{"result":[{"lastName":"Leppert","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10322&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Leppert","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/John_Leppert","researchInterest":"Our research aims to improve the global quality of care for patients with Urologic cancer with a particular focus on kidney cancer. We are evaluating the comparative effectiveness of various kidney cancer surgeries and their impact on chronic kidney disease and its downstream effects. We are investigating nanofluidic proteomic assays to diagnose kidney cancer and signatures of response to therapy. We are applying epidemiology, bioinformatics, and health services methods to urologic conditions."},{"lastName":"Gonzalgo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy"},{"focus":"Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13213&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark L. Gonzalgo, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Mark","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Mark_Gonzalgo","researchInterest":"My laboratory is focused on studying the role of DNA methylation in prostate and bladder cancer.  Certain genes and their downstream targets may be useful molecular markers for disease detection and prognostication. We are interested in utilizing methylation markers to detect abnormal changes in serum and urine.  Clinical Focus: Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy; Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy; Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer."},{"lastName":"Srinivas","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Bladder Cancer"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Male Cancers - Penile"},{"focus":"Male Cancers - Prostate "},{"focus":"Male Cancers - Testicular "},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"},{"focus":"Penile Cancer"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Testicular Tumors"},{"focus":"Testicular Tumors - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Ureteral Cancer"},{"focus":"Ureteral Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Urethral Cancer"},{"focus":"Urethral Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4350&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sandy Srinivas","firstName":"Sandhya","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Sandhya_Srinivas","researchInterest":"Clinical interests: general oncology, genito-urinary malignancy Research interests: conducting clinical trials in advanced prostate cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma"},{"lastName":"Shortliffe","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Hypospadias"},{"focus":"Hydronephrosis"},{"focus":"Undescended Testes"},{"focus":"Vesicoureteral Reflux"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4634&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe","firstName":"Linda","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Linda_Shortliffe","researchInterest":"The timing for intervention in obstruction in the infant and child is poorly understood.Our group has been interested in trying to define the risks that may be involved in obstructive and infectious uropathies and discovering early signs of damage to the urinary tract and kidney. We have explored ways of imaging the urinary tract using nonionizing radiation (US, MRI). We have studied the relationships of sex steroid hormones, pregnancy, reflux, urinary tract infection and urinary tract function."},{"lastName":"Brooks","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Male Cancers - Prostate "},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6178&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James D. Brooks","firstName":"James","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/James_Brooks","researchInterest":"We use genomic approaches to identify disease biomarkers.  We are most interested in translating biomarkers into clinical practice in urological diseases with a particular focus in cancer."},{"lastName":"Gill","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer"},{"focus":"Penile Cancer"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Testicular Tumors"},{"focus":"Ureteral Cancer"},{"focus":"Urethral Cancer"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers"},{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia"},{"focus":"Radical nerve sparing prostatectomy"},{"focus":"robotic prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Radical cystectomy"},{"focus":"Laser prostate surgery"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic kidney surgery"},{"focus":"minimially invasive BPH surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4287&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Harcharan Gill","firstName":"Harcharan","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Harcharan_Gill","researchInterest":"Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia- Evaluation and development of new minimally invasive techniques\r\n\r\nEndourology: developing, designing and evaluating new instruments\r\n\r\nBladder cancer: outcomes of treatment\r\n\r\nBPH: cryotherapy and HIFU"},{"lastName":"Liao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7590&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joseph C. Liao","firstName":"Joseph","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Joseph_Liao","researchInterest":"My laboratory is engaged in translational research to develop new in vitro and in vivo diagnostic tools for diseases of the urinary tract based on micro- and nanotechnology.  We are developing an integrated biosensor platform optimized for point-of-care urinary diagnostics, particularly for urinary tract infections and bladder cancer.  We are also developing in vivo imaging tools for applications in endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery."},{"lastName":"Desai","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13492&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manisha Desai","firstName":"Manisha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Manisha_Desai","researchInterest":"Dr. Desai is the Director of the Quantitative Sciences Unit.  She is interested in the application of biostatistical methods to all areas of medicine including oncology, nephrology, and endocrinology.  She works on methods for the analysis of epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, and studies with missing observations."},{"lastName":"Higgins","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4038&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Higgins","firstName":"John","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/John_Higgins","researchInterest":"I work as a diagnostic surgical pathologist doing translational research in renal neoplasia and medical renal disease and neoplastic and medical liver disease. Subspecialty areas of clinical interest include diagnostic immunohistochemistry, renal, hepatic and transplant pathology."},{"lastName":"Skinner","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer > urologic oncology"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer"},{"focus":"Continent urinary reservoir"},{"focus":"urinary tract reconstruction"},{"focus":"testis cancer"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=32891&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Eila C. Skinner","firstName":"Eila","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Eila_Skinner","researchInterest":"My research focuses on outcomes in the treatment of muscle invasive and high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.  This includes identifying markers of prognosis, predictive markers for response to surgery and chemotherapy, and working toward an individualized, multidisciplinary approach to disease management.  I have also focused on optimizing the  use of lower urinary tract reconstruction in patients undergoing cystectomy, and developing interventions to improve patient quality of life."},{"lastName":"Yemoto","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Biosafety, Web & Compliance Specialist,Dean's Office - Finance & Administration, Health & Safety"},{"appointment":"Health & Safety Specialist,Dean's Office - Finance & Administration, Health & Safety"}],"primaryAppointment":"Biosafety, Web & Compliance Specialist,Dean's Office - Finance & Administration, Health & Safety","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=26030&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Cheryl Yemoto","firstName":"Cheryl","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Cheryl_Yemoto","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Wu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10430&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hsi-Yang Wu","firstName":"Hsi-Yang","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Hsi-Yang_Wu","researchInterest":"My lab studies the coordination of neonatal bladder and external urethral sphincter function. By understanding how the spinal cord creates efficient voiding in neonates and children, we hope to develop new treatments for pediatric voiding dysfunction and adult urinary incontinence."},{"lastName":"Peehl","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4633&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donna Peehl, PhD","firstName":"Donna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Donna_Peehl","researchInterest":"My research focuses on the molecular and cellular biology of the human prostate. Developing realistic experimental models is a major goal, and primary cultures of prostatic epithelial and stromal cells are my main model system. Our discoveries are relevant to prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant prostatic diseases."},{"lastName":"Constantinou","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4171&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christos E. Constantinou","firstName":"Christos","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Christos_Constantinou","researchInterest":"1. Pharmacologic methods in identifying alpha adrenergic receptors in the obstructed urinary tract.\r\n2. Fluid mechanics and physiological mechanisms of contractility in the urinary tract.\r\n3. Biomedical Engineering approaches in the characterization of static and dynamic properties of soft tissues.\r\n4. Image processing and 3D reconstruction of magnetic resonance.\r\n5. Computer models and vector analysis of pelvin floor musculature.\r\n6. Software for interactive teaching."},{"lastName":"Sommer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"abdominal imaging and uroradiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4310&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"F Sommer","firstName":"F","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/F_Sommer","researchInterest":"Studies include development and preliminary clinical evaluation of advanced techniques for ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization. A number of studies are ongoing involving advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy with application to the GU tract."},{"lastName":"Kennedy","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4434&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Kennedy","firstName":"William","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/William_Kennedy","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Hsieh","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Robotic Surgery"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic Surgery"},{"focus":"da Vinci Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=12854&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Harrison Hsieh","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Michael_Hsieh","researchInterest":"Our laboratory is interested in how microbial-triggered inflammation protects against pathogens and yet can result in secondary, harmful effects such as tissue fibrosis and carcinogenesis. The genitourinary tract is our model system. We are examining anti-pathogenic inflammation induced by uropathogenic E. coli. Chronic infection-mediated tissue fibrosis and carcinogenesis are being studied using models of Schistosoma haematobium."},{"lastName":"Friedland","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6888&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gerald Friedland","firstName":"Gerald","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Gerald_Friedland","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Eisenberg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Infertility, Male"},{"focus":"Erectile Dysfunction"},{"focus":"Men's Health"},{"focus":"Hypogonadism"},{"focus":"Peyronie's Disease"},{"focus":"Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24292&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Eisenberg","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Michael_Eisenberg","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"van de Rijn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4008&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Matt van de Rijn","firstName":"Matt","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Matt_van de Rijn","researchInterest":"Our research focuses on gene microarray analysis of human soft tissue tumors (sarcomas). In addition we work with tissue microarrays to characterize large numbers of novel antisera raised against peptides derived from genes found to be of interest during gene array analysis."},{"lastName":"Sahoo","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10888&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Debashis Sahoo","firstName":"Debashis","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Debashis_Sahoo","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Rivas","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Digestive Surgery"},{"focus":"Bariatric Surgery"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive 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=16921&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Homero Rivas","firstName":"Homero","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Homero_Rivas","researchInterest":"Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM Procedure) for Esophageal Achalasia.\r\nMobile Health including Tele-Medicine, health applications for mobile phones."},{"lastName":"Guardino","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Breast Cancer"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Immune Therapy and Vaccines"},{"focus":"Targeted Novel Therapeutics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3879&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ellie (Alice) Guardino","firstName":"Alice","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Alice_Guardino","researchInterest":"Dr. Guardino has studied the mechanisms by which the immune system recognizes foreign substances like viruses, microorganisms and cancer and the ways the immune system becomes deregulated and attacks \u0093self\u0094 as seen in autoimmunity.  Her research identified the cellular interactions involved in immune recognition and has led to treatment strategies for cancer using immune therapies and biologic treatments."},{"lastName":"Albanese","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3918&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA","firstName":"Craig","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Craig_Albanese","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Curet","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Surgery"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4340&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Myriam Curet","firstName":"Myriam","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Myriam_Curet","researchInterest":"Education-how to teach and assess surgical skills; Evalution of educational programs and work environment\r\nLaparoscopy - Various clinical and animal studies investigating minimally invasive surgical techniques\r\nBariatric Surgery - various projects investigating outcomes\r\nRobotic surgery - use of robotics in bariatric surgery"}]}