| Education |
- B. Sc. in Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada (06/1982)
- M.D. in Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada (06/1982)
- Residency in Anesthesiology, University of Manitoba, Canada (06/1989)
- Fellowship in Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego (01/1991)
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| Positions Held |
- Clinical Instructor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada (1989)
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, UCSD (1991-1995)
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, UCSD (1996-2001)
- Staff Physician, VA Medical Center, San Diego, California (1991-Present)
- Professor of Anesthesiology, UCSD (2001-Present)
- Chief of Anesthesia Service, VA Medical Center, San Diego (2014-Present)
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| Research Interests |
Mechanisms of inflammation, particularly as related to the brain, neuroprotection in trauma, anesthetic neurotoxicity and central nervous system regeneration after ischemic and traumatic injury. |
| Awards |
- District Winner, University of Waterloo Mathematics Contest, Rivereast Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (1976)
- Achievement Scholarship, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (1977)
- Allyn Rossen Research Award for Cardiovascular Research, B.Sc. (Med.) Undergraduate Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba (1980)
- First Prize, Residents Research Competition, Annual Banff Residents Retreat, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1989)
- Canadian Heart Foundation Fellowship (1984)
- Faculty Teacher of the Year, Department of Anesthesiology, UCSD (1992-2004)
- Best Doctors in America, San Diego-Pacific Region (1996-Present)
- Malathi Oratorship Award (2008)
- Honorary Professor of Anesthesiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (May 2013-Present)
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