{"result":[{"lastName":"Tamura","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10432&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manjula Tamura","firstName":"Manjula","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Manjula_Tamura","researchInterest":"The focus of my research is the management and outcomes of chronic kidney disease in the elderly. Current studies are aimed at understanding how chronic kidney disease and dialysis affect functional outcomes in elderly patients, such as cognitive impairment and disability."},{"lastName":"Heidenreich","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4682&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Heidenreich, MD","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Heidenreich","researchInterest":"My research interests include \r\n\r\n1) The cost-effectiveness of new cardiovascular technologies. \r\nExample: tests to screen asymptomatic patients for left ventricular systolic dysfunction.\r\n\r\n2) Interventions to improve the quality of care of patients with heart disease. Examples: include clinical reminders and home monitoring.\r\n\r\n3) Outcomes research using existing clinical and administrative datasets. \r\n\r\n4) Use of echocardiography to predict prognosis (e.g. diastolic dysfunction)."},{"lastName":"Alexander","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney), Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Nephrology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5949&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven R. Alexander, MD","firstName":"Steven","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Steven_Alexander","researchInterest":"Dialysis, kidney transplantation, continuous renal replacement therapy in pediatric patients; chronic kidney disease in pediatric patients"},{"lastName":"Garber","clinicalFocus":[],"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"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4662&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alan M. Garber","firstName":"Alan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alan_Garber","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"},{"lastName":"LaFayette","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Nephrology"},{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4023&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard Lafayette","firstName":"Richard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Richard_LaFayette","researchInterest":"Initiating a glomerulonephritis cohort study, including immunologic characterization. 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":"Haskell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Haskell","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Haskell","researchInterest":"My major research interests and activities over the next several years will focus on the development and evaluation of the objective measurement of physical activity in free-living populations using a variety of sensing devices and mobile phones for data collection and processing. 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."},{"lastName":"Hlatky","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Health Services Research"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Health Services Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4142&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark Hlatky, MD","firstName":"Mark","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mark_Hlatky","researchInterest":"My main research work is in \"outcomes research\", especially examining the field of cardiovascular medicine. Particular areas of interest are the integration of economic and quality of life data into randomized clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, decision models, and cost-effectiveness analysis. I am also interested in the application of novel genetic, biomarker, and imaging tests to assess risk and guide clinical management of coronary artery disease."},{"lastName":"Fortmann","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4619&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stephen P. Fortmann, MD","firstName":"Stephen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stephen_Fortmann","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."},{"lastName":"Petersen","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nephrology"},{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4675&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey Petersen","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jeffrey_Petersen","researchInterest":"High flux dialysis in in-vivo and in-vitro clearances, of small and middle molecular weight solutes; computerized capture, of interdialysis hemodynamics; biocompatibility of biomembranes;, dialysis-related amyloidosis"},{"lastName":"Farquhar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5956&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John W. Farquhar, M.D.","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Farquhar","researchInterest":"Disease prevention, epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases, community-based education for disease prevention, international health."},{"lastName":"King","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4715&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Abby C. King","firstName":"Abby","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Abby_King","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."},{"lastName":"Friedman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Friedman","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gary_Friedman","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."},{"lastName":"Bloch","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4604&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Daniel Bloch","firstName":"Daniel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Daniel_Bloch","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Stefanick","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4655&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.","firstName":"Marcia","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marcia_Stefanick","researchInterest":"Specializes in women's heath and chronic disease (e.g. heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis) prevention research and health promotion in both sexes, with a focus on lifestyle (exercise, weight control and diet). Research focuses on role of sex hormones and sex/gender differences in physiology related to cardiovascular and cancer biology and body composition. Menopause and aging are key scientific interests. Key NIH projects: Women's Health Initiative (NLBI), WHEL(NCI) and MrOS (NIAMS)."},{"lastName":"Stafford","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)"},{"focus":"Hypertension (high blood pressure)"},{"focus":"Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Obesity"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3840&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Randall Stafford","firstName":"Randall","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Randall_Stafford","researchInterest":"As Director of the SPRC Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices, my work focuses on cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention, the adoption of new technology and practices, and patterns of physician practice, particularly medication prescribing. Specific interests include measuring and improving the quality of outpatient care, disparities in health care by race, gender, age and socioeconomic status, and interventions to improve prevention outcomes."},{"lastName":"Winkleby","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","firstName":"Marilyn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marilyn_Winkleby","researchInterest":"Cardiovascular disease epidemiology, health of socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority populations, social determinants of health, community-based intervention research, youth advocacy and mentorship, promoting diversity in health professions"},{"lastName":"Winograd","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7027&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Carol Winograd","firstName":"Carol","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Carol_Winograd","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Owens","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4649&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Douglas Owens","firstName":"Douglas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Douglas_Owens","researchInterest":"My research uses decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and meta-analysis to evaluate clinical and health policy problems."},{"lastName":"Scandling","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Nephrology"},{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4276&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Scandling","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Scandling","researchInterest":"Clinical renal transplantation; acute renal failure;, cardiovascular disease in diabetic end-stage renal disease."},{"lastName":"Sibley","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4113&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard Sibley","firstName":"Richard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Richard_Sibley","researchInterest":"Immunologic mechanism of rejection in humans and animal, models of organ transplantation; histological definition of clinical pathology studies of various renal disorders."},{"lastName":"Goldstein","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4068&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mary Kane Goldstein","firstName":"Mary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mary_Goldstein","researchInterest":"Health services research in primary care and geriatrics; developing,, implementing, and evaluating methods for clinical quality improvement; utility assessment for cost-effectiveness analysis."},{"lastName":"DeBusk","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4093&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert DeBusk","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Robert_DeBusk","researchInterest":"Experimental and clinical epidemiology of myocardial, infarction; exercise testing; cardiac risk factor management;, cardiac rehabilitation; systems for patient management; ischemic, heart disease; computer-based expert systems."},{"lastName":"Reaven","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5955&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gerald Reaven, MD","firstName":"Gerald","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gerald_Reaven","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Myers","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4332&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bryan Myers","firstName":"Bryan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Bryan_Myers","researchInterest":"A novel approach is used to evaluate glomerular disease in humans, and its progression. A combination of physiologic techniques, a morphometric analysis of glomeruli obtained by biopsy, and mathematical modeling of glomerular ultrafiltration is used to quantify the extent of glomerular injury in humans for the first time."},{"lastName":"Sarwal","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney), Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Nephrology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Nephrology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4430&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Minnie Sarwal","firstName":"Minnie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Minnie_Sarwal","researchInterest":"Molecular and immunological basis of transplant dysfunction and acceptance. cDNA microarray analysis of transplant rejection defined a novel role for B cells in poor prognostic categories of transplant rejection. Also identified a tolerance footprint of < 50 genes that can diagnose tolerance in peripheral blood. Pioneered the first steroid free trial in pediatric kidney transplantation, (NIH-multicenter study). Runs the Bay Area Cystinosis and Stanford Pediatric Renal Transplant clinics."}]}