Stanford University
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Daniel James Firl
Clinical Instructor, Surgery - Abdominal Transplantation
BioDaniel Firl is an abdominal transplant surgery fellow at Stanford Medicine and a surgeon-scientist working at the intersection of hepatobiliary cancer surgery and transplantation. His work centers on patient selection in primary liver cancer — determining which patients are best served by resection and which by transplantation — and on the risk-assessment tools that make that decision more precise.
He is a co-developer of HALT-HCC, a risk model for liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma, and first author of its international validation across more than 4,000 patients. His aim is to make selection between resection and transplantation progressively more sophisticated — sharpening prediction of waitlist and post-transplant outcomes, informing donor selection, and enabling the safe use of grafts that might otherwise be declined — with a particular interest in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer, where the role of transplantation is still being defined. He sees the next step as the integration of tumor genomics, bringing the molecular features of each cancer into the models that guide surgical decisions.
Earlier, during postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he studied the immunology and physiology of kidney xenotransplantation, including the design and long-term function of organs from genetically engineered porcine donors — part of the broader effort to expand the supply of transplantable organs.
Dr. Firl completed general surgery residency at Duke University, where he served as chief resident, and earned his MD with Special Qualifications in Biomedical Research through the research-intensive program at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Boston College.
He is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed articles, with work in Nature, Cell, The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hepatology, and The Lancet Digital Health. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for journals including The BMJ, Kidney International, the American Journal of Transplantation, JCO Precision Oncology, and Transplantation.
He has received fellowships and grant funding from prestigious organizations during competitive funding opportunities including from: the NIH-NIAID, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the American Society of Transplantation. -
Joseph (Joe) D Forrester MD MSc FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsI am broadly interested in research exploring the care of the injured patient both in high- and low-resource settings. I have specific on-going projects assessing surgical site infection surveillance in low-resource settings, and surgical management of acute and chronic non-union rib fractures.
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Deshka Foster, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsCancer associated fibroblasts in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) malignancies, tumor microenvironment, abdominal adhesion biology and fibrosis
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Paige Fox, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
BioDr. Paige Fox is Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery including facial reanimation, as well as peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery. She is an Associate Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery in the Department of Surgery. She works with adult and pediatric patients. Her lab focuses on wound healing and nerve compression. She has clinical research interested in optimizing care of upper extremity and nerve disorders both in the US and internationally. Dr. Fox has a passion for sustainability and health care's effect on the environment. She is involved in efforts to green the OR and the clinics at Stanford.
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Eri Fukaya
Clinical Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Clinical Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population HealthBioDr. Fukaya practices Vascular Medicine at the Stanford Vascular Clinics and Advanced Wound Care Center. She received her medical education in Tokyo and completed her medical training both in the US and Japan. She joined Stanford in 2015.
Vascular Medicine covers a wide range of vascular disorders including chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis, post thrombotic syndrome, peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease, cardiovascular risk evaluation, fibromuscular dysplasia, rare vascular disease, lymphedema, arterial/venous/diabetic ulcers, and wound care.
Dr. Fukaya has a special interest in venous disease and started the Stanford Vascular and Vein Clinic in 2016.
Board Certified in Vascular Medicine
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Board Certified in Internal Medicine (Japan)
Board Certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Japan)
