2016 Grant Recipients

Since 1986, the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) has funded more than $58 million in research grants and programs. Below is a list of our 2016 grant recipients.

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2016 Grant Recipients

Benedict J. Alter, MD, PhD
Research Fellowship Grant
Primary Mentor: Howard L. Fields, MD, PhD
Mechanisms and Translational Application of Conditioned Analgesia in Post-Operative Pain

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Amrita Aranake-Chrisinger, MD, MSCI
Research Fellowship Grant
Primary Mentor: Michael Avidan , MBBCh
The Association Between Postoperative Delirium and Long-Term Postoperative Cognitive Outcomes

Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Catherine L. Chen, MD, MPH
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Unintended Consequences of Routine Preoperative Testing in Cataract Surgery Patients

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Matthew B. Friese, MD, PhD
GEMSSTAR
Primary Mentor: Gregory J. Crosby, MD
Age-dependent Abnormalities in Postanesthetic Synaptic Scaling as a Potential Mechanism for Delirium

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

*Supported in part by the Gertie Marx Research and Education Fund

Shaun E. Gruenbaum, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Douglas L. Rothman, PhD
Novel Mechanism of Glutamine Formation From Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Brain Areas of Astroglial Glutamine Synthetase Deficiency

Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Glorilee B. Harper, MD
Research Fellowship Grant
Primary Mentor: Allan L. Reiss, MD
An Imaging Approach to Anesthesia and Neurodevelopment

Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, FAHA
Spinal Cord Stimulation - Neuraxial Modulation of Ventricular Arrhythmias

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Gunisha Kaur, MD, MA
Research in Education Grant
Primary Mentor: Kane O. Pryor, MBBS
A Novel Model for Global Health Education in Anesthesiology

Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Marcos G. Lopez, MD, MS
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI
The Effects of Perioperative Oxygenation on Endothelial Function

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Maya Mikami, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Charles W. Emala, MD, MS
Control of the Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Cytoskeleton by Gelsolin: A Potential Novel Therapeutic Target for Bronchoconstrictive Diseases

New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)
New York, NY

Brian P. O'Gara, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Daniel Talmor, MD MPH
Anesthetics to Prevent Lung Injury in Cardiac Surgery

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Austin J. Peters, MD
Research Fellowship Grant
Primary Mentor: Eric Schnell, MD, PhD
Modulation of Post-Traumatic Neurogenesis and Recovery by Ketamine

Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

Paul M. Riegelhaupt, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Crina M. Nimigean, PhD
Structural and Functional Characterization of the TREK1 K2P Potassium Channel, a Target for Chronic Pain Therapy

New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)
New York, NY

Andrei D. Sdrulla, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Mary Heinricher, PhD
Investigating the Neural Circuits of Spinal Cord Stimulation

Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

Shiqian Shen, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Jianren Mao, MD, PhD
The Role of Gut Microbiota in Neuropathic Pain

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Jacob E. Sunshine, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Ali H. Mokdad, PhD
Trauma Anesthesia Care: an Analysis of Motor Vehicle Crash Management, Risk Factors and Costs

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA
Research in Education Grant
Primary Mentor: Angela M. Bader, MD, MPH
Conducting Perioperative Code Status and Goals of Care Discussions: A Bi-Institutional Study to Develop a Novel, Evidence-Based Curriculum for Anesthesiology Trainees

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Christine N. Zanghi, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, PhD, MBA
Anesthesia-Induced Developmental Neurotoxicity: the Role of Immature Microglia

University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

*Supported in part by the Gertie Marx Research and Education Fund

Raymond A. Zollo, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Primary Mentor: Denham S. Ward, MD, PhD
Does Facilitated Peer Learning and Coaching (PLC) Improve Learning in the First Six Weeks of Training for Anesthesia Non-Technical Skills (ANTS)?

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY