{"result":[{"lastName":"Giori","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4702&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nicholas Giori MD, PhD","firstName":"Nicholas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Nicholas_Giori","researchInterest":"Osteoarthritis \r\nMedical Device Development"},{"lastName":"Longaker","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Plastic Surgery"},{"focus":"Plastic Surgery, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4338&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Longaker","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Michael_Longaker","researchInterest":"We have six main areas of current interest: 1) Cranial Suture Developmental Biology, 2)Distraction Osteogenesis, 3) Cleft Palate and Lip Biology, 4)Keloid and Hypertrophic Scar Biology, 5) Scarless Fetal Wound Healing, 6) Novel Gene and Stem Cell Therapeutic Approaches."},{"lastName":"Andriacchi","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics Operations"},{"appointment":"Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics Operations","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5947&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Thomas Andriacchi","firstName":"Thomas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Thomas_Andriacchi","researchInterest":"Professor Andriacchi's research focuses on the biomechanics of human locomotion and its biomedical applications to artificial joints, sports injury, osteoarthritis, and neuromuscular disorders."},{"lastName":"Goodman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Adult Reconstruction- Lower Extremity"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4489&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stuart Goodman","firstName":"Stuart","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Stuart_Goodman","researchInterest":"As an academic orthopaedic surgeon, my interests center on adult reconstructive surgery, arthritis surgery, joint replacement, biomaterials, biocompatibility, osteoarthritis, and fracture fixation.  Collaborative clinical, applied and basic research studies are ongoing."},{"lastName":"Smith","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Mechanical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4314&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Lane Smith","firstName":"R","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/R_Smith","researchInterest":"Our group is interested in the molecular and cell biology underlying bone and cartilage metabolism in health and disease. Normal daily activities are linked to the ability of the articular cartilage to withstand normal joint forces that may reach 5-7 times body weight and bone homeostasis depends on daily mechanical loading histories."},{"lastName":"Helms","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6152&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jill Helms","firstName":"Jill","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Jill_Helms","researchInterest":"Dr. Helms' research interests center around craniofacial development and regenerative medicine."},{"lastName":"Besier","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7805&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Thor Besier","firstName":"Thor","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Thor_Besier","researchInterest":"Dr Besier is the Director of Research at the Human Performance Lab at Stanford and his research interests are in understanding mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury, with particular focus on patellofemoral pain and non-contact knee ligament rupture. Much of his work involves the development of biomechanical models from medical imaging data to estimate force and stress distributions in various tissues."},{"lastName":"Maloney","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"focus":"Primary Total Hip and Knee Replacement"},{"focus":"Revision Total Hip and Knee Replacement"},{"focus":"Evaluation of Failed Joint Replacement"},{"focus":"Unicompartmental Knee Replacement"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6098&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William J. Maloney, MD","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/William_Maloney","researchInterest":"Dr. Maloney is nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions to the improved understanding of the causes of failure of surgical joint replacement.  For example, he established a critical link between polyethylene wear debris and bony erosion, with resulting significant changes in the materials and design strategies of joint replacement surgery.  More recently, he has shown that wear debris particles are coated in vivo with human proteins, such as albumin; this observation has "},{"lastName":"Delp","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6284&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Scott L. Delp, Ph.D.","firstName":"Scott","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Scott_Delp","researchInterest":"Experimental and computational approaches to study human movement. Development of biomechanical models to analyze muscle function, study movement abnormalities, design new medical products, and guide surgery. Testing of new computational models of human movement with medical image data and experimental measurements."},{"lastName":"Gold","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4705&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Garry Gold","firstName":"Garry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Garry_Gold","researchInterest":"My primary focus is application of new MR imaging technology to musculoskeletal problems.  Current projects include: Rapid MRI for Osteoarthritis, Weight-bearing cartilage imaging with MRI, and MRI-based models of muscle.  We are studing the application of new MR imaging techniques such as rapid imaging, real-time imaging, and short echo time imaging to learn more about biomechanics and pathology of bones and joints."},{"lastName":"Bachrach","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Endocrinology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Endocrinology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Endocrinology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4501&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Laura K. Bachrach","firstName":"Laura","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Laura_Bachrach","researchInterest":"Prevention of osteoporosis begins in childhood and adolescence by measures that maximize acquistion of bone mineral during the critical adolescent years. Body mass, calcium nutriture, physical activity, growth and sex steroid hormones, and genetic factors are all thought to be important determinants of bone mass although the relative contribution of each remains controversial."},{"lastName":"Woolson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6425&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven T. Woolson","firstName":"Steven","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Steven_Woolson","researchInterest":"Clinical Research in Total Joint Replacement"},{"lastName":"Matheson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sports Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4221&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gordon O. Matheson","firstName":"Gordon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Gordon_Matheson","researchInterest":"Sports injuries; rehabilitation; stress fractures; overuse injuries; exercise and health; human performance; pre-participation evaluation."},{"lastName":"Gupta","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9355&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Deepak M. Gupta, MD","firstName":"Deepak","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Deepak_Gupta","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chung","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Engineering Materials Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Engineering Materials Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14759&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Cindy Chung","firstName":"Cindy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Cindy_Chung","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fredericson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Physical Medicine and Rehab"},{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Electrodiagnostic Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3802&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Fredericson","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Michael_Fredericson","researchInterest":"My research focuses on the etiology, prevention, and treatment of sports injuries in athletes including:   patellofemoral pain, iliotibial band syndrome, stress fractures, and core strengthening."},{"lastName":"Beaulieu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4200&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher Beaulieu M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Christopher_Beaulieu","researchInterest":"Applications of computer graphics to medical imaging, with emphasis on diagnosis of bowel pathology using virtual colonoscopy. Dynamic joint imaging with open Magnetic Resonance Imaging system."},{"lastName":"Hunt","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14459&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kenneth J. 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I am interested in developing new tissues and techniques that will allow optimal reconstruction of form and function to those patients requiring reconstructive surgery."},{"lastName":"Mittra","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"PET Scan"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14014&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Erik Mittra","firstName":"Erik","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Erik_Mittra","researchInterest":"Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Radioimmunotherapy"},{"lastName":"Draper","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9034&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christine Draper","firstName":"Christine","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Christine_Draper","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chou","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4452&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Loretta Chou","firstName":"Loretta","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Loretta_Chou","researchInterest":"I am a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, subspecializing in Disorders of the Foot and Ankle. My clinic offers diagnosis and treatment of pain, deformity, and acute injuries of the foot and ankle.\r\n\r\n\r\nMy research interests include: rupture and tendinitis of the Achilles tendon, osteochondral defects of the talus, Total Ankle Arthroplasty, arthrodesis (fusion) of the foot and ankle, pain following operations of the foot and ankle, open fractures treated with operations, anatomy of the foot and"},{"lastName":"Huddleston","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Knee Replacement Arthroplasty"},{"focus":"Hip Replacement Arthroplasty"},{"focus":"Arthritis"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"focus":"Revision Hip and Knee Replacement Arthroplasty"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6963&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James Huddleston, M.D.","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/James_Huddleston","researchInterest":"My primary research interests include  arthritis, clinical outcomes of primary and revision hip and knee replacement surgery, evaluation of the inflammatory cascade that leads to premature failure of hip and knee replacements, biomaterials, and the design of hip and knee implants and instrumentation."},{"lastName":"Vasanawala","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8162&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shreyas Vasanawala","firstName":"Shreyas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/researcher/Shreyas_Vasanawala","researchInterest":"My work is focused on developing new MRI techniques for body imaging.  In particular, we are increasing the speed of MRI and developing novel MR methods of probing metabolism."}]}