"Cheng","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Spine Surgery"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6405&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ivan Cheng","firstName":"Ivan","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Ivan_Cheng","researchInterest":"Dr. Cheng's research interests lie in the biologic enhancement of spinal fusions, molecular techniques of intervertebral disc regeneration, and techniques of spinal instrumentation.  For more information, please go to http://www.ivanchengmd.com."},{"lastName":"Saggar","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23965&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manish Saggar","firstName":"Manish","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Manish_Saggar","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Mindea","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery"},{"focus":"Spinal Oncology/ Spinal Tumor Surgery"},{"focus":"Spine Sarcoma Chondrosarcoma"},{"focus":"Chordoma"},{"focus":"Spine Metastasis / Spine Metastases"},{"focus":"Spinal Radiosurgery/ Cyberknife"},{"focus":"Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"spinal metastasis"},{"focus":"Chondrosarcoma"},{"focus":"bone tumor"},{"focus":"Scoliosis"},{"focus":"lumbar stenosis"},{"focus":"cervical stenosis"},{"focus":"spinal deformity"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8613&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stefan A. Mindea M.D","firstName":"Stefan","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Stefan_Mindea","researchInterest":"Dr. Mindea\u0092s primary clinical interests include minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques and the management of primary and metastatic spinal tumors (cyberknife/ surgical oncology).  \r\nHis research interests include the development medical devices and cutting-edge technologies for the treatment of spinal disorders and tumors."},{"lastName":"Soltys","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiosurgery"},{"focus":"Brain Tumors"},{"focus":"Spinal Tumors"},{"focus":"Trigeminal Neuralgia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6967&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Scott G. Soltys","firstName":"Scott","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Scott_Soltys","researchInterest":"My clinical and research interests focus on the development of new radiation techniques involving stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy for the treatment of malignant and benign tumors of the brain and spine, as well as functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia."},{"lastName":"Cai","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36382&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Weidong Cai","firstName":"Weidong","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Weidong_Cai","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Lopez","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring"},{"focus":"Electromyography"},{"focus":"Botulinum Toxin Treatment"},{"focus":"Neurology, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4069&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jaime Lopez","firstName":"Jaime","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Jaime_Lopez","researchInterest":"My clinical interests are in the areas of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (IOM), clinical neurophysiology, electromyopgraphy and in the use of botulinum toxins in the treatment of neurologic disorders.  Our IOM group\u0092s research is in the development of new and innovative techniques for monitoring the nervous system during surgical and endovascular procedures and how these alter surgical management and patient outcomes.  I am also active in formulating national IOM practice guidelines."},{"lastName":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors"},{"focus":"Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neuro Oncology"},{"focus":"Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"},{"focus":"Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors "},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Spinal Cancer"},{"focus":"Spinal Cancer - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Spinal Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Acoustic Neuroma"},{"focus":"Glioma, Astrocytic"},{"focus":"Glioma"},{"focus":"Glioblastoma"},{"focus":"Glioblastoma with Sarcomatous Component"},{"focus":"Astrocytoma"},{"focus":"Ependymoma"},{"focus":"Medulloblastoma"},{"focus":"Meningioma"},{"focus":"Intracranial Aneurysm"},{"focus":"Carotid Stenosis"},{"focus":"Arteriovenous Malformations"},{"focus":"Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations"},{"focus":"ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma"},{"focus":"Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting, Pituitary"},{"focus":"Diabetes Insipidus, Pituitary"},{"focus":"Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma"},{"focus":"Hypothalamic-Pituitary Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Neoplasms, Hypothalamic-Pituitary"},{"focus":"PRL-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma"},{"focus":"Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion"},{"focus":"Pituitary ACTH-Producing Cells"},{"focus":"Pituitary ACTH-Secreting Cells"},{"focus":"Pituitary Adenoma, Prolactin-Secreting"},{"focus":"Pituitary Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Cells"},{"focus":"Pituitary Apoplexy"},{"focus":"Pituitary Diseases"},{"focus":"Pituitary FSH Hypersecretion"},{"focus":"Pituitary Gland"},{"focus":"Pituitary Growth Hormone-Secreting Cells"},{"focus":"Pituitary Irradiation"},{"focus":"Pituitary Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Prolactin-Producing Pituitary Adenoma"},{"focus":"Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma"},{"focus":"Vestibular Schwannoma"},{"focus":"brain metastasis"},{"focus":"Cyberknife"},{"focus":"Radiosurgery, Stereotactic"},{"focus":"Stereotactic Techniques"},{"focus":"spinal avm"},{"focus":"spinal tumor"},{"focus":"Spinal Meningioma"},{"focus":"spinal schwannoma"},{"focus":"Trigeminal Neuralgia"},{"focus":"Hemifacial Spasm"},{"focus":"Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases"},{"focus":"AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial"},{"focus":"Stroke"},{"focus":"Brain Tumor, Primary"},{"focus":"Brain Tumor, Recurrent"},{"focus":"Brain Tumors"},{"focus":"Malignant Primary Brain Tumors"},{"focus":"Primary Malignant Brain Tumors"},{"focus":"Aneurysm, Cerebral"},{"focus":"Acoustic Neuroma, Cerebellopontine Angle"},{"focus":"Aneurysm, Anterior Cerebral Artery"},{"focus":"Aneurysm, Middle Cerebral Artery"},{"focus":"Aneurysm, Posterior Cerebral Artery"},{"focus":"Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm"},{"focus":"Cerebral Cavernous Hemangioma"},{"focus":"Cerebral Hemorrhage"},{"focus":"Cerebral Vasculitis"},{"focus":"Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm"},{"focus":"Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm"},{"focus":"Vascular Malformations, Brain"},{"focus":"Brain Aneurysm"},{"focus":"Brain Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Brain Revascularization"},{"focus":"Neurogenetics"},{"focus":"Neuroprotenomics"},{"focus":"Neurocutaneous Syndromes"},{"focus":"Glomus Tumor"},{"focus":"Craniopharyngioma"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4735&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven D. 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Adler, Jr.","firstName":"John","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/John_Adler","researchInterest":"The development and implementation of computerized, image-guided surgical tools to be used during minimally invasive brain operations. The clinical outcome of new technologies, and in particular the application of radiosurgery, for the treatment of brain tumors.  The creation of new radiosurgical techniques for a wide array of brain and spine disorders."},{"lastName":"Doty","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"},{"focus":"Complex Spine Disorders"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery"},{"focus":"Brain TumorSurgery"},{"focus":"Stereotactic Radiosurgery"},{"focus":"Pediatric Neurological Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8511&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James R. 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We are specifically interested in how these pathways adapt following injury, and use a combination of approaches in monkeys to identify mechanisms mediating neural reorganization and behavioral recovery."},{"lastName":"Hancock","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Therapeutic Radiology"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"CNS Cancers"},{"focus":"Lymphomas"},{"focus":"Radiation Therapy"},{"focus":"Radiation Injuries"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4626&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven Hancock","firstName":"Steven","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Steven_Hancock","researchInterest":"Outcomes of radiation treatment for prostate cancer.  Clinical research interests in the late effects of radiation on normal tissues and chemical modification of radiation injury. Hodgkins's disease and late effects of radiation and combined modality therapy. Radiation sensitizers. Hypoxic cell cytotoxins. Esophageal cancers.\r\nGeneral adult and pediatric radiation therapy."},{"lastName":"Thiruvengadam","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18697&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nikhil Thiruvengadam","firstName":"Nikhil","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Nikhil_Thiruvengadam","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Alamin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4734&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Todd Alamin","firstName":"Todd","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Todd_Alamin","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Ryali","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Research Associate,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry"},{"appointment":"Phys Sci Res Assoc,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Research Associate,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9648&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Srikanth Ryali","firstName":"Srikanth","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Srikanth_Ryali","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Choi","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8332&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Clara Y. 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Uddin","firstName":"Lucina","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Lucina_Uddin","researchInterest":"Cognitive, Developmental, and Social Neuroscience"},{"lastName":"Henderson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"},{"focus":"Movement Disorders"},{"focus":"Pain"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6330&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jaimie Henderson","firstName":"Jaimie","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Jaimie_Henderson","researchInterest":"My research interests encompass several areas of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, including frameless stereotactic approaches for therapy delivery to deep brain nuclei; deformable patient-specific atlases for targeting brain structures; cortical physiology and its relationship to normal and pathological movement; neural prostheses; and the development of novel neuromodulatory techniques for the treatment of movement disorders, pain, and other neurological diseases."},{"lastName":"Greicius","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (By courtesy),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5883&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Greicius","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Michael_Greicius","researchInterest":"Dr. Greicius' research involves the use of functional MRI in conjunction with other imaging modalities to detect and characterize neural networks in healthy adults and patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.  The main research objective is to develop novel imaging biomarkers that will enhance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, major depression, and schizophrenia."},{"lastName":"Marks","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Interventional Neuroradiology"},{"focus":"Cerebrovascular Disorders"},{"focus":"Stroke"},{"focus":"Aneurysm"},{"focus":"Arteriovenous Malformations"},{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4016&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael P. Marks","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Michael_Marks","researchInterest":"Interventional neuroradiology; cerebral arteriovenous malformations; stroke treatment and imaging; cerebral aneurysms"}]}