Research
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Professor & Vice Chair of Research
Cynthia Ju, PhD
The Department of Anesthesiology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth pursues excellence in clinical, translational and basic science research.
We currently have remarkable levels of non-federal funding for a wide variety of clinical trials and NIH funding to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms of organ injury using a broad range of disease models simulating critical care conditions, including acute kidney and lung injury, myocardial and liver ischemia, and intestinal inflammation.
The Department of Anesthesiology also fosters interdepartmental collaborations with scientists at UTHealth and the Texas Medical Center.
Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Clinical Research
Yafen Liang, MD
The department has recently established the Center for Perioperative Medicine (CPM) as a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental research program striving to find novel therapeutic approaches to improve outcomes in surgical patients, and patients requiring emergency medicine or critical care.
Leveraging UTHealth’s resources, state-of-the-art facilities, and myriad of research expertise, the department is well positioned to become a national leader in academic anesthesiology research.