Biography
My research addresses clinical questions by studying human subjects or patients. I collaborate with other faculty in the department on my research and provide expertise in the following areas: data analysis and statistics; mathematical modeling; data acquisition programming; human studies; respiratory physiology.
My research involvement has included multiple different projects:
• Accuracy of pulse oximetry, including determination of methemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, and the accuracy of cerebral oximetry.
• Organ transplantation and efforts to improve the quality of cadaveric organs.
• Acute normovolemic hemodilution to study the tolerance of acute anemia, as a way to examine red cell transfusion thresholds. Additionally, we have used this model to study other issues in transfusion, including TRALI.
• The utility of somatosensory and motor evoked potential, which are used in major spine surgery to assess the integrity of spinal cord function.
• The physiology of breathholding and drug-induced apnea.
• High altitude physiology
• Clinical effects of neuromuscular blockade
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2019 | |
University of California, San Francisco | Residency | School of Medicine |
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
Clinical Expertise
Kidney Transplantation
Liver Transplantation
Pancreas Transplantation
Clinical Trials
- Accuracy of BabySat V3 With Profound Hypoxia and Motion (NCT05581394)Related Conditions: Hypoxia| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Hypoxia| Start Date: | End Date:
- Effects of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) on Acclimatization to High Altitude (NCT02233582)Related Conditions: High Altitude| Start Date: | End Date:
Program Affiliations
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation
In the News
Research Interests
Hypoxic ventilatory drive at altitude
Apnea with remifentanil and propofol
Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury
Neuromonitoring in Spine Anesthesia
Pulse oximeter accuracy
Physiology of acute anemia
Predictors of kidney and liver donor organ function
View Research Profile at UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Publications
- High oxygen partial pressure decreases anemia-induced heart rate increase equivalent to transfusion.| | PubMed
- Quantitative tissue oxygen measurement in multiple organs using 19F MRI in a rat model.| | PubMed
- Donor pre-treatment with everolimus or cyclosporine does not reduce ischaemia-reperfusion injury in a rat kidney transplant model.| | PubMed
- Relationship between normalized adductor pollicis train-of-four ratio and manifestations of residual neuromuscular block: a study using acceleromyography during near steady-state concentrations of mivacurium.| | PubMed
- Improved accuracy of methemoglobin detection by pulse CO-oximetry during hypoxia.| | PubMed
- Emergent orthotopic liver transplantation for hemorrhage from a giant cavernous hepatic hemangioma: case report and review.| | PubMed
- Quality improvement in transplant anesthesia: which way forward?| | PubMed
- Accuracy of methemoglobin detection by pulse CO-oximetry during hypoxia.| | PubMed
- Acute kidney injury during liver transplantation as determined by neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin.| | PubMed
- Relative efficacy of transcranial motor evoked potentials, mechanically-elicited electromyography, and evoked EMG to assess nerve root function during sustained retraction in a porcine model.| | PubMed