{"result":[{"lastName":"Srinivas","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 (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"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4350&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sandy Srinivas","firstName":"Sandhya","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Sandhya_Srinivas","researchInterest":"Clinical interests: general oncology, genito-urinary malignancy Research interests: conducting clinical trials in advanced prostate cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma"},{"lastName":"Chung","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"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"MS, Dean's Office"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7864&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Benjamin I. Chung","firstName":"Benjamin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Benjamin_Chung","researchInterest":"Renal cell carcinoma and prostate cancer outcomes research and epidemiology."},{"lastName":"Gonzalgo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy"},{"focus":"Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13213&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark L. Gonzalgo, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Mark","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Mark_Gonzalgo","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."},{"lastName":"Higgins","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4038&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Higgins","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/John_Higgins","researchInterest":"I work as a diagnostic surgical pathologist doing translational research in renal neoplasia and medical renal disease and neoplastic and medical liver disease. Subspecialty areas of clinical interest include diagnostic immunohistochemistry, renal, hepatic and transplant pathology."},{"lastName":"Desai","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13492&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manisha Desai","firstName":"Manisha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Manisha_Desai","researchInterest":"Dr. Desai is the Director of the Quantitative Sciences Unit.  She is interested in the application of biostatistical methods to all areas of medicine including oncology, nephrology, and endocrinology.  She works on methods for the analysis of epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, and studies with missing observations."},{"lastName":"Skinner","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer > urologic oncology"},{"focus":"Bladder Cancer"},{"focus":"Continent urinary reservoir"},{"focus":"urinary tract reconstruction"},{"focus":"testis cancer"},{"focus":"Kidney Cancer"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=32891&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Eila C. Skinner","firstName":"Eila","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Eila_Skinner","researchInterest":"My research focuses on outcomes in the treatment of muscle invasive and high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.  This includes identifying markers of prognosis, predictive markers for response to surgery and chemotherapy, and working toward an individualized, multidisciplinary approach to disease management.  I have also focused on optimizing the  use of lower urinary tract reconstruction in patients undergoing cystectomy, and developing interventions to improve patient quality of life."},{"lastName":"Gill","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"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4287&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Harcharan Gill","firstName":"Harcharan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Harcharan_Gill","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"},{"lastName":"Brooks","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"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6178&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James D. Brooks","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/James_Brooks","researchInterest":"We use genomic approaches to identify disease biomarkers.  We are most interested in translating biomarkers into clinical practice in urological diseases with a particular focus in cancer."},{"lastName":"Wu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10430&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hsi-Yang Wu","firstName":"Hsi-Yang","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Hsi-Yang_Wu","researchInterest":"My lab studies the coordination of neonatal bladder and external urethral sphincter function. By understanding how the spinal cord creates efficient voiding in neonates and children, we hope to develop new treatments for pediatric voiding dysfunction and adult urinary incontinence."},{"lastName":"Yemoto","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Biosafety, Web & Compliance Specialist,Dean's Office - Finance & Administration, Health & Safety"},{"appointment":"Health & Safety Specialist,Dean's Office - Finance & Administration, Health & Safety"}],"primaryAppointment":"Biosafety, Web & Compliance Specialist,Dean's Office - Finance & Administration, Health & Safety","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=26030&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Cheryl Yemoto","firstName":"Cheryl","href":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/Cheryl_Yemoto","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Tibshirani","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Natural Sciences Cluster - Statistics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4688&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Tibshirani","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_Tibshirani","researchInterest":"My research is in applied statistics and biostatistics. I specialize in \u000bcomputer-intensive methods for regression and classification, bootstrap, cross-validation\u000band statistical inference, and signal and image analysis for medical diagnosis."},{"lastName":"Liao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7590&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joseph C. Liao","firstName":"Joseph","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Joseph_Liao","researchInterest":"My laboratory is engaged in translational research to develop new in vitro and in vivo diagnostic tools for diseases of the urinary tract based on micro- and nanotechnology.  We are developing an integrated biosensor platform optimized for point-of-care urinary diagnostics, particularly for urinary tract infections and bladder cancer.  We are also developing in vivo imaging tools for applications in endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery."},{"lastName":"Shortliffe","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"},{"focus":"Hypospadias"},{"focus":"Hydronephrosis"},{"focus":"Undescended Testes"},{"focus":"Vesicoureteral Reflux"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4634&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe","firstName":"Linda","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Linda_Shortliffe","researchInterest":"The timing for intervention in obstruction in the infant and child is poorly understood.Our group has been interested in trying to define the risks that may be involved in obstructive and infectious uropathies and discovering early signs of damage to the urinary tract and kidney. We have explored ways of imaging the urinary tract using nonionizing radiation (US, MRI). We have studied the relationships of sex steroid hormones, pregnancy, reflux, urinary tract infection and urinary tract function."},{"lastName":"Giaccia","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation and Cancer Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation and Cancer Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4141&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Amato J. Giaccia","firstName":"Amato","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Amato_Giaccia","researchInterest":"During the last five years, we have identified several small molecules that kill VHL deficient renal cancer cells through a synthetic lethal screening approach. Another major interest of my laboratory is in identifying hypoxia-induced genes involved in invasion and metastases. We are also investigating how hypoxia regulates gene expression epigenetically."},{"lastName":"Guardino","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Breast Cancer"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Immune Therapy and Vaccines"},{"focus":"Targeted Novel Therapeutics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3879&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ellie (Alice) Guardino","firstName":"Alice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Alice_Guardino","researchInterest":"Dr. Guardino has studied the mechanisms by which the immune system recognizes foreign substances like viruses, microorganisms and cancer and the ways the immune system becomes deregulated and attacks \u0093self\u0094 as seen in autoimmunity.  Her research identified the cellular interactions involved in immune recognition and has led to treatment strategies for cancer using immune therapies and biologic treatments."},{"lastName":"van de Rijn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4008&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Matt van de Rijn","firstName":"Matt","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Matt_van de Rijn","researchInterest":"Our research focuses on gene microarray analysis of human soft tissue tumors (sarcomas). In addition we work with tissue microarrays to characterize large numbers of novel antisera raised against peptides derived from genes found to be of interest during gene array analysis."},{"lastName":"West","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6327&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dee W. West","firstName":"Dee","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Dee_West","researchInterest":"- Cancer etiology (diet, familial, genetic), especially breast, prostate and colon cancer\r\n- Cancer surveillance (Cancer registration, cancer patterns)\r\n- Cancer outcomes (Survival, quality of life, quality of care)"},{"lastName":"Kennedy","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Urology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Urology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4434&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Kennedy","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/William_Kennedy","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Peehl","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4633&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donna Peehl, PhD","firstName":"Donna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Donna_Peehl","researchInterest":"My research focuses on the molecular and cellular biology of the human prostate. Developing realistic experimental models is a major goal, and primary cultures of prostatic epithelial and stromal cells are my main model system. Our discoveries are relevant to prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant prostatic diseases."},{"lastName":"Shin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6841&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lewis Shin","firstName":"Lewis","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Lewis_Shin","researchInterest":"1)  Real Time MRI Imaging (Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Bowel Dysmotility)\r\n2) Advanced cross-sectional gastrointestinal imaging(CT/MRI/US) techniques\r\n3) Diffusion - Weighted Imaging of Abdomen/Pelvis\r\n4) Virtual Colonoscopy (CT/MRI)"},{"lastName":"Tan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Nephrology"},{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology"},{"appointment":"MS, Dean's Office"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3846&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jane C. Tan","firstName":"Jane","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jane_Tan","researchInterest":"My research relates to issues pertaining to clinical kidney transplantation. We have ongoing studies on the following topics.\r\n1. Renal senescence and kidney transplant, and chronic allograft nephropathy.\r\n2. Living donor safety and response to uninephrectomy.\r\n3. Biomarkers for post-transplant monitoring."},{"lastName":"Sibley","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"},{"focus":"Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4113&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard Sibley","firstName":"Richard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Richard_Sibley","researchInterest":"Immunologic mechanism of rejection in humans and animal, models of organ transplantation; histological definition of clinical pathology studies of various renal disorders."},{"lastName":"Rouse","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4491&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert V Rouse","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_Rouse","researchInterest":"My recent research efforts are currently focused in the field of applications of immunohistology to the diagnosis of human neoplasms. This work is predominantly aimed at characterizing markers for the identification of non-lymphoid neoplasms and at establishing criteria for their evaluation in diagnostic situations."},{"lastName":"Bouley","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Comparative Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Comparative Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4428&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donna M. Bouley","firstName":"Donna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Donna_Bouley","researchInterest":"Research interests: ocular pathology, host-pathogen interactions in infectious disease, infectious disease in frogs, phenotypic characterization of tg and ko mice, histopathology of minimally-invasive radiological ablation techniques (focused ultrasound, cryoablation)."},{"lastName":"Friedman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Friedman","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Gary_Friedman","researchInterest":"Chronic disease epidemiology, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and pharmaceuticals, evaluation of screening tests.\r\nMost of my career has been in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research where I was Director for 7 years and am still active. I especially enjoy mentoring students and trainees at Stanford."}]}