Since 1986, the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) has funded more than $47 million in research grants. Below is a list of our current grantees, grouped chronologically by grant cycle.
Gregory A. Chinn, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Mentored Research Training Grant
Physiologic and Cellular Mechanisms of Neonatal GABA Mediated Neurotoxicity
Bradley A. Fritz, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Mentored Research Training Grant
Machine Learning to Enhance Prediction of Postoperative Death and Acute Kidney Injury by Anesthesiology Clinicians
Mitra Heshmati, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Mentored Research Training Grant
Dissecting Midbrain Connectivity in Anesthetic Emergence
Emily J. MacKay, DO, MSHP
University of Pennsylvania
Mentored Research Training Grant
Transesophageal Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery: Impact of Advanced Cardiac Imaging on Clinical Outcomes
Kathryn R. Rosenblatt, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentored Research Training Grant
Defining Cerebral Autoregulation-Guided Therapeutic Targets in Sepsis
Christina Boncyk, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mentored Research Training Grant
The Impact of Increased Prescribing on ICU Survivors
Co-funded by the Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SAAAPM)
Daniel Cook, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Mentored Research Training Grant
How Local Anesthetics Disrupt Intracellular Calcium Stores and the Impact on Synaptic Function and Neurotoxicity
Nicholas Douville, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Mentored Research Training Grant
Integrating Genetics and Electronic Health Records to Predict Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery
Lei Gao, MBBS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mentored Research Training Grant
Circadian/Sleep Disturbance and Systemic Inflammation in the Development of Delirium
Timothy Gaulton, MD, MSc
University of Pennsylvania
APSF-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant
Mapping the Epidemiology of Perioperative Driving Safety and Behavior
Julie Huffmyer, MD
University of Virginia
FAER-ABA Research in Education Grant
The Association of MOCA Minute® Performance on ASPIRE Clinical Metrics
Kelly Michaelsen, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Mentored Research Training Grant
Automated Assessment of Drug Administration in the Operating Room with Smart Eyewear Technology
Eellan Sivanesan, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mentored Research Training Grant
Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Attenuation of Chemotherapy Induced Painful Neuropathy and Increased Chemotherapeutic Efficacy
Stephan G. Frangakis, MD, PhD
Duke University
Research Fellowship Grant
Analgesic Effects of Perioperative Propranolol Administration for Spine Surgery
Adam Gerber, MD, PhD
Columbia University Medical Center
Mentored Research Training Grant
Attenuation of Lung Injury with an Inhaled Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor
Michael P. Puglia, II, MD, PhD
University of Michigan
Mentored Research Training Grant
Connectivity and Complexity During General Anesthesia in the Developing Brain
Yifan Xu, MD, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
Research Fellowship Grant
Modulation of Microvascular Blood Flow and Stroke Outcome via GPR39
Alexander F. Arriaga, MD, MPH, ScD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
APSF-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant
Increasing the Frequency of Debriefing after Perioperative Crises: Altering Trajectories that Impact Provider Burnout and Wellness
Victoria M. Bedell, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Mentored Research Training Grant
Anesthetic Effects on Mitochondrial Localization During Neural Development in Zebrafish
Benjamin H. Cloyd, MD
University of Michigan
FAER-ABA Research in Education Grant
Is Participation in Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Associated with Clinical Outcomes?
Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Mentored Research Training Grant
Neuronal Mechanisms of Unconsciousness in an Absence Seizure Model
Vesela P. Kovacheva, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mentored Research Training Grant
Genome Wide Association Study of Patients with History of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Li Li, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Mentored Research Training Grant
Deciphering the Locus Coeruleus-Thalamic Circuit in Anesthetic Emergence
Elizabeth Railey White, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Research Fellowship Grant
Identification of Molecular Targets of Fropofol-Induced Cardiac Depression with the Novel Photoaffinity Label ortho-azi-fropofol
Seyed A. Safavynia, MD, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mentored Research Training Grant
Probing the Neural Mechanisms of Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Delirium Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Mieke A. Soens, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mentored Research Training Grant
The Role of Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators in the Development of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain
T. Anthony Anderson, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Mentored Research Training Grant - Clinical and Translational
Modulation of Acute and Chronic Pain Using Focused Ultrasound on the Peripheral Nervous System
Tina L. Doshi, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University
Mentored Research Training Grant - Clinical and Translational
Novel Biomarkers and Pain Phenotypes in Trigeminal Neuralgia
Lisa Q. Rong, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mentored Research Training Grant - Clinical and Translational
Mitral Apparatus Tissue Characterization for Prediction of Anesthesia-induced Changes and Mid-term Success After Surgical and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
James Matthew Kynes, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research in Education Grant
The Effect of Simulation Combined with Booster Training on Long-term Clinical Performance for Caesarean Delivery in a Low-resource Setting
Supported in part by the Gertie Marx Endowment Fund
Katie Schenning, MD, MPH
Oregon Health and Science University
GEMSSTAR
The Role of Alzheimer’s Risk Factors in Cognitive Decline After Spine Surgery
Yu Shi, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Mentored Research Training Grant - Clinical and Translational
Longitudinal Assessment of Affect, Behavior, and Cognition in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia
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