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An interprofessional team from the Duke Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center departed March 4 for Kampala, Uganda as part of a global health education program.

Dr. Kayla Bryan (Duke Anesthesiology chief resident, 2015) and Dr. Amy Mauritz (Obstetric Anesthesiology fellow, 2014-15) provide a firsthand account of their mission trip to Africa as part of the Duke Anesthesiology Global Health Program.

On November 5th, Interim Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Dr. Joseph Mathew, graciously accepted a pie in the face for being the "winner" of the Department of Anesthesiology's first annual Pie-in-the-Face Global Health Fundraiser to support resident travel expenses related to their Global Health Project.

One of Adeyemi “Yemi” Olufolabi’s, MB BS, fondest memories while working in the operating room at Ridge Hospital in Ghana was of a patient who came there in labor.

Neurointerventional Regional Anesthesia to Improve Hand Rehabilitation in Stroke Collaboration between investigators from anesthesiology, physical therapy, neurology, and the Brain Imagin

Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Inflammatory Changes in the Atrial Wall: The Novel Role for Cardiac Chymase produced Angiotensin II in the Development of Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrill

Pharmacogenomics of β-blockers: Implication for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation The purpose of our study is to identify genetic variations in human genes that are responsible for modula

Comparative effectiveness in Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine: Crystalloid Fluid Therapy Different types of  Intravenous Fluids are widely used for the treatment of patients

Effect of an Mn-porphyrin in Neuropathic Pain With the support of our DIG, we developed two mouse models of spinal cord injury (SCI)-induced neuropathic pain in the lab.

Elucidating Adaptive Mechanisms of Perioperative Cardioprotection Following Ischemia-reperfusion in Hibernating Arctic Ground Squirrels The overall goal of this study was to understa