
Volume 31 Number 5 | Stony Brook, NY | < May 2019 > |
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Peter Glass Academic Research Evening 2019
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Evan Kharasch
James P. Dilger, PhD
![]() Dr. Kharasch received his MD and his PhD in Pharmacology from Northwestern Medical School. He moved to the University of Washington in Seattle for his Internship, Residency and Research Fellowship (Postdoctoral NIH Fellow) in Anesthesiology. From 1998 to 2005, Dr. Kharasch was a faculty member at the University of Washington becoming a full professor of Anesthesiology in 1997. In addition, he had an adjunct appointment in Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Kharasch moved to Washington University, St. Louis in 2005. He was appointed Professor and Director of the Division of Clinical and Translational Research and one year later became the Russell D. and Mary B. Shelden Professor at Wash U. Among his additional duties at Wash U were Vice Chancellor for Research and Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Pharmacology. Last year, Dr. Kharasch made yet another eastward move; this time to Duke University. It's hard to know where to start describing Dr. Kharasch activities and accomplishments. He has been recognized for his teaching as the recipient of the Professor of the Year, Distinguished Service Teaching Award. Washington University School of Medicine in 2016. He received the 2011 Excellence in Research Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology (ISAP) in 2017. (I particularly like the title of his talk upon receiving this honor: Going where science takes you.) He has published over 250 refereed research articles. His current NIH grant funding shows some of the breadth of his research interests: "Nanotech biomarkers for renal cancer intervention: clinical validation & utility", "Optimizing outpatient anesthesia: improving analgesia and reducing opioid misadventure”, and "5-HT3 receptor antagonists for neuropathic pain". He holds three patents for methods of renal cancer detection and has seven other patents pending. Although you are likely to see Dr. Kharasch's name in many contexts, the most likely place is on the masthead of Anesthesiology. Since 2016, he has been the Editor-In-Chief of the journal. Dr. Kharasch's keynote talk is entitled "Perioperative Opioids, Public Health and Anesthesiology". We look forward to hearing his perspective on this timely and important topic! Welcome to Stony Brook Anesthesia, Dr. Kharasch! ![]() |
Kudos
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala is a recipient of this year's Michael A. Maffetone Distinguished Community Service Awards. (editor's note: I guess the 15th year of presenting SARAS was the charm!) Dr. Ruchir Gupta is receiving a degree in Master's in Clinical Research from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. At the SAMBA meeting (May 9-11) he will head up a panel entitled "Opioid Problems in Your Own Backyard," and present a PBLD on "Differences in Anesthetic Considerations in Office Based versus Ambulatory Settings." Dr. T. J. Gan has been named to the Editorial Advisory Board of Anesthesiology News. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SARAS 2019
Srinivas Pentyala, PhD
It is with great pleasure that I inform you about our 16th Annual “Science And Research Awareness Series” (SARAS) that will take place in July (8-26). Our department started this summer program in 2004 with 21 students and 1 faculty, where the students got to learn about cutting edge technologies and novel findings in the field of Biomedical research. Interest in the program grew rapidly and now students from all over the country attend this 3-week program at our medical center. This year we have 132 students officially registered in the program. More than 80 experts from clinical sciences, basic sciences, translational sciences, administration, law and business volunteer to educate, excite and inspire the students. Please check out the SARAS program details at: https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/saras/ If you find any of the topics interesting (or don't have a clue as to what these topics and clinical or research areas are), you are more than welcome to attend the program that runs from July 8 to July 26 in Lecture Hall 3, HSC Level 2, and in Med students Lab -161 HSC Level 2. This is “our” program being organized by “our department”, so drop by and see what goes on in SARAS. Thanks for all your support in making this program one of the most sought-after summer programs in Biomedical Sciences. ![]() Dr. Joy Schabel teaching spinal tap techniques to SARAS students in 2018 HELP NEEDED! Our “Clinical Skills Workshop" takes place on July 22 (Monday) from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM in our Clinical Skills Center. Each year, a few of our colleagues volunteer to help run this workshop. Still, we desperately need additional experts to interact with the SARAS students in this workshop. If any one of you (Faculty/Residents/Nursing and Nurse Anesthetist Staff) is interested and available that day, please consider helping. As a bonus, you will become an instant “ROCK STAR” and “ROLE MODEL” for these enthusiastic kids. If you are interested, please let us know. ![]() |
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James P. Dilger, PhD
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SleepTalker, the Stony Brook Anesthesiology Newsletter is published by the Department of Anesthesiology
Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY Tong Joo Gan, M.D., MHS, FRCA, MBA, Chairman Editorial Board: James P. Dilger, Ph.D.; Stephen A. Vitkun, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D.; Marisa Barone-Citrano, M.A.; Richard Tenure, M.D. |