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Dement","lastName":"Dement"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Kushida is a neurologist and sleep specialist who directs several NIH- and industry-sponsored research studies, focused on topics such as the physical features and neurocognitive changes associated with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, the epidemiology and treatment of restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder, primary care sleep education and training, and countermeasures for sleep loss.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6100&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Clete_Kushida","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Sleep Medicine"}],"firstName":"Clete","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","displayName":"Clete A. 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Ohayon","lastName":"Ohayon"},{"researchInterest":"The research focus of the Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology (SCN) Laboratory is the study of the sleep and circadian physiology using various animal models. A portion of the research is carried out using rodent models of narcolepsy and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The laboratory also carries out pharmacological studies aiming to develop new treatments for these sleep disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4029&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Seiji_Nishino","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Seiji","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","displayName":"Seiji Nishino","lastName":"Nishino"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6078&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jed_Black","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"}],"firstName":"Jed","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","displayName":"Jed Black","lastName":"Black"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8577&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Shannon_Sullivan","appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Pediatrics"}],"firstName":"Shannon","primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","displayName":"Shannon Sullivan","lastName":"Sullivan"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Taylor is developing and evaluating innovative electronic and computer-assisted programs to make treatments, proven effective for treating various lifestyle and psychosocial problems, more cost-effective and available.   He is also developing new models of evidence-based psychiatry care for eating, anxiety and depressive disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4478&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Craig_Taylor","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Anxiety Disorders"},{"focus":"Behavioral Medicine"},{"focus":"Eating Disorders"}],"firstName":"Craig","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine","displayName":"C. Barr Taylor","lastName":"Taylor"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Zeitzer's research concerns examination of human and primate circadian rhythms and sleep; notably, the neural mechanisms that underlie wakefulness and circadian photoreception.  He is also involved in collaborative efforts in examining the role of sleep disruption in medical pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, and breast cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7863&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jamie_Zeitzer","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Jamie","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","displayName":"Jamie Zeitzer","lastName":"Zeitzer"},{"researchInterest":"A large variety of clinical research including new non-invasive warming technology, temperature measurement during anesthesia, new non-pulsetile oximetry, monitoring of systemic ischemia, new technology to be used in anesthesia, airway management, and operating room waste","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4090&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Brock-Utne","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Anesthesia"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Anesthesia"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"}],"firstName":"John","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Anesthesia","displayName":"John Brock-Utne","lastName":"Brock-Utne"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. O\u0092Hara\u0092s research aims to identify physiological markers of neurocognitive impairment in a broad range of late-life disorders, including Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer\u0092s disease (AD), Late-Life Depression, and Late-Life Anxiety disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5920&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ruth_O'Hara","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Ruth","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","displayName":"Ruth O'Hara","lastName":"O'Hara"},{"researchInterest":"Chronic disease epidemiology, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and pharmaceuticals, evaluation of screening tests.\r\nMost of my career has been in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research where I was Director for 7 years and am still active. I especially enjoy mentoring students and trainees at Stanford.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gary_Friedman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Gary","primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Gary Friedman","lastName":"Friedman"},{"researchInterest":"Biological bases of depressive disorders;, glucocorticoid/dopamine interactions in delusional depression;, pharmacologic treatment of depressive disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4194&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alan_Schatzberg","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"firstName":"Alan","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","displayName":"Alan F. Schatzberg","lastName":"Schatzberg"},{"researchInterest":"My interests include the application of social cognitive theory and similar behavioral and ecological approaches to achieve large scale change in disease prevention and health promotion areas of relevance to adults, especially women and mid-life and older adults; translation of interventions that have proven effective in the laboratory to field settings; exploration of environmental influences on individual health and quality of life; and long term maintenance of hygienic/lifestyle regimens.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4715&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Abby_King","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Abby","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Abby C. King","lastName":"King"},{"researchInterest":"Treatment resistant depression.\r\n\r\nNovel biological interventions in the treatment of mental illness.\r\n\r\nAnti-glucocorticoid drugs in the treatment of mood disorders.\r\n\r\nAugmentation strategies in the treatment of depression.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4550&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Charles_DeBattista","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"firstName":"Charles","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology","displayName":"Charles DeBattista","lastName":"DeBattista"},{"researchInterest":"My main research continues to be in the field of echocardiography. Several areas of research are currently being pursued.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4659&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ingela_Schnittger","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"firstName":"Ingela","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","displayName":"Ingela Schnittger, MD","lastName":"Schnittger"},{"researchInterest":"Nonpharmacological treatments of insomnia and depression","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4368&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Rachel_Manber","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"non-pharmacological treatments of insomnia"},{"focus":"Sleep difficulties in children and teens"},{"focus":"Adjustment to CPAP"},{"focus":"Sleep Medicine"}],"firstName":"Rachel","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","displayName":"Rachel Manber","lastName":"Manber"},{"researchInterest":"Dr Hammer has had a longstanding interest in factors influencing the development of childhood obesity.  In particular, his studies have focused on early determinants of eating behavior, physical activity, and parenting behavior in relation to early feeding decisions and parental influences on diet and eating. With the current epidemic of child obesity and it's comorbidities, he is currently involved in the development of protocols for adolescent bariatric surgery.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3799&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lawrence_Hammer","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"},{"focus":"General Pediatrics"}],"firstName":"Lawrence","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General","displayName":"Lawrence D. 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Also, I will continue to direct the Stanford Heart Network with the major mission being to assist community-based CVD prevention/treatment programs implement more effective heart attack and stroke prevention programs.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Haskell","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"William","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"William Haskell","lastName":"Haskell"},{"researchInterest":"Biostatistics, clinical trials, longitudinal studies, casual inference from observational studies, genetic tissue banking, informed consent. Trial designs for dynamic (adaptive) treatment regimes, psychiatric research, cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4192&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Philip_Lavori","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Statistics"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Philip","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics","displayName":"Philip W. Lavori","lastName":"Lavori"},{"researchInterest":"Laboratory and ambulatory recording of physiological, responses to stressors in anxious and phobic patients.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4311&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Walton_Roth","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Walton","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","displayName":"Walton T. Roth","lastName":"Roth"},{"researchInterest":"Development and application of magnetic resonance imaging approaches for in vivo studies of human and animal brain integrity in neurodegenerative conditions, including alcoholism,  HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, and normal aging","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4544&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Adolf_Pfefferbaum","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Adolf","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","displayName":"Adolf Pfefferbaum","lastName":"Pfefferbaum"},{"researchInterest":"We study cognitive processes and aging in our research center.  Studies range from molecular biology to neuropsychology of cognitive processes.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4637&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jerome_Yesavage","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Geriatric Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"firstName":"Jerome","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA Research","displayName":"Jerome Yesavage","lastName":"Yesavage"},{"researchInterest":"Population-level (community) prevention of cardiovascular disease, epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases, tobacco use cessation research, tobacco control policy, nutrition education, blood pressure control, and lipid disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4619&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stephen_Fortmann","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"}],"firstName":"Stephen","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Stephen P. 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