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Oliver O. Aalami, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests We launched a national precision medicine PAD trial called, VascTrac (http://vasctrac.stanford.edu/). This trial is mobile phone based and leverages Apple's ResearchKit Platform to monitor a patient's activity both pre- and post-intervention. We are validating mobile phone surveillance for PAD patients and are currently enrolling.
Shipra Arya
Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio Shipra Arya, MD SM FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine and section chief of vascular surgery at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. She has a Master's degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health with focus on research methodology and cardiovascular epidemiology. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Creighton University Medical Center followed by a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Michigan. She recently completed an American Heart Association (AHA) grant on risk prediction of cardiovascular outcomes and limb loss in Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) patients. She is currently funded by the NIH/NIA GEMSSTAR grant studying the impact of frailty on quality of surgical care in PAD and aortic aneurysm patients. The accumulated evidence from her research all points to the fact that frailty is a versatile tool that can be utilized to guide surgical decision making, inform patient consent and design quality improvement initiatives at the patient and hospital level. The field of frailty research in surgical population is still relatively nascent and her current work focuses on streamlining frailty evaluation, and implementation of patient and system level interventions to improve surgical outcomes and enhance patient centered care.
Jennifer Avise
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Bio Dr. Avise is a board certified general surgeon and vascular surgeon specializing in cutting edge treatments of vascular disease. She completed her training at Emory University (MD, general surgery residency) and Wake Forest School of Medicine (2 year vascular surgery research fellowship) and joined the faculty of Stanford University Division of Vascular Surgery in 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery. She is establishing a practice at Stanford Healthcare - Valleycare Hospital in Pleasanton and Outpatient Surgery Center in Emeryville to extend the Stanford quality and innovation in vascular surgery to the East Bay communities.
Dan E. Azagury, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests .
John Randol Bergquist
Clinical Scholar, Surgery - General Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Bergquist's research interests are driven by his clinical practice and his background as an engineer. Clinical research interests are focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients. Dr. Bergquist has published on the utilization of biomarkers in particular CA 19-9 as a means to appropriately triage the multidisciplinary management of patients with advanced GI cancers. In addition, he is interested in improving understanding of optimal surgical management through the utilization of big data to understand trends in treatment and incidence as well as genomic patterns in cancer. Dr. Bergquist is also interested in surgical education and has been active in the production of educational videos focused on technical aspects of HPB surgery and in particular minimally invasive techniques. Finally, Dr. Bergquist's background as an engineer drives him to focus on the intersection between technology and clinical care. To this end, he is passionate about innovation in both hardware and software, and the potential impact of innovative design on the field of medicine.
C. Andrew Bonham
Associate Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Tolerance induction in liver transplantation.
Hepatocyte transplantation.
Matias Bruzoni, MD FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Minimal Access Surgery
Neonatal Surgery
Sutured vs Sutureless Gastroschisis Closure
Ultrasound vs anatomic landmark central line placement
Hispanic Center for Pediatric Surgery
Stephan Busque
Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My research interest is focused on the improvement of clinical immunosuppression. I am involved in the evaluation of new immunosuppressive drugs, potentially more efficacious or less toxic. My ultimate goal is to achieve tolerance, a state that would obviate the need for any drugs. I am an investigator part of a multidisciplinary tolerance induction project using total lymphoid irradiation and donor hematopoietic stem cells infusion after living donor kidney transplantation.
Venita Chandra
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Bio Dr. Chandra is a board certified vascular surgeon who specializes in cutting edge approaches to aortic aneurysmal disease, peripheral vascular disease and limb salvage.
Crystal Chang, D.D.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Bio Dr. Crystal Chang is a Hospital Dentist and Clinical Instructor in Dental Oncology and Dental Medicine & Surgery. She focuses on maintaining oral health through the management of infection, trauma and secondary comorbidities to the dentition and its supporting structures. She performs medically necessary dental extractions in the context of cardiac disease, orthopedic surgery, cancer therapy and organ transplants.
Clinical Focus:
Hospital Dentistry
Dental Surgery
Dental Oncology
Oral Pathology
James Chang, MD
Johnson and Johnson Professor of Surgery and Professor, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My role in research is to apply novel advances in tissue engineering and microsurgery to the clinical problems of hand trauma, peripheral nerve injuries, and congenital hand problems. I am interested in developing new tissues and techniques that will allow optimal reconstruction of form and function to those patients requiring reconstructive surgery.
Stephanie Chao
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Chao's research focuses on preventing surgical diseases minimizing the impact of surgery. She works with the Asian Liver Center towards the global eradication of hepatitis B, the leading cause of liver cancer and liver disease globally. Dr. Chao helped launch the Jade Ribbon Campaign in 2001 to improve public and physician awareness about hepatitis B. Dr. Chao also serves as the Trauma Medical Director of LPCH and is interested in preventing pediatric traumatic injuries.
Robert Chase
Emile Holman Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Research in teaching technology
Computer assisted teaching programs
Christopher Cheng
Adjunct Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Our research laboratory focuses on understanding the mechanics of the cardiovascular system, especially with respect to interactions between medical devices and the dynamic cardiovascular environment. We use medical imaging, 3D geometric modeling, and custom deformation quantification techniques to investigate disease processes and medical device performance. We are interested in the dynamics of the heart, aorta, and peripheral vasculature, and are always seeking ways to apply our research to current and emerging therapies. While our research pursuits seek to add to the fundamental understanding of cardiovascular biomechanics, all of our projects are directly related to improving medical device design, evaluation, regulation, and their use in clinical practice.
Bill Chiu
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio Dr. Chiu obtained his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences and graduated with Honors from Stanford University. After graduating, he received his Medical Degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he remained for his internship and General Surgery residency training. Dr. Chiu completed his Pediatric Surgery training at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is an Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine where he has an active research program studying innovative approaches to treat patients with neuroblastoma.
William Choi, D.M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Bio Clinical focus in Hospital Dentistry serving as needed for hospital inpatients, dental oncology, special needs and emergency room patients who need dental consultation or treatment.
Kirk Churukian
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Bio Kirk A. Churukian MD, FACS is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Churukian completed training in general surgery, plastic surgery, and hand surgery. He was board certified in general surgery and is currently board certified in plastic surgery.
Dr. Churukian is a member of several local, state, and national professional societies and has practiced in the Los Gatos/San Jose areas for more than 20 years. He tries to bring a friendly, creative, and patient focused approach to his cosmetic and reconstructive surgery practice.
In addition to his private cosmetic practice, Dr. Churukian serves the community as a trauma specialist at San Jose Regional Medical Center. At this level II Trauma Center, he specializes in facial and orbital fracture repair and complex reconstructive surgery of the trunk and extremities. He also maintains an ongoing commitment to enhancing self-image with breast reconstruction for cancer survivors.
Dr. Churukian grew up as a first generation eldest son of Armenian parents in Southern California and attended the University of Southern California, graduating with a degree in Psychobiology. Always interested in athletics, He participated in swimming and water polo throughout high school and played club water polo in college. This interest in aquatics was transferred to his children, all of whom are swimmers, and two of whom are avid water polo players. He currently resides in Menlo Park, California and is currently still married to his first wife ;-). He enjoys supporting Stanford athletics, except when the USC Trojans come to town!
Robin Cisco, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio Dr. Robin Cisco is a board certified general surgeon and fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon. She specializes in surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands and has expertise in lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer. Dr Cisco received her medical degree at Duke University before moving to Stanford for general surgery residency. During her residency, she completed a two-year research fellowship in surgical oncology, with a focus on cancer immunology.
After residency, she completed an endocrine surgery fellowship with the internationally recognized UCSF Division of Endocrine Surgery. She is the author of multiple publications related to endocrine surgery and surgical oncology and has an interest in minimally invasive approaches to thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. She is currently co-director of Stanford's multidisciplinary Adrenal Tumors Program.
Dr. Cisco focuses on providing outstanding surgical care in an environment that is supportive of her patients and their families. She enjoys patient education and preoperative counseling, and seeks to lessen the anxiety that often comes with a recommendation for surgery. She currently sees patients both in San Jose at Stanford's Cancer Center South Bay and in Palo Alto in the Endocrine Oncology and Surgery clinic.
Catherine Curtin
Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Maintaining and optimizing upper limb function in people with spinal cord injury and other nerve disorders.
Improving pain and general well being after severe hand injuries.
Improving treatment and recognition of pain.
Ronald L. Dalman MD
Walter Clifford Chidester and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor of Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Vascular biology, arterial remodeling, aneurysm development; innovative treatment strategies for AAA, animal models of arterial disease, arterial remodeling and flow changes in spinal cord injury, genetic regulation of arterial aneurysm formation
Frederick M. Dirbas, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My research interests are focused on minimizing the impact of breast cancer from a diagnostic and therapuetic standpoint. Breast MRI is a powerful tool to facilitate the screening for and staging of breast cancer, and can be valuable adjunct to guide breast surgery. Oncoplastic surgical techniques optimize cosmesis after breast cancer surgery. Accelerated radiotherapy after lumpectomy decreases radiotherapy treatment times from 6 weeks to just 1 to 5 days.
Monica M. Dua, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Technical aspects of minimally invasive pancreatic and liver surgery
Minimally invasive strategies for the management of pancreatic necrosis
Management of severe acute pancreatitis – academic vs community treatment
Multidisciplinary treatment of HCC; institutional barriers to appropriate referral/ care
Endocrine/exocrine insufficiency after pancreatectomy; volumetric assessment
Natural history and management of pancreatic cysts
James Dunn
Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital and, by courtesy, of Bioengineering
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Intestinal lengthening for short bowel syndrome
Intestinal stem cell therapy for intestinal failure
Skin derived precursor cell therapy for enteric neuromuscular dysfunction
Intestinal tissue engineering
Dan Eisenberg, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Health Care Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Minimally Invasive Surgery
Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery
Yasser El-Sayed, Professor
Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and of Surgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests High Risk Obstetrics: preterm labor, preeclampsia, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis and therapy
Carlos O. Esquivel, M.D., Ph.D.,FACS
Arnold and Barbara Silverman Professor in Pediatric Transplantation in the School of Medicine, Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation) and of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests 1) Induction of immunotolerance
2) Rejection of liver and intestinal transplantation.
3) Clinical outcomes of children with unresectable liver tumors.
Micaela Esquivel
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio Micaela Esquivel, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center and is the Director of Community Outreach and Engagement within the Stanford Department of Surgery. She is a bariatric and minimally invasive surgeon, who specializes in foregut surgery, robotic surgery and therapeutic surgical endoscopy. Dr. Esquivel completed both her General Surgery Residency and her Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. She earned her medical degree at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Esquivel has a special interest in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), or incisionless surgery through endoscopic techniques. She is actively building the Bariatric Endoscopy Program at Stanford to offer procedures such as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and endoscopic suturing of the gastric pouch and outlet after gastric bypass for patients who experience weight regain. Dr. Esquivel believes everyone should have access to the highest quality of care they need, and her passion is minimizing health disparities and promoting health equity. As the Director of Community Outreach and Engagement she works directly with community organizations to form long-term partnerships and to implement and oversee programs aimed at reaching underserved populations. She speaks English and Spanish and enjoys adventuring across California with her wife and their three children.
Joseph (Joe) D Forrester MD MSc
Clinical Instructor, Surgery - General Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests I 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.
Paige Fox
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio Dr. Paige Fox is Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specialized in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, as well as peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery. She is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery in the Department of Surgery. She works with adult and pediatric patients. Her research focuses on wound healing, disorders of the upper extremity, and surgical biosensors.
Eri Fukaya
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Bio Dr. 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)
John V. Gahagan, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio John Gahagan, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Section of Colorectal Surgery. He has extensive training in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques including robotic and laparoscopic surgery. He has authored several textbook chapters and original articles in peer-reviewed journals. His clinical practice is focused on the surgical treatment of colon and rectal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), and benign colon and anorectal diseases (diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fistulas, fissures). He believes in patient-centered care and multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. He joined Stanford in 2019 and is excited to build a Stanford colorectal surgery practice in the East Bay and Tri-Valley area at Stanford – ValleyCare in Pleasanton.
Manuel Garcia Toca
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Open and endovascular management of vascular trauma, aortic dissection, complex thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm disease, critical limb ischemia, extracranial cerebrovascular disease and dialysis access.
Dyani Gaudilliere
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Bio Dr. Dyani Gaudilliere specializes in Dental Surgery and Oral Oncology in a hospital setting. As a hospital dentist she performs surgical treatment of infection and trauma to the teeth and supporting alveolar bone. She also performs medically necessary dental clearance and extractions in the context of larger medical conditions, such as cardiac disease, joint replacement, or organ transplantation. As an oral oncologist, she specializes in surgical dental treatment prior to, during, and following radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
John Gosling
Professor (Teaching) of Anatomy in Surgery, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My main research interest lies in the functional anatomy of the urogenital system particularly in the human. We are using numerous histochemical and immunocytochemical methods to establish the normal pattern and type of autonomic nerve which supply selected regions of the urogenital system including the urinary bladder, ureter and prostate.
Brooke Gurland, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio Pelvic floor and functional bowel disorders refer to a series of symptoms and anatomic findings that effect men and women of all ages. These may include: constipation, difficult evacuation, fecal incontinence, irritable bowel disorders, diarrhea, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and sexual dysfunction and pain. Although not life threatening, these disorders can severely affect quality of life and individual performance.
Over the past two decades I have dedicated my career to working with other specialists for comprehensive care for individuals with pelvic floor disorders. In July 2017, I joined The Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery at Stanford University as the Medical Director of the Pelvic Health Center. I previously spent the prior decade at Cleveland Clinic running a multidisciplinary clinic and performing over 200 combined procedures in conjunction with colleagues in urology and urogynecology. We developed a robotic surgical approach to woman with vaginal and rectal prolapse and performed many surgeries to repair intestinal and rectal fistula (abnormal communications between the intestine and vagina).
Prior to that I established a Pelvic Floor Center at Maimonides Medical Center received a Jahnigan Career Development Award looking at multicompartment prolapse in elderly women. In addition to performing surgery and teaching throughout my career, I have maintained a commitment to long-term follow up of patients after surgery.
Although my training and focus is around surgical techniques and solutions for anorectal disorders and pelvic health, I believe that prevention, non-surgical alternatives, diet, exercise, and behavior management are vitally important to patient success.
One of my many goals is to educate patients, health care providers, and trainees about pelvic floor disorders.
When I am not at work I enjoy quality time with my three teenagers, dog, friends and I practice yoga.
Geoffrey Gurtner
Johnson & Johnson Professor of Surgery and Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering and of Materials Science and Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Geoffrey Gurtner's Lab is interested in understanding the mecahnism of new blood vessel growth following injury and how pathways of tissue regeneration and fibrosis interact in wound healing.
Beth Habelow
Lecturer, Surgery - Anatomy
Bio Physical therapist, lecturer
E. John Harris Jr.
Professor of Surgery (Vascular) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests I am interested in thrombosis and the role of thrombin and its receptor in venous wall remodeling following venous thrombosis. I am also interested in vascular hemodynamics and the use of ultrasound, MRI and computational modeling in evaluating arterial flow in exercise conditions.
Gary E Hartman, MD, MBA
Clinical Professor, Surgery - Pediatric Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery
Neonatal Surgery
Childhood Oncology
Mary Hawn, MD, FACS
Emile Holman Professor in Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My area of research is health services researcher focusing on surgical quality measurement and policy. I have a background and training in epidemiology coupled with my leadership roles in surgical quality measurement. My expertise and extensive experience in evaluation of surgical quality process and outcome linkage has impacted national policy and changed guidelines. We performed a comprehensive evaluation of the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) implementation using national VA data. Defining robust metrics of surgical quality that are actionable and can lead to sustained improvement in our field are of utmost importance. I also have experience with risk prediction modeling for surgical patients. Our Decision Support for Safer Surgery study developed models of real-time risk prediction for major complications and prospectively validated our models in patients and with expert surgeons. We were able to discern where computational risk prediction has added value and where it falls short. We currently have a national study investigating readmissions following major surgical procedures to identify opportunities for improving care and reducing costs.
Jill Helms
Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Helms' research interests center around regenerative medicine and craniofacial development.
Rod Hentz
Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests 1. Nerve regeneration and repair, evaluation of repair methods, modalities to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, development of improved methods to analyze nerve regeneration.
2. Implementation of functional neuromuscular stimulation to paralytic deformities.
3. Computer modeling of upper limb function.
Tina Hernandez-Boussard
Associate Professor (Research) of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics), of Biomedical Data Science and of Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests My background and expertise is in the field of computational biology, with concentration in health services research. A key focus of my research is to apply novel methods and tools to large clinical datasets for hypothesis generation, comparative effectiveness research, and the evaluation of quality healthcare delivery. My research involves managing and manipulating big data, which range from administrative claims data to electronic health records, and applying novel biostatistical techniques to innovatively assess clinical and policy related research questions at the population level. This research enables us to create formal, statistically rigid, evaluations of healthcare data using unique combinations of large datasets.
Robert K. Jackler, MD
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in Otorhinolaryngology and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and of Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Tobacco advertising - please see below for details
Clinical: Development of innovative surgical methods, via the cranial base, to expose inaccessible intracranial disease. Surgical simulation and robotics. Evidence based outcomes analysis in acoustic neuroma and other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle.
Medical history - especially the history of otology, neurosurgery, deafness, and quackery.
Stefanie S. Jeffrey, MD
John and Marva Warnock Professor
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Jeffrey led the multidisciplinary team from the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Genome Technology Center that invented the MagSweeper, an automated device that immunomagnetically captures live circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from cancer patient blood for single cell analysis or culture. Her lab also works on microfluidic technologies for tumor cell capture, characterization, and growth - with the goal of defining individual patient response to newer biologically-based cancer therapies.
David Kahn, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Cosmetic surgery and the study of changes associated with the aging appearance of the face.
1. Analysis and development of new procedures for aesthetic surgery of the face
2. Analysis of the changes the face undergoes with age in the bone and soft tissues
3. Analysis of techniques for rhinoplasty
4. Evaluation of optimal techniques for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery
Nathan Kalinowski, D.M.D.
Clinical Instructor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Bio Dr. Nathan Kalinowski is a Hospital Dentist and Clinical Instructor in Dental Medicine and Surgery. He performs medically necessary dental clearance and extractions for patients preparing for cardiac surgery, radiation therapy, or organ transplantation. He also performs surgical treatment of infection and trauma to the teeth and supporting alveolar bone.
Mardi Karin, MD, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio Dr. Mardi R. Karin is a board certified surgeon with over 20 years of experience and the clinical director of breast cancer care at Stanford Cancer Center South Bay. Dr. Karin specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases and cancer. Her focus and leadership in breast cancer care includes improving coordinated care for breast cancer treatment, developing optimal survivorship plans, and extensive experience in building strong relationships with community physicians. Dr. Karin has extensive experience in a wide variety of general surgery procedures and all types of breast surgery, including breast conservation treatment. In addition, Dr. Karin is well experienced in complex breast cancer skin and nipple sparing procedures in coordination with the plastic surgeon for immediate breast reconstruction and optimal appearance with excellent outcomes.
Karthikeshwar Kasirajan (Kasi)
Clinical Professor, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Bio Dr. Kasirajan is a board-certified, fellowship-trained vascular surgeon. Also known as Dr. Kasi, he is a clinical professor of vascular surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Kasirajan preserves limbs, facilitates access to dialysis, and helps his patients manage conditions such as aneurysms, varicose veins, thoracic outlet syndrome, and deep vein thrombosis. Many of his limb preservation patients smoke, have diabetes, or are experiencing renal failure. Dr. Kasirajan's experience also centers around the treatment of aneurysms and prevention of strokes.
In all cases, his goal is to provide either noninvasive or minimally invasive management whenever possible. He performs open surgery only when it is the best option. Dr. Kasirajan treats many patients with stents and stent grafts, which can shorten hospital stays and recovery times.
Dr. Kasirajan (Kasi) receives referrals of patients from primary care physicians, nephrologists, podiatrists, cardiologists, woundcare specialists, diabetologists, neurologists, and other specialists. He welcomes referrals as early as possible, ideally before patients become symptomatic. A strong proponent of doing early screening for peripheral artery disease, Dr. Kasirajan advocates for the use of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in routine physical examinations. When providers detect an imbalance between leg and arm blood pressure, Dr. Kasirajan can help create customized strategies to address the cause before the problem worsens.
In addition to offering excellent vascular care to the community, Dr. Kasirajan joined Stanford to continue pursuing his research interests. He has conducted research into advances in minimally invasive procedures for stroke prevention and for aneurysm management. His research has also focused on how to improve surgery outcomes to help patients suffering from peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Kasirajan has been the investigator in over 40 multicenter studies involving new stent graphs, thrombectomy catheters, and other advances in endovascular technology.
Dr. Kasirajan has made more than 100 presentations worldwide on minimally invasive vascular surgery techniques and preventive care in the vascular patient. He has spoken at multiple conferences including the Society for Vascular Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Society, and the South Asian American Vascular Society. He has earned numerous honors for his academic achievements, including the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha award for medical student and resident education.
As the author of more than 120 journal articles, Dr. Kasirajan's work has appeared in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Today, Pharmacogenomics Journal, Catheter Cardiovascular Intervention, and many other publications. He also has authored 20 book chapters in textbooks including Medical Management of the Surgical Patient 5th Edition, Advances in Phlebology and Venus Surgery Volume 1, Current Therapy in Vascular Surgery, Mastery of Surgery, and many more.
Dr. Kasirajan has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Endovascular Therapy, Annals of Vascular Surgery, International Journal of Angiology, and other publications.
Electron Kebebew, MD, FACS
Harry A. Oberhelman, Jr. and Mark L. Welton Professor
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Kebebew's translational and clinical investigations have three main scientific goals: 1) to develop effective therapies for fatal, rare and neglected endocrine cancers, 2) to identify new methods, strategies and technologies for improving the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine neoplasms and the prognostication of endocrine cancers, and 3) to develop methods for precision treatment of endocrine tumors.
Lisa Marie Knowlton, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio Dr. Knowlton is a trauma and critical care surgeon and public health researcher whose focus is on improving access to and quality of care for trauma and surgical patients. She obtained her medical degree at McGill University and completed her general surgery residency at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her desire to understand varied healthcare systems and develop solutions for vulnerable surgical populations led her to obtain an M.P.H. at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and complete a research fellowship at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Most recently, she trained as a Surgical Critical Care fellow at Stanford University Medical Center and joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in early 2018. Dr. Knowlton's research focuses on addressing barriers in access to care and reducing disparities among vulnerable surgical populations, including underinsured trauma patients. She is also investigating the financial burden that injury imposes upon both patients and hospitals, with the goal of finding economically sustainable strategies for ensuring best outcomes among trauma patients. These include the study of emergency Medicaid programs at the state and national level. She was recently awarded the 17th C. James Carrico Faculty Research Fellowship by the American College of Surgeons to better understand the link between socioeconomic status, insurance coverage and quality of patient outcomes for trauma patients receiving care within U.S hospitals. Dr. Knowlton is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In addition to her research work surrounding surgical disparities, she is a member of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Diversity and Inclusion Committee, as well as the Stanford Surgery Diversity and Inclusion Cabinet. Most recently, she was elected as the inaugural Chair of the Associate Member Council of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
James R. Korndorffer, Jr. MD, MHPE, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio James R. Korndorffer, Jr. MD MHPE FACS is Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery at Stanford University. Previously he served as Vice chair of Surgery at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. While at Tulane he also was the Surgery Residency Program Director, the assistant dean for Graduate medical education and the Medical Director of the Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Team Training. He received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University, his Medical Degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and his Masters in Health Professions Education from the University of Illinois Chicago. His general surgery residency was completed at The Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina and his Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship was completed at Tulane University.
He is actively involved in numerous national societies including the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Association for Surgical Education, and the Association for Program Directors in Surgery. He serves on the American College of Surgeons Committee on Validation of Surgical Knowledge and Skills, SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery and Development Committees and also serves as the APDS research committee vice chair.
Dr. Korndorffer has published over 60 papers in peer reviewed journals, 5 book chapters and has presented at over 100 national meetings. Dr. Korndorffer's clinical interests include minimally invasive surgery for gastrointestinal disorders and hernias. His research interests include surgical education, surgical simulation, patient safety, and patient care quality.
Sheri Krams
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Research Interests: 1) NK Cell Responses to EBV, 2) Exosomes in Immune Responses, 3) Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell-Mediated Graft Prolongation, 4)Transplant Immunology
Thomas M. Krummel, MD, FACS/FAAP
Emile Holman Professor, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Surgical Innovation, Simulation and Virtual Reality in Surgical Education, Fetal Healing-Cellular and Biochemical Mechanisms
Amy Ladd, MD
Elsbach-Richards Professor of Surgery and Professor, by courtesy, of Medicine (Immunology & Rheumatology) and of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Research Interests
1. The kinematics and forces associated with thumb carpometcarpal (CMC) function and pathology
2. The anatomy, microstructure, and immunofluorescent characteristics of the thumb CMC joint
3. Pathomechaniics of CMC arthritis: biomechanical wear, injury, genetic, and environmental causes
4. Archiving, vitalizing, and innovating medical and surgical knowledge, most recently with innovative iBook monographs
Byrne Lee, MD FACS
Clinical Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio Dr. Lee is a native of New York City. He attended the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York and received his medical degree from New York Medical College. He completed general surgery residency training at Lenox Hill Hospital and fellowship training in surgical oncology at the City of Hope National Cancer Center. Dr. Lee led the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program at City of Hope prior to joining Stanford in 2019.
Dr. Lee is a surgical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. He has dedicated his clinical practice to the surgical management of metastatic disease, particularly to the liver and peritoneum. He has expertise in delivering regional cancer therapies such as heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Additionally, he performs surgery for cancers of the stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, colon, and soft tissue sarcoma. He utilizes minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques when appropriate.
Dr. Lee leads the Regional Cancer Therapies program at Stanford. The program implements and develops novel treatment strategies for patients affected with peritoneal malignancies and oligometastatic disease to the liver. His research focus is on clinical outcomes of multidisciplinary management for gastric, hepatobiliary, and peritoneal surface malignancies. He is a member of a national consensus group performing collaborative research and developing clinical trials for HIPEC surgeries.
Gordon K. Lee, M.D.
Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Novel techniques in microsurgery and complex reconstructive surgery. Plastic Surgery Outcomes Research and Education. Breast reconstruction. Esophagus reconstruction. Head and Neck reconstruction. Perineogenital reconstruction.
Jason T. Lee
Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Dr. Lee is the Principal Investigator on several clinical trials examining therapeutic strategies for management of complex aortic aneurysm disease as well as aortic dissection.
Dr. Lees clinical interests include:
Endovascular repair of abdominal/thoracic aneurysms and dissections
Fenestrated and Branch Repair of the thoracic, thoracoabdominal, and abdominal aneurysms
Carotid stenting
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Vascular disorders in high-performance athletes
Dana Lin, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
Bio Dr. Lin is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon who specializes in surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, Dr. Lin pursued her medical and surgical training on the east coast, where she completed her residency in general surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and fellowship in endocrine surgery at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Lin's clinical practice focuses on the surgical management of benign and malignant thyroid conditions, hyperparathyroidism, adrenal tumors, as well as melanoma and advanced skin cancers. She is skilled in mini-incision, minimally invasive (laparoscopic), and remote access (scarless endoscopic) surgery as well as lymph node dissection for cancer. She currently serves as Director of the Parathyroid Center within the Endocrine Oncology Program at Stanford.
Dr. Lin strives to deliver expert surgical care to patients with utmost humanism and compassion. She considers it a privilege and joy to be entrusted as one's surgeon and is committed to ensuring the best clinical and cosmetic outcome for each of her patients. Dr. Lin welcomes patients at Stanford Cancer Center in Palo Alto as well as Stanford Health Care in Emeryville and Pleasanton (ValleyCare).
Bruce Ling
Assistant Professor (Research) of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)
Bio Clinical Focus
• Big data analytics for quality improvement and clinical effectiveness
• Disease biomarker discovery through multi-omics based analyses
Academic Appointments
• Assistant Professor Surgery
Professional Education
• B.S., Biochemistry, Fudan University, China (1990)
• M.A., Molecular and Developmental Biology, UCLA, US (1994)
• Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, UCLA, US (1996)
• Postdoctoral training, medicine/oncology/Computer science, Stanford University, US (1996-1998)
• Business administration, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, US (2000-2001)


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The market has been in a sideways consolidation (with a slight downwards bias) over the past week.
This fits nicely with my current main view, which sees the euro rallying in a minor-degree impulsive, where the past week saw its fourth-wave correction. This is very useful because now I can present an objective confirmation point, as well as tighter targets.
From a wave perspective, it's very difficult to see the upwards movement from 1.0340, despite its apparent strength, as any type of motive wave. In fact, the same remark goes for the entire move since March 2015.
This leads me to believe that perhaps the triangle that started from 1.0462 is not over yet. If anything, it seems to be right in its middle stage. This is not the only possible scenario, but I find it to be the one that best fits all this seemingly chaotic bouncing into a recognizable, structured pattern.
If this is correct, then we can expect several more months of the same confusion and sudden spikes of volatility that we've been seeing for the past couple of years. Still, chances are this week and the one that follows will see another small rally to complete the middle stage of this triangle.
We're updating our counts to reflect the most recent price action and to present tighter targets and invalidation points.
Weekly Main Count
– Invalidation Point: 1.1023
– Confirmation Point: 1.1269
– Upwards Target: 1.1328 – 1.1360
– Wave number: Minor C
– Wave structure: Motive
– Wave pattern: Impulse
Please click on the charts below to enlarge.
Main Weekly Wave Count
The bigger picture sees that the euro is moving sideways in primary wave B, which is forming a running triangle labeled black waves (A) through (E).
Main Daily Chart Wave Count
This count sees that black wave (C) is most likely forming a zigzag labeled blue waves A, B and C.
Blue wave C is forming an impulse labeled pink waves i through v.
This count expects the euro to move a bit further towards the upside in pink wave v to complete blue wave C, and therefore black wave (C). This will be confirmed by movement above 1.1269.
At 1.1328 black wave (C) would retrace 78.6% of black wave (B), then at 1.1360 blue wave C would reach 161.8% the length of blue wave A.
This wave count is invalidated by movement below 1.1023 as pink wave iv of this impulse may not enter the price territory of pink wave i.


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Plastic surgery incorporates various types of medical procedures. Depending on the intended result, plastic surgery can be performed on whichever place on the body. Plastic surgery is commonly used for cosmetic purposes with the most common procedure is a tummy tuck. In 2015, tummy tucks were the third most done cosmetic procedure throughout the world.
Tummy tucks are usually requested from both male and female plastic surgery patients. A tummy tuck can simply be referred to as a reduction of fat from the abdomen and stomach area. As you consider reducing your tummy, you should know a couple of things before visiting a tummy tuck surgeon NYC. One of the most important things is that the procedure may leave you with some minor scarring.
There are a few scars after the procedure
Depending on the type of tummy tuck procedure that has been done, you may have either large or small scars around the area. If you want to remove a large part of the tummy, the plastic surgeon may have to cut across the whole abdomen. The scar may be from hip to hip. However, the tummy tuck surgeon NYC will try to hide the scar below the bikini line.
You may also observe some scars around your belly button. During a tummy tuck procedure, the belly button has to be moved in order to place it more evenly with the new tummy. At Discreet Plastic Surgeon NYC, you can get a mini tummy tuck where the surgeon will only remove a bit of the fat leaving you with minor scars.
A tummy tuck is not the same as weight loss
Plastic surgery is usually used to provide results that wouldn't be realized easily through physical exercise. For people who are not capable of losing weight normally, they can opt for plastic surgery for an easier effort. However, plastic surgery is not a replacement for weight loss.
Every tummy tuck surgeon NYC will advise you against getting a tummy tuck procedure to reduce weight. The procedure is usually seen as a continuing procedure in weight loss and not a weight loss the opportunity. Visit Discreet Plastic Surgeon NYC to get proper guidelines and advice about how best to undergo a tummy tuck procedure.
It is not insured
Tummy tuck procedure, as well as other plastic surgery procedures, are usually quite expensive. What's more, the insurance does not cover these procedures. Since plastic surgery is purely cosmetic, insurance companies do not classify it as a health treatment meaning you will have to pay it yourself. However, you may look for insurance companies that cover part of the cost to make it less expensive.
The surgeon may recommend other procedures
A tummy tuck surgeon NYC is a professional medical specialist. If necessary, he may opt for additional plastic surgery procedures that will add on to the generally expected outcome. During the consultation session, the plastic surgeon will give you the possible procedures that they will carry out as well as potential procedures that could improve your appearance altogether.


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Plot: A secret war has been waged since the beginning of time between cats and dogs. For years, that war has suffered an uneasy truce...but that's all about to change as a power-hungry Persian named Mr. Tinkles (Hayes) begins to mobilize a feline army. With the dogs' top agent out of commission, they have to rely on a rookie - a young Beagle pup named Lou (Maguire) - to protect the humans when the fur starts to inevitably fly..
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Elliptical Mobile Solutions, whose pioneering micro mobile data centers were once adopted by AOL, has been absorbed into a new outfit promising "instant" edge facilities.
From around 2010, Elliptical sold self-contained modular rack units which included cooling and power distribution, including mobile units on wheels with their own electrical motors. Despite a contract to build these for AOL, the company went into bankruptcy in 2015. Now a marketing firm has bought the assets and plans to put them to use in a new micro-modular venture called Instant Data Centers.
Just add water?
Elliptical marketed the units worldwide and in 2012, AOL announced a plan to use Micro Data Centers, made by Elliptical, for distributed capacity, in an early example of so-called "edge" data centers.
But the company foundered, and went into liquidation in January 2015. Now an internet marketing firm, Managed Admin, has bought Elliptical's intellectual property, and is putting it into a new company, Instant Data Centers.
The plan is to "put the old team back to work and help the company grow," according to a statement from Managed Admin, quoted by Phoenix Business Journal (PBJ).
The new company, led by CEO Russ Daily, argues that micro-modular data centers can be more efficient because there is no wasted space, and only cools down the hardware that requires it: "Do you bring your milk home from the store, set it on your kitchen table, then crank your air conditioner down to keep it cool?" asks its website. "Then why do this with your data center?"
Micro data center are certainly a more viable proposition in 2016, with the current excitement about placing capacity at the network edge.
The company behind this, Managed Admin is an SEO outfit, from its website, with no other visible experience in hardware. From the PBJ report the deal seems to be at least partly based on proximity, as Managed Admin, Elliptical and Instant Data Centers are all based in Gilbert, Arizona.
Daily told PBJ that Instant will inherit around 50 customers from Elliptical, including NASA and NATO.


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Tuesday, 20 July 2010
A severe stroke should have killed her but didn't, leaving her physically helpless but mentally bright with memory and even her wicked sense of humour intact. Loss of speech was the worst, preventing her from communicating except by way of a printed alphabet, which she could race over (using her one good finger) so fast she needed an interpreter.
Her nightmare began because a report that detailed Mum's disabilities and abilities was not read by the staff. So through the first day and night, they spoke to her and treated her as as if she were an incontinent mentally retarded two-year old. When I arrived next day to challenge Mum, the Eden (home town) Scrabble champ to a war of wits, she was crying. She explained what was happening so I made an appointment to see the CEO for next morning and in the meantime wrote this poem which I e-mailed to her so she could read it before our meeting.
Sometimes poetry can express so much more. So to Helen and other carers, here is what I believe is my best poem ever. The picture, taken just now from the starboard bow of my 'floating flat', prompted me to share this poem with you at this time.
Old People's Home.
She sits and she stares
at the door to her world
from which she came,
to this allotted space.
Beautiful mind, cruelly spared.
Taunted though empty days
and long, long, grieving nights,
by mem'ry of lost relevance.
Craving assurance;
a human embrace,
while latex plastic hands
touch only from necessity.
This little time, a miser's gift.
Last chance to ease her passing,
with what will not be given;
The Final Validation of her existence.
Eden NSW 2007
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- Anonymous20 July 2010 at 7:21 pm
Such a beautiful and heartwrenching poem. It is so true that poetry can sometimes express more than we are cabable of using day to day language. That is one hell of a photo - the setting sun, says it all really. Thanks Stafford.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 July 2010 at 7:52 pm
Writing is very theraputic - your mum sounds wonderful, she would have been delighted with the things you write!ReplyDelete
GB, your support had been so important. Thanks so much.ReplyDelete
madamebutterfly, she was wonderful on many levels but my writing received less attention than my scrabble spelling. (I used to purposely misspell words to amuse her). She would stare at my word then reach for her 'message board'. Then I would time it so the 'error' was corrected before she could finishing spelling it out. Unfortunately for me, the board was heavy enough to hurt when it connected! :-)
Stafford this is such a moving and heartbreaking post, but it is joyous and beautiful as well. Your relationship with your mother is so precious. I can see where you get your good sense of humor!ReplyDelete
The poem is powerful, true, and beautiful!
both poignant and painful, your words ripped through my heart, grappling with how very sad that she had so little input as to how her precious life would close it's door. your poetry made her struggle so very real...but it made me awfully proud of you for truly 'seeing' her, stafford...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 July 2010 at 1:32 am
Dear SR, my eyes were filled with tears as I read your poem. So beautiful and something I wish I could have read for my mom. She spent 4 years in a nursing home, having no idea who she was or where she was. She was lost to us for the 2 last years and when she died it was like losing her twice. So beautiful and full of loving inspiration. Thanks for stopping by. BlessingsReplyDelete
This is so moving. I've always wondered at the perverseness of things that causes the hale of body to fail mentally, and the mentally sharp to have their bodies disintegrate beneath them. As we live longer, we need to remember that no matter what the cover looks like, inside there is a person with a life story.ReplyDelete
Your poem touched my heart. Deeper than you'll ever know...ReplyDelete
Carrie, she was a 'push-you-out-the-door, go-make-a-life' sort of mother. The best for creating independent children.ReplyDelete
Sheri, I didn't 'see' her until she was helpless. That was an experience that opened the window to 'see' everyone else! Truly liberating.
QMM and PK, I am not sure which is worse, a sharp mind trapped in a broken body or a healthy body with nobody home. A loving creator would have designed a better exit strategy!
RA. I still can't get right through that poem if I read it aloud. But before you think 'what a sensitive guy', I cry (at least partly) for me, because I can imagine myself being there one day.
Poor Mum just wanted it all to end but all I could do was have some fun with her and try to make her laugh.
How touching to open your blog this morning and see my name. And how beautiful your poem. There were days I felt as though I was 'on stage' in a one-woman play with hundreds of acts .. trying to make my mother smile and laugh .. to bring her back to me. The mother I remembered. It was exhausting but I never tired of trying. Those five years were the most spiritual of my life and I am better for having lived them.ReplyDelete
The photo is gorgeous ... do you live on your floating flat?
I must admit to feelings of acute loneliness at times, living aboard Tiziana (the floating flat where I still live), in Eden harbour and spending twelve hours a day most days, 24 on others with her. The worst part was the waiting. Nothing much to do but wait for her to need attention. There were no breaks because if she awoke alone she became terrified (and angry). The journey was hard but my destination is a better place than where I was before her stroke.ReplyDelete
I hope it moved the CEO to action. A beautiful poem. Your mum sounds like she was lots of fun. I think one of the best things we can teach our kids is to laugh a lot. My mum used to love to play Scrabble too. Thanks for sharing this with us.ReplyDelete
That was a most beautiful poem...reallyReplyDelete
Your photo of the sun setting was a metaphor
for life....blazing and awesome
when loved and she was
- butterfly21 July 2010 at 2:43 pm
SWEET MARJORIE !....ReplyDelete
Lucky you Stafford with ' Sweet Marjorie ' as your Mum..
Lucky for us she had ' You ' as one of her ' Much Loved Sons .
I had a similar experience with my dad three years ago Stafford. I willed him to live when he wanted to die. He recovered from his stroke to be a form of himself but he hated being disabled. when he ended up in a home I was appalled. They did their best but it's never a "home". I wish I had had the guts to nurse him myself. Your post has helped bring him back for a day.ReplyDelete
Sue J, yes it did. From then on staff spoke to her in a 'normal' voice.ReplyDelete
Suz, yes an amazing sunset, a fitting metaphor indeed!
Butterfly knew Mum well and anyone can see her opinion. Thanks B.
Little Hat. Home nursing of a severely diabled person is not always possible and (I guess) your dad was like Mum and didn't want her kids 'wasting' their lives caring for her! Too long a story to tell as a comment, but Mum's epilogue is worth sharing as an insight into her attitude to her own dying and what she wanted for and from us at the time. Will post that story soon.
- robeeeeeena21 July 2010 at 9:57 pm
Dear Stafford,ReplyDelete
Your Special Poem is and always will be :-
A Wonderful , Tender and Extremely Moving
** Validation of Sweet Marjorie's Life **
You brought me to tears with this one. So beautifully written.ReplyDelete
Lovely tribute to your mother, Stafford. "Beautiful mind, cruelly spared" is such a powerful line. A bittersweet post, indeed.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 July 2010 at 10:27 am
A beautiful, moving poem. You have driven me to tears. What a sensitive heart you have.ReplyDelete
mr, Tears are appropriate. Thank you.ReplyDelete
willow, so true. she felt betrayed by her body. Tried to starve herself to death... but said she got too hungry and laughed about it. That is real humour!
Selma, strangely, poetry comes to me at times of strong emotion as if from somewhere else. Your comments are always kind.


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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Last Pumpkin Recipe You Need
Really. Do not go looking for another pumpkin bread recipe. You don't need it. I saw this Downeast Maine Pumpkin bread recipe last year but failed to ever make it. After Dunkin Donuts released their fall pumpkin flavors on Monday, I got back to perusing the web for something pumpkin-y to bake. I came back to this and since I had all of the ingredients, I went for it. I did make a few changes, which were noted in the comments section of this recipe, and those are reflected below.
This made one loaf, 12 muffins and one mini donuts pans worth of batter for me and I love the variety of items I have to chose from, I am taking most of the muffins into my new office (I like to win my coworkers over with treats) and froze the donuts. Ill freeze most of the bread as well after it cools and I slice it. I think you could up this a bit with a crumb topping - melted butter, cinnamon sugar and a bit of flour. Either way, its nice and firm but extremely moist and pumpkin-y. If you like the Starbucks pumpkin loaf, give this a whirl for some money saving during the fall months.
Pumpkin Bread (from allrecipes.com)
1, 15oz, can Pumpkin Puree
4 Eggs
1c Vegetable Oil
2/3c Water
2c White Sugar
1c Brown Sugar
3 1/2c Flour
2 tsp Baking Soda
1.4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp Cloves
1/4 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine ingredients from Pumpkin through Sugars and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. In 3 batches, add the dry to the wet ingredients and mix until everything is combined.
Spray your pans or put liners in your muffin tins and aluminum foil in your loaf pan. Add batter to your pans and bake: 70 minutes for a loaf, 20 minutes for muffins and 12 minutes for mini donuts.
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At Westwood Farm Schools, we have designed our curriculum with pupils' learning at the centre. We recognise that a curriculum has to be broad, balanced and offer pupils opportunities to grow as individuals as well as learners.
A vision of our curriculum is summed up by Martin Robinson in Trivium 21c:
Through a combination of learning techniques, we aim to ensure pupils enjoy learning and feel prepared for life after school. We also intend to offer our pupils new and exciting experiences through extra-curricular activities that are designed to build resilience, confidence and self-esteem.
We recognise that pupils should be challenged in their schooling; learning from mistakes and failures and celebrating successes. We intend for our curriculum to be empowering, enabling pupils to develop their interpersonal skills, creativity and independence.
HumankindUnderstanding what it means to be human and how human behaviour has shaped the world.
ProcessesUnderstanding the many dynamic and physical processes that shape the world.
CreativityUnderstanding the creative process and how everyday and exceptional creativity can shape the world.
InvestigationUnderstanding the importance of investigation and how this has led to significant change in the world.
MaterialsUnderstanding the properties of all matter, living and non-living.
NatureUnderstanding the complexities of the plant and animal species that inhabit the world.
PlaceUnderstanding the visual, cultural, social, and environmental aspects of places around the world.
ComparisonUnderstanding how and why things are the same or different.
SignificanceUnderstanding why significant people, places, events and inventions matter and how they have shaped the world.
ChangeUnderstanding why and how things have changed over time.
Working Together, Learning Together, Growing Together
General principles
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
|• Understand the purpose and value of their learning, and see its clear links and relevance to the past, present and future aspects of learning, within a coherent and progressive framework
|• Develop a rich and deep subject knowledge and new skills, through a variety of interesting contexts
|• Experience the challenge and enjoyment of learning and to demonstrate their creativity
|• Explore the breadth and depth of the national curriculum
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
|• Moral - Recognise right and wrong and respect the law; understand consequences; investigate moral and ethical issues and offer reasoned views
|• Social - Use a range of social skills to participate in the local community and beyond; appreciate diverse viewpoints; participate, volunteer and cooperate; resolve conflict
|• Cultural - Appreciate cultural influences; appreciate the role of Britain's parliamentary system; participate in culture opportunities; understand, accept, respect and celebrate diversity
|• Spiritual - Explore beliefs, experience and faiths, feelings and values; enjoy learning about oneself, others and the surrounding world; use imagination and creativity and reflect on experiences
|• Tolerance and respect - To respect and tolerate the opinions or behaviour of others
|• Democracy - Be part of a system where everyone plays an equal part
|• Individual liberty - Be free to express views or ideas
|• Rule of law - Learn that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable for their actions and behaviour
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
|• Develop self-esteem and confidence in their abilities, and recognise that people are good at different things
|• Learn how to respect themselves and others, and build respectful relationships
|• Learn in a peaceful and supportive environment, and follow their own interests
|• Reflect and think mindfully about their learning
Pupil voice
Our curriculum will give children the opportunity to:
|• Express their opinions on a range of different topics and issues, by taking part in age-appropriate discussions
|• Contribute to planning their own learning, and make choices about things that are important to them, including likes and dislikes
|• Make a positive contribution to the school and local community, exploring ways of becoming an active citizen
Our curriculum will be taught through a pedagogy that:
|• Excites, promotes and sustains children's interests, and fosters their natural curiosity
|• Enables children to reflect on, and evaluate their learning
|• Promotes problem solving, creativity, innovation and communication
We will enrich our curriculum by:
|• Using quality resources in and out of the classroom
|• Providing on and off-site subject or topic related activities, and offering opportunities for children to learn outdoors (when appropriate)
|• Holding specialist curriculum days or weeks, and developing partnerships with external providers to extend children's opportunities for learning
|• Welcoming parents and carers to take part in children's learning and experiences
|• Entitlement; We have agreed there should be at least two, paid educational visits per year, as well as various other, less costly trips throughout the year
|• Memorable experiences should be something to stimulate the children's thinking connected to the particular topic – for example, this may be a trip to start the topic, a visitor, an imaginary event or an exciting story


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Closing worship at the For Everyone Born convocation was powerful and moving. Praise songs about God's radical inclusion resulted in hundreds of attendees holding hands and swaying together as we sang about having a place at the table. We watched in joy as three bishops celebrated the communion liturgy together, including Bishop Karen Oliveto — adopted as "our" bishop. My wife and I were blessed to receive the body of Christ from her. We returned to our seats and wept in each other's arms at the gorgeous hope it presented. The high of being with so many people who felt free to be themselves while worshipping was pure magic.
In contrast, our first Sunday service after Convocation felt like a slap in the face.
Over the summer, our pastor preached about being a welcoming church in a general sense, while not specifically naming LGBTQI+ people. She'd been waiting for an upcoming Town Hall meeting before openly discussing this issue. The sermon that day centered on Luke 19:1-10, in which a wealthy tax collector named Zacchaeus climbs a tree so he can see Jesus. While Jesus dined at the tax collector's house, Zacchaeus said:
"Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone, I repay them four times as much."
Our pastor briefly mentioned that Zaccheus' words were present tense and active. She said they could be his defense of ongoing righteousness rather than being a conversion statement, despite the common view of those who judged and disdained him. Good stuff, right?
Unfortunately, our pastor instead focused on the idea that Jesus ate with someone who was despised by the Jewish people based on their assumptions about his behavior. To help the congregation find a modern-day equivalent to the tax collector, she compared Zacchaeus to Paul Manafort, mentioning a few allegations of his financial abuse. She suggested that we should imagine Jesus dining at Manafort's house. Or if we were Trump fans, we could think about Jesus at Hillary Clinton's house instead.
There were laughs from the crowd on this. We didn't laugh.
She concluded the sermon with the idea that since Jesus would hang out with this level of sinner, we should make sure our church's doors are open to sinners too. While she didn't say it out loud, we knew she meant sinners like LGBTQI+ people.
The sermon wrapped up, and my wife and I tried to shake off our dismay.
Communion was supposed to be the highlight of the service, just as it had been the crescendo at convocation. Two tables were positioned at the front of the sanctuary, along with twelve chairs. The tables were covered with colorful squares of paper on which phrases were written, such as "coward," "judged," "old," "poor," "sinner," and "thief." We were invited to come forward, sit, pick up our little plastic cup of juice and cube of bread, and contemplate the idea of welcoming the unwelcomable.
They are good people at our church. They are kind, generous, and helpful. They love God and each other. They are a mix of those who desire to include and affirm LGBTQI+ people and those who don't — just as in the broader UMC.
The pastor seems to want inclusion. But in this case, she got it very wrong.
There were only twelve seats at those tables. Twelve places for today's apostles; the good people in the congregation. As congregants came forward and then left again, they were supposed to make room for thieves, swindlers Paul Manafort, and even us queer folk.
Twelve chairs meant there was no seat for Jesus.
Those who planned the service didn't mean for me to focus on the comparison to Paul Manafort. They didn't mean to make me feel like they viewed my marriage as shameful, sinful, and contemptible. I'm quite sure they didn't intentionally forget a place for Jesus.
But that's what happened.
How different the service would have been if, instead of subtly comparing queer people and others excluded from the table to Paul Manafort, she expanded on the fact that those who put themselves in positions of judgment about righteousness are often wrong. If she'd kept the focus on those words of Zacchaeus, it would have made all the difference.
LGBTQI+ people don't want to be merely tolerated in church, as if we are something unpleasant that must be endured for the sake of righteousness. When pastors communicate like this, it says to the flock that the unmarginalized are morally superior. It says they should simply hold their noses and find a way to put up with us.
We need you to name us, clergy. We need you to say that LGBTQI+ people should be welcomed with open arms and be fully included in the life of the church. It's not time for cautious dancing around the topic. It's not time for polite politics.
Here's one verse of the song they played during communion at church while we sat at tables where tolerance was preached but there was no room for Jesus:
Come meet this motley crew of misfits, these liars and these thieves. There's no one unwelcome here, no. So that sin and shame that you brought with you, you can leave it at the door and let mercy draw you near. Just come to the table. Come join the sinners, you have been redeemed. Take your place beside the Savior now. Sit down and be set free. Come to the table.
I don't want to be at this table. I don't want to sit with people who are looking at what they perceive as my sin, and I don't want to wonder if they feel morally superior.
We are all sinners who constantly fall short of the glory God. LGBTQI+ people are sinners, too. But our identity is not the source of our sin.
Contrast that verse with this one from the song we sang, hand-in-hand, at Convocation's closing worship service:
For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be, to work, to speak out, to witness and worship — for everyone born, the right to be free. And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace. Yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice: justice and joy!
This is the table I am seeking. This is the table at which Christ is central and to which Jesus beckons us.
I don't want to be at a table that compares my life to that of an alleged criminal like Paul Manafort. And I don't think Jesus does either.
- 11 Things Pastors Can Do In Addition to Live-Streaming - April 14, 2020
- 13 Things Pastors Should Avoid when Discussing LGBTQI+ Inclusion and Affirmation - October 4, 2018
- When Tolerance Feels Like a Slap in the Face - August 17, 2018


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Re: Wingate & Finchley... The omens dont look good!
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Just returned from the game. My first visit to Wingate's ground. Strange, soulless place with a stand so far from the pitch that I suspect it's in a different postcode - and no running track round the ground which would explain it. Very odd.
Terrible display and unusually for me I left early. No sign of Gavin Rose; I assume he was serving a suspension for the sending off at Hornchurch. No sign of Terrell Forbes either. Matt Drage played centre back alongside Pinnock. Professor Google informs me that he's played for Kingstonian and Hampton. He actually looked reasonably ok.
First goal was a complete howler from Pinnock: caught in possession and their forward only had Phil to beat (Phil wearing a Hannibal Lecter mask after his broken nose last week). Just after the first goal Abnett nearly gave away a second, caught in possession just outside the box, but this time their forward put the ball over. Dulwich had played reasonably well in the first half, but - usual story as of late - a lot of pretty football but no real threat. Clunis looking the only really dangerous player. (He was captain today).
2nd half: their 2nd was a low ball across the box and their player put it in from a tight angle - possible offside? 3rd goal stonewall penalty with Phil left stranded by the defence with their forward only having to round Phil to score. Ottaway and James were waiting to come on just before the goal. By the time they got on the game was over. I left not long after.
I can't help feeling that all the chopping and changing in team selection isn't doing us much good. Vidal and Wanadio back today, James on the bench and Jarrett nowhere to be seen. Am I the only one who is baffled by the continued selection of Hibbert over Dixon? He looked useful early on in the season on the wing and even as full back, but I thought he was terrible today and, in fact, I thought he would have been out of the team permanently after the Bognor debacle. Benjamin looked quite handy last week against E Thurrock, but looked shockingly unfit today, and is horrendously one-footed. Pinnock's been superb all season, but is becoming worryingly error-prone. Let's hope this is a temporary blip.
I think we'll probably just sneak into the play offs, but the big concern obviously is the fact that the goal's have totally dried up. I didn't make it to the Bury game, so the only goal I've seen us score from open play since January is James's opener against VCD - last week's 3 were 2 pens and an o.g. Frankly, given what I saw today, I think the best bet is to go with youth - viz McCoulskey (unless he's suspended for the rest of the season.
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Sphenisco's Annual Meeting under the Motto "For Diversity, Against Monotony"
Saarbrücken, 13 July 2019.
As in the past, Sphenisco had its annual meeting on the last Saturday in June, this year on the 29th at 13:30 in the Landau Zoo School, and, as in years past, my focus was to be there as well. This time I was able to attend with my colleague Sandra Schick, from the Saarbrücken Zoological Education Department. Due to diverse construction sites and road closures, we did not get to the Landau Zoo until an hour after the meeting had already started.
Thus, we missed Nancy Duman's Skype greetings and description of the current situation in northern Chile. Nancy is known to all the Sphenisco insiders as the highly committed on-site Sphenisco representative who, thanks to her networking, always knows the right person to contact. Unfortunately, with the new change of government, the situation with the planned large-scale projects has not changed for the better. As we arrived at around 14:30, Gabriele Knauf was just updating us on the current situation. Most interesting was that, in addition to active organizations such as Modema, the regional medical association joined the newly—established "Alianza Humboldt" (Humboldt Alliance).
Gabriele Knauf further reported about activities in Peru, where, through organizations like Acorema, campaigns were done in schools, by which, among other things, wall paintings (called "Murales" in South America) were created, that called attention to the current situation with the Humboldt Penguins. Following that, the Landau Zoo Director, Jens-Ove Heckel greeted all the participants and emphasized the enthusiasm that the members of Sphenisco show for the Humboldt Penguins. He promised to expand the support provided to Sphenisco by the Landau Zoo. Gabriele Knauf thanked him for that.
After a coffee break, Nicole Bertram described the process required to create her animated video, "Flaschenpost" (Message in a Bottle). Insights into the complex preparations showed how over 300 hours of work were needed for this five-minute film. Naturally, the finished product was presented to all members present. The film can be viewed by anyone via the Sphenisco website under https://vimeo.com/337390003 and is available for non-commercial purposes.
Another new achievement is the "Penguin Wine", now available from the Ramsel family, with which not only protection for the Humboldt Penguin can be advertised, but also the proceeds of which result in 1€ to Sphenisco for each bottle of wine sold. Andrea Ramsel described how she came upon this project. Random encounters at the right locations and right times led to her, as a fine artist, to creating an oil painting of a Humboldt Penguin that is now the label for the "Sphenisco Wine", a white burgundy from the family's vineyard. Between May and June, 300 bottles of this very special wine had already been sold. As part of a present, the wine will be sent to a German Antarctic research station.
Next, Zoo Director Sabrina Linn presented the new Humboldt Penguin exhibit at the Frankfurt Zoo. For reasons of energy conservation and due to climate change, the decision was made to change the previous sub-Antarctic penguin exhibit to one for Humboldt Penguins. The enclosure, which took two-and-a-half years to build and measures over 2,000 m², was opened on May 6th, 2019. For 7.5 million Euro, the 25 animals currently there now call it their home. The water tank has a depth of up to three meters and a volume of 435 m³. A particularity of the enclosure is that each of the breeding burrows is linked to the city's sewer system. This makes the cleaning of the burrows much easier for the animal keepers. Each of the animals has a name marked on a clip on one of their wings. Another feature is that the aquatic area is shared with two sturgeon.
Dr. Christine Schubert, the Deputy Chairwoman of Sphenisco, compiled together the European activities since the last annual meeting in June, 2018. From Species Protection Day in Karlsruhe to the Nordrhein-Westfalen Partner Zoo Day, on to Global Penguin Day, which was recognized via activities in Dresden, Mannheim, Bochum, Karlsruhe, Landau and Saarbrücken, Christina also reported on Chile, where the "Marcha del Pinguino" (March of the Penguins) was carried out. Sphenisco was involved in each one of these activities (see also the article "World Penguin Day – Panorama 2019", on this website). The presentation of the Penguin Wine at the Landau Zoo and the opening of the penguin enclosure in Frankfurt, as well as the Penguin Festival were further occurrences where Sphenisco showed what it stands for, just as it did on Species Protection Day in Landau, as the Penguin Wine was handed over for delivery to the Antarctic Research Station and students from Chile skyped with senior citizens in Landau.
Christina Schubert further reported that the Frankfurt Zoo and the Peak Wildlife Park (UK) are also now in the ranks of the zoo members of Sphenisco. In addition, five new private citizens were added to the membership list. Sphenisco's membership thus now comprises 71 private citizens, 24 zoos and two institutions. My colleague Sandra Schick also filled out an application for membership during the annual meeting this year.
After another coffee break much deserved by all, the general assembly of the organization began. Besides the usual formalities that had to be attended to, the new projects were of particular interest: an environmental education project is planned, for which Sphenisco intends to hire a teacher and/or artist; support of a new penguin enclosure at the Museum in San Antonio, Chile; support for the census of the actually-existing penguins in the Humboldt Archipelago, as well as support for the assessment of the planned marine protection area. A very special idea is the foundation of a Sphenisco Association in Chile, because with its creation, it will receive the status of being a domestic organization, giving it entirely new possibilities with respect to intervention than foreign organizations are entitled to. As one can tell, the ideas for further activities within Sphenisco don't run out, and with respect to the current situation in Chile, these ideas are much needed. The financial cushion that Sphenisco can fall back on also helps.
This very informative gathering came comfortably to a close with a collective dinner at the "Goldener Engel" (Golden Angel) Restaurant in Edesheim, with of course further discussions in support of the Humboldt Penguin. A nice occurrence that doesn't have anything to do with penguins, occurred on the margins of the evening: the vineyard owners Mr. and Mrs. Ramsel, were able to accomplish the feat of making it clear to the very experienced waiter, that there was something wrong with the beer that was being served. All previously-brought beers were exchanged for new ones that then tasted good to all.
Via new detours, this time via Neustadt and Hochspeyer, my colleague and I arrived back in Saarland at midnight, safe and sound, where the next day a child's birthday party was to be celebrated at the Saarbrücken Zoo.
Dr. Ralf Kohl, Saarbrücken
translated by Erich Greiner


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Folded Into A Humorous Situation
(I work in retail and get this often enough that I am tired of hearing it. One afternoon a coworker and I are folding clothes on a table that guests have messed up while shopping.)
Guest: "Miss, do you work here?"
Me: *looks down at my obvious work uniform* "No, sir, my friend and I here just like folding clothes at various retail stores for kicks."
Guest: "Oh, okay." *walks off*
(Between my laughter and my coworker's, I went to the man and apologized, explaining I did work here, and helped him. He laughed, too, so all was good, but he was the first guest that had taken me seriously.)


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Written by Stuart van Rij, Camp Negotiation Coach
Speed Read: Michael V. Pantalon, Yale psychologist, developed six questions that will help you influence someone. This method worked in seven minutes, and when the people were semi-inebriated. Why? Rather than forcing your opinions and ideas, you'll help the other person tap into their own reasons for the change. It also respects their right to make a choice and encourages them to take a baby step in the right direction. You can use these principles in your own influencing efforts.
How do you influence someone in a matter of minutes to make a giant change in their lifestyle?
Doctors asked Dr. Pantalon to motivate patients that were fresh out of the ER as a result of alcohol-related incidents. Pantalon's task was to encourage these patients to seek help for their drinking. The challenge was that he only had seven minutes to influence the half-inebriated patient.
Pantalon tackled this problem by asking the patients six specific questions. This approach is from his book, Instant Influence: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything – Fast. Like me, your reaction to the title might be "Really – you can influence anyone to do anything in seven minutes???" While there may be hyperbole in the title, Pantalon managed to get impressive results.
So, how successful was Pantalon? Using this approach, the ER doctors achieved nearly a 50 percent reduction in drinking from a seven-minute conversation. Pantalon's book reports that Instant Influence is now standard care in emergency rooms and trauma units in the United States.
Want to learn more? Here are the six questions from Instant Influence.
Six Questions
1. Why might you change?
2. How ready are you to change on a scale from 1 to 10?
3. Why didn't you pick a lower number?
4. Imagine you have changed. What would the positive outcomes be?
5. Why are those outcomes important to you?
6. What's the next step if any?
If you think these questions are a bit personal or confrontational, you're right. That's why you should get permission before asking these questions and carefully handle how you ask them.
Three Principles Behind Pantalon's Approach
1. Respect the person's autonomy (it's their choice)
The minute you tell someone that they must do something, the walls start to come up, and they may do the opposite. As humans, we don't like being told what to do. If you take away our options, we begin to resist and are not in a great space for being influenced. Pantalon's approach reduces walls by respecting the other person's autonomy and their right to make a choice.
You can see this theme in question #1, "Why might you change?" and #6, "What's the next step if any?" These questions recognize that the choice is theirs and you are not forcing them down a path.
An integral part of negotiation is respecting the other party's right to veto. They always have the right to say no. When you give people the right to say no, they feel more comfortable. They are also more inclined to share information and consider a change.
2. Tap into their reasons (not your own)
The heart of questions 1-5 is getting the other person to tap into their own reasons for doing something. The idea is to help them find a small spark of motivation that can be fanned into a flame. The underlying principle is that people tend to take action when they hear themselves say why they want to take action.
This is not a surface activity: you need to help them tap into their underlying "why." Often, the "why" is something entirely unexpected.
Using logic and reason to convince someone doesn't always work. Instead, you can help them discover for themselves how they will benefit from the proposed change. One tool is open-ended questions. With good questions, you can focus a spotlight in their mind that will help them discover the benefits of what you are bringing to the table.
Avoid the trap of telling, and instead, try to create discovery. Open-ended questions help someone discover the underlying problem they are trying to solve or that itch they are trying to scratch. This is a tenet of the Camp System of Negotiation. Instead of trying to present it on a silver platter, let the person discover what they really want to avoid, and how they might avoid it. If you do this, you are on the path to a more favorable – and stable – outcome. When you attempt to convince, you are setting yourself up for failure. Instead, ask good questions, nurture, connect, and reverse to let them paint a picture of what they really want.
In other words, help them find the spark.
3. Be incremental (think baby steps)
One of our biggest failings is to go for a home run in the first conversation. Pantalon's "next step" in the last question encourages an incremental approach. The person should take a baby step, as opposed to trying to eat the entire elephant in one sitting.
There are a variety of reasons for taking this approach. One key reason comes from Robert Cialdini's book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Cialdini refers to this approach as utilizing the principles of commitment and consistency. The general idea is that once someone commits to a small action, they are more likely to take another action consistent with the first. Their earlier commitment means they are psychologically inclined to stay on the same path.
Next Steps
It is worth reading Instant Influence to learn more about the subtleties of these questions and how to use them.
We are all susceptible to psychological inclination. This raises the possibility that you could use these underlying principles to manipulate for bad as opposed to influencing for good. Of course, influencing for good is the focus of this article, and that should be your intent. Always be mindful of the reputation you want to cultivate.
These are the three principles that can help you become a more effective influencer and negotiator. How might you apply one of these principles in the coming week?
"Michael Pantalon." Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/michael-pantalon .
Cialdini, Robert. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Harper Business, 2006.