Biography
My group is interested in identifying why obese individuals are at greater risk of liver injury in the setting of trauma or surgery. My long-term goal is to understand the relationship between metabolic and immunologic processes in the liver. One potential link between these underlying mechanisms could be the peptide leptin, which can profoundly modify inflammatory and metabolic pathways. The goal of this research effort is to improve understanding of the impact of leptin on acute inflammatory cascade and metabolic response during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. This will benefit patients by improving risk-stratification of candidates for hepatic surgery and possibly lead to preventive therapies for ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Education
- 1986-93, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, M.D.
- 1993-94 Intern ; City Hospital St. Georg,, University of Hamburg, Germany and Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- 1996-99, University of California, San Francisco, Resident, Anesthesia
- 1994-96, Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, Fellow, Postdoctoral Research
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology
Clinical Expertise
Pancreas Transplantation
Liver Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation
Clinical Trials
- Intensive Insulin Therapy in Deceased Donors (NCT01140035)Related Conditions: Kidney Transplant, Transplants| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation
- UCSF Liver Center
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Research Narrative
My group is interested in identifying why obese individuals are at greater risk of liver injury in the setting of trauma or surgery. My long-term goal is to understand the relationship between metabolic and immunologic processes in the liver. One potential link between these underlying mechanisms could be the peptide leptin, which can profoundly modify inflammatory and metabolic pathways. The goal of this research effort is to improve understanding of the impact of leptin on acute inflammatory cascade and metabolic response during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. This will benefit patients by improving risk-stratification of candidates for hepatic surgery and possibly lead to preventive therapies for ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Research Interests
Inflammatory response to injuryIschemia reperfusion injury
Liver transplantation
Metabolomics
Organ donation
Renal and hepatic injury during surgery
Intensive Insulin Therapy in Deceased Donors-to improve renal allograft function and transplanted allograft outcomes
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Publications
- Mapping the ionization state of laser-irradiated Ar gas jets with multiwavelength monochromatic x-ray imaging.| | PubMed
- 1H-NMR-based metabolic signatures of clinical outcomes in trauma patients--beyond lactate and base deficit.| | PubMed
- Chronic kidney disease: implications for the perioperative period.| | PubMed
- Induction of intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury by portal vein outflow occlusion in rats.| | PubMed
- Quality improvement in transplant anesthesia: which way forward?| | PubMed
- Short passive cooling protects rats during hepatectomy by inducing heat shock proteins and limiting the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines.| | PubMed
- Evolution of elastic x-ray scattering in laser-shocked warm dense lithium.| | PubMed
- Acute hyperglycemia worsens hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.| | PubMed
- Acute kidney injury during liver transplantation as determined by neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.| | PubMed
- Abdominal organ transplantation.| | PubMed