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I am PI of the Stanford Center for the NIH-funded Type-1 Diabetes TrialNet group. TrialNet conducts clinical trials directed at preventing or delaying the onset of Type 1 diabetes. I am an investigator in DirecNet, another NIH-funded study group, which is devoted to evaluating glucose sensors and the role of technology on the management of diabetes."},{"lastName":"Gesundheit","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Teaching),Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Teaching),Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4359&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Neil Gesundheit","firstName":"Neil","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Neil_Gesundheit","researchInterest":"Our medical education research group is developing and validating the best educational practices to train competent, compassionate, and ethical physicians and physician-scientists.  We are studying the use of standardized patients and other modalities to improve clinical skill training and reasoning.  We are interested in applying the rigor of clinical investigation to education research.\r\n\r\nMy areas of clinical interest in  endocrinology include disorders of the pituitary, thyroid, and gonad."},{"lastName":"Rabkin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6052&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ralph Rabkin","firstName":"Ralph","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ralph_Rabkin","researchInterest":"Dr Rabkin is examining the mechanism of the acquired resistance to hormones that develops in kidney failure.In particular he is studying the impact of kidney failure on the action of growth hormone and the role of impaired signal transduction as a cause of growth hormone resistance. He is also engaged in the study of growth factors in diabetic kidney disease."},{"lastName":"Castillo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4618&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ricardo Castillo","firstName":"Ricardo","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ricardo_Castillo","researchInterest":"Study of the interaction and role of nutrients and intestinal growth factors in enhancing intestinal adaptation and allograft viability using animal models for short bowel syndrome and orthtopic intestinal transplantation.\r\n\r\nStudy of immunosuppression regimens and induction of immune tolerance in intestinal transplantation."},{"lastName":"Hoffman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neuroendocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4636&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew R. 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Additional areas of interest focus on developing the processes and systems to decrease the frequency of adverse drug events and adverse medical events at Children's hospitals in North America"},{"lastName":"Benitz","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine"},{"focus":"Neonatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4645&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Benitz","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Benitz","researchInterest":"Neonatology, patent ductus arteriosus, pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, infant ventilation, neonatal clinical protocols/clinical pathways."},{"lastName":"Rajani","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Pediatrics"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8760&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Anand Rajani","firstName":"Anand","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Anand_Rajani","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Akula","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neonatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Pediatrics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3917&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Vishnu Akula","firstName":"Vishnu","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Vishnu_Akula","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Buckway","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrine - Pediatric Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Endocrinology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7958&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Caroline Buckway","firstName":"Caroline","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Caroline_Buckway","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chitkara","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Pediatrics"},{"focus":"Neonatology"},{"focus":"Patient Simulation"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13353&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ritu Chitkara","firstName":"Ritu","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ritu_Chitkara","researchInterest":"Simulation based research, Neonatal Resuscitation research"},{"lastName":"Chock","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine"},{"focus":"Neonatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6712&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Valerie Chock","firstName":"Valerie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Valerie_Chock","researchInterest":"Neurological monitoring in critically ill infants.  Altered hemodynamics in neonates, especially in relation to prematurity, congenital heart disease, and central nervous system injury.  Determination of the hemodynamic significance and effects of a patent ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant.  Utilizing NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) and other technologies for improved monitoring in the NICU."},{"lastName":"Philip","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4254&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alistair Philip","firstName":"Alistair","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alistair_Philip","researchInterest":"Neonatal infection: Primarily the evaluation of diagnostic tests and how they may be incorporated into decisions concerning duration of antibiotic therapy. Also interested in the epidemiology and management of sepsis and meningitis.\r\n\r\nIntraventricular hemorrhage: Involved in a multicenter randomized controlled trial of prophylactic indomethacin administration. Also involved with studies relating to the etiology of this disorder in newborn infants."},{"lastName":"Crapo","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4625&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lawrence Crapo","firstName":"Lawrence","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lawrence_Crapo","researchInterest":"Investigation of the epidemiology of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at a public hospital. All cases of DKA at SCVMC occurring over the past 5 years have been identified. Of the 480 cases of DKA, about 1/3 are in Type II diabetics, and 2/3 in Type I diabetics. We are exploring the causes of DKA in the two groups."},{"lastName":"Krane","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"},{"focus":"Anesthesia, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Complex Regional Pain Syndromes"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Anesthesia"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4216&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Elliot J. Krane","firstName":"Elliot","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Elliot_Krane","researchInterest":"The management of pain in children using intraspinal opioids, regional anesthetics, and novel analgesic agents; cerebral and osmolar complications of diabetic ketoacidosis in children."},{"lastName":"Wu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10430&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hsi-Yang Wu","firstName":"Hsi-Yang","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Hsi-Yang_Wu","researchInterest":"My lab studies the coordination of neonatal bladder and external urethral sphincter function. By understanding how the spinal cord creates efficient voiding in neonates and children, we hope to develop new treatments for pediatric voiding dysfunction and adult urinary incontinence."},{"lastName":"Mazze","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Anesthesia"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4537&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard I. 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The use of parenteral nutrition in very low birth weight infants, and the introduction of early enteral feeding to stimulate gastrointestinal maturation are my specific areas of investigative endeavors."},{"lastName":"Gould","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine"},{"focus":"Neonatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4438&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey Gould","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jeffrey_Gould","researchInterest":"Population-based studies related to neonatal and perinatal diseases."},{"lastName":"Sieh","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8373&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Weiva Sieh, MD, PhD","firstName":"Weiva","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Weiva_Sieh","researchInterest":"Genetic epidemiology; cancer epidemiology; ovarian, breast, and prostate cancer."},{"lastName":"Lindley","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6056&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven Lindley","firstName":"Steven","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Steven_Lindley","researchInterest":"Maximizing the use of evidence-based practices and reducing unnecessary medical burden of psychiatric treatments for stress-related disorders."}]}