Faculty Advisors for Pediatric Resident Research
Faculty
Division
Email
Ann Arvin, MD
Infectious
Disease
AArvin@stanford.edu
Research
Type
Basic
Laura Bachrach, MD
Endocrinology
lkbach@stanford.edu
Clinical
David Bergman, MD
General
Pediatrics
David.Bergman@
stanford.edu
Clinical
Dan Bernstein, MD
Cardiology
danb@stanford.edu
Basic, clinical
translational
Bill Berquist, MD
berquist@stanford.edu
Clinical
Lisa Chamberlain,
MD
Gastroenterolog
y
General
Pediatrics
lchamberlain@
stanford.edu
Advocacy
Carol Conrad, MD
Pulmonary
cconrad@stanford.edu
Clinical
David Cornfield, MD
Pulmonary/
Critical Care
cornfield@stanford.edu
Basic,
translational,
informatics
Anne Dubin, MD
Cardiology
amdubin@stanford.edu
Clinical
Research description/CAP link
Molecular virology of varicella-zoster virus and the host response to infection
and vaccination.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ann_Arvin/
Bone mineral acquisition during childhood in healthy and patients with disorders
that place them at risk for premature osteoporosis.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/endocrinology/researcher/Laura_Bachrach/
The uses of new technologies to create different types of patient-doctor
transactions and their impact on clinical care processes.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Bergman/
Mechanisms responsible for cardiomyopathy using murine models, outcomes
after pediatric heart transplantation, pharmacogenomic factors increasing the risk
of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Daniel_Bernstein/
Pediatric liver transplantation, GI motility and nutrition
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Berquist/
The objectives are to expand research on local, state, and national child health
policy issues, enhance advocacy education, and to strengthen community
partnerships and service activities.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lisa_Chamberlain/
Cystic fibrosis and lung and heart/lung transplantation studies
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Carol_Conrad/
Developmental regulation of oxygen sensing in the lung, determinants of
postnatal alveolarization of the lung, identifying mechanistic insights into disease
progression and severity in pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, and asthma,
and using the EMR to lead change and improve care delivery
http://breathe.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Cornfield/
Diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in pediatric heart failure, especially the
use of resynchronization therapy
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Anne_Dubin/
Heidi Feldman, MD
PhD
Developmental
Pediatrics
hfeldman@stanford.edu
Clinical
Hayley Gans, MD
hagans@stanford.edu
Nelville Golden, MD
Infectious
Disease
Adolescent
ngolden@stanford.edu
Clinical
Paul Grimm, MD
Nephrology
pgrimm@stanford.edu
Basic and
translational
Lynn Huffman, MD
General
Pediatrics
Lynne.Huffman@
stanford.edu
Outcomes and
clinical trials
Sarah Horwitz, PhD
General
Pediatrics
Sarah.Horwitz@
stanford.edu
Epidemiology
and outcomes
David Lewis, MD
Immunology
dblewis@stanford.edu
Basic
Chris Longhurst, MD
CLonghurst@
LPCH.ORG
cmilla@stanford.edu
Informatics
Carlos Milla, MD
General
Pediatrics
Pulmonary
Betsy Mellins, MD
Gene Therapy
mellins@stanford.edu
Basic
Clinical
Studies of language and cognition after prematurity using functional MRI and
improving the delivery of health care to children with developmental and
behavioral disorders.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Heidi_Feldman/
Ontogeny of measles immunity in children
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/pediatrics/researcher/Hayley_Gans/
Medical complications of eating disorders, bone health in adolescents, and
adolescent gynecology
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Neville_Golden/
Scarring and fibrosis and chronic rejection in renal transplantation. Liver
pathology related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/pediatrics/researcher/Paul_Grimm/
Early identification and treatment of behavioral problems, particularly in children
with developmental disorders and other special health care needs, emergent
literacy and school readiness, community-based mental health/educational
program evaluation and outcomes measurement.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lynne_Huffman/
Epidemiology of mental health disorders in childhood. Large community practice
and services system research on pediatric mental health issues.
http://healthpolicy.stanford.edu/people/sarahsallymhorwitz/
Developmental immunology focusing on how limitations in T-cell responses
impair the ability of the fetus, neonate, and young infant to respond to infection
and vaccination. In addition, to develop improved adjuvants for vaccination to
improve T-cell and B-cell responses in patients with various forms of immune
compromise.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Lewis/
Quality improvement projects that leverage clinical information technology
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christopher_Longhurst/
Novel respiratory function measures in children, respiratory flora in children
with and without chronic respiratory disease, longitudinal outcome measures in
cystic fibrosis
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/pediatrics/researcher/Carlos_Milla/
Study of antigen presentation by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class
II molecules with particular interest in the molecular mechanisms and
intracellular steps involved in the generation of complexes between MHC class II
molecules and peptides.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Elizabeth_Mellins/
Kari Nadeau, MD
PhD
Allergy and
Immunology
knadeau@stanford.edu
Basic,
translational
Anna Penn, MD PhD
Neonatology
apenn@stanford.edu
Basic
Tom Robinson, MD
General
Pediatrics
Tom.Robinson@
Stanford.edu
Health policy,
clinical trials
Minnie Sarwal, MD
PhD
Nephrology
Minnie.Sarwal@
stanford.edu
Basic,
translational
Paul Sharek, MD
MPH
Gary Shaw, MPH,
DrPH
General
Pediatrics
Neonatology
PSharek@LPCH.ORG
Quality
improvement
Epidemiologic
Eric Sibley, MD PhD
Gastroenterolog
y
Eric.Sibley@
stanford.edu
Basic
David Stevenson,
MD
Neonatology
dstevenson@
stanford.edu
Basic and
translational
Alejandro SweetCordero, MD, PhD
Cancer Biology
ascor@stanford.edu
Basic and
translational
gmshaw@stanford.edu
Role of human T cells, specifically natural regulatory T (Treg) cells in
immunological diseases. Specific focus on the role of Treg and the tolerance
mechanisms of allergic disorders. Disease states under investigation include
asthma, pollution-related disease, and eosinophilic esophagitis.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Kari_Nadeau/
Role of placental hormones in fetal development.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Anna_Penn/
“Solution-oriented" research, developing and evaluating health promotion and
disease prevention interventions for children, adolescents and their families to
directly inform medical and public health practice and policy.
http://healthpolicy.stanford.edu/people/thomasnrobinson/
High throughput genomic, proteomic and antibiomic profiling technologies and
advanced bioinformatic analyses of various injury and tissue categories in solid
organ transplantation. Translational research focus with immediate applications
of biomarkers and mechanisms to clinical patient care in organ transplantation.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Minnie_Sarwal/
Clinical quality improvement and patient safety research.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Sharek/
Epidemiologic investigation of a wide range of maternal risk factors and genetic
factors that may be potentially associated with different types of human birth
defects.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gary_Shaw/
Mechanisms regulating spatiotemporal restriction of gene expression in the
developing intestine. The overall goal is to relate these gene control mechanisms
to the broader pathways specifying acquisition of a small intestinal phenotype.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Eric_Sibley/
Ontogeny and control of heme catabolism and bilirubin production in the
developing neonate. Transcriptional regulation of the enzyme heme oxygenase
and its role in HO placental and fetal development including its potential use as a
treatment strategy.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Stevenson/
Pathogenesis of bone sarcomas and in finding new therapies and biomarkers to
identify patients with increased likelihood of a poor response to chemotherapy.
Bioinformatic analysis of gene expression profiles as a way to identify
prognostic markers.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alejandro_Sweet-Cordero/
Krisa Van Meurs,
MD
Neonatology
vanmeurs@stanford.edu
Clinical
Epidemiologic studies and clinical trials investigating persistent pulmonary
hypertension of the newborn, inhaled nitric oxide therapy, ECMO, congenital
diaphragmatic hernia, and the use of aEEG and NIRS to detect brain injury.
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Krisa_Van Meurs/