B.B. Sankey Anesthesia Advancement Award
Past Recipients
Amy E. Jonassen, MD
The Effect of Systemic Vasodilator Therapy on Cerebral Flow/Metabolism Coupling During Pediatric Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Mazen A. Maktabi, MD
Role of Endogenous Release of Angiotensin II in the Choroid Plexus Response to Hypoxia
Mark Stafford Smith, MD, CM
Localization of Alpha2-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes to Specific Regions and Cell Bodies in Human Spinal Cord
Ichiro Uchida, MD, PhD
Subunit-Specific Property of Volatile Anesthetics on GABAA Receptor
Timothy J. Connelly, MD, MS
The Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on the Calcium Release Channel of Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Francis X. McGowan, Jr., MD
Effects of General Anesthetics Upon Nitric Oxide Production in the Porcine Coronary circulation
Richard Smiley, MD, PhD
Perioperative Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Desensitization
Arthur W. Wallace, MD, PhD
Hemodynamic Determinants of Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Ischemia in Man
Mitchell F. Berman, MD
Blockade of Cardiac Sodium Channels By Local Anesthetics: Whole-cell and Single-channel Analysis
Alberto J. de Armendi, MD
Mechanisms of Anaesthesia of Volatile and Barbiturate Anaesthetics at the Acetylcholine Receptor
Stephen W. King, MD, PhD
Anesthetic Effects on the Inositol Triphosphate Receptor
Pontus Ostman, MD
The Efficacy and Hemodynamic Effects of Epidurally Administered Dexmedetomidine Towards Visceral and Thermal Nociceptive Stimulus in the Gravid Guinea Pig
Mark S. Scheller, MD
Modifications of Patterns of Hippocampal Excitatory Amino Acid Concentrations Following Global Cerebral Ischemia in Rabbits by Two Voltage Dependent Calcium Channel Antagonists
Margaret M. Sedensky, MD
Analysis of the Site(s) of Action of Volatile Anesthetics by Molecular Genetics
Brian G. Bertha, MD
Do Inotropic and Vasopressor Drugs Stimulate or Attenuate Platelet Aggregation and Thrombosis in Pig Coronary Arteries?
Karen B. Domino, MD
Effect of Changes in PCO2 on the Matching of Ventilation and Perfusion in Normal and Edematous Lungs
Roderic G. Eckenhoff, MD
Subcellular Distribution of Inhalational Anesthetics
Robert A. Pearce, MD, PhD
Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on Neuronal Inhibition in the Rat Hippocampus in Vitro
Christoph Stein, MD
Peripheral Opioid Receptors Mediating Antinociception in Inflammation: Endogenous Ligands
David O. Warner, MD
Volatile Anesthetics and Epithelium-mediated Relaxation in Airway Smooth Muscle
Evan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD
Human Endogenous Morphine and Codeine: Isolation, Mechanisms of Synthesis, and Response to the Stress of Labor
Bruce J. Leone, MD
Effects of Anesthesia on the Threshold of Pacing-induced Myocardial Ischemia
Donald H. Penning, MD
The Role of Glutamic Acid In Perinatal Hypoxic/Ischemic Encephalopathy
Marc Sabbe, MD
Studies on the Effects of Spinally Administered Drugs on Respiratory Function
Beverly J.M. Waxler, MD
The Role of Proteinase Inhibitors in Anesthesiology
William R. Clarke, MD, MS
The Role of Differential Prostaglandin Sensitivity in Controlling the Transitional Circulation
John D. Emhardt
The Effect of Almitrine on the Pulmonary Microcirculation
Kirk J. Hogan, MD
Malignant Hyperthermia DNA Linkage Analysis
Dan C. Martin, MD
Anesthetic effects on 50-hydroxytryptamine Metabolism in Rat Brain Synaptosomes and Storage Granules
Vladimir Nigrovic, MD
Consequences of the Interaction of Atracurium and Its Metabolites with Nucleophiles
Robert G. Presson, Jr., MD
The Fate of Gas Emboli in the Pulmonary Circulation
Kenneth J. Tuman, MD
Myocardial Effects of Anesthetics in a Porcine Model of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Bruce A. Bollen, MD
The Role of Arterial Diameter, Vascular Endothelium and Activator Ca++ in Coronary Smooth Muscle Response to Halothane and Isoflurane
Robert Forbes, MD and David J. Murray, MD
Development of a Program to Assess Clinical Performance of Resident Physicians in Anesthesia
Mervyn Maze, MB, ChB
Anesthetic Depth and Central Monoaminergic Neurotransmission
John C. Sill, MBBS
Inhalational Anesthetics and Coronary Vasomotion
Zeljko J. Bosnjak, PhD
Effect of Chronic Administration of Calcium Antagonists
John F. Butterworth, IV, MD
Brain Cellular Mechanisms of Increased Anesthetic Susceptibility With Aging
Philippe Housmans, MD, PhD
Influence of Halothane on Intracellular Calcium Handling in Mammalian Cardiac Muscle
Vladimir Nigrovic, MD
Adverse Reactions and Metabolism of Atracurium
Roger S. Brett, MD, PhD
The Effects of Volatile Anesthetics on Slow Voltage-activated Ion channels in Cultured Neurons
Patrick E. Curling, MD
Intraoperative Assessment of Left Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction: Two-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography vs. Radionuclide Angiography
Richard F. Davis
Donald S. Prough, MD
Investigation of the Effects on Cerebral Blood Flow of a Thromboxane Synthetase Inhibitor Administered to Animals Subjected to Total Cerebral Ischemia
Paul F. White, MD, PhD
Pharmacolinetic-dynamic Basis for Continuous Administration of Intravenous Analgesics
1993
The Effect of Systemic Vasodilator Therapy on Cerebral Flow/Metabolism Coupling During Pediatric Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Mazen A. Maktabi, MD
Role of Endogenous Release of Angiotensin II in the Choroid Plexus Response to Hypoxia
Mark Stafford Smith, MD, CM
Localization of Alpha2-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes to Specific Regions and Cell Bodies in Human Spinal Cord
Ichiro Uchida, MD, PhD
Subunit-Specific Property of Volatile Anesthetics on GABAA Receptor
1992
The Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on the Calcium Release Channel of Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Francis X. McGowan, Jr., MD
Effects of General Anesthetics Upon Nitric Oxide Production in the Porcine Coronary circulation
Richard Smiley, MD, PhD
Perioperative Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Desensitization
Arthur W. Wallace, MD, PhD
Hemodynamic Determinants of Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Ischemia in Man
1991
Blockade of Cardiac Sodium Channels By Local Anesthetics: Whole-cell and Single-channel Analysis
Alberto J. de Armendi, MD
Mechanisms of Anaesthesia of Volatile and Barbiturate Anaesthetics at the Acetylcholine Receptor
Stephen W. King, MD, PhD
Anesthetic Effects on the Inositol Triphosphate Receptor
Pontus Ostman, MD
The Efficacy and Hemodynamic Effects of Epidurally Administered Dexmedetomidine Towards Visceral and Thermal Nociceptive Stimulus in the Gravid Guinea Pig
Mark S. Scheller, MD
Modifications of Patterns of Hippocampal Excitatory Amino Acid Concentrations Following Global Cerebral Ischemia in Rabbits by Two Voltage Dependent Calcium Channel Antagonists
Margaret M. Sedensky, MD
Analysis of the Site(s) of Action of Volatile Anesthetics by Molecular Genetics
1990
Do Inotropic and Vasopressor Drugs Stimulate or Attenuate Platelet Aggregation and Thrombosis in Pig Coronary Arteries?
Karen B. Domino, MD
Effect of Changes in PCO2 on the Matching of Ventilation and Perfusion in Normal and Edematous Lungs
Roderic G. Eckenhoff, MD
Subcellular Distribution of Inhalational Anesthetics
Robert A. Pearce, MD, PhD
Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on Neuronal Inhibition in the Rat Hippocampus in Vitro
Christoph Stein, MD
Peripheral Opioid Receptors Mediating Antinociception in Inflammation: Endogenous Ligands
David O. Warner, MD
Volatile Anesthetics and Epithelium-mediated Relaxation in Airway Smooth Muscle
1989
Human Endogenous Morphine and Codeine: Isolation, Mechanisms of Synthesis, and Response to the Stress of Labor
Bruce J. Leone, MD
Effects of Anesthesia on the Threshold of Pacing-induced Myocardial Ischemia
Donald H. Penning, MD
The Role of Glutamic Acid In Perinatal Hypoxic/Ischemic Encephalopathy
Marc Sabbe, MD
Studies on the Effects of Spinally Administered Drugs on Respiratory Function
Beverly J.M. Waxler, MD
The Role of Proteinase Inhibitors in Anesthesiology
1988
The Role of Differential Prostaglandin Sensitivity in Controlling the Transitional Circulation
John D. Emhardt
The Effect of Almitrine on the Pulmonary Microcirculation
Kirk J. Hogan, MD
Malignant Hyperthermia DNA Linkage Analysis
Dan C. Martin, MD
Anesthetic effects on 50-hydroxytryptamine Metabolism in Rat Brain Synaptosomes and Storage Granules
Vladimir Nigrovic, MD
Consequences of the Interaction of Atracurium and Its Metabolites with Nucleophiles
Robert G. Presson, Jr., MD
The Fate of Gas Emboli in the Pulmonary Circulation
Kenneth J. Tuman, MD
Myocardial Effects of Anesthetics in a Porcine Model of Coronary Atherosclerosis
1987
The Role of Arterial Diameter, Vascular Endothelium and Activator Ca++ in Coronary Smooth Muscle Response to Halothane and Isoflurane
Robert Forbes, MD and David J. Murray, MD
Development of a Program to Assess Clinical Performance of Resident Physicians in Anesthesia
Mervyn Maze, MB, ChB
Anesthetic Depth and Central Monoaminergic Neurotransmission
John C. Sill, MBBS
Inhalational Anesthetics and Coronary Vasomotion
1986
Effect of Chronic Administration of Calcium Antagonists
John F. Butterworth, IV, MD
Brain Cellular Mechanisms of Increased Anesthetic Susceptibility With Aging
Philippe Housmans, MD, PhD
Influence of Halothane on Intracellular Calcium Handling in Mammalian Cardiac Muscle
Vladimir Nigrovic, MD
Adverse Reactions and Metabolism of Atracurium
1985
The Effects of Volatile Anesthetics on Slow Voltage-activated Ion channels in Cultured Neurons
Patrick E. Curling, MD
Intraoperative Assessment of Left Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction: Two-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography vs. Radionuclide Angiography
Richard F. Davis
1984
Investigation of the Effects on Cerebral Blood Flow of a Thromboxane Synthetase Inhibitor Administered to Animals Subjected to Total Cerebral Ischemia
1983
Pharmacolinetic-dynamic Basis for Continuous Administration of Intravenous Analgesics

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