Stanford School of Medicine

Key Documents

Stanley G. Rockson, MD

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) 725-7571
    Not 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.

Publications