{"result":[{"lastName":"Spiekerkoetter","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pulmonary Medicine"},{"focus":"Pulmonary Hypertension"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14775&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Edda Spiekerkoetter","firstName":"Edda","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Edda_Spiekerkoetter","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Kudelko","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pulmonary Hypertension"},{"focus":"Pulmonary Disease"},{"focus":"Critical Care"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9426&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kristina Kudelko","firstName":"Kristina","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Kristina_Kudelko","researchInterest":"Drugs and toxins-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, clinical outcomes research, acute kidney injury in pulmonary arterial hypertension"},{"lastName":"Zamanian","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pulmonary Hypertension"},{"focus":"Pulmonology (Lung) and Critical Care "},{"focus":"Pulmonary Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7572&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Roham Zamanian","firstName":"Roham","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Roham_Zamanian","researchInterest":"1. The Utility of S100A4/Mts1 as a Biomarker in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).\r\n\r\n2. Prevalence and Treatment of Insulin Resistance in PAH.\r\n\r\n3. The Effect of EGF-Receptor Blockade and Elastase Inhibitor on Pulmonary Arteries of Patients with PAH.\r\n\r\n4. Characterization of Pulmonary Arteries in Patients with Idiopathic and Secondary PAH by Wedge Angiography.\r\n\r\n5. The Optimal Angle for Angiographic Evaluation of the Left Pulmonary Artery in Patients with PAH."},{"lastName":"Nickel","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pediatrics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24303&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nils Nickel","firstName":"Nils","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Nils_Nickel","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Yuan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24578&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ke Yuan","firstName":"Ke","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ke_Yuan","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Tsao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4070&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Philip S. 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We are particularly interested in the role of microRNAs in gene expression pathways associated with disease."},{"lastName":"Wong","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18501&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Wing Tak Jack Wong","firstName":"Wing Tak Jack","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Wing Tak Jack_Wong","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Vagelos","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Heart and Lung Transplantation"},{"focus":"valvular heart disease"},{"focus":"Heart Failure"},{"focus":"Radiation/Chemotherapy induced cardiac disease"},{"focus":"Pericardial disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4105&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Randall Vagelos, MD","firstName":"Randall","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Randall_Vagelos","researchInterest":"I. Congestive Heart Failure New Medical Therapies Prognostic Evaluation Selection for Cardiac Transplantation II. Screening for Myocardial Necrosis New ECG Monitoring Devices New Serum Markers III. Screening for CAD Patients Who Have Received Radiation Rx Diabetics Being Considered for Renal Transplantation\r\nIV. Advanced coronary and valvular disease, evaluationg candidacy for high risk interventions."},{"lastName":"Sheikh","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation"},{"focus":"Mechanical Circulatory Support"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=35536&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ahmad Sheikh","firstName":"Ahmad","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ahmad_Sheikh","researchInterest":"Molecular imaging of cardiac stem cell therapy\r\nHeart failure\r\nCardiothoracic Transplantation\r\nSurgical Education"},{"lastName":"Ashley","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology"},{"focus":"Inherited cardiovascular disease"},{"focus":"Heart Failure"},{"focus":"Genomic medicine"},{"focus":"Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"},{"focus":"Cardiomyopathy, Dilated"},{"focus":"Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7578&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Euan A. 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Half of the lab is wet benches where we take advantage of cell systems, transgenic models and microsurgical models of disease to prove causality of our favorite targets."},{"lastName":"Spin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Aortic Disease"},{"focus":"Marfan Syndrome and Aortic Disorders"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6448&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joshua M. Spin","firstName":"Joshua","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Joshua_Spin","researchInterest":"Dr. Spin began his research career studying the structural biology of low density lipoprotein, and has been augmenting his skills with intensive training in molecular biology techniques, particularly those involving high-throughput genetic expression profiling. He is especially interested in vascular smooth muscle cells, and the role of smooth muscle differentiation and phenotypic switching in development and vascular disease. His latest work has focused on the biology of aortic aneurysms."},{"lastName":"Leeper","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Vascular Medicine"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Vascular Surgery"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Vascular Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9669&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nicholas Leeper","firstName":"Nicholas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Nicholas_Leeper","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Pearl","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Anesthesia"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4680&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ronald Pearl","firstName":"Ronald","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ronald_Pearl","researchInterest":"Mechanims (molecular and cellular) of pulmonary hypertension, treatment of pulmonary hypertension, treatment of respiratory failure, treatment of septic shock, hemodynamic monitoring"},{"lastName":"Tremmel","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Women's Heart Health"},{"focus":"Women's Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7648&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jennifer Tremmel","firstName":"Jennifer","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jennifer_Tremmel","researchInterest":"Dr. Tremmel studies sex differences in cardiovascular disease.  Current research projects include evaluating sex differences in coronary pathophysiology, young patients presenting with myocardial infarction, the impact of stress on anginal symptoms, chronic total coronary occlusions, and vascular access site complications."},{"lastName":"Lee","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4573&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David Lee, MD","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Lee","researchInterest":"1. Use of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors and other pharmacotherapy in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction\t\r\n2. Novel treatments and devices for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction\r\n3. Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy\r\n4. Novel approaches to coronary revascularization\r\n5. Closure devices for atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale"},{"lastName":"Tamosiuniene","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Basic Life Research Associate,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"},{"appointment":"Basic Life Science Research Associate,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Basic Life Research Associate,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=29095&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rasa Tamosiuniene, MD, PhD","firstName":"Rasa","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Rasa_Tamosiuniene","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fearon","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"},{"focus":"Coronary Artery Disease"},{"focus":"Percutaneous aortic valve"},{"focus":"Aortic Stenosis"},{"focus":"Coronary Physiology"},{"focus":"Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5950&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Fearon, MD","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Fearon","researchInterest":"Dr. Fearon's general research interest is coronary physiology.  In particular, he is investigating invasive methods for evaluating the coronary microcirculation.  His research is currently funded by an NIH R01 Award."},{"lastName":"Yeung","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Coronary Artery Disease"},{"focus":"Chronic Total Occlusions"},{"focus":"Complex Coronary Angioplasty"},{"focus":"Mitral Valvuloplasty"},{"focus":"Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4228&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alan Yeung, MD","firstName":"Alan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alan_Yeung","researchInterest":"Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States. Our group is interested in studying both the early and late phases of atherosclerosis so that we can better develop prevention and treatment strategies."},{"lastName":"Liao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Visiting Associate Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Visiting Associate Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=33861&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Xiaobo Liao","firstName":"Xiaobo","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Xiaobo_Liao","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Honda","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=17300&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yasuhiro Honda, MD","firstName":"Yasuhiro","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yasuhiro_Honda","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Yue","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8441&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Patrick Yue","firstName":"Patrick","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Patrick_Yue","researchInterest":"My primary research focus has been the mechanisms of insulin resistance and diabetes as they pertain to the heart.  I am particularly interested in the potential involvement of the recently discovered peptide hormone apelin.  Recent studies in my laboratory group have focused on apelin's role in promoting insulin sensitivity on the systemic, tissue-specific, and cellular level.  We are currently investigating apelin-mediated signaling events in insulin-sensitive and -resistant cardiac muscle."},{"lastName":"Kao","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pulmonary Disease"},{"focus":"Pulmonology (Lung) and Critical Care "}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5961&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Peter Kao","firstName":"Peter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Peter_Kao","researchInterest":"Our research program has several active projects:\r\n1.) Pulmonary Vascular Disease \u0096 Simvastatin reversed experimental pulmonary hypertension, and is safe for treatment of patients. Blinded clinical trials of efficacy are in progress.\r\n2.) Lung inflammation and regeneration (stem cells)\r\n3.) Lung surfactant rheology and oxidative stress\r\n4.) Gene regulation by RNA binding proteins, NF45 and NF90 through transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms"},{"lastName":"Fleischmann","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovacular Imaging"},{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4591&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dominik Fleischmann","firstName":"Dominik","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Dominik_Fleischmann","researchInterest":"Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging \r\nImage Post-processing\r\nContrast Medium Dynamics"},{"lastName":"Rabinovitch","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Cardiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Cardiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3897&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marlene Rabinovitch","firstName":"Marlene","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marlene_Rabinovitch","researchInterest":"Our research focuses on understanding the regulation of genes associated with cardiovascular development and disease, through the use of cultured cells and tissues and genetically modified mouse models.   A variety of different aberrant pathways are being characterized, including those related to signaling through the bone morphogenetic proteins, serotonin and the S100 family of calcium binding proteins, and those defining how a microtubule associated protein regulates mRNA translation."}]}