{"result":[{"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/John_Morton","researchInterest":"My main research interests include the surgical management of the morbidly obese, evidence-based surgery, and surgical education. 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We have set up a protocol to treat morbidly obese patients, who normally would not qualify for kidney transplant, with bariatric surgery prior to kidney transplantation.  We are also developing the \"paired-organ exchange\" program at Stanford to increase the chances that patients with willing but incompatible living donors can still receive a living donor kidney."},{"lastName":"Olcott","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4202&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Cornelius Olcott","firstName":"Cornelius","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Cornelius_Olcott","researchInterest":""}]}