{"result":[{"lastName":"Haskell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Haskell","firstName":"William","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Haskell","researchInterest":"My major research interests and activities over the next several years will focus on the development and evaluation of the objective measurement of physical activity in free-living populations using a variety of sensing devices and mobile phones for data collection and processing. Also, I will continue to direct the Stanford Heart Network with the major mission being to assist community-based CVD prevention/treatment programs implement more effective heart attack and stroke prevention programs."},{"lastName":"Farquhar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"focus":"Chronic Disease Prevention"},{"focus":"Problems, International Health"}],"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":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5956&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John W. Farquhar, M.D.","firstName":"John","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Farquhar","researchInterest":"Disease prevention, epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases, community-based education for disease prevention, international health."},{"lastName":"Otten","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14313&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jennifer Otten","firstName":"Jennifer","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jennifer_Otten","researchInterest":"Adolescent and adult behavioral weight management; nutrition policy and communication; multiple health behavior change interventions, with a specific focus on diet intake and composition, sedentary behaviors, physical activity, and sleep; the role of the built environment in weight regulation; the role of nutrition in preventive health"},{"lastName":"Kiernan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Senior Research Scientist (PI Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Senior Research Scientist (PI Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6282&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michaela Kiernan","firstName":"Michaela","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michaela_Kiernan","researchInterest":"Research interests include: (1) the design and testing of targeted behavioral interventions that promote long-term lifestyle changes and weight management among subgroups at risk, and (2) the development of methodological and statistical approaches that improve the design, delivery, and analysis of behavioral randomized clinical trials"},{"lastName":"Fortmann","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4619&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stephen P. Fortmann, MD","firstName":"Stephen","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stephen_Fortmann","researchInterest":"Population-level (community) prevention of cardiovascular disease, epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases, tobacco use cessation research, tobacco control policy, nutrition education, blood pressure control, and lipid disorders."},{"lastName":"McLaughlin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6107&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Tracey McLaughlin","firstName":"Tracey","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Tracey_McLaughlin","researchInterest":"Dr. McLaughlin conducts a number of clinical research studies related to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Current studies include: 1) the impact of macronutrient composition on weight loss and cardiocascular risk (diabetic and nondiabetic patients); 2) comparison of weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in diabetic patients treated with different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs; 3) the role of the adipocyte in modulating insulin resistance"},{"lastName":"King","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4715&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Abby C. King","firstName":"Abby","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Abby_King","researchInterest":"My interests include the application of behavioral theory and social ecological approaches to achieve large scale changes impacting chronic disease prevention and control; expanding the reach and translation of evidence-based interventions through state-of-the-art technologies; exploring social and physical environmental influences on health; applying community participatory research perspectives to address health disparities; and policy-level approaches to health promotion/disease prevention."},{"lastName":"Palaniappan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6447&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS","firstName":"Latha","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Latha_Palaniappan","researchInterest":"Latha Palaniappan is currently an Associate Investigator at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Palaniappan has completed over 20 studies spanning 10 years in the areas of ethnicity, obesity, and diabetes risk. She currently leads the Pan Asian Cohort Study (www.pamf.org/pacs), to investigate diabetes in Asian Americans"},{"lastName":"Winkleby","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","firstName":"Marilyn","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"Basina","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"},{"focus":"Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Thyroid Diseases"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8519&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marina Basina","firstName":"Marina","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marina_Basina","researchInterest":"Type I and type II diabetes, insulin pump therapy, glucose sensor technology, insulin resistance, PCOS, thyroid disorders"},{"lastName":"Horn-Ross","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7424&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Pamela Horn-Ross","firstName":"Pamela","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Pamela_Horn-Ross","researchInterest":"My research interests focus on nutrition and the etiology of hormonally-dependent cancers in women (most particularly breast, endometrial, and thyroid cancers).  Of particular interest are the effects of phytochemicals that may reduce cancer risk, such as the isoflavones in soy foods, the lignans in whole grains, the isothiocyanates in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, and resveratrol in red wine and peanuts. Nutrient-gene interactions are also of interest."},{"lastName":"McClain","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18885&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Arianna McClain","firstName":"Arianna","href":"https://med.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":"West","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6327&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dee W. West","firstName":"Dee","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"Stefanick","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4655&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.","firstName":"Marcia","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marcia_Stefanick","researchInterest":"Specializes in women's heath and chronic disease (e.g. heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis) prevention research and health promotion in both sexes, with a focus on lifestyle (exercise, weight control and diet).  Research focuses on role of sex hormones and sex/gender differences in physiology related to cardiovascular and cancer biology and body composition. Menopause and aging are key scientific interests. Key NIH projects: Women's Health Initiative (NLBI), WHEL(NCI) and MrOS (NIAMS)."},{"lastName":"Friedman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Friedman","firstName":"Gary","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"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":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3840&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Randall Stafford","firstName":"Randall","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"Agras","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4505&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"W. Stewart Agras","firstName":"William","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Agras","researchInterest":"Behaviors influencing the development of adiposity in a, longitudinal cohort of children followed from birth; psychopathology, and treatment of bulimia nervosa, including non-purging bulimia and, its relationship to obesity; weight loss and its maintenance;, hand-held computers as data collection and therapeutic devices"},{"lastName":"Morris","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Psychology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6943&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yvonne Morris","firstName":"Yvonne","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yvonne_Morris","researchInterest":"Clinical interests include: treatment of eating disorders, relationship problems, and depression. Psychotherapy orientation is integrative with special emphasis on emotion-focused strategies.  Studied with Leslie S. Greenberg, PHD.   Teaching:  \"Integrated Psychotherapy II\" graduate course; supervision and training of postdoctoral fellows and residents. Research participation in studies of obesity, depression, and drug efficacy"},{"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":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=16607&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donna Matheson","firstName":"Donna","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Donna_Matheson","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7428&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ellen Chang","firstName":"Ellen","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ellen_Chang","researchInterest":"Dr. Chang's research interests and activities include:\r\n\r\n\u0095 The etiology of virus-associated malignancies, including Hodgkin lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma\r\n\r\n\u0095 The etiologic role of immune-related risk factors in cancer, especially lymphoid malignancies\r\n\r\n\u0095 The prevention of hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma\r\n\r\n\u0095 Racial/ethnic disparities in cancer incidence and survival, particularly among Asians and Asian Americans"},{"lastName":"Desai","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"},{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13492&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manisha Desai","firstName":"Manisha","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"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":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3799&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lawrence D. Hammer","firstName":"Lawrence","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"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":"Associate Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6178&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James D. Brooks","firstName":"James","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"Killen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4660&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joel Killen","firstName":"Joel","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/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":"John","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","imageUrl":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7425&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Esther M. John","firstName":"Esther","href":"https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Esther_John","researchInterest":"Etiology of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer; cancer in Hispanics and African-Americans; migration and acculturation in Hispanics; modifiable lifestyle factors (vitamin D, physical activity, body size, heterocyclic amines, occupational exposures); genetic susceptibility; gene-environment interactions"}]}