Anesthesiology

Ream Al-Hasani, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Understanding the endogenous opioid systems to defeat addiction, ameliorate affective disorders, and relieve chronic pain

Michael Avidan, MBBCh
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Intraoperative awareness
- Postoperative cognitive alteration
- Brain monitoring during surgery
- Postoperative outcomes

Laura Cavallone, MD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Role of glutamate metabotropic receptor 5 antagonists in the treatment of inflammatory pain
- Perioperative management and anesthesia for ENT and Head and Neck surgery

Baron Chanda, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Structural mechanisms that underlie gating of members of the voltage-dependent ion channel family

Tao Che, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics:
- Pain-related G protein-coupled receptors
- Molecular determinant of opioid receptor signaling

Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Molecular mechanisms of allosteric modulation of ligand-gated ion channels

Bryan Copits, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Circuit wiring
- Optical tool design
- Human neurophysiology

Alex Evers, MD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Molecular mechanisms of anesthetic action - Proteomics of GABAA receptors

Judith Golden, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of chronic pain, preclinical and translational research

Burel Goodin, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Endogenous pain modulation
- Neuroendocrinology
- Racial and ethnic disparities in pain
- Biopsychosocial model of chronic pain

Simon Haroutounian, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Neuropathic pain
- Acute and persistent post-surgical pain

Thomas Kannampallil, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Clinical decision support
- Medical errors
- Clinical cognition

Christopher Lingle, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Functional properties and physiological roles of BK channels

Qin Liu, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- How primary sensory neurons detect itch-inducing stimuli
- How itch signals are encoded and transmitted in the nervous system
- Molecular and neural pathogenesis of chronic itch conditions

Jordan McCall, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying emotional dysregulation in the contexts of stress, chronic pain, and addiction

Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Examining the neuronal mechanisms underlying the effects of opioids on synaptic plasticity and their link to the behavioral effects of opioids

Ben Palanca, MD, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Leveraging sleep and circadian markers towards novel interventions and elucidation of
neuropsychiatric disorders

Amynah Pradhan, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- How delta opioid receptors regulate multiple migraine-related symptoms

Lesley Rao, MD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Predicting individual response to analgesic treatment in painful diabetic neuropathy
- Investigation of somatosensory predictors of response to pregabalin in painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)

Stephen Ristvedt, PhD
Anesthesiology
Research Topics
- Sex differences in responsiveness to health threats
- Influence of anxiety on health-related behavior