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Druzin","firstName":"Maurice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Maurice_Druzin","researchInterest":"Antepartum and intrapartum fetal monitoring Prenatal diagnosis Medical complications of pregnancy, particularly: SLE, hypertension, diabetes, malignancy A."},{"lastName":"Lyell","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Maternal - Fetal Medicine"},{"focus":"Obstetrics and Gynecology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4004&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Deirdre J. Lyell, M.D.","firstName":"Deirdre","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Deirdre_Lyell","researchInterest":"Preterm labor prevention and management, preeclampsia prevention and treatment, short and long-term impact of surgical techniques at cesarean, depression during pregnancy, fetal heart rate monitoring and long-term neurologic outcome, randomized clinical trials."},{"lastName":"Butwick","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Anesthesia"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6270&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alexander Butwick","firstName":"Alexander","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alexander_Butwick","researchInterest":"I continue to pursue a clinical research interest in  Obstetric Anesthesia. 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Research on sleep deprivation and fatigue and the performance of health care personnel is also an active area of study."},{"lastName":"Chitkara","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Maternal - Fetal Medicine"},{"focus":"Obstetrics"},{"focus":"Obstetrics and Gynecology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4288&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Usha Chitkara","firstName":"Usha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Usha_Chitkara","researchInterest":"Rh disease, other red call isoimmunization, e.g. Kell, etc.\r\nI.T.P. and alloimmune thrombocytopenia\r\nMultiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, etc.) and associated problems and procedures\r\nUltrasound referrals -- complicated and routine\r\nProcedures --cordocentesis, intrauterine transfusion; selective termination or reduction in multiple pregnancy."},{"lastName":"Heinrichs","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5960&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Wm. LeRoy Heinrichs","firstName":"W","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/W_Heinrichs","researchInterest":"Distributed learning of anatomy and laparoscopic surgery; surgical simulation; team-training in virtual  environments;telemedicine for chronic disease management in virtual worlds"},{"lastName":"Smith-Coggins","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Emergency Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Emergency Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Emergency Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4114&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rebecca Smith-Coggins","firstName":"Rebecca","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Rebecca_Smith-Coggins","researchInterest":"Effect of work schedule on work performance, mood and, sleep architecture in attending emergency medicine physicians,residents."},{"lastName":"Taslimi","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Obstetrics"},{"focus":"Obstetrics and Gynecology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3839&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"M Taslimi","firstName":"M","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/M_Taslimi","researchInterest":"Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Pregnancy study measures the effect of maternal glucose profile in non-diabetic pregnancies on fetal overgrowth and operative deliveries.\r\nWe collected a comprehensive Catalog of Vaginal Bacterium in uncomplicated pregnancies that will facilitate studies on effect of vaginal microbial flora on pregnancy complications including preterm labor and preterm delivery.\r\nOral Stepwise Misoprostol proved to be a low-cost effective means to induce labor."},{"lastName":"Halamek","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine"},{"focus":"Neonatology"},{"focus":" High Freq. 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Interventional studies of preeclampsia exploring the nitric oxide, endothelin system and effects on glomerular function and morphometry.  Outcome studies in dialysis and acute renal failure patients.  Interventional and observational studies of glomerular disease, particularly IgA nephropathy."},{"lastName":"Macario","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Anesthesia"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4554&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alex Macario MD","firstName":"Alex","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alex_Macario","researchInterest":"Dr. Macario is interested in the economics of health care, in particular the tradeoffs between costs and outcomes for patients having surgery and anesthesia. Dr. Macario has completed internationally recognized studies on the management of the operating room suite, as well as pioneering work on the cost-effectiveness of drugs and devices.  He is Founder and Director of a Postgraduate Fellowship for physicians interested in applying quantitative tools to solve health services research questions."}]}