Research News

A remarkable display of 104 cutting-edge scientific abstracts were showcased at Duke Anesthesiology’s 32nd Annual Academic Evening, recognized this year as a prestigious Duke Centennial event, that aims to advance anesthesiology, critical care and pain management. Congratulations to the exceptional award winners spanning five categories of research.

Congratulations to Anne Cherry, MD, on being named the inaugural recipient of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists’ (SCA) Presidential Citation in recognition of her significant contributions to the field.

Congratulations to five Duke anesthesiologists on being awarded grants from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation to pioneer two innovative AI health care proposals, ultimately aimed at enhancing operations and patient care across the health system.

Congratulations to Michael Devinney, MD, PhD, on being named the 2024 recipient of the Jeffrey H. Silverstein Memorial Award for Emerging Investigators in the Surgical and Related Medical Specialties for his cross-cutting work in geriatrics, anesthesiology and neuroscience.

A newly-published study in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, led by Duke Anesthesiology’s Dr. Padma Gulur, finds that a simple two-question survey can identify who could benefit the most from a holistic approach to managing pain.

Congratulations to Heath Gasier, PhD, RD, on receiving a $241,938 Office of Naval Research grant to procure a next generation confocal laser scanning microscope to define abnormalities in tissue/cellular structure and function initiated by hyperbaric oxygen.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranks Duke Anesthesiology the #3 anesthesiology clinical science department in the country for National Institutes of Health funding, securing our reputation as one of the premier research institutions in anesthesiology.

Congratulations to Duke Anesthesiology’s Mara Serbanescu, MD, on being among the six Duke University School of Medicine faculty members selected to receive a Physician-Scientist Strong Start Award, designed to support outstanding lab-based clinician-scientists.

A new study led by Duke Health researchers, including Duke Anesthesiology's Dr. Paul Wischmeyer (co-lead author), and published in Clinical Nutrition suggests that probiotics could be a relatively simple and inexpensive approach to treating people after a COVID exposure.

New research led by Duke Anesthesiology’s Dr. Leah Acker and published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia reveals that a simple preoperative electroencephalogram measurement detects a signal of cognitive vulnerability when patients are asked to close, then open their eyes.