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Diagnosis of intestinal ischemia\r\n4. High risk endoscopic resection","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3873&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Shai_Friedland","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endoscopy"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"firstName":"Shai","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Shai Friedland","lastName":"Friedland"},{"researchInterest":"Physiology of different pain types; Biomarkers of pain and inflammation; Gene Therapy for Pain","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3855&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Yeomans","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Anesthesia"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"David","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Anesthesia","displayName":"David C. 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Such genes will also serve as potential therapeutic targets.\r\n\r\nAn additional focus of the laboratory is the development of diagnostic assays for the early detection of pancreatic and esophageal disease.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4184&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Anson_Lowe","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Barrett's esophagus"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Diseases"},{"focus":"Diagnosis, Differential"}],"firstName":"Anson","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","displayName":"Anson Lowe","lastName":"Lowe"},{"researchInterest":"Minimal Access and Scarless Surgery\r\n\r\nHirschsprung Disease\r\n\r\nEsophageal Atresia\r\n\r\nLiver and Bile Duct Surgery\r\n\r\nSurgical Management of Hereditary Spherocytosis\r\n\r\nShort Bowel Syndrome\r\n\r\nSurgical Innovation and Emerging Technologies\r\n\r\nSurgical Education and Simulation","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6473&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sanjeev_Dutta","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - 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Adult Cardiac Surgery"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Vincent","primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery","displayName":"Vincent DeFilippi MD, FACS","lastName":"DeFilippi"},{"researchInterest":"My main research interests include the surgical management of the morbidly obese, evidence-based surgery, and surgical education. Prior training in public health, health administration, and surgery provide a strong foundation from which to pursue these goals.\r\nThe only effective and enduring treatment for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery. 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":"I am currently working on the development of the activity based probes for lysosomal and matrix proteases and their application for in vivo imaging.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9804&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jiyoun_Lee","appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Jiyoun","primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology","displayName":"Jiyoun Lee","lastName":"Lee"},{"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":"Research in the diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of peripheral neuropathy, motor neuron diseases including ALS and SMA, nerve injuries and muscle diseases. Application of clinical neurophysiological methods to neurological diagnosis. Neurological complications of HIV infection. Development of evidence-based medicine pertaining to the practice of neurology.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4378&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yuen_So","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Neuropathy"},{"focus":"Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"},{"focus":"Myositis"},{"focus":"Muscular Dystrophies"},{"focus":"Electromyography"}],"firstName":"Yuen","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","displayName":"Yuen So","lastName":"So"},{"researchInterest":"Physics and physiology of laser and heat evoked nerve stimulation, pain and cutaneous sensations.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6022&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mikhail_Nemenov","appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Anesthesia"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Mikhail","primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Anesthesia","displayName":"Mikhail I. 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We are currently working on gene expression in endothelial cells at sites of pathology.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6324&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Andrew_Connolly","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"}],"firstName":"Andrew","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","displayName":"Andrew J. Connolly","lastName":"Connolly"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4070&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Philip_Tsao","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Philip","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","displayName":"Philip S. 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Spain, MD","lastName":"Spain"},{"researchInterest":"Radiation injury in mammalian tissues.  Mechanisms of cerebral malaria. Effects of cytokines on angiogenesis.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4499&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Luis_Fajardo","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pathology"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Luis","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pathology","displayName":"Luis Fajardo","lastName":"Fajardo"},{"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"}]}