Case Study: Stanford University Center for Marfan Syndrome and Related Aortic Disorders

Client: Stanford Hospital & Clinics in Stanford, CA

Task: Having previously worked with Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Dobies Healthcare Group was again tasked with enhancing the online presence for another of Stanford’s Centers of Excellence: the Center for Marfan Syndrome and Related Aortic Disorders. The Center is the largest of its kind in California and among the nation’s leading centers for the diagnosis and treatment of Marfan Syndrome. Marfan Syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that can affect the heart, blood vessels, lungs, eyes, bones and ligaments. In Marfan Syndrome, the protein necessary for strengthening the connective tissue, fibrillin 1, does not work properly, affecting the growth and development of the body. Working together with Stanford’s Marfan Syndrome Center and its Marfan team, we were able to boost online visibility making their services and expertise more widely accessible to patients, referring physicians or individuals seeking information.

About the Client: The Stanford University Marfan Clinic was established in 1988 by nationally recognized Marfan Syndrome specialist Dr. D. Craig Miller. The central mission of the Stanford University Center for Marfan Syndrome and Related Aortic Disorders has always been to be an integrated, multi-disciplinary unit that provides comprehensive, cost-effective, state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluation and care for adult and pediatric patients with Marfan Syndrome and related aortic disorders.

The Stanford University Marfan Clinic provides specialized care for Marfan Syndrome and related aortic disorders including:

• Mitral valve prolapse
• Bicuspid aortic valve disease
• Annuloaortic ectasia
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Familial aortic disorders, aortic aneurysms, aortic dissections

For more information on the Marfan Syndrome specialists at Stanford Hospital, please visit their site.