Tag: Michael Avidan May 9, 2022 Lenze named head of Department of PsychiatryNoted for expertise treating depression, anxiety and cognitive issues in older adults.News Release August 19, 2021 $6.2 million grant to fund Center for Perioperative Mental HealthResearchers to study ways to improve mental health for surgery patients.News Release August 9, 2021 $33 million to support study comparing anesthetic medicationsUniversity of Michigan and Washington University to coordinate research to determine best anesthetic care.News Release March 11, 2021 Combating COVID-19: Labs pivot to fight a common enemyLabs retooled to investigate how the virus causes disease and to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostics.Outlook Magazine September 3, 2020 Global trial to test whether MMR vaccine protects front-line health-care workers against COVID-19Vaccine may strengthen immune response to viral infections; trial to enroll up to 30,000 health-care workers .News Release May 18, 2020 Podcast: Global study tests chloroquine to protect health workers from COVID-19Trial led by top academic institutions around the world, including School of Medicine.Podcast, Show Me the Science May 18, 2020 Global study to test malaria drug to protect health workers from COVID-19COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to fund international trial of chloroquine.News Release May 10, 2019 Avidan named head of anesthesiologyAlso will become anesthesiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.News Release February 5, 2019 Less anesthesia during surgery doesn’t prevent post-op deliriumBut close brain monitoring linked to lower 30-day mortality.News Release February 20, 2018 Washington People: Michael S. AvidanAnesthesiologist works to improve outcomes for patients during and after surgery.Washington People May 30, 2017 Drug believed to reduce postoperative pain and delirium does neitherStudy shows ketamine may spur hallucinations, nightmares in older patients.News Release October 10, 2016 Learning labsFor most medical students, there’s a major obstacle to doing research: being in medical school. Not at WashU.Outlook Magazine Posts navigation
