David Warltier

Dept of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States of America

David Warltier M.D

Academic positions:
- Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
- Chairman of Anesthesiology
- Professor, Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Medicine

Any industry positions:

Research interests:
Dr. Warltier's research interests include the area of cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology with a special emphasis on coronary circulation. Areas of present research include cardioprotection by volatile anesthetics. Volatile anesthetic agents can precondition myocardium and render it resistant to stunning and infarction. The mechanisms by which volatile anesthetics accomplish this are being actively studied, and they include the opening of mitochondrial ATP-dependent potassium channels, the generation of reactive oxygen species and activation of intracellular kinases. Additional research interests involve neovascularization of ischemic myocardium by coronary collateral vessels. The involvement of different growth factors, cytokines, and signaling pathways are presently being established.

Any other information:
Dr Warltier is a Section Editor of Anesthesiology and has been an editorial consultant for a number of journals. He has published more than 350 original articles, book chapters and reviews. Dr Warltier has also received numerous honors, including receipt of the Excellence in Research Award from the ASA in 2001 and the fourth FAER Distinguished Lecturer Award presented at the annual ASA meeting in 2004.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Anesthesiology & Pain Management > Cardiovascular Medicine in Anesthesia: Basic Science (since 16 November 2005)

David Warltier is a Section Head for Cardiovascular Medicine in Anesthesia: Basic Science, part of the ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MANAGEMENT Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

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