{"result":[{"lastName":"Krams","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4475&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sheri Krams","firstName":"Sheri","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Sheri_Krams","researchInterest":"We have recently cloned a novel NK cell receptor which is likely involved in the activation of NK cells and are characterizing the expression and effector functions of this receptor in the context of transplantation. In related studies the role of NK cells in alloreactivity is being examined. Pathways of apoptosis, especially the pro-apoptotic molecule BID, is being studied in hepatocytes and allogeneic liver grafts"},{"lastName":"Martinez","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4474&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Olivia Martinez","firstName":"Olivia","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Olivia_Martinez","researchInterest":"Cell death pathways in EBV B cell lymphomas; role of cytokines and immunosuppression in growth and survival of EBV B cell lymphomas; cytokine pathways in graft rejection; identification of regulatory T cell subsets in alloreactivity; role of co-stimulation in alloreactivity; "},{"lastName":"So","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4206&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Samuel So","firstName":"Samuel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Samuel_So","researchInterest":"Through a 3 pronged comprehensive program: translational and clinical research, early detection and treatment, and promoting education, awareness and immunization, we are working towards the development of new strategies that will lead to the elimination of hepatitis B worldwide and reduce the threat and incidence of liver cancer. Our current research efforts focus on evaluating potential new diagnostic and treatment markers and novel targeted therapy for primary liver cancer."},{"lastName":"Berquist","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Ped Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4209&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Berquist","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/William_Berquist","researchInterest":"Gastroenterology, gastointestinal motility, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients."},{"lastName":"Cox","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4210&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kenneth L. Cox","firstName":"Kenneth","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Kenneth_Cox","researchInterest":"Gastroenterology, biliary motility, hormonal regulation, embryology, gastrointestinal tract, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients."},{"lastName":"Keeffe","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"},{"focus":"Chronic Hepatitis B"},{"focus":"Chronic Hepatitis C"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4208&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Emmet B. Keeffe, MD","firstName":"Emmet","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Emmet_Keeffe","researchInterest":"My clinical research interest is currently focused primarily on antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C with nitazoxanide and antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B, as well as application of hepatitis vaccines and selection and outcomes of liver transplantation in the recent past."},{"lastName":"Ahmed","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6060&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Aijaz Ahmed","firstName":"Aijaz","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Aijaz_Ahmed","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Busque","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3809&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stephan Busque","firstName":"Stephan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Stephan_Busque","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Strober","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Immunology and Rheumatology"},{"focus":"Rheumatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4152&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Samuel Strober","firstName":"Samuel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Samuel_Strober","researchInterest":"Mechanisms of immune tolerance; regulatory processes in autoimmunity and transplantation and extrathymic T cell maturation."},{"lastName":"Nguyen","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Hepatology"},{"focus":"Primary liver cancer"},{"focus":"Chronic hepatitis B and C"},{"focus":"Liver transplantation"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5874&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mindie Nguyen, MD, MAS","firstName":"Mindie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Mindie_Nguyen","researchInterest":"Epidemiology and treatment of primary liver cancer (transarterial chemoinfusion); Multicenter study of early diagnosis of primary liver cancer with novel tumor markers; Colon cancer screening in Asian Americans; Multicenter randomized controlled studies of treatment outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis C and novel genotypes 6 , 7, 8, and 9; Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of Asians with viral hepatitis."},{"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://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4038&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Higgins","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/John_Higgins","researchInterest":"I work as a diagnostic surgical pathologist doing tissue and cDNA microarray-based translational research in renal neoplasia and medical renal disease. Subspecialty areas of clinical interest include diagnostic immunohistochemistry, renal, hepatic and transplant pathology."},{"lastName":"Filatenkov","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, School of Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10139&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alexander Filatenkov","firstName":"Alexander","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Alexander_Filatenkov","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fontaine","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6014&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Magali Fontaine","firstName":"Magali","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Magali_Fontaine","researchInterest":"Our interest lies at the frontier of Transfusion Medicine by developing and optimizing new cellular therapies such as islet transplantation for patients with Type 1 Diabetes."},{"lastName":"Garcia","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4690&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gabriel Garcia","firstName":"Gabriel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Gabriel_Garcia","researchInterest":"The natural history of common viral liver diseases of man is poorly understood, despite the fact that chronic liver diseases of man may result in death from liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma."},{"lastName":"Bonham","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3884&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Clark Bonham","firstName":"Clark","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Clark_Bonham","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sarwal","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney), Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Nephrology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Nephrology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4430&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Minnie Sarwal","firstName":"Minnie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Minnie_Sarwal","researchInterest":"Molecular and immunological basis of transplant dysfunction and acceptance. cDNA microarray analysis of transplant rejection defined a novel role for B cells in poor prognostic categories of transplant rejection. Also identified a tolerance footprint of < 50 genes that can diagnose tolerance in peripheral blood. Pioneered the first steroid free trial in pediatric kidney transplantation, (NIH-multicenter study). Runs the Bay Area Cystinosis and Stanford Pediatric Renal Transplant clinics."},{"lastName":"Sibley","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4113&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard Sibley","firstName":"Richard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Richard_Sibley","researchInterest":"Immunologic mechanism of rejection in humans and animal, models of organ transplantation; histological definition of clinical pathology studies of various renal disorders."},{"lastName":"Robbins","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Heart and Lung Transplantation"},{"focus":"Cardiothoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4247&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert C. 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D.","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Robert_Robbins","researchInterest":"Stem Cell Therapy for Myocardial Restoration, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy, Automated Anastomotic Devices, Genetics and Mechanisms of Congestive Heart Failure"},{"lastName":"Blankenberg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4065&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Francis Blankenberg","firstName":"Francis","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Francis_Blankenberg","researchInterest":"Studies on apoptotic cell death in vivo using the H MRS phenomenon."},{"lastName":"Cheung","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4732&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ramsey Cheung","firstName":"Ramsey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Ramsey_Cheung","researchInterest":"Dr. Cheung's research interests focus on liver diseases, with emphasis on viral hepatitis. His past research include investigating the mechanism of viral neutralization of hepatitis B virus at the molecular level and immune response to hepatitis C virus. Dr. Cheung is studing various aspects of hepatitis C, both clinical and translational research."},{"lastName":"Wren","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Colorectal Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4440&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sherry M. Wren","firstName":"Sherry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Sherry_Wren","researchInterest":"Our research interests are primarily in surgical oncology, especially gastrointestinal cancers. We are also developing new research studies in surgical outcomes."},{"lastName":"Scandling","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Nephrology"},{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4276&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Scandling","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/John_Scandling","researchInterest":"Clinical renal transplantation; acute renal failure;, cardiovascular disease in diabetic end-stage renal disease."},{"lastName":"Salvatierra","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Kidney Transplantation, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Pediatrics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4212&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Oscar Salvatierra","firstName":"Oscar","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Oscar_Salvatierra","researchInterest":"A. Pediatric Immunosuppression with Current Emphasis on Development of Complete Steroid-Free Immunosuppression for Children\r\n\r\nB. Changes in Hemodynamics and Blood Vessel Morphology Following Transplantation of Adult-Sized Kidneys to Infants and Small Children\r\n\r\nC. Study of Immunological and Physiological Variances in Infants and Small Children following Renal Transplantation\r\n\r\nD. Use of Small, Contracted Defunctionalized Urinary Bladders Following Kidney Transplantation"},{"lastName":"Fathman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Immunology"},{"focus":"Immunology and Rheumatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4479&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"C. Garrison Fathman","firstName":"C","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/C_Fathman","researchInterest":"My lab of molecular and cellular immunology is interested in research in the general field of T cell activation and autoimmunity. We use lentiviral mediated transduction of murine dendritic cells with immunoregulatory proteins for site specific and targeted immunotherapy. We have idintified a gene (GRAIL) that seems to control T cell anergy and are defining the regulatory T cell core transcriptome. Additional studies are on the mechanism of effect of anti-CD3 antibodies in therapy of T1D."},{"lastName":"Sze","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4714&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Daniel Sze","firstName":"Daniel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Daniel_Sze","researchInterest":"Transarterial administration of chemotherapeutics, radioactive microspheres, and biologics for the treatment of unresectable tumors; Stent and Stent-graft treatment of peripheral vascular diseases, aneurysms, aortic dissections; management of portal hypertension (TIPS); Percutaneous treatment of complications of organ transplantation; Venous reconstruction; Magnetic resonance imaging-guided interventions."}]}