{"result":[{"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":"Curet","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Surgery"},{"focus":"Minimally Invasive Surgery"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4340&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Myriam Curet","firstName":"Myriam","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/cancer/physician/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://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3943&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Morton","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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://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":"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":"Eisenberg","clinicalFocus":[],"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=8315&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dan Eisenberg","firstName":"Dan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Dan_Eisenberg","researchInterest":"Minimally Invasive Surgery\r\nMetabolic-Bariatric Surgery"},{"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":"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":"Beaulieu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4200&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher Beaulieu M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Stomach"},{"focus":"Cancer of Anus"},{"focus":"Cancer of Pancreas"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Rectum"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Liver"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Esophagus"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Head and Neck"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8238&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Daniel Chang","firstName":"Daniel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Daniel_Chang","researchInterest":"I specialize in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.  I am interested in developing stereotactic body radiotherapy for tumors of the liver, both primary and metastatic.  I am interested in developing functional imaging as a means of determining treatment response with radiation.  I am also interested in developing image-guided radiotherapy to improve radiation delivery for GI cancers to reduce toxicity and improve disease outcome."},{"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":"Poullos","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Body Imaging"},{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"virtual colonoscopy"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Diseases"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8581&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Peter Poullos","firstName":"Peter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Peter_Poullos","researchInterest":""},{"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. Wren","firstName":"Sherry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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":"Matsubara","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Stem Cell"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Stem Cell","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24222&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Junichi Matsubara","firstName":"Junichi","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Junichi_Matsubara","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Paik","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7103&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David S. Paik","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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":"Welton","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anal Cancer "},{"focus":"Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas"},{"focus":"Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas - Surgery"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors"},{"focus":"Carcinoid Tumors - Surgery "},{"focus":"Colon and Rectal Surgery"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer - Surgery"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Inflammatory Bowel Disease"},{"focus":"Rectal Cancer "},{"focus":"Rectal Cancer - 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=3835&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark Lane Welton","firstName":"Mark","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Mark_Welton","researchInterest":"Clinical research focused on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of anal cancer and its precursor lesions.  Clinical trials of ablative therapy for High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) of the anus and perianal tissues as a means for preventing anal cancer.\r\nBasic science work in collaboration with Ronald Davis and Hanlee Ji focused on the molecular genetic and pathologic studies of anal cancers using moecular inversion probe genomic technology"},{"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":"Albanese","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Pediatric Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3918&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA","firstName":"Craig","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Craig_Albanese","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Visser","clinicalFocus":[{"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=8513&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Brendan C. Visser","firstName":"Brendan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Brendan_Visser","researchInterest":"My research interests span the breath of my clinical practice. Areas of active research include the multidisciplinary treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, technical aspects of minimally invasive pancreatic and liver surgery, and pre-operative therapy for \"borderline\" resectable pancreatic cancer (to bring more patients to surgery).   I am also investigating trends in the management of hepatobiliary cancers in California, focusing on socioeconomic and instituional barriers to appropriate care."},{"lastName":"Kunz","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Gastrointestinal Cancers"},{"focus":"Neuroendocrine"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6035&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Pamela L. Kunz","firstName":"Pamela","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Pamela_Kunz","researchInterest":"I specialize in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies.  My research involves clinical trials and epidemiologic studies, primarily in neuroendocrine and gastroesophageal cancers."},{"lastName":"Kurian","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer Genetics"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer Risk"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.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/cancer/researcher/Allison_Kurian","researchInterest":"Breast and gynecologic cancer genetics, epidemiology, prevention, and outcomes."},{"lastName":"Balise","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Sr Research Engineer,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Sr Research Engineer,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=25948&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Raymond Balise","firstName":"Raymond","href":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/Raymond_Balise","researchInterest":""},{"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":"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":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4066&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James Ford","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/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."}]}