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Like the previous public health epidemics of cancer and heart disease, surgery is the first responder to the obesity crisis.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3943&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Morton","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Bariatric Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"Gastric Bypass"},{"focus":"gastric banding"},{"focus":"sleeve gastrectomy"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Surgical Procedure"},{"focus":"GERD"},{"focus":"Esophageal Achalasia"},{"focus":"Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia"},{"focus":"Hernia, Abdominal"},{"focus":"Splenectomy"},{"focus":"Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic"},{"focus":"natural orifice surgery"},{"focus":"esophyx; stomaphyx"},{"focus":"single incision surgery"}],"firstName":"John","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","displayName":"John Morton","lastName":"Morton"},{"researchInterest":"Education-how to teach and assess surgical skills; Evalution of educational programs and work environment\r\nLaparoscopy - Various clinical and animal studies investigating minimally invasive surgical techniques\r\nBariatric Surgery - various projects investigating outcomes\r\nRobotic surgery - use of robotics in bariatric surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4340&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Myriam_Curet","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Bariatric Surgery"}],"firstName":"Myriam","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","displayName":"Myriam Curet","lastName":"Curet"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3918&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Craig_Albanese","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgery, Pediatric"}],"firstName":"Craig","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery","displayName":"Craig T. 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Gerson MD, MSc","lastName":"Gerson"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6094&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Salisbury","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Robotics"},{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"John","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Robotics","displayName":"J Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.","lastName":"Salisbury"},{"researchInterest":"Imaging of gastrointestinal tract cancer\r\nUltrasound\r\nSimulated learning environment","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4230&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Terry_Desser","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"Ultrasound"}],"firstName":"Terry","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","displayName":"Terry Desser","lastName":"Desser"},{"researchInterest":"Development and evaluation of improved teaching methods; assessment of teacher's attitudes toward their teaching role; study of clinical teaching; evaluation of alternative methods of learning in clinical clerkships (e.g. computer assisted instruction, video tape review, etc.).","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4186&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Kelley_Skeff","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - General Internal Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"firstName":"Kelley","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - General Internal Medicine","displayName":"Kelley M. 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Applications include improved cochlear implant development, inner ear regenerative techniques, inner ear surgery, and auditory physiology.  \r\n\r\nMicrosurgical robotics -- Developing scalable microsurgical instrumentation and robotic techniques for use in head and neck surgery.  \r\n\r\nSurgical Simulation -- Immersive environment for temporal bone surgical simulation.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6102&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Nikolas_Blevins","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Otolaryngology"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)"}],"firstName":"Nikolas","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)","displayName":"Nikolas Blevins","lastName":"Blevins"},{"researchInterest":"My research has involved the use of new technologies to create different types of patient-doctor transactions.  I am also interested in how these new transactions impact clinical care processes.  Current work includes the evaluation of a patient portal for children with cystic fibrosis, the use of telemedicine to bring asthma experts into the schools and the attitudes of teens and parents about the use of a secure patient portal for teens.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4265&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Bergman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"},{"focus":"Pediatrics"},{"focus":"Health Service Area"}],"firstName":"David","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General","displayName":"David Bergman","lastName":"Bergman"},{"researchInterest":"Current research projects include: 1) Whole-Body MRI and PET/CT for Early Cancer Detection; 2) Zevalin/Bexxar Radioimmunotherapy; 3) Optical Imaging of Breast Cancer; 4) Clinical Translation of Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals; and 5) PET-CT Imaging for Thyroid/Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Lymphoma, and Sarcoma.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8156&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Andrei_Iagaru","appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"Positron-Emission Tomography"},{"focus":"Radioimmunotherapy"}],"firstName":"Andrei","primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","displayName":"Andrei Iagaru","lastName":"Iagaru"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8315&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Dan_Eisenberg","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Dan","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","displayName":"Dan Eisenberg","lastName":"Eisenberg"},{"researchInterest":"Our research interests are primarily in surgical oncology, especially gastrointestinal cancers. We are also developing new research studies in surgical outcomes.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4440&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sherry_Wren","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Colorectal Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"firstName":"Sherry","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","displayName":"Sherry M. Wren","lastName":"Wren"},{"researchInterest":"Asthma in East Palo Alto - We are exploring the causes and possible interventions to reduce the burden of childhood asthma in East Palo Alto.\r\n\r\nChild Health disparities - We are working to elucidate the access barriers for uninsured and underinsured children.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5878&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lisa_Chamberlain","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Pediatrics"},{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"}],"firstName":"Lisa","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General","displayName":"Lisa Chamberlain","lastName":"Chamberlain"},{"researchInterest":"Advanced imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging, of injury to the developing central nervous system; including fetal, neonatal, infant and young child; and, including nonaccidental injury (e.g. child abuse).","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4342&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Patrick_Barnes","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Pediatric Radiology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology, Pediatric"}],"firstName":"Patrick","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Pediatric Radiology","displayName":"Patrick Barnes","lastName":"Barnes"},{"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"}]}