{"result":[{"lastName":"Curet","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Bariatric Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4340&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Myriam Curet","firstName":"Myriam","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Myriam_Curet","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"},{"lastName":"Morton","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"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3943&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Morton","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/John_Morton","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."},{"lastName":"Friedland","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endoscopy"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3873&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shai Friedland","firstName":"Shai","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Shai_Friedland","researchInterest":"1. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy- Techniques and Outcomes\r\n2. Development of new endoscopic devices\r\n3. Diagnosis of intestinal ischemia\r\n4. High risk endoscopic resection"},{"lastName":"Norton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Adrenal Cancer"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors - Surgery "},{"focus":"Endocrine - Surgery"},{"focus":"Endocrinology Surgery"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer - Thoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias"},{"focus":"Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias - Surgery"},{"focus":"Osteosarcoma "},{"focus":"Osteosarcoma - Surgery"},{"focus":"Pancreas Surgery"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer "},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Parathyroid Disease"},{"focus":"Parathyroid Disease - Surgery"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Soft Tissue "},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Soft Tissue - Surgery"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer "},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Thyroid Cancers"},{"focus":"Thyroid Cancers - Surgery "}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3948&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey Norton","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Jeffrey_Norton","researchInterest":"Interleukin-12 is a Th1 cytokine.  It is important in the cell mediated immune response.  We are investigating its role as an anti-tumor cytokine to augment the immune response against cancer.  We are planning a human trial."},{"lastName":"Ford","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer Genetics"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Genetics"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer - Genetics"},{"focus":"Ovarian Cancer - Genetics"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4066&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James Ford","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/James_Ford","researchInterest":"Mammalian DNA repair and DNA damage inducible responses; p53 tumor suppressor gene; transcription in nucleotide excision repair and mutagenesis; genetic determinants of cancer cell sensitivity to DNA\u000bdamage; genetics of inherited cancer susceptibility syndromes and human GI malignancies; clinical cancer genetics of BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer and mismatch repair deficient colon cancer."},{"lastName":"Kurian","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer Genetics"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer Risk"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6431&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Allison W. Kurian, M.D., M.Sc.","firstName":"Allison","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Allison_Kurian","researchInterest":"Breast and gynecologic cancer epidemiology, risk assessment, and risk reduction."},{"lastName":"Paik","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7103&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David Paik","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/David_Paik","researchInterest":"Imaging informatics, information integration, spatiotemporal modeling, image analysis, quantitation for molecular imaging, imaging simulation, statistical methods for imaging evaluation, and visualization with application in cancer imaging."},{"lastName":"Fisher","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4644&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"George A. Fisher Jr.","firstName":"George","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/George_Fisher","researchInterest":"Clinical expertise in GI cancers with research which emphasizes Phase I and II clinical trials of novel therapies but also includes translational studies including biomarkers, molecular imaging, tumor immunology and development of immunotherapeutic trials."},{"lastName":"Beaulieu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4200&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher Beaulieu M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Christopher_Beaulieu","researchInterest":"Applications of computer graphics to medical imaging, with emphasis on diagnosis of bowel pathology using virtual colonoscopy. Dynamic joint imaging with open Magnetic Resonance Imaging system."},{"lastName":"Dutta","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgery, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6473&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sanjeev Dutta, MD MA FRCSC FACS","firstName":"Sanjeev","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Sanjeev_Dutta","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"},{"lastName":"Eisenberg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8315&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dan Eisenberg","firstName":"Dan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Dan_Eisenberg","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Napel","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Medicine - BMIR"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4647&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sandy Napel","firstName":"Sandy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Sandy_Napel","researchInterest":"My primary interests are in developing diagnostic and therapy-planning applications and strategies for the acquisition, visualization and computer aided interpretation of multi-dimensional medical imaging data."},{"lastName":"Wren","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Colorectal Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4440&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sherry M. Wren","firstName":"Sherry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Sherry_Wren","researchInterest":"Our research interests are primarily in surgical oncology, especially gastrointestinal cancers. We are also developing new research studies in surgical outcomes."},{"lastName":"Longacre","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6082&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Teri A Longacre","firstName":"Teri","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Teri_Longacre","researchInterest":"Gynecological, breast and gastrointestinal pathology with major emphasis on ovarian cancer and ovarian tumors of low malignant potential. Pathology of familial and hereditary breast-ovarian-GI cancer."},{"lastName":"Nino-Murcia","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4145&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Matilde Nino-Murcia","firstName":"Matilde","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Matilde_Nino-Murcia","researchInterest":"Gastrointestinal motility in spinal cord injury, patients; use of CT and MRI in imaging liver and biliary tree; contrast agents for MRI of the gastrointestinal tract and, hepatobiliary system; gastrointestinal motility disorders; abdominal, imaging; hepatobiliary imaging"},{"lastName":"Desser","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"Ultrasound"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4230&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Terry Desser","firstName":"Terry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Terry_Desser","researchInterest":"Imaging of gastrointestinal tract cancer\r\nUltrasound\r\nSimulated learning environment"},{"lastName":"Greco","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrine"},{"focus":"Endocrine - Surgery"},{"focus":"Endocrinology Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Osteosarcoma "},{"focus":"Osteosarcoma - Surgery"},{"focus":"Pancreas Surgery"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer "},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Surgical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Mechanical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4347&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ralph S. Greco","firstName":"Ralph","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Ralph_Greco","researchInterest":"Application of Micro/Nanotechnology to Biological Systems."},{"lastName":"Park","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Acute Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Chronic Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cyst"},{"focus":"Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10070&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Walter Park","firstName":"Walter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Walter_Park","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."},{"lastName":"Koong","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer "},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Rectal Cancer "},{"focus":"Rectal Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer "},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer - Radiation Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4729&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Albert Koong","firstName":"Albert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Albert_Koong","researchInterest":"The focus of my laboratory is to understand the role of hypoxia and the tumor microenvironment on malignant progression. My clinical area of interest is in the application of chemoradiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery for GI maligancies"},{"lastName":"Mindelzun","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4303&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Mindelzun","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Robert_Mindelzun","researchInterest":"Abdominal imaging, Anatomy.\r\nMesenteries, peritoneum, omentum, pancreatic anatomy and embryology.\r\nThird World diseases.\r\nAbdominal trauma."},{"lastName":"Collins","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Anesthesia"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3932&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeremy Collins","firstName":"Jeremy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Jeremy_Collins","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Oberhelman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4526&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Harry A. Oberhelman","firstName":"Harry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Harry_Oberhelman","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Pasricha","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"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8327&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Pankaj Jay Pasricha","firstName":"Pankaj","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Pankaj_Pasricha","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."},{"lastName":"Goodman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6189&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Karyn Aalami Goodman","firstName":"Karyn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Karyn_Goodman","researchInterest":"Gastrointestinal Cancers\r\nTargeted therapy for Esophageal Cancer\r\nIntensity Modulated Radiation Therapy\r\nLate Effects of Radiation\r\nSarcomas"},{"lastName":"Dirbas","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Breast Cancer"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Breast Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Breast-Conserving Surgery"},{"focus":"Breast Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast"},{"focus":"Paget's Disease of Breast"},{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4667&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Frederick M. Dirbas","firstName":"Frederick","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/gastrohep/researcher/Frederick_Dirbas","researchInterest":"My research interests are focused on minimizing the impact of breast cancer from a diagnostic and therapuetic standpoint. Breast MRI is a powerful tool to facilitate the screening for and staging of breast cancer, and can be valuable adjunct to guide breast surgery. Oncoplastic surgical techniques optimize cosmesis after breast cancer surgery. Accelerated radiotherapy after lumpectomy decreases radiotherapy treatment times from 6 weeks to just 1 to 5 days."}]}