2018 Grant Recipients

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 2018 grant recipients.

2018 Grant Recipients

T. Anthony Anderson, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Modulation of Acute and Chronic Pain Using Focused Ultrasound on the Peripheral Nervous System

Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Anne D. Cherry, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Interface of Mitochondrial Quality Control and Immune Activation in Heart Transplant

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Michael J. Devinney, MD, PhD
Research Fellowship Grant
The Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Tina L. Doshi, MD, MHS
Mentored Research Training Grant
Novel Biomarkers and Pain Phenotypes in Trigeminal Neuralgia

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Thomas J. Ebert, MD, PhD
Research Education Grant
Beyond Milestones; using Holistic Ratings to Evaluate Trainee Performance

Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Katharine N. Gurba, MD, PhD
Research Fellowship Grant
Preclinical Evaluation of Analgesia Mediated by a Novel Muscarinic M4 Positive Allosteric Modulator

Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Thomas T. Joseph, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Anesthetic Interactions with Ryanodine Receptor 1 in Malignant Hyperthermia

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, PhD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Mechanisms and Clinical Impact of Myocardial Injury Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

James Matthew Kynes, MD
Research Education Grant
The Effect of Simulation Combined with Booster Training on Long-term Clinical Performance for Caesarean Delivery in a Low-resource Setting

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Ross P. Martini, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Eicosanoid Pathway Manipulation and Neurophysiology of Delayed Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

Lisa Q. Rong, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Mitral Apparatus Tissue Characterization for Prediction of Anesthesia-induced Changes and Mid-term Success After Surgical and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair

Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY

Vafi Salmasi, MD
Mentored Research Training Grant
Comparing Effectiveness of Duloxetine and Desipramine in Patients with Chronic Pain: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Using Point of Care Randomization

Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Katie Schenning, MD, MPH
GEMSSTAR
The Role of Alzheimer’s Risk Factors in Cognitive Decline After Spine Surgery

Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR

Yu Shi, MD, MPH
Mentored Research Training Grant
Longitudinal Assessment of Affect, Behavior, and Cognition in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN