{"result":[{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6060&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Aijaz_Ahmed","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"}],"firstName":"Aijaz","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Aijaz Ahmed","lastName":"Ahmed"},{"researchInterest":"Epidemiology and treatment of primary liver cancer (transarterial chemoinfusion); Multicenter study of early diagnosis of primary liver cancer with novel tumor markers; Colon cancer screening in Asian Americans; Multicenter randomized controlled studies of treatment outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis C and novel genotypes 6 , 7, 8, and 9; Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of Asians with viral hepatitis.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5874&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mindie_Nguyen","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Hepatology"},{"focus":"Primary liver cancer"},{"focus":"Chronic hepatitis B and C"},{"focus":"Liver transplantation"}],"firstName":"Mindie","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Mindie Nguyen, MD, MAS","lastName":"Nguyen"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Cheung's research interests focus on liver diseases, with emphasis on viral hepatitis. His past research include investigating the mechanism of viral neutralization of hepatitis B virus at the molecular level and immune response to hepatitis C virus. Dr. Cheung is studing various aspects of hepatitis C, both clinical and translational research.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4732&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ramsey_Cheung","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"}],"firstName":"Ramsey","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Ramsey Cheung","lastName":"Cheung"},{"researchInterest":"Through a 3 pronged comprehensive program: translational and clinical research, early detection and  treatment, and promoting education, awareness and immunization, we are working towards the development of new strategies that will lead to the elimination of hepatitis B worldwide and reduce the threat and incidence of liver cancer. Our current research efforts focus on evaluating potential new diagnostic and treatment markers and novel targeted therapy for primary liver cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4206&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Samuel_So","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Surgery"}],"firstName":"Samuel","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","displayName":"Samuel So","lastName":"So"},{"researchInterest":"The natural history of common viral liver diseases of man is poorly understood, despite the fact that chronic liver diseases of man may result in death from liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4690&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gabriel_Garcia","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"Gabriel","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Gabriel Garcia","lastName":"Garcia"},{"researchInterest":"1)Organ presevation with the use of anti-freeze proteins.\r\n2)Induction of immunotolerance\r\n3)Role of FOX-P3 in tolerant recipients\r\n4)Molecular changes induced by EBV infection in the transplant recipient","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4207&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Carlos_Esquivel","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"},{"focus":"Surgical Critical Care"}],"firstName":"Carlos","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","displayName":"Carlos O. Esquivel","lastName":"Esquivel"},{"researchInterest":"Dr Ayoub research interests include management of Chronic Hepatitis B, Chronic Hepatitis C, recurrence of hepatitis C post liver transplantation, hepatocellular carcinoma in addition to autoimmune liver disease.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7654&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Walid_Ayoub","appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hepatology (Liver)"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"Walid","primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Walid Ayoub","lastName":"Ayoub"},{"researchInterest":"My research uses decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and meta-analysis to evaluate clinical and health policy problems.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4649&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Douglas_Owens","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Douglas","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch","displayName":"Douglas Owens","lastName":"Owens"},{"researchInterest":"My primary research intesret is in metabolic liver disease primarily non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. I also have an interset in transplant outcomes for patients with chronic hepatitis C.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10440&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Glen_Lutchman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"Glen","primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Glen Lutchman","lastName":"Lutchman"},{"researchInterest":"Gastroenterology, gastointestinal motility, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4209&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Berquist","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Ped Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"William","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","displayName":"William Berquist","lastName":"Berquist"},{"researchInterest":"Transarterial administration of chemotherapeutics, radioactive microspheres, and biologics for the treatment of unresectable tumors; Stent and Stent-graft treatment of peripheral vascular diseases, aneurysms, aortic dissections; management of portal hypertension (TIPS); Percutaneous treatment of complications of organ transplantation; Venous reconstruction; Magnetic resonance imaging-guided interventions.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4714&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Daniel_Sze","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Radiology"}],"firstName":"Daniel","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","displayName":"Daniel Sze","lastName":"Sze"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Chang's research interests and activities include:\r\n\r\n\u0095 The etiology of virus-associated malignancies, including Hodgkin lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma\r\n\r\n\u0095 The etiologic role of immune-related risk factors in cancer, especially lymphoid malignancies\r\n\r\n\u0095 The prevention of hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma\r\n\r\n\u0095 Racial/ethnic disparities in cancer incidence and survival, particularly among Asians and Asian Americans","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7428&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ellen_Chang","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Ellen","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Ellen Chang","lastName":"Chang"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3884&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Clark_Bonham","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Liver Transplantation"}],"firstName":"Clark","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","displayName":"Clark Bonham","lastName":"Bonham"},{"researchInterest":"Gastroenterology, biliary motility, hormonal regulation, embryology, gastrointestinal tract, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4210&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Kenneth_Cox","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"Kenneth","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","displayName":"Kenneth L. Cox","lastName":"Cox"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Park's research interests are in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cysts, acute and chronic pancreatitis.  His approach incorporates methods in health services research including the use of observational datasets, cost-effectiveness studies, and the development of clinical cohorts.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10070&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Walter_Park","appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Walter","primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Walter Park","lastName":"Park"},{"researchInterest":"My laboratory is interested in molecular mechanisms of visceral pain, disordered gastrointestinal motility and restoration of enteric neural function with novel strategies including neural stem cell transplants and the translation of these efforts to patients in my clinic.\r\n\r\nOur lab has developed several unique animal models of functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis and chronic pancreatitis.\r\n\r\nI have also been active in developing new endoscopic procedures and devices.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8327&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Pankaj_Pasricha","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurogastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Motility"},{"focus":"Gastroparesis"},{"focus":"Abdominal Pain"},{"focus":"Chronic Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Esophageal Achalasia"},{"focus":"non-cardiac chest pain"},{"focus":"Swallowing Disorders"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"Pankaj","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Pankaj Jay Pasricha","lastName":"Pasricha"},{"researchInterest":"Pancreatic MDCT\r\nThyroid ultrasound/biopsy\r\nVirtual Colonoscopy\r\nImaging of appendicitis\r\nHepatic MDCT","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4143&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/R_Jeffrey","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"R","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology","displayName":"R Brooke Jeffrey","lastName":"Jeffrey"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Goodnough has a long-standing interest in alternatives to blood therapy.  This includes the concept of antologous blood predonation before elective surgery; acute normovolemic hermodicution;erythropoietic agents to stimulate red blood cell production; pharmacologic strategies to reduce blood loss; artificial oxygen carriers; and re-evaluation of the transfusion trigger.  Publications:                                Goodnough LT:  \"Erythropoietin\", In Scientific Basis of Transfusion Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6160&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lawrence_Goodnough","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology"}],"firstName":"Lawrence","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","displayName":"Lawrence Tim Goodnough","lastName":"Goodnough"},{"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":"Topics in the health economics of aging; health, insurance; optimal screening intervals; cost-effectiveness of, coronary surgery in the elderly; health care financing and delivery, in the United States and Japan; coronary heart disease","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4662&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alan_Garber","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Economics"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Professor,Graduate School of Business"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Alan","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch","displayName":"Alan M. 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In related studies the role of NK cells in alloreactivity is being examined. Pathways of apoptosis, especially the pro-apoptotic molecule BID, is being studied in hepatocytes and allogeneic liver grafts","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4475&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sheri_Krams","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Sheri","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation","displayName":"Sheri Krams","lastName":"Krams"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4220&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Laura_Lazzeroni","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Laura","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","displayName":"Laura C. 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