Helge Eilers

Dept of Anesthesia, University of California San Francisco, United States of America

Assistant Professor and Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco (2001-present)

Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesia, San Francisco General Hospital (2002-present)

M.D. University of Bonn, Germany (1993)

Residency Department of Anesthesia, University of Cologne, Germany (1993-1995)

Postdoctoral Fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Philip Bickler, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco (1995-1997)

Internship VA Medical Center Boise, Idaho (1997-1998)

Residency Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco (1998-2001)

Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of peripheral pain transduction, ion channels in peripheral nociceptors, mechanical nociception. Molecular mechanisms of anesthetic action, anesthetic effects on peripheral nociceptors.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Anesthesiology & Pain Management > Pain: Basic Science (since 11 November 2005)

All recent recommendations

• 6.0
  Morphine-induced receptor endocytosis in a novel knockin mouse reduces tolerance and dependence.
  Recommended by Helge Eilers
  
• 6.4
  Anesthesia matters: patients anesthetized with propofol have less postoperative pain than those anesthetized with isoflurane.
  Recommended by Dhanesh Gupta, Helge Eilers
  
• 11.2
  Inhibition of nociceptors by TRPV1-mediated entry of impermeant sodium channel blockers.
  Recommended by Misha Perouansky, Nanna Finnerup, Hugh Hemmings, Emery Brown, Helge Eilers, David Archer, Cheryl Stucky with Daniel Vilceanu, Michael Schaefer
  
• 3.0
  Anatomical and functional analysis of aquaporin 1, a water channel in primary afferent neurons.
  Recommended by Helge Eilers
  
• 3.0
  An N-terminal variant of Trpv1 channel is required for osmosensory transduction.
  Recommended by Helge Eilers