Volume 28 Number 2 | Stony Brook, NY | < August 2017 > |
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New Faculty Member | Visiting Professor | STARS | Kudos |
CA-3 Resident Spotlight! | AT News | New Publications | Where is That? |
Monthly Muscle Chillaxant |
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James P. Dilger, PhD
Our Visiting Professor this month is Michael Patrick William Grocott BSc MBBS MD FRCA FRCP FFICM from the University of Southampton in England. At Southampton, Prof. Grocott is Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine and Head of the Centre for Human Integrative Physiology. Prof. Grocott received his medical training at the University of London, receiving his MB BS degree in 1992. With his thesis "Measuring morbidity following major surgery", he earned his MD degree. He is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Anaesthetists (UK) and the Royal College of Physicians (UK). Prof. Grocott is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Grocott's did his research training with Professor Michael (Monty) Mythen (our Visiting Professor in October 2015). His current research is focused in two areas: improving patient outcomes after surgery and understanding the physiology of high altitude climbers. The latter has taken him to great heights, that is, the summit of Mt. Everest! He will feature both of these pursuits during his visit to the department. Dr. Grocott has authored over 100 peer reviewed research articles and numerous reviews, editorials, and case reports. He research has been supported by grants from public, industrial and private foundations. Currently, he is has research funds from the British Lung Foundation and the National Institute for Health Research (UK). He has, and continues to, supervise research students. Dr. Grocott has active roles in many institutional, regional, national, and international organizations. He is Joint Editor-in-Chief for Extreme Physiology & Medicine. He participates in committees that establish national standards, guidelines and policies. He is an expert medical contributor to television programs on Extreme Weather. He worked on the IMAX film "Return to Everest" which is currently in production. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Grocott to Stony Brook! He will present a lecture to the residents on August 1, "Xtreme Everest: Taking Science from Mountainside to Bedside?" and speak to the department at Grand Rounds on August 2, "Fit-4-Surgery: Redesigning the Preoperative Journey". ![]() |
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Dr. Martin Kaczocha has been appointed to the University's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). |
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James P. Dilger, PhD![]() ![]() |
![]() Speaking of Residents, please take a moment to check out the new format of our Resident webpage! and let us know what you think of it! ![]() |
SleepTalker, the Stony Brook Anesthesiology Newsletter is published by the Department of Anesthesiology
Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY Tong Joo Gan, M.D., Chairman Editorial Board: James P. Dilger, Ph.D.; Stephen A. Vitkun, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D.; Marisa Barone-Citrano, M.A.; Shivam Shodhan, M.D., M.B.A. |