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Joseph Shrager

Division Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Professor · Stanford Health Care

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History

Thoracic Surgery and Professor Division · Stanford Health Care
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Division Chief · Stanford Health Care
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Stanford Center for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (SMITS) · Stanford Health Care
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Thoracic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
1995–1997
Surgery
University of Pennsylvania Health System
1994–1995
Thoracic Surgery
Mass General Brigham
1988–1994
Harvard Medical School
1984–1988

Research

An ultrasensitive method for quantitating circulating tumor DNA with broad patient coverage
Nature Medicine · 2014 · 1,763 citations
A molecular cell atlas of the human lung from single-cell RNA sequencing
Nature · 2020 · 1,303 citations
Dystrophin protects the sarcolemma from stresses developed during muscle contraction
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 1993 · 1,267 citations

Mark Berry
75 papers
Leah Backhus
73 papers
Natalie Lui
65 papers
Douglas Liou
63 papers · 1 as a fellow
LK
Larry Kaiser
40 papers
Irmina Elliott
32 papers · 23 as a fellow
Brandon Guenthart
23 papers · 8 as a fellow
CH
Chuong Hoang
19 papers
Heather Wakelee
19 papers
Joel Neal
17 papers
Lye-Yeng Wong
14 papers · 14 as a resident
Maximilian Diehn
14 papers

Grants

Systems Biology of Tumor-Immune-Stromal Interactions in Metastatic Progression
National Cancer Institute · U54
Project lead · $1.2M · Stanford University
2023–2028
Investigation of the Functional Roles of MicroRNA-320 in Skeletal Muscle
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · R21
Contact PI · $374.2K · Stanford University
2024–2026
A Mechanistic Clinical Trial of JAK Inhibition to Prevent Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Dysfunction
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.9M · Stanford University
2019–2023
Preclinical Therapy and Novel Mechanisms in Ventilator-Induced Diaphragm Atrophy
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Veterans Admin Palo Alto Health Care Sys
2013–2017

Clinical trials

Janus Kinase Inhibition to Prevent Ventilator-induced Diaphragm Dysfunction
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 2
Stanford University
2019–2026
Safety and Effectiveness of a New Pleural Catheter for Symptomatic, Recurrent, MPEs Versus Approved Pleural Catheter
Principal investigator · Completed
C. R. Bard
2016–2018
Lung Volume Reduction for Severe Emphysema by Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy
Study director · Completed
Stanford University
2013–2021