One of the major goals of the Stanford University Medical Center
is to translate research and clinical insights into practical
advances that enhance and prolong life, reflecting the promise
“from bench to bedside and back again.” The Stanford Medical Center
is well known for its breakthrough technologies and treatments,
including the first synthesis of biologically active DNA in a test
tube, the first construction of a recombinant DNA molecule
containing DNA from two different species, discovery of immune
response genes, and development of the microarray technology that
allows researchers to see at once which genes of the thousands
present in a cell are switched “on.”
The Stanford Medical Center is on the northern end of the
Stanford University campus, Palo Alto, California. The Medical
Center includes the Stanford Hospital & Clinics, the Lucile
Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford School of Medicine.
The close physical and working relationship among these entities
enhances their mutual commitment and ability to provide
state-of-the-art patient care.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
As the primary teaching hospital for the School of Medicine,
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has pioneered medical advances,
including the first successful adult human heart transplant in the
country and the first combined heart/lung transplant in the world.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for the advanced
patient care provided by our staff, particularly for the treatment
of rare, complex disorders in areas such as cancer treatment,
cardiac care, neurology, neurosurgery and organ transplants. In
recognition of our excellent care, our hospital and physicians
consistently rank among the top in the nation in surveys by
consumers and health care professionals. Stanford was named to the
2004 Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals
by U.S.News & World Report, a handful of hospitals
that excel not in one or two specialties, but in six or more.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics has 594 licensed beds and 33
operating rooms. In 2002, it had a medical staff of 1,846, a house
staff of interns and residents of 617, and a nursing staff of 1,363
RNs and 282 LVNs and nursing assistants. There were 20,426
admissions, 38,323 emergency patient visits and 471,728 clinic
outpatient visits. Other facilities include an outpatient
psychiatry facility, a "Life Flight" helicopter and
landing facility on the hospital’s roof that is used to transport
critically injured patients from up to 150 miles away and the
Health Library, a free community service
http://med.stanford.edu/healthlibrary/. Visit
www.stanfordhospital.com for more
information.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) at Stanford is an
internationally recognized hospital devoted entirely to the care of
children and expectant mothers. Providing general acute and
tertiary pediatric medical and surgical services associated with
Stanford University Medical Center, LPCH offers patients a full
range of health care programs and services, from preventive and
routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and
injury. In 2004 US News and World Report named Lucile Packard
Children’s Hospital as one of the best pediatric hospitals in
America.
The hospital’s relationship to Stanford University and its
Silicon Valley location give LPCH the ability to leverage
leading-edge technology to improve every aspect of patient care.
From the development of new vaccines and devices for cardiac
intervention to breakthroughs in gene therapy, research leaders at
LPCH are improving the future of medicine every day.
In 2002 LPCH had 248 licensed beds, a medical staff of 862, more
than 1,900 employees, 12, 308 patient discharges and 92,260 clinic
visits. LPCH also has extensive outreach services, including the
Health Van, which provides pediatric primary care to uninsured
children; the Mommy Van, which provides pregnancy care; and the
Adolescent Van, which provides health care to homeless and
high-risk teens. Visit www.lpch.org for more information.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine is a premier
research-intensive medical school that improves health through
leadership and collaborative discoveries, and innovation in patient
care, education and research. The oldest medical school in the
western United States, it was established in 1858 as the medical
department of the University of the Pacific. In 1908, the school
was adopted as Stanford’s School of Medicine and, in 1959, it moved
to the Stanford campus. In 2002 the school had 733 faculty members
465 M.D. students. The school provides an education environment
that encourages intellectual diversity in students interested in
developing a scholarly, investigative approach to problems in
medicine and science. In 2002 faculty members received grants and
contracts totaling more than $272 million in support of research,
teaching and patient care. Among the interdisciplinary programs and
facilities engaged in the two-way transfer of ideas between
laboratories and patient-care settings are:
Beckman Center for Molecular and
Genetic Medicine
Department of Bioengineering
Stanford Program for Biomedicine and Biosciences
General Clinical Research Center
Howard Hughes Unit in Molecular and Genetic Medicine
Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging
Program in Molecular and Genetic Medicine
Stanford Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine
Please visit
http://med.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Medical Center has been active in clinical
research for more than 40 years, including Phase I, II, III, and IV
drug studies and device studies. Clinical research is a cornerstone
of the teaching hospital, with hundreds of clinical studies
currently underway with 400 faculty investigators.
Clinicians closely involved in patient care work alongside
scientists pursuing basic research questions to trigger fruitful
and innovative collaborations. Being an integral part of the
University campus generates joint, unique research programs between
School of Medicine faculty and other Stanford researchers in
engineering, physics, biology, chemistry, statistics, psychology,
and computer science. Please see
Program for
Bioengineering, Biomedicine and Biosciences at Stanford.
Potential sponsors of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical
device research are invited to contact
SPCTRM, the clinical trials office at Stanford,
for more information.
Therapeutic Areas
The Stanford University Medical Center encompasses 1.75 million
gross square feet available for clinical care, and another 1.2
million gsf are used for teaching and research. Combined, these
core medical center facilities occupy approximately 110 acres of
University campus lands. In addition to their significant
facilities on the Stanford campus, both the School of Medicine and
the Medical Center maintain important academic and clinical
relationships with off-site affiliates. A primary relationship with
the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System supports Stanford
and VA-based faculty through joint appointments and collaborative
research programs. The research program at the Palo Alto VA
hospital is the largest in the Veterans Affairs system.
Stanford ranks highest of all U.S. medical schools in research
expenditures per faculty member, attesting to Stanford's highly
competitive medical research (1994-95 Institutional Profile by the
Association of American Medical Colleges). Faculty members of the
Stanford University School of Medicine, numbering 933, received
grants and contracts in 1997 totaling more than $158 million in
support of research, teaching and patient care.
The Stanford University
Faculty
Research Directory contains names of medical investigators and
descriptions of their areas of expertise and publications. You can
search this database by therapeutic area (e.g. diabetes,
cardiovascular) or by investigator name.
SPCTRM clinical trials office at Stanford University School of
Medicine is a central resource meeting sponsor needs for
information about clinical research at Stanford, communication with
faculty, and facilitation of the clinical research process. Contact
SPCTRM to identify principal investigators for
adult and pediatric clinical studies and to obtain information
about Stanford clinical research activities, facilities and
research capabilities. The Instituational Review Board (IRB) meets
3 times a month to review human subjects protocols. Working with
sponsors, contract administrators, investigators and their research
staffs, SPCTRM provides communication, continuity, and
administration throughout the clinical research process.
SPCTRM operates a clinical trials center at Stanford University
Medical Center to facilitate faculty investigators involved in
industry-sponsored studies, and provides ongoing clinical research
education for Stanford clinical personnel.
Sponsors of biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device
research are invited to contact
SPCTRM for additional information.
Stanford University Medical Center serves a patient base of over
4 million people. Outpatient visits totaled 647,963 and inpatient
admissions 36,267 (in Fiscal Year 1999).
