Stanley G. Rockson, MD
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A260 MC 5319 Stanford, CA 94305-2200 Tel Work (650) 723-6459 Fax (650) 723-8392
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Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-7571Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Cardiology (Heart)
- Cardiology (Heart), Preventive
- Cardiovascular Disease
Administrative Appointments
- Allan and Tina Neill Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine, Stanford University (2008 - present)
- Chief of Consultative Cardiology, Stanford University (1997 - present)
- Director, Stanford Center for Lymphatic and Venous Disorders, Stanford University (2000 - present)
- Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Lymphatic Research Foundation (1999 - present)
- Editor-in-Chief, Lymphatic Research and Biology (2002 - present) View All 10administrative appointments of Stanley Rockson
Honors and Awards
- Pioneer Award, Lymphatic Research Foundation (2009)
- E. William Hancock Cardiovascular Medicine Teaching Award, Stanford University (2008)
- Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award for Mentoring Medical Students, Stanford University (2008)
- Chief Residents' Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2003)
- Teaching Award in Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2000)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1981) |
| Residency: | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA (1977) |
| Internship: | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA (1976) |
| Fellowship: | Massachusetts General Hospital, MA (1981) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1978) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Lymphangiogenesis in Acute and Chronic Experimental Lymphedema
Lymphangiogenesis in Lymphatic Insufficiency: Lymphatic Endothelial and Inflammatory RNA Expression Patterns
Genome-wide Transcriptional Profiling for the Study of Lymphedema Pathobiology,Cellular Signaling Mechanisms and Mechanisms of Therapeutic Lymphangiogenesis
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia
Randomized trials for the intracoronary infusion of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) to treat advanced coronary artery disease.
Lipid-lowering outcomes trials in coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis.
Clinical outcomes trials to assess therapeutic interventions in post-mastectomy and other forms of lymphedema.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- The role of the lymphatic circulation in the natural history and expression of cardiovascular disease. Int J Cardiol. 2008
- Diagnosis and management of lymphatic vascular disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; (10): 799-806
- The clinical spectrum of lymphatic disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008: 155-84
- Gorham's disease: an osseous disease of lymphangiogenesis? Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008: 203-5
- Animal models for the molecular and mechanistic study of lymphatic biology and disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008: 50-74
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