{"result":[{"lastName":"Gerson","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4575&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lauren B. Gerson MD, MSc","firstName":"Lauren","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Lauren_Gerson","researchInterest":"Dr. Gerson's clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal motility disorders, and obscure GI bleeding using capsule endoscpy and double balloon enteroscopy. Her research interests include epidemiology and clinical trials in GERD and Barrett's esophagus; cost-effectiveness studies in the areas of Barrett's esophagus and new technology; and quality of life assessment for patients with GERD and BE."},{"lastName":"Soetikno","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4086&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Roy Soetikno, MD MS","firstName":"Roy","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/cancer/physician/Roy_Soetikno","researchInterest":"1. Epidemiology and biology of early colorectal cancer\r\n2. Development of new endoscopic technology and technique\r\n3. Outcomes of endoscopy"},{"lastName":"Ladabaum","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal cancer prevention and risk management"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal cancer genetics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=15544&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Uri Ladabaum","firstName":"Uri","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Uri_Ladabaum","researchInterest":"Gastrointestinal cancer prevention and risk management.  Risk stratification.  Cost-effectiveness analysis.  Health services research."},{"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://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3873&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shai Friedland","firstName":"Shai","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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":"Winter","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Specific interest in intestinal failure, nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20453&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Trevor Winter","firstName":"Trevor","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Trevor_Winter","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Rivas","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Digestive Surgery"},{"focus":"Bariatric Surgery"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=16921&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Homero Rivas","firstName":"Homero","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Homero_Rivas","researchInterest":"Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM Procedure) for Esophageal Achalasia.\r\nMobile Health including Tele-Medicine, health applications for mobile phones."},{"lastName":"Goodman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"},{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23410&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven Goodman","firstName":"Steven","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Steven_Goodman","researchInterest":"I am interested in issues relating to the representation and measurement of evidence in medical research, and determinants of the truth of medical findings, using a Bayesian framework. I also do work in evidence synthesis, comparative effectiveness research, and the ethics of clinical research. Finally, I have an ongoing project related to landmark clinical trials that have had great impact."},{"lastName":"Park","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"inflammatory bowel diseases"},{"focus":"complex chronic diseases"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13479&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"KT Park","firstName":"Kun","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Kun_Park","researchInterest":"I am a clinician investigator in the Department of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at Stanford University, and faculty associate with Stanford Health Policy.  My current NIH-funded research focus is on the pharmaco-economics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).  The purpose of my research endeavors is to inform clinical practice by identifying optimal, patient-specific strategies in the treatment of IBD."},{"lastName":"Parsonnet","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Infectious Disease"},{"focus":"Tuberculosis"},{"focus":"Infectious Diarrheal Disease"},{"focus":"Helicobacter"},{"focus":"Parasitic Diseases"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4495&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Julie Parsonnet","firstName":"Julie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Julie_Parsonnet","researchInterest":"I am interested in the long-term consequences of chronic interactions between the human host and the microbial world.  Recently, we have focused most heavily on Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis and helminth infections.  I also remain strongly interested in diarrheal diseases, particularly in the developing world, and in sanitation and hygiene."},{"lastName":"Berquist","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Ped Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4209&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Berquist","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/William_Berquist","researchInterest":"Gastroenterology, gastointestinal motility, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients."},{"lastName":"Kerner","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4615&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Kerner","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/John_Kerner","researchInterest":"I am interested in pediatric nutritional support and have experience evaluating new enteral and parenteral products especially for the neonate (I studied a \"new\" I.V. fat product for Abbott; I participated in a multicenter trial of a formula with fish oil in it for neonates with Mead Johnson and a multicenter trial of a new human milk fortifier for Wyeth)."},{"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."},{"lastName":"Park","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"Acute Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Chronic Pancreatitis"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cyst"},{"focus":"Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10070&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Walter Park","firstName":"Walter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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":"Singh","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19044&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gauravjit Singh","firstName":"Gauravjit","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Gauravjit_Singh","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Shah","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases"},{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10433&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shamita B. Shah","firstName":"Shamita","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Shamita_Shah","researchInterest":"I joined Stanford after specialized training in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.  I am the Clinical Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program.  My clinical and research interests within IBD include the application of novel diagnostic tools,  study of IBD-associated conditions, treatment of severe colitis, and prevention of post-operative recurrence."},{"lastName":"Wren","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Colorectal Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"Robotics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4440&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sherry M. 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We are also developing new research studies in surgical outcomes."},{"lastName":"Shelton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Rectal Cancer "},{"focus":"Colon and Rectal Surgery"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Crohn's Disease"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases"},{"focus":"Ulcerative Colitis"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic colorectal surgery"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3886&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew A. Shelton, M.D.","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Andrew_Shelton","researchInterest":"Multimodality treatment of rectal cancer\r\nSphincter preserving procedures for rectal cancer\r\nLaparoscopic colon and rectal surgery\r\nSurgical education"},{"lastName":"Stafford","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)"},{"focus":"Hypertension (high blood pressure)"},{"focus":"Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Obesity"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3840&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Randall Stafford","firstName":"Randall","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Randall_Stafford","researchInterest":"As Director of the SPRC Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices, my work focuses on cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention, the adoption of new technology and practices, and patterns of physician practice, particularly medication prescribing.  Specific interests include measuring and improving the quality of outpatient care, disparities in health care by race, gender, age and socioeconomic status, and interventions to improve prevention outcomes."},{"lastName":"Poultsides","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Liver Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Pancreas Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Gastric Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Bile Duct Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Gallbladder Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"},{"focus":"Adrenal Neoplasms"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14355&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"George A. Poultsides, MD","firstName":"George","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/George_Poultsides","researchInterest":"Clinical trials of experimental therapeutics and outcomes analysis following combined modality treatment of hepatic, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal malignancies."},{"lastName":"Yank","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7953&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Veronica Yank","firstName":"Veronica","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Veronica_Yank","researchInterest":""},{"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,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3948&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey Norton","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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":"Mindelzun","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus-Hourly,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus-Hourly,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4303&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Mindelzun","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_Mindelzun","researchInterest":"Abdominal imaging, \r\nAnatomy.\r\nMesenteries, peritoneum, omentum, pancreatic anatomy and embryology.\r\nThird World diseases.\r\nAbdominal trauma."},{"lastName":"Varr","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=35532&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Brandon Varr","firstName":"Brandon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Brandon_Varr","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Bass","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Gastroenterology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4017&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dorsey Bass","firstName":"Dorsey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Dorsey_Bass","researchInterest":"Our laboratory is interested in the pathophysiology, immunology, and epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis."},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"},{"focus":"pancreatic cancer"},{"focus":"gastric cancer"},{"focus":"esophageal cancer"},{"focus":"Barrett's Esophagus"},{"focus":"colon cancer"},{"focus":"gastrointestinal cancer"},{"focus":"intestinal metaplasia"},{"focus":"endoscopic ultrasound"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10886&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ann Chen","firstName":"Ann","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Ann_Chen","researchInterest":"Dr. Chen's research focus includes various advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures with focus on premalignant and malignant gastrointestinal diseases. Specifically, she is interested in early detection and treatment of pancreatic-biliary and gastrointestinal diseases utilizing interventional procedures such as endoscopic ultrasound, radiofrequency and cryoablation therapy, confocal microscopy, and small bowel enteroscopy."}]}