{"result":[{"lastName":"Quon","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"PET Scans"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6452&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew Quon","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Andrew_Quon","researchInterest":"Multimodality fusion imaging with PET, CT, and MRI for oncology.  \r\n\r\nTranslational research bringing new radiotracers to clinical use.\r\n\r\nCardiovascular multimodality PET/CT imaging."},{"lastName":"Iagaru","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"Positron-Emission Tomography"},{"focus":"Radioimmunotherapy"},{"focus":"Thyroid Cancer"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer"},{"focus":"Lymphoma"},{"focus":"GBM"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8156&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrei Iagaru","firstName":"Andrei","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Andrei_Iagaru","researchInterest":"Current research projects include: 1) Whole-Body MRI and PET/CT for Early Cancer Detection; 2) Targeted Radionuclide Therapy; 3) Clinical Translation of Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals; 4) Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging and 5) PET/CT Imaging for Thyroid/Breast/Lung/Prostate Cancer, Melanoma, and Sarcoma."},{"lastName":"Segall","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4511&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"George Segall","firstName":"George","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/George_Segall","researchInterest":"Scintigraphic evaluation of coronary blood flow and myocardial function using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Tumor imaging and characterization of pulmonary nodules with PET/CT."},{"lastName":"Mittra","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14014&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Erik Mittra","firstName":"Erik","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Erik_Mittra","researchInterest":"Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Radioimmunotherapy"},{"lastName":"Graves","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3974&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Edward Graves","firstName":"Edward","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Edward_Graves","researchInterest":"Applications of molecular imaging in radiation therapy, development of hypoxia and radiosensitivity imaging techniques, small animal image-guided conformal radiotherapy, image processing and analysis."},{"lastName":"Goris","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4509&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael L. 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Loo, Jr., MD, PhD, DABR","firstName":"Billy","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Billy_Loo","researchInterest":"My clinical specialties are radiation treatment of lung and head & neck cancers, and I serve as the Tthoracic Radiation Oncology Program Leader.\r\n\r\nMy research interests include 4-D multimodality imaging of tumor and organ motion using CT, PET, and MR; novel functional/metabolic imaging of tumor hypoxia, normal tissue inflammation, and lymphatic drainage; high-precision image-guided radiation therapy including 4-D IMRT, dynamic arc therapy, and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)."},{"lastName":"Maxim","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7810&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Peter G Maxim","firstName":"Peter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Peter_Maxim","researchInterest":"My research is focused on developing optical imaging technologies for the early detection and characterization of malignant tissue.\r\nFurthermore, I am interested in the design and implementation of novel radiation delivery approaches."},{"lastName":"Whyte","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4435&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard Whyte","firstName":"Richard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Richard_Whyte","researchInterest":"clinical lung and esophageal cancer treatment studies, lung transplantation, surgical ,management of emphysema."},{"lastName":"Diehn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiation Therapy"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9248&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Maximilian Diehn, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Maximilian","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Maximilian_Diehn","researchInterest":"My laboratory studies cancer stem cell biology and its implications for therapy. We are interested in developing a deeper molecular understanding of breast cancer and lung cancer stem cells, including identifying pathways and genes important for survival and self renewal. Additionally, we are developing methods for overcoming resistance mechanisms to radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer stem cells. Clinically I specialize in the treatment of lung cancer and applications of radiosurgery."},{"lastName":"Hoang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"VATS Lung Surgery"},{"focus":"Mesothelioma"},{"focus":"Pectus Excavatum"},{"focus":"Transcervical Thymectomy"},{"focus":"Endobronchial Ultrasound"},{"focus":"Esophagectomy"},{"focus":"Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung"},{"focus":"Pancoast Syndrome"},{"focus":"Hyperhidrosis"},{"focus":"Nissen Operation"},{"focus":"Tracheal Diseases"},{"focus":"Pleural Diseases"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10439&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Chuong D. 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We have a focus on translational research aimed at identifying molecular mechanisms of development, progression and/ or metastasis in these solid tumors."},{"lastName":"Hara","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiation Therapy"},{"focus":"Head&Neck Cancer"},{"focus":"Lung Cancers"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8428&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Wendy Hara","firstName":"Wendy","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Wendy_Hara","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Donington","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3919&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jessica Donington","firstName":"Jessica","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Jessica_Donington","researchInterest":"Lung Cancer, Thoracic Cancers - Surgical Oncology, Esophageal Cancer"},{"lastName":"Kidd","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Gynecologic Malignancies"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer"},{"focus":"Thyroid Cancer"},{"focus":"Brachytherapy"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18715&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Elizabeth Kidd","firstName":"Elizabeth","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Elizabeth_Kidd","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Shrager","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Thoracic Cancers - Thoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted"},{"focus":"Lung Cancer"},{"focus":"Thoracoscopy"},{"focus":"VATS"},{"focus":"Thymoma"},{"focus":"Mediastinal Diseases"},{"focus":"Mediastinal Cyst"},{"focus":"Myasthenia Gravis"},{"focus":"Thymectomy"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"Emphysema Surgery"},{"focus":"Lung Volume Reduction"},{"focus":"Bullectomy"},{"focus":"Sympathectomy"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Pneumothorax"},{"focus":"Pleural Diseases"},{"focus":"sarcoma"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8561&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joseph Shrager","firstName":"Joseph","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Joseph_Shrager","researchInterest":"In clinical research, Dr. Shrager has been an innovator studying outcomes in a variety of areas within Thoracic Surgery including: parenchyma-sparing operations and minimally invasive resections for lung cancer, transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, and surgical treatment of emphysema.\r\n\r\nIn the lab, Dr. Shrager is focused on the impact of disease states upon the diaphragm. His group published the seminal paper (NEJM) describing diaphragm atrophy assoc'd with mechanical ventilation."},{"lastName":"Kaplan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Head and Neck Cancers"},{"focus":"Head and Neck Cancers - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors "},{"focus":"Salivary Gland Tumors"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Melanoma"},{"focus":"Melanoma - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)"},{"focus":"Salivary Gland Tumors - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Thyroid Neoplasms"},{"focus":"squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck"},{"focus":"Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Esthesioneuroblastoma, Paranasal Sinus-Nasal Cavity"},{"focus":"carcinoma of the neck; unknown primary"},{"focus":"Parotid Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Tongue Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Oral cavity tumors"},{"focus":"Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Paraganglioma, Carotid Body"},{"focus":"Parapharyngeal space tumors"},{"focus":"Infratemporal fossa tumors"},{"focus":"Tonsillar Neoplasms"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3950&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael J. 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Nair","firstName":"Viswam","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Viswam_Nair","researchInterest":"\u0095 Molecular determinants of FDG-PET using non-invasive methods\r\n\u0095 Quantitative imaging of glucose metabolism in malignant nodules\r\n\u0095 Metabolic parameters of lung disease using FDG-PET\r\n\u0095 Circulating biomarker and clinical data database development for early detection of lung cancer"},{"lastName":"Sundram","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Dermatopathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4058&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Uma N. Sundram, MD, PhD","firstName":"Uma","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Uma_Sundram","researchInterest":"Broad study of extramedullary myeloid tumors; Characterization of CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders and pathogenesis; Mutational analysis of CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders; Characterization of cutaneous mast cell disease and distinction from systemic mastocytosis; Comparison of systemic and cutaneous B cell lymphomas by immunohistochemical profiles and the use of tissue microarrays; microRNA studies of cutaneous lymphomas"},{"lastName":"Chin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=16143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Frederick T. Chin, Ph.D.","firstName":"Frederick","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Frederick_Chin","researchInterest":"Our group's primary objectives are: \r\n\r\n1) Novel radioligand and radiotracer development.\r\nWe will develop novel PET (Positron Emission Tomography) imaging agents with MIPS and Stanford faculty as well as other outside collaborations including academia and pharmaceutical industry. Although my personal research interests will be to discover and design of candidate probes that target molecular targets in the brain, our group focus will primarily be on cancer biology and gene therapy. In conjuncti"},{"lastName":"Pinto","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Head and Neck Cancer"},{"focus":"Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4027&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Harlan Pinto","firstName":"Harlan","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Harlan_Pinto","researchInterest":"Clinical Interests: general oncology, head and neck cancer Research Interests: chemoprevention trials and combined modality approaches to head and neck cancer"},{"lastName":"Wakelee","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Lung Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Investigational Therapeutics"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"thymoma"},{"focus":"Mesothelioma "},{"focus":"thymic carcinoma"},{"focus":"Thoracic Cancers - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Mesothelioma - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"},{"focus":"Thoracic Cancers"}],"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=6058&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Heather Wakelee","firstName":"Heather","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Heather_Wakelee","researchInterest":"Dr. Wakelee's research is focused on clinical trials in patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies such as thymoma and thymic carcinoma.  She also works with novel agents for all malignancies as part of the developmental therapeutics group of the cancer center.  Other interests include translation projects in thoracic malignancies and collaborations with population scientists regarding lung cancer questions."},{"lastName":"Kim","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cutaneous Lymphoma "},{"focus":"Cutaneous Lymphoma - Dermatology"},{"focus":"Dermatology"},{"focus":"Mycosis Fungoides"},{"focus":"Mycosis Fungoides - Dermatology"},{"focus":"Skin Cancer "}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Medicine - Oncology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4686&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Youn H Kim","firstName":"Youn","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Youn_Kim","researchInterest":"Clinical research in cutaneous lymphomas, especially, mycosis fungoides; studies of prognostic factors, long-term survival results, and effects of therapies. Collaborative research with Departments of Pathology and Oncology in basic mechanisms of cutaneous lymphomas. Clinical trials of new investigative therapies for various dermatologic conditions or clinical trials of known therapies for new indications."},{"lastName":"Cheng","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8291&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Zhen Cheng","firstName":"Zhen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Zhen_Cheng","researchInterest":"To develop novel molecular imaging probes and techniques for non-invasively early detection of cancer using multimodality imaging technologies including PET, SPECT, MRI, optical imaging, etc."},{"lastName":"Fischbein","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neuroradiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6383&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nancy Fischbein","firstName":"Nancy","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Nancy_Fischbein","researchInterest":""}]}