{"result":[{"lastName":"Samji","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Otolaryngology"},{"focus":"Acquired Laryngeal Stenosis"},{"focus":"Head and Neck Cancer"},{"focus":"Endoscopic Surgical Procedures"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18414&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hussein Samji","firstName":"Hussein","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/cancer/physician/Hussein_Samji","researchInterest":"1) The development and deployment of trans-oral robotic surgical (TORS) resection of head and neck neoplasms\r\n2) Surgical device development, testing and improvement\r\n3) International health with a primary focus on the creation of new health care infrastructure in post conflict zones with particular interest in the health and welfare of developing nations\r\n4) The relationship of advertising and media to the acceptance and propagation of behavior or substance use with particular focus on tobacco"},{"lastName":"Jackler","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Acoustic Neuroma, Cerebellopontine Angle"},{"focus":"Meningioma"},{"focus":"Neurofibromatosis 2"},{"focus":"Glomus Jugulare Tumor"},{"focus":"Ear Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Otosclerosis"},{"focus":"Cholesteatoma"},{"focus":"Facial Paralysis"},{"focus":"Facial Nerve Tumor"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3947&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert K. Jackler, MD","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_Jackler","researchInterest":"Development of innovative surgical methods, via the cranial base, to expose inaccessible intracranial disease. Surgical simulation and robotics. Evidence based outcomes analysis in acoustic neuroma and other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle. History of tobacco advertising with false reassurance of healthfulness (see tobacco.stanford.edu).  Medical history - especially the history of otology, neurosurgery, deafness, and quackery."},{"lastName":"Killen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4660&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joel Killen","firstName":"Joel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Joel_Killen","researchInterest":"My research is focused on the development and evaluation of cigarette smoking prevention and cessation therapies and obesity prevention treatments for children, adolescents and adults."},{"lastName":"Winkleby","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","firstName":"Marilyn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Marilyn_Winkleby","researchInterest":"Cardiovascular disease epidemiology, health of socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority populations, social determinants of health, community-based intervention research, youth advocacy and mentorship, promoting diversity in health professions"},{"lastName":"Matheson","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Senior Research Scientist (Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Senior Research Scientist (Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=16607&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donna Matheson","firstName":"Donna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Donna_Matheson","researchInterest":""},{"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":"Prochaska","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=32487&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Judith Prochaska","firstName":"Judith","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Judith_Prochaska","researchInterest":"My research program focuses on developing effective treatments for tobacco dependence and other leading risk factors (e.g., sedentary behavior, obesity, stress and distress), with a focus on complex and multi-problem groups including people with serious mental illness, alcohol and drug problems, and heart disease, the unemployed, and homeless."},{"lastName":"Finlay","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=30890&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrea Finlay","firstName":"Andrea","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Andrea_Finlay","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Kraemer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4163&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Helena Chmura Kraemer","firstName":"Helena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Helena_Kraemer","researchInterest":"I am interested in the methodology pertinent to dealing with research problems where biological and behavioral interests meet. These interests have been applied not only in psychiatric research, but in those areas of Cardiology, Pediatrics and other fields of medicine in which behavioral research is becoming ever more salient."},{"lastName":"Hammer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"},{"focus":"General Pediatrics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General Pediatrics","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3799&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lawrence D. Hammer","firstName":"Lawrence","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Lawrence_Hammer","researchInterest":"Dr Hammer has had a longstanding interest in factors influencing the development of childhood obesity.  In particular, his studies have focused on early determinants of eating behavior, physical activity, and parenting behavior in relation to early feeding decisions and parental influences on diet and eating. With the current epidemic of child obesity and it's comorbidities, he is currently involved in the development of protocols for adolescent bariatric surgery."},{"lastName":"Obradovic","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=29639&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jelena Obradovic","firstName":"Jelena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jelena_Obradovic","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Farquhar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"focus":"Chronic Disease Prevention"},{"focus":"Global cancer prevention"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5956&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John W. Farquhar, M.D.","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/John_Farquhar","researchInterest":"Disease prevention, epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases, community-based education for disease prevention, international health."},{"lastName":"King","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4715&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Abby C. 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Banda","firstName":"Jorge","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Jorge_Banda","researchInterest":"Prevention and treatment of obesity; promotion of physical activity and healthful eating; neighborhood determinants of health; the role of community parks in promoting physical activity; environmental and policy interventions."},{"lastName":"Hayward","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4335&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Chris Hayward","firstName":"R","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/R_Hayward","researchInterest":"Dr. Hayward's research has focused on risk factors for the onset of adolescent internalizing disorders in adolescent girls and the role of early puberty specifically."},{"lastName":"David","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Family Medicine"},{"focus":"Pharmacogenomics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=11193&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sean P. David, M.D., D.Phil.","firstName":"Sean","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Sean_David","researchInterest":"My research examines genetic influences on smoking with an emphasis on pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics. Current work is translating pharmacogenetic results from clinical trials for bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy into a new clinical trial of genetically-tailored smoking cessation therapy in primary care and medical education. Genome-wide association data and functional neuroimaging complement this work by identifying new molecular targets to advance the state of the scienc"},{"lastName":"Turchik","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20305&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jessica A.Turchik, Ph.D.","firstName":"Jessica","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Jessica_Turchik","researchInterest":"My main current research focuses on examining  potential barriers to accessing mental health care for Veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST). Recent findings suggest that there may be gender disparities in access to MST mental health care, and my current research examines potential barriers to care for both men and women Veterans."},{"lastName":"McClain","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Social Science Science Research Associate,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Social Science Science Research Associate,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18885&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Arianna McClain","firstName":"Arianna","href":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/Arianna_McClain","researchInterest":"Treatment of childhood obesity; Development of effective behavioral weight loss and management interventions in overweight and obese children;  Psychological/behavioral factors determining development and treatment of childhood obesity; Determinants of dietary intake in children and adolescents; Adherence to dietary interventions"},{"lastName":"Nguyen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7429&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bang Nguyen","firstName":"Bang","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Bang_Nguyen","researchInterest":"Dr. Nguyen is interested in cancer prevention and control in ethnic and socio-economic underserved communities and health disparities."},{"lastName":"Carlson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Adolescent Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7657&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jennifer Carlson","firstName":"Jennifer","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jennifer_Carlson","researchInterest":"Female athlete triad; adolescents and eating disorders; athletes and supplement use; effects of sports involvement on adolescent self-esteem."},{"lastName":"Young-Wolff","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36227&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kelly Young-Wolff","firstName":"Kelly","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Kelly_Young-Wolff","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Van Den Bos","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Social Sciences Cluster"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Social Sciences Cluster","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23015&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Wouter Van Den Bos","firstName":"Wouter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Wouter_Van Den Bos","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Heinz","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36387&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Adrienne J. Heinz","firstName":"Adrienne","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Adrienne_Heinz","researchInterest":"I am interested in cognitive and emotional mechanisms that contribute to initiation, development, maintenance and relapse to problematic alcohol and drug use.  More specifically, I seek to understand why some individuals experiment with substances but eventually quit or moderate their use, while others go on to develop full blown substance use disorders (SUD). On the other end of the spectrum, I aim to identify and describe how these mechanisms influence treatment outcomes so as to help improve"},{"lastName":"Matano","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23264&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Matano","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_Matano","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Gomez","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7427&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Scarlett Lin Gomez","firstName":"Scarlett","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Scarlett_Gomez","researchInterest":"As a cancer epidemiologist with a focus on surveillance research and social epidemiology, Dr. Gomez conducts research in two broad areas:  1) methodologic studies aimed at enhancing cancer registry data for studies of race/ethnicity and social determinants in cancer incidence and outcomes; and 2) studies to elucidate the underlying social factors responsible for racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities, particularly those identified through surveillance data."}]}