{"result":[{"lastName":"Gambhir","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"PET Scan"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3971&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD","firstName":"Sanjiv","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Sanjiv_Gambhir","researchInterest":"My laboratory focuses on merging advances in molecular biology with those in biomedical imaging to advance the new field of molecular imaging. Methods to image gene expression in living subjects have been developed.  Newer approaches to image fundamental cellular events with optical and radiolabeled probes are under active investigation. These imaging approaches are expected to have a fundamental impact in the study of cancer biology,  as well as in molecular therapeutics including gene therapy"},{"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/cvi/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":"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/cvi/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":"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/cvi/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":"Quon","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6452&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew Quon","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/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":"Stevens","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3881&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kathryn Stevens","firstName":"Kathryn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Kathryn_Stevens","researchInterest":""},{"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/cvi/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":"Dragoo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"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=6975&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jason L. Dragoo, MD","firstName":"Jason","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Jason_Dragoo","researchInterest":"Previous research in this laboratory has focused on the development of viable tissue engineered structures of the knee including articular (hyaline) and meniscal (fibrocartilage) cartilage, as well as bone. These tissues are engineered from adult stem cells extracted from fat tissue and bone marrow, as well as, biologic matrices and growth factors. The goal of this research will be curing the patient\u0092s arthritis by re-establishing articular cartilage using their own stem cells."},{"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/cvi/researcher/Gordon_Matheson","researchInterest":"Sports injuries; rehabilitation; stress fractures; overuse injuries; exercise and health; human performance; pre-participation evaluation."},{"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/cvi/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":"Safran","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hip Arthroscopy"},{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Arthroscopy"},{"focus":"Elbow Surgery"},{"focus":"Ligament Reconstruction"},{"focus":"Knee Surgery"},{"focus":"Knee Arthroscopy"},{"focus":"Shoulder Surgery"},{"focus":"Shoulder Dislocation"},{"focus":"Hip Impingement"},{"focus":"Labral Tears"},{"focus":"Shoulder Impingement Syndrome"},{"focus":"Thrower's Shoulder"},{"focus":"Thrower's Elbow"},{"focus":"Knee Injuries"},{"focus":"Elbow Arthroscopy"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8039&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marc R. Safran","firstName":"Marc","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Marc_Safran","researchInterest":"Dr. Safran\u0092s practice focuses on arthroscopic management of hip problems as well as articular cartilage regeneration, shoulder surgery and athletic shoulder and elbow problems. He is actively involved in research in these areas."},{"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/cvi/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":"Wu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Congenital Heart Disease (Adult)"},{"focus":"Echocardiography"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6159&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joseph  C. Wu","firstName":"Joseph","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Joseph_Wu","researchInterest":"My lab works on biological mechanisms of adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells. We use a combination of gene profiling, tissue engineering, physiological testing, and molecular imaging technologies to better understand stem cell biology in vitro and in vivo.  For adult stem cells, we are interested in monitoring stem cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation. For ESC, we are currently studying their tumorigenicity, immunogenicity, and differentiation"},{"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/cvi/researcher/Christine_Draper","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fanton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Rotator Cuff Repair"},{"focus":"Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair"},{"focus":"Shoulder Instability"},{"focus":"Shoulder Arthroscopy"},{"focus":"Knee Arthroscopy"},{"focus":"Medical Implants and Devices"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6424&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary S. Fanton","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Gary_Fanton","researchInterest":"Dr. Gary Fanton is the Chief of the Section of Sports Medicine at Stanford\u0092s Department of Orthopedic Surgery. His practice primarily involves the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of sports and trauma-related injuries of the upper extremity, knee, and ankle.  He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is currently the Team Physician in Orthopedics for the San Francisco 49ers. Dr. Fanton's past experience includes positions as team orthopedist for the San Francisco "},{"lastName":"Iagaru","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"Positron-Emission Tomography"},{"focus":"Radioimmunotherapy"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8156&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrei Iagaru","firstName":"Andrei","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Andrei_Iagaru","researchInterest":"Current research projects include: 1) Whole-Body MRI and PET/CT for Early Cancer Detection; 2) Zevalin/Bexxar Radioimmunotherapy; 3) Optical Imaging of Breast Cancer; 4) Clinical Translation of Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals; and 5) PET-CT Imaging for Thyroid/Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Lymphoma, and Sarcoma."},{"lastName":"Cheng","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8291&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Zhen Cheng","firstName":"Zhen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/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":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6470&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen","firstName":"Xiaoyuan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Xiaoyuan_Chen","researchInterest":"We are dedicated to develop multifunctional molecular probes for multimodality imaging and bioconjugates for target-specific drug delivery. The research tools include bioconjugation chemistry, radiochemistry (PET/SPECT), nanotechnology, and stem cell biology."},{"lastName":"Carter","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Mechanical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Mechanical Engineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6095&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dennis Carter","firstName":"Dennis","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Dennis_Carter","researchInterest":"Professor Carter studies the influence of mechanical loading upon the growth, development, regeneration, and aging of skeletal tissues. Basic information from such studies is used to understand skeletal diseases and treatments. He has served as President of the Orthopaedic Research Society and is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering."},{"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/cvi/researcher/Nicholas_Giori","researchInterest":"Osteoarthritis \r\nMedical Device Development"},{"lastName":"Contag","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4036&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher H. Contag","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Christopher_Contag","researchInterest":"We develop and use the tools of molecular imaging to understand oncogenesis, reveal patterns of cell migration in immunosurveillance, monitor gene expression, visualize stem cell biology, and assess the distribution of pathogens in living animal models of human biology and disease. Biology doesn't occur in \"a vacuum\" or on coated plates--it occurs in the living body and that's were we look for biological patterns and responses to insult."},{"lastName":"Paulmurugan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Acting Assistant Professor,Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Acting Assistant Professor,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14774&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ramasamy Paulmurugan","firstName":"Ramasamy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Ramasamy_Paulmurugan","researchInterest":""},{"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/cvi/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":"McAdams","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Sports Injuries"},{"focus":"knee surgery"},{"focus":"Knee Injuries"},{"focus":"shoulder and elbow surgery"},{"focus":"hand surgery"},{"focus":"Ankle Injuries"},{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"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=4563&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Tim McAdams, MD","firstName":"Timothy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Timothy_McAdams","researchInterest":"Current studies include evaluation of the throwing athlete's shoulder, reconstruction techniques for elbow MCL injury, articular cartilage defects in the athlete's knee, scaphoid fracture mechanics, arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage repair, Deltoid flap for massive rotator cuff tears, Elbow arthroscopy and lateral ulnar collateral ligament complex; soft tissue to bone fixation."},{"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/cvi/researcher/Jill_Helms","researchInterest":"Dr. Helms' research interests center around craniofacial development and regenerative medicine."}]}