Key Documents
Stanley G. Rockson, MD
- Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
- Clinical Offices
Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr A260 MC 5319 Stanford, CA 94305-2200 Telephone Work (650) 723-6459 Fax (650) 723-8392
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email srockson@cvmed.stanford.edu Tel (650) 725-7571Not for medical emergencies or patient use
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 )
- Editorial Board, Angiology , (1997– present )
- Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Stanford University , (1999– 2008 )
- Chair, Gordon Research Conference: Molecular Mechanisms of Lymphatic Function and Disease , (2002– 2004 )
- Member, Trans-NIH Coordinating Committee for Lymphatic Research , (2002– present )
- Member, Trans-NIH Angiogenesis Research Program (TARP), National Institutes of Health , (2004– present )
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)
- David W. Rytand Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (1999)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Duke University (1971)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Duke University (1973)
- John A. White Fellow, North Carolina Arthritis Foundation (1974-5)
- Roche Award for Clinical Excellence, Duke University (1975)
- Samuel Levine Fellow, American Heart Association (1977)
- David W. Rytand Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University (1999)
- Teaching Award in Cardiology, Stanford University (2000)
- Chief Resident’s Teaching Award, Stanford University (2003)
- Lymphatic Research Leadership Award, Lymphatic Research Foundation (2004, 2006)
- Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University (2004)
Professional Education
- Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1981)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (1977) MA
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (1976) MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital (1981) MA
- Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1978)
- Duke University Medical Center (1975) NC
Postdoctoral Advisees
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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
- Int J Cardiol. 2008;
- J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; (10): 799-806
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; 155-84
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; 203-5
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; 50-74
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; ix-x
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2008; (3-4): 181-9
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; 147-54
- Mol Diagn Ther. 2007; (4): 227-38
- Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2007; (5): 375-88
- Mol Diagn Ther. 2007; (2): 109-16
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2006; (4): 211-6
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2006; (1): 1-2
- BMC Cancer. 2006; 84
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2006; (3): 153-8
- PLoS Med. 2006; (7): e254
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2006; (1): 42-6
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2006; (1): 57-61
- Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2006; (2): 129-36
- BioDrugs. 2006; (6): 363-70
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2005; (4): 253-5
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2005; (4): 263-7
- Vasc Med. 2005; (1): 29-32
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2005; (1): 25-35
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2005; (3): 103-4
- Ann Intern Med. 2004; (10): 816-7
- J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004; (6): 929-35
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2004; (4): 173-81
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2004; (4): 153-4
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2004; (2): 86-95
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2004; (2): 67-8
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2004; (3): 105-6
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2003; (3): 219-34
- Lymphat Res Biol. 2003; (2): 159-69
- Am Heart J. 2003; (2): 218-26
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003; (19): 10623-8
- Am J Med. 2003; (7): 547-53
- J Nucl Med. 2003; (1): 43-57
- Nucl Med Commun. 2002; (12): 1171-5
- Am J Med Genet. 2002; (4): 412-21
- FASEB J. 2002; (14): 1985-7
- J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2002; (8): 799-803
- Cancer. 2002; (11): 2260-7
- Am J Med. 2002; (5): 419-23
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002; 64-75; discussion 76-9
- Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002; 1-4; discussion 35-8
- Atherosclerosis. 2002; (1): 91-102
- Am J Med. 2001; (4): 288-95
- Eur Heart J. 2001; (11): 903-18
- Am J Med. 2001; (6): 471-80
- Am J Med Sci. 2001; (6): 339-44
- Am J Med. 2000; (4): 296-300
- Circulation. 2000; (19): 2322-4
- Circulation. 2000; (5): 591-6
- Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2000; (3): 237-242
- Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2000; (2): 144-50
- Angiology. 1999; (12): 1017-20
- Vasc Med. 1999; (4): 273-4
- Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 1999; (3): 199-202
- Vasc Med. 1999; (2): 89-91
- Vasc Med. 1998; (4): 327-8
- Cancer. 1998; (12 Suppl American): 2814-6
- Adv Intern Med. 1998; 253-77
- Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1998; (2): 179-83
- Vasc Med. 1998; (1): 29-31
- Cancer. 1998; (12 Suppl American): 2882-5
- Vasc Med. 1998; (2): 145-56
- Guidebook to Coronary Endovascular Diagnostic Techniques. Geschwind HJ, Kern MJ, Editors. Futura Publications, Mt. Kisko, NY,. 1997;
- Vasc Med. 1997; (4): 321-6
- Vascular Medicine. 1997; (2): 321-6
- Vasc Med. 1996; (4): 247-50
- Obstet Gynecol. 1985; (3 Suppl): 44S-47S
- Biochemistry. 1983; (3): 660-8
- J Clin Invest. 1982; (5): 1147-54
- J Clin Invest. 1981; (2): 319-27
- Circ Res. 1980; (6): 808-13
- Cancer. 1976; (1): 386-9
- Circulation. 1975; (5): 916-23
- Science. 1974; (4167): 934-5
- J Urol. 1974; (5): 550-2