| CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM MEMBERS | ||
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Associate Members | ||
| Name/ Profile/E-mail |
Affiliations/Appointments | Research Interests |
Blumenthal, Paul, MD, MPH 
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Professor: Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynecology Director: Family Planning Services and Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director: Stanford Program for International Reproductive Education and Services |
Obstetrics and Gynecology, family planning services, advanced contraception Emphasis: Improving Access to Family Planning Services in Low Resource Settings. |
| Brooks, James, MD
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Professor: Medicine - Urology Affiliated Faculty: BioX |
Gene expression profiling to investigate the transciptional and DNA copy-number changes that occur in prostate and kidney cancer. Emphasis: Identifying novel diagnostic and prognostic markers for prostate and kidney cancers. |
| Bugos, Kelly, RN, NP, MS
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Nurse Practioner, Program Manager: Medicine - BMT Division |
Hematological
Malignancies. Patient education and community communications. Emphasis: Community Outreach |
| Carlson, Robert, MD
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Professor: Medicine - Oncology NSABP studies |
Studies of chemoprevention, adjuvant therapy, psychosocial interventions, treatment of metastatic disease, methods of decreasing anthracycline cardiotoxicity, and modulation of multi-drug resistance. Emphasis: Clinical investigations in breast cancer |
| Cook, Karen, PhD
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Professor: Sociology Chair - Sociology Department |
Issues of trust in social relations and networks; collaborative research on physician-patient trust. Emphasis: Physician-patient trust issues |
| Crawley, LaVera, MD
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Assistant Professor:Pediatrics - Genetics Division Center for Bioethics (SCBE) |
Health disparities; palliative & EOL care; behavioral interventions; communication Emphasis: Biomedcal Ethics |
| Ford, James, MD
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Associate Professor: Medicine - Oncology, Genetics Associate Professor(by courtesy):Pediatrics Children’s Health Initiative |
Cancer Genetics, DNA repair, Breast and GI cancers Emphasis: Cancer Genetics |
| Gardner, Christopher, PhD
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Assistant Professor (Research):Medicine-Stanford Prevention Research Center Associte: CHP/PCOR |
Nutrition, isoflavones, plant-based diets, antioxidants Emphasis: Nutrition |
| Haile, Robert, Dr PH
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Associate Director: Population Science Acting Professor Medicine: Oncology |
Environmental and genetic epidemiology, high risk popultaions Emphasis:Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lynch Syndrome |
| Hallenbeck, James, MD
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Associate Professor: Medicine- General Internal Medicine Hub Site Director: VA Palo Alto Nationwide Palliative Care Network |
Research in hospice and palliative care with emphases on physician education, cultural aspects of end-of-life care, and healthcare system issues. Emphasis: End of life care |
| Halpern, Jerry, PhD
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Senior Research Scientist Emeritus: HRP - Biostatistics | Statistical consulting, biostatistics Emphasis: Biostatistics |
| Hernandez-Boussard, Tina, MPH, PhD
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Assistant Professor Medicine: Surgery | Health care delivery, management and evaluation Emphasis: Patient Safety |
| Ioannidis, John, MD, DSc
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Professor: Medicine -
Stanford Prevention Research Center, HRP-Epidemiology |
Evidence-based medicine, clinical investigation, clinical and molecular epidemiology, clinical research methodology, empirical research methods, statistics, and genomics.
Emphasis: Interdisciplinary enhancement of existing research methods for study design and analysis in biomedicine |
| Kesler, Shelli, PhD
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Assistant Professor: Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Affiliate:BioX |
Assessment and treatment of cognitive deficits related to medical problems, particularly cancer. Multi-level research involving neuropsychology, neuroimaging and genetics. Emphasis: Assessment and treatment of cognitive deficits related to cancer |
| Killen, Joel, PhD
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Professor(Research):Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center | Development and evaluation of cigarette smoking prevention and cessation therapies and obesity prevention treatments for children, adolescents and adults. Emphasis: Smoking Cessation |
| King, Abby, PhD
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Professor: Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center, HRP-Epidemiology | Behavioral and lifestyle interventions; prevention; built environment influences on cancer prevention and control; applications of communication technologies to reduce risk. Emphasis: Environmental Influences |
| Kohrman, Matthew, PhD
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Associate Professor: Anthropology Department and Asia Health Policy Program | Policy development, social analysis, and intervention sciences regarding smoking behaviors and nicotine addiction. Conducting several studies in modern China. Emphasis: Smoking Behaviors |
| Koopman, Cheryl, PhD
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Associate Professor (Research): Medicine - Psychiatry and Behavioral Science | Behavioral and lifestyle interventions; prevention Emphasis: Breast and Gynecological Cancer |
| Kurian, Allison, MD, MSc |
Assistant Professor: Medicine - Oncology Assistant Professor: HRP-Epidemiology Associate Director: Stanford Clinical Cancer Genetics Program |
Analyses of ethnic differences in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, computer-based simulation modeling to evaluate new approaches to cancer screening and prevention. Emphasis: Identification of groups at elevated risk for breast and ovarian cancer, and development and evaluation of techniques for early cancer detection and risk reduction. |
| Ladabaum, Uri, MD, MS
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Associate Professor: Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Gastrointestinal cancer prevention and risk management. Risk stratification. Cost-effectiveness analysis. Health services research. . Emphasis: Gastrointestinal cancer prevention |
| Lorig, Kate, DrPh
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Professor Emeritus: Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology | Outcomes (behavior, health status, health care utilization) of community based chronic disease patient education in English and Spanish. Emphasis: self-management and Internet self-management for chronic disease |
| Nguyen, Bang, MPP, Dr PH
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Research Scientist: Cancer Prevention Institute of California Consulting Assistant Professor: HRP-Epidemiology |
Cancer control, prevention, and early detection; underserved populations; breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer Emphasis: Cancer disparities |
| Oakley-Girvan, Ingrid, PhD
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Research Scientist: Cancer Prevention Institute of California
Consulting Assistant Professor: HRP-Epidemiology |
Prostate, Ovarian, Breast cancers incidence and survival, genes and environment, modifiable lifestyle factors, disparities Emphasis: Cancer disparities |
| Olshen, Richard, PhD
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Professor: HRP - Biostatistics Professor (by courtesy): Electrical Engineering, Statistics Participating Faculty: Biomedical Informatics Affiliate:BioX Associate: CHP/PCOR |
Statistics and their applications to medicine and biology including, but not limited to developing sample reuse methods for longitudinal data concerning gait analysis, renal physiology, cholesterol and molecular genetics. Use of tree-structured algorithms to study cancer and other human diseases by association of SNPs and other predictors. Emphasis: Biomedical Statistics and Genetics |
| Palesh, Oxana, PhD, MPH
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Acting Assistant Professor: |
Impact of cancer treatments on sleep, fatigue and quality of life. The impact of behavioral and pharmacological interventions on improving sleep. Emphasis: Cancer treatments and quality of life |
| Periyakoil, VJ,MB,BS,MD
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Senior Research Scholar: Medicine - Med/General Internal Medicine Program Director: Stanford GIM Palliative Care Fellowship Program VA: Santa Clara University and VA Palliative Care Network |
Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Emphasis: Palliative Medicine |
| Presti, Joseph, Jr, MD
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Professor: Medicine - Urology Associate Chair: Department of Urology Director: Urologic Oncology Division |
Detection of prostate cancer, active surveillance for prostate cancer Emphasis: Prostate Cancer |
| Rhoads, Kim MD, MPH
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Assistant Professor: Medicine - Surgery Health Services Research Director: Cancer Education and Community Partnership, Stanford Cancer Center, CPIC |
Disparities in surgical care and cancer outcomes; surgical quality improvement, public reporting and pay-for performance Emphasis: Institutional factors affecting disparities in surgical outcomes in cancer |
| Robinson, Thomas, MD, MPH
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Associate Professor: Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center, Pediatrics Children’s Health Initiative Center of Excellence | Behavioral, social, environmental, and policy interventions to prevent obesity, improve dietary intake, increase physical activity, and prevent tobacco use in children and families. Emphasis: Social Policy and Interventions |
| Shariff-Marco, Salma, MPH, PhD
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Research Scientist: Cancer Prevention Institute of California | The role of social determinants of health and how they contribute to cancer disparities Emphasis: Racial/ethnic discrimination measure for use in population-based health surveys |
| So, Samuel, MD, FACS
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Professor: Medicine - Surgery Director: Asian Liver Center |
Development of new strategies that will lead to the elimination of hepatitis B worldwide and reduce the threat and incidence of liver cancer. Translational and clinical research, early detection and treatment, education promotion, awareness and immunization.
Emphasis: Liver Cancer Translational and Clinical Research |
| Spiegel, David, MD
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Professor: Medicine - Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Director: Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine, PTS Lab |
Stress, the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Breast Cancer Progression; Effects of psychosocial support on quality of life and cancer progression Emphasis: Quality of Life |
| Stafford, Randall, MD, PhD
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Professor: Medicine- Stanford Prevention Research Center Director: Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices Fellow: CHP/PCOR |
Disease treatment and prevention, particularly the adoption of new practices and technologies Emphasis: Prevention and Treatment Technologies |
| Stefanick, Marcia, PhD
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Professor: Medicine- Stanford Prevention Research Center Women's Health Initiative (NLBI) Clayman Institute for Gender Research MrOS (NIAMS) |
Women's health & chronic disease (heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis); prevention research/health promotion in both sexes: lifestyle (exercise, weight control, diet). Role of sex hormones & sex/gender differences in physiology related to cardiovascular and cancer biology and body composition. Menopause and aging. Emphasis: Women's health lifestyle factors |
| Swetter, Susan, MD
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Professor: Medicine - Dermatology Member:Cutaneous Oncology Group |
Melanoma-cancer control, epidemiology, early detection and screening (secondary prevention) in high-risk groups. Emphasis: Melanoma prevention and control |
| Tang, Jean, MD, PhD
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Assistant Professor: Medicine - Dermatology | Treatment and prevention of non-melanoma skin cancer. Emphasis: Tumor signaling pathways |
| Tierney, D. Katherine, RN, PhD |
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bone Marrow Transplant | Bone Marrow Transplant Methodology Emphasis: Clinical problems, shared decision making |
| Tsao, Philip, PhD
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Associate Professor: Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine Affiliated Faculty: BioX |
Abdominal aortic aneurysms Emphasis: Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Wagner, Todd, PhD
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Researcher: VA, Palo Alto
Consulting Assistant Professor: HRP-Epidemiology Fellow: CHP/PCOR |
Consumer health information; cost-effectiveness analysis; willingness to pay; financing for institutional review boards; quality of life measurement Emphasis: Prognosis and Survival Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer |
| Wakelee, Heather, MD
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Assistant Professor - Med Center Line: Medicine - Oncology | Medical Oncology: Leptommeningeal Disease, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Thoracic Cancers; Investigational Therapeutics Emphasis: Lung and Thoracic Cancers |
| Westphal, Lynn, MD
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Associate Professor - Med Center Line: Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynecology Affiliated Faculty: BioX |
Infertility, fertility preservation, oocyte cryopreservation Emphasis: Fertility preservation in cancer patients |
| Winkleby, Marilyn, PhD
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Professor: Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center Faculty Director: Office of Community Health |
Health of low-income, ethnic minority, and other medically underserved populations. Emphasis: Treatment disparities |
| CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAM ASSOCIATE MEMBERS | ||
| Ramchandran, Kavitha, MD
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Assistant Professor: Medicine - General Internal Medicine | Sex differences in susceptibility to carcinogens. Emphasis: Palliative care |
| Weitlauf, Julie, PhD, MA
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Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated): Psychiatry Psychologist: VA Palo Alto |
Cancer screening research. Emphasis: Education and outreach |
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