Stanley G. Rockson, MD
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
- Member, Cancer Center
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr MC 5319 A260 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6459 Fax (650) 723-8392
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-7571Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Cardiology (Heart)
- Cardiology (Heart), Preventive
- Cardiovascular Disease
Administrative Appointments
- Allan and Tina Neill Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine, Stanford University (2008 - present)
- Chief of Consultative Cardiology, Stanford University (1997 - present)
- Director, Stanford Center for Lymphatic and Venous Disorders, Stanford University (2000 - present)
- Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Lymphatic Research Foundation (1999 - present)
- Editor-in-Chief, Lymphatic Research and Biology (2002 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Pioneer Award, Lymphatic Research Foundation (2009)
- E. William Hancock Cardiovascular Medicine Teaching Award, Stanford University (2008)
- Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award for Mentoring Medical Students, Stanford University (2008)
- Chief Residents' Teaching Award, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2003)
- Teaching Award in Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2000)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1981) |
| Residency: | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School MA (1977) |
| Internship: | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School MA (1976) |
| Fellowship: | Massachusetts General Hospital MA (1981) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1978) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Biomarker identification in lymphatic vascular disease
Drug therapy to reverse lymphatic disease - animal model and pilot human studies
Lymphangiogenesis in Acute and Chronic Experimental Lymphedema
Lymphangiogenesis in Lymphatic Insufficiency: Lymphatic Endothelial and Inflammatory RNA Expression Patterns
Genome-wide Transcriptional Profiling for the Study of Lymphedema Pathobiology,Cellular Signaling Mechanisms and Mechanisms of Therapeutic Lymphangiogenesis
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia
Randomized trials for the intracoronary infusion of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) to treat advanced coronary artery disease.
Lipid-lowering outcomes trials in coronary and peripheral atherosclerosis.
Clinical outcomes trials to assess therapeutic interventions in post-mastectomy and other forms of lymphedema.
Clinical Trials
- Lymphedema Drug/Placebo Prevention trial Recruiting
- Lymphedema Early Detection Trial Recruiting
- Lymphedema: Punch Biopsy-Drug Study Recruiting
- National Lymphatic Disease and Lymphedema Registry Recruiting
- The GORE Viabahn endoprosthesis for the treatment of venous occlusions and stenoses Recruiting
Publications
- Animal models for the mechanistic study of systemic lymphangiomatosis. Lymphat Res Biol. 2011; (4): 195-9
- Lack of Significant Interactions Between Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy: Meta-Analysis of Existing Literature. Dig Dis Sci. 2011
- Blockade of transforming growth factor-beta1 accelerates lymphatic regeneration during wound repair. Am J Pathol. 2010; (6): 3202-14
- Causes and consequences of lymphatic disease. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010: E2-6
- Current concepts and future directions in the diagnosis and management of lymphatic vascular disease. Vasc Med. 2010; (3): 223-31
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