{"result":[{"researchInterest":"1. Pharmacologic methods in identifying alpha adrenergic receptors in the obstructed urinary tract.\r\n2. Fluid mechanics and physiological mechanisms of contractility in the urinary tract.\r\n3. Biomedical Engineering approaches in the characterization of static and dynamic properties of soft tissues.\r\n4. Image processing and 3D reconstruction of magnetic resonance.\r\n5. Computer models and vector analysis of pelvin floor musculature.\r\n6. Software for interactive teaching.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4171&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christos_Constantinou","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Christos","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Urology","displayName":"Christos E. Constantinou","lastName":"Constantinou"},{"researchInterest":"My research is focused on the development and evaluation of cutting edge minimally invasive treatment modalities for incontinence and prolapse including robotic surgery, the use of novel grafts, and the use of novel injection therapies. I am also involved in surgical education research.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7123&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Eric_Sokol","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Urology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"Robotics"},{"focus":"Uterine Prolapse"},{"focus":"Urinary Incontinence"},{"focus":"Urinary Incontinence, Stress"},{"focus":"Urinary Bladder Prolapse"},{"focus":"Cystocele"},{"focus":"Rectocele"},{"focus":"Enterocele"},{"focus":"Suburethral Slings"},{"focus":"Tension-Free Vaginal Tape"},{"focus":"Transobturator Tape"},{"focus":"Transobturator Suburethral Tape"},{"focus":"Urodynamics"},{"focus":"Gynecology"},{"focus":"Mesh, Surgical"},{"focus":"Cystoscopy"},{"focus":"Hysterectomy, Vaginal"},{"focus":"Rectovaginal Fistula"},{"focus":"Ambulatory Surgery"},{"focus":"Perineum"},{"focus":"Postoperative Complications"},{"focus":"Diagnostic Techniques, Urological"},{"focus":"Urologic Surgical Procedures"},{"focus":"Female Urogenital Diseases"},{"focus":"Fecal Incontinence"},{"focus":"Pelvic Floor"},{"focus":"Anal Sphincter"},{"focus":"Vesicovaginal Fistula"},{"focus":"Urethral Diseases"},{"focus":"Urethral Catheterization"},{"focus":"Prolapse"},{"focus":"Urinary Incontinence, Urge"},{"focus":"Obstetrics and Gynecology"}],"firstName":"Eric","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Obstetrics & Gynecology","displayName":"Eric R. Sokol, MD","lastName":"Sokol"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4243&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christopher_Payne","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urinary Incontinence"},{"focus":"Pelvic organ prolapse"},{"focus":"Chronic Interstitial Cystitis"},{"focus":"Urinary Fistula"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"firstName":"Christopher","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"Christopher K. Payne, MD","lastName":"Payne"},{"researchInterest":"Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia- Evaluation and development of new minimally invasive techniques\r\n\r\nEndourology: developing, designing and evaluating new instruments\r\n\r\nBladder cancer: outcomes of treatment\r\n\r\nBPH: cryotherapy and HIFU","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4287&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Harcharan_Gill","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer"},{"focus":"Penile Cancer"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Testicular Tumors"},{"focus":"Ureteral Cancer"},{"focus":"Urethral Cancer"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers"},{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia"},{"focus":"Radical nerve sparing prostatectomy"},{"focus":"robotic prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Radical cystectomy"},{"focus":"Laser prostate surgery"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic kidney surgery"},{"focus":"minimially invasive BPH surgery"}],"firstName":"Harcharan","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"Harcharan Gill","lastName":"Gill"},{"researchInterest":"Clinical Medical Research devoted to tertiary level application of treatment modalities for neurologic and functional disturbances of the genitourinary tract.  Problems such as urinary incontinence, urinary retention, urinary flow dysfunction (BPH), impotence, and chronic pelvic pain syndromes are addressed.  New medical devices and technology for treating these disorders are investigated","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4542&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Rodney_Anderson","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Urology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, neurogenic bladder"}],"firstName":"Rodney","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Urology","displayName":"Rodney U. Anderson, MD FACS","lastName":"Anderson"},{"researchInterest":"My major interest has been neurogenic bladder and neurogenic bowel.In other areas where I have published research include urinary tract infections,use of Laser to vaporize urethral strictures,surgery to improve voiding(TURS) in spinal injured patients and metabolic syndrome in SCI patients","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4486&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Inder_Perkash","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Urology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Neuro Urology and Spinal Cord injury"},{"focus":"Physical Medicine and Rehab"}],"firstName":"Inder","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Urology","displayName":"Inder Perkash","lastName":"Perkash"},{"researchInterest":"The timing for intervention in hydronephrotic obstruction in the infant and child is poorly understood. Our group has been interested in trying to define the parameters that may be involved in obstructive and infectious uropathies and discovering early signs of damage to the urinary tract and kidney.  For this reason we have explored news ways of imaging and evaluating the urinary tract and kidney.  We have study the effects of sex steroid hormones and urinary tract infections.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4634&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Linda_Shortliffe","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"}],"firstName":"Linda","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Urology","displayName":"Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe","lastName":"Shortliffe"},{"researchInterest":"My lab studies the neonatal bladder, in terms of maturation of bladder smooth muscle as well as voiding reflexes. By understanding how the bladder matures into a storage organ, and how the brain and peripheral nervous system coordinate the function of the bladder with the urethral sphincter, we hope to develop new treatments for both pediatric voiding dysfunction and adult urinary incontinence.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10430&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Hsi-Yang_Wu","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"firstName":"Hsi-Yang","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"Hsi-Yang Wu","lastName":"Wu"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4434&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Kennedy","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"}],"firstName":"William","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"William Kennedy","lastName":"Kennedy"},{"researchInterest":"My laboratory is focused on studying the role of DNA methylation in prostate and bladder cancer.  Certain genes and their downstream targets may be useful molecular markers for disease detection and prognostication. We are interested in utilizing methylation markers to detect abnormal changes in serum and urine.  Clinical Focus: Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy; Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy; Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13213&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mark_Gonzalgo","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy"},{"focus":"Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"firstName":"Mark","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"Mark L. Gonzalgo, M.D., Ph.D.","lastName":"Gonzalgo"},{"researchInterest":"Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma;\r\nSoft tissue sarcoma;\r\nOsteosarcoma.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6696&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Kristen_Ganjoo","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hodgkin's Disease"},{"focus":"Hodgkin's Disease - Hematology"},{"focus":"Hodgkin's Disease - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Lymphoma "},{"focus":"Oncology"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Soft Tissue "}],"firstName":"Kristen","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","displayName":"Kristen Ganjoo","lastName":"Ganjoo"},{"researchInterest":"Clinical interests: general oncology, genito-urinary malignancy Research interests: conducting clinical trials in advanced prostate cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4350&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sandhya_Srinivas","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Bladder Cancer"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Male Cancers - Penile"},{"focus":"Male Cancers - Prostate "},{"focus":"Male Cancers - Testicular "},{"focus":"Oncology"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"},{"focus":"Penile Cancer"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Testicular Tumors"},{"focus":"Testicular Tumors - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Ureteral Cancer"},{"focus":"Ureteral Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Urethral Cancer"},{"focus":"Urethral Cancer - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers - Medical Oncology"}],"firstName":"Sandhya","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","displayName":"Sandhya Srinivas","lastName":"Srinivas"},{"researchInterest":"My main research interest lies in the functional anatomy of the urogenital system particularly in the human. We are using numerous histochemical and immunocytochemical methods to establish the normal pattern and type of autonomic nerve which supply selected regions of the urogenital system including the urinary bladder, ureter and prostate.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4266&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Gosling","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Teaching),Surgery - Anatomy"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"John","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Teaching),Surgery - Anatomy","displayName":"John Gosling","lastName":"Gosling"},{"researchInterest":"refine detection strategies for prostate cancer, identify prognostic indicators for prostate cancer patients","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4717&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Joseph_Presti","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"prostate cancer"},{"focus":"bladder cancer"},{"focus":"kidney cancer"},{"focus":"Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy"},{"focus":"testicular cancer"},{"focus":"radical cystectomy"},{"focus":"partial nephrectomy"},{"focus":"radical nephrectomy"},{"focus":"Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"firstName":"Joseph","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"Joseph Presti, Jr.","lastName":"Presti"},{"researchInterest":"I study host-microbe interactions in the genitourinary tract. Specifically, I am interested in how these components interact in the context of interventions such as antibiotics and probiotics, as well as diverse states of genitourinary health and disease, including biofilms, chronic parasite infections, and sepsis.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=12854&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michael_Hsieh","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Laparoscopy"},{"focus":"Probiotics"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"Urinary Tract Infections"},{"focus":"Microbiome"},{"focus":"Microbiology"},{"focus":"Immunity"},{"focus":"Schistosomiasis haematobia"},{"focus":"Urinary Schistosomiasis"},{"focus":"Spina Bifida"}],"firstName":"Michael","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology","displayName":"Michael Harrison Hsieh","lastName":"Hsieh"},{"researchInterest":"We have used comprehensive gene expression profiling for 2 translational research objectives: 1) to understand the mechanisms of action of candidate prostate cancer preventive agents and develop biomarkers that we can use to evaluate response; and 2) to identify diagnostic and prognostic markers for prostate, kidney, testicular and bladder cancers.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6178&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/James_Brooks","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Male Cancers - Prostate "},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"firstName":"James","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Urology","displayName":"James D. Brooks","lastName":"Brooks"},{"researchInterest":"Restoration of function after spinal cord injury, using information technology and biotechnology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8438&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Graham_Creasey","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Graham","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","displayName":"Graham Creasey","lastName":"Creasey"},{"researchInterest":"To improve the global quality of care for patients with kidney cancer. We are working to identify novel biomarkers to detect renal cell carcinoma and predict response to systemic therapy. Additionally, we are assembling large datasets of patients diagnosed with kidney cancer to improve patient staging and prognostic information. Finally, we are developing surgical technologies that are applicable to endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic renal surgery.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10322&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Leppert","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"John","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"John Leppert","lastName":"Leppert"},{"researchInterest":"Dr Chung is interested in developing new technologies in the treatment of both prostate and kidney cancer.  He is studying the efficacy of minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques for kidney tumors, including cryotherapy, and in developing robotic and laparoscopic novel therapies in the treatment of prostate cancer.  Dr Chung is also interested in the novel imaging modalities to improve the detection rate of kidney cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7864&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Benjamin_Chung","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Robotic Radical Prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Single Port Laparoscopy"},{"focus":"Robotics"},{"focus":"Adrenal Cancer"},{"focus":"Urologic Cancers - Urologic Oncology"},{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy"},{"focus":"Robotic Partial Nephrectomy"}],"firstName":"Benjamin","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","displayName":"Benjamin I. Chung","lastName":"Chung"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Hsu is interested in medical device development in the area of urologic surgery and minimally invasive and laparoscopic urologic surgery.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3921&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Thomas_Hsu","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Thomas","primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","displayName":"Thomas Hsu","lastName":"Hsu"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Polan's research has centered around ovarian function during both the follicular and luteal phases. Studies of steroidogenesis, LH receptor synthesis, and the involvement of the plasminogen activator system in ovarian events have been performed.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4135&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mary_Polan","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Mary","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Obstetrics & Gynecology","displayName":"Mary Polan","lastName":"Polan"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8928&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lauren_Harshman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Acting Assistant Professor,Medicine - Oncology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Oncology"},{"focus":"Genitourinary Cancer"}],"firstName":"Lauren","primaryAppointment":"Acting Assistant Professor,Medicine - Oncology","displayName":"Lauren Harshman","lastName":"Harshman"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4356&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jennifer_Abidari","appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Urology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology"},{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"}],"firstName":"Jennifer","primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Urology","displayName":"Jennifer Abidari","lastName":"Abidari"},{"researchInterest":"Prostate cancer","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4348&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christopher_King","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Christopher","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Christopher King","lastName":"King"},{"researchInterest":"Studies include development and preliminary clinical evaluation of advanced techniques for ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization. A number of studies are ongoing involving advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy with application to the GU tract.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4310&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/F_Sommer","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"abdominal imaging and uroradiology"}],"firstName":"F","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology","displayName":"F Sommer","lastName":"Sommer"}]}