Research
How one state beat national surgery opioid trends
Prescribing guidelines accelerated Michigan’s progress over the rest of the nation, study shows.
Allison Janda, M.D., receives an NIH K23 Career Development Award to compare vasopressor therapies to treat general anesthesia-induced hypotension
Her research aims to provide foundational data to establish a future clinical trial assessing postoperative outcomes in patients who receive phenylephrine or norepinephrine.
Joanna Kountanis, M.D., serves as an inaugural research scout
The program, funded through the U-M Medical School Office of Research, provides funding for researchers to invest in the bold, novel ideas of others.
U-M Anesthesiology ranked #1 in NIH funding for eighth consecutive year with more than $22M in funding
Three researchers — Drs. George Mashour, Chad Brummett, and David Williams — ranked in top 7 for PI funding.
Geometry of the brain, dimensions of the mind
Researchers identify new ways to characterize states of consciousness.
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Marcus Institute for Aging Research receive more than $13 million in funding to study the prevention of delirium in older adults
The study is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Sachin Kheterpal named inaugural Kevin K. Tremper Research Professor
The Tremper Research Professorship honors the department’s longtime chair while furthering the innovative research and discovery of its recipients. Colleagues, friends, and family celebrated with Kheterpal and Tremper during the inauguration on August 31.
Nicholas Douville, M.D., Ph.D., receives NIH Career Development Award to assess possible genetic predisposition to post-surgical acute kidney injury
Douville will combine genetic information with available EHR data in an effort to better predict patient risk.