Welcome to the research home of the Brigham Health Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine. The Department is involved in laboratory, translational, and clinical research at the forefront of academic medicine.
The mission of our research is to understand the mechanisms of diseases and processes that we actively manage and potentially prevent in our patients as they undergo surgeries and other operative procedures. Our aim is to apply this knowledge to the development of new and more effective treatments which can be applied to the clinical practice of anesthesia, intensive care, and pain management, but also to medicine more broadly.
Research in the Department is funded through grants from the National Institutes of Health, Foundations, and Industry and is conducted by both basic scientists and by clinical anesthesiologists. Areas of basic, translational, and clinical research include a broad array of topics, reflecting the diversity, complexity, and reach of the science of Anesthesiology. Departmental investigators frequently collaborate with researchers in other Departments catalyzing the rich scientific environment of Harvard Medical School and its associated hospitals and institutions, and benefit from the longstanding tradition and infrastructure of strong clinical research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Fruitful collaborations between industry and departmental investigators, both in the lab and in the operating room have facilitated a strong translational pathway for the development of new drugs and procedures.
Residents and Fellows with interest in laboratory and clinical research are encouraged to pursue their own ideas within the context of our Department’s world-renowned research activities and contribute importantly to the success and dissemination of these innovative translational discoveries. To quote our former Chairman Professor Simon Gelman, “Researching, or looking for answers, is unbelievably fun. To make a discovery, no matter how small, is to stand on the top of a mountain, to have a feeling that nobody in the world ever had his or her feet on that mountain. To be a pioneer and a discoverer is an amazing reward in life.”
I encourage you to explore the profiles of the various researchers to fully appreciate the breadth and commitment of our research mission across the Department.
J. Danny Muehlschlegel, MD, MMSc, FAHA
Vice Chairman for Research | Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology | Harvard Medical School
Linda S. Aglio, MD, MS
Alexander Arriaga, MD, MPH, PhD
Angela M. Bader, MD, MPH
Sukumar P. Desai, MD
Gyorgy Frendl, MD, PhD
Michaela Farber, MD
Christopher J. Gilligan, MD
David L. Hepner, MD, MPH
Robert N. Jamison, PhD
David R. Janfaza, MD
Sergey Karamnov, MD
Igor Kissin, MD, PhD
Sanjeet Narang, MD
Luigino Nascimben, MD, PhD
Srdjan S Nedeljkovic, MD
Louisa J. Palmer, MD
Beverly K. Philip, MD
Marc Philip T. Pimentel, MD
James P. Rathmell, MD
Edgar L. Ross, MD
Stanton K. Shernan, MD
Alexander Stone, MD
Lawrence C. Tsen, MD
Dirk J. Varelmann, MD
Kamen V. Vlassakov, MD
Jason Yong, MD, MBA
Jose Zeballos, MD
Linda S. Aglio, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Alexander Arriaga, MD, MPH, ScD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Perioperative Research
Angela Bader, MD, MPH
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Health Systems Research
Christopher W. Connor, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Sukumar P. Desai, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Robert R. Edwards, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Michaela K. Farber, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Omid Farokhzad, MD
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Christopher J. Gilligan, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Igor Kissin, MD, PhD
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Postoperative analgesia
Chronic pain
Local anesthesia
J. Danny Muehlschlegel, MD, MMSc, FAHA
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Beverly Philip, MD
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
James H. Philip, ME(E), MD, CCE
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Marc Pimentel, MD
Assistant Professor in Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
James P. Rathmell, MD
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Kristin Schreiber, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Regional Anesthesia
Charles Serhan, Phd, DSc
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Jinjun Shi, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Matthew Spite, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Gary Strichartz, PhD, MDiv
Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Lawrence C. Tsen, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
