Ansgar M. Brambrink, M.D.

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Background

Dr. Ansgar Brambrink relocated from Germany in August 2003 and is Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at OHSU.

Dr. Brambrink is active as both a clinician and a research scientist. His clinical research pursuits have included effects of modified immune response following severe trauma, techniques for regional anesthesia and innovative airway devices in pediatric anesthesia. Dr. Brambrink has also studied experimental ischemia in a variety of animal models. He has worked on strategies for preconditioning with pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, exploring their neuroprotective mechanisms and their potential for clinical application in neuroanesthesia and the neuro-ICU. Most recently, his research interests have focused on regeneration and plasticity after experimental stroke. His long-term goal is to investigate the effects of preconditioning and gender on post-ischemic neurogenesis and the underlying mechanisms.

Dr. Brambrink enjoys photography, listening to music, and spending time with his family.

Selected Publications

"A retrospective study of the performance of video laryngoscopy in an obstetric unit," Anesthesia and Analgesia (Vol: 115, Issue: 4, Page 904-906) - 2012

"In reply," Anesthesiology (Vol: 117, Issue: 4, Page 913-914) - 2012

"The 40th anniversary of SNACC: Celebrating a young and dynamic organization that is here to stay," Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (Vol: 24, Issue: 4, Page 257-259) - 2012

"Isoflurane-induced apoptosis of oligodendrocytes in the neonatal primate brain," Annals of Neurology (Vol: 72, Issue: 4, Page 525-535) - 2012

"Preface," Anesthesiology Clinics (Vol: 30, Issue: 2, Page xv-xvii) - 2012

"Anesthetic Neurotoxicity," Anesthesiology Clinics (Vol: 30, Issue: 2, Page 207-228) - 2012

"Ketamine-induced neuroapoptosis in the fetal and neonatal rhesus macaque brain," Anesthesiology (Vol: 116, Issue: 2, Page 372-384) - 2012

"The Storz C-MAC video laryngoscope: Description of a new device, case report, and brief case series," Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (Vol: 23, Issue: 2, Page 149-152) - 2011

"Routine clinical practice effectiveness of the glidescope in difficult airway management: An analysis of 2,004 glidescope intubations, complications, and failures from two institutions," Anesthesiology (Vol: 114, Issue: 1, Page 34-41) - 2011

"Preconditioning and postconditioning for neuroprotection: The most recent evidence," Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology (Vol: 24, Issue: 4, Page 521-534) - 2010

"In reply," Anesthesiology (Vol: 113, Issue: 5, Page 1245-1246) - 2010

"Accreditation and standardization of neuroanesthesia fellowship programs: Results of a specialty-wide survey," Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (Vol: 22, Issue: 3, Page 252-255) - 2010

"A new name behind the established acronym: Society for neuroscience in anesthesiology and critical care," Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (Vol: 22, Issue: 3, Page 186-) - 2010

"Isoflurane-induced neuroapoptosis in the neonatal rhesus macaque brain," Anesthesiology (Vol: 112, Issue: 4, Page 834-841) - 2010

""Therapeutic hypercapnia" after ischemic brain injury: Is there a potential for neuroprotection?," Anesthesiology (Vol: 112, Issue: 2, Page 274-276) - 2010

"Video laryngoscopy with the macintosh video laryngoscope in simulated prehospital scenarios by paramedic students," Prehospital Emergency Care (Vol: 13, Issue: 2, Page 251-255) - 2009

"Ischemic complications in neurosurgery: Use of calcium antagonists," Anaesthesist (Vol: 57, Issue: 8, Page 794-802) - 2008

"Preface," Anesthesiology Clinics (Vol: 25, Issue: 3, Page xv-xvii) - 2007

"Perioperative Care of Patients with Neuromuscular Disease and Dysfunction," Anesthesiology Clinics (Vol: 25, Issue: 3, Page 483-509) - 2007

"Laser resection of the prostate: Implications for anesthesia," Anesthesia and Analgesia (Vol: 105, Issue: 2, Page 475-479) - 2007

"Induction of cerebral ischemic tolerance by erythromycin preconditioning reprograms the transcriptional response to ischemia and suppresses inflammation," Anesthesiology (Vol: 106, Issue: 3, Page 538-547) - 2007

"Isoflurane is associated with a similar incidence of emergence agitation/delirium as sevoflurane in young children - A randomized controlled study," Paediatric Anaesthesia (Vol: 17, Issue: 1, Page 56-60) - 2007

"Brain protection by anesthetic agents," Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology (Vol: 19, Issue: 5, Page 481-486) - 2006

"An early bolus of hypertonic saline hydroxyethyl starch improves long-term outcome after global cerebral ischemia," Critical Care Medicine (Vol: 34, Issue: 8, Page 2194-2200) - 2006

"Comparison of direct and video-assisted views of the larynx during routine intubation," Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (Vol: 18, Issue: 5, Page 357-362) - 2006