Hugh Hemmings

Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, United States of America

As Vice Chair of Research, Dr. Hemmings oversees the extensive clinical and basic anesthesiology research program at Weill Cornell. He has authored over 100 publications including a textbook on basic anesthesiology. His clinical practice focuses on anesthesia for thoracic surgery and other high risk procedures. He leads an active research group investigating the neuropharmacology of general anesthetics, neuroprotection, cell signaling and novel analgesia therapies.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Anesthesiology & Pain Management > Anesthetic Mechanisms (since 20 April 2007)

Links

http://www.cornellphysicians.com/hhemmings/index.html

All recent recommendations

• 6.6
  General anesthetics activate a nociceptive ion channel to enhance pain and inflammation.
  Recommended by Misha Perouansky, Christian Zoellner, Benedikt Pannen, Hugh Hemmings
  
• 6.5
  Volatile anesthetic effects on midbrain-elicited locomotion suggest that the locomotor network in the ventral spinal cord is the primary site for immobility.
  Recommended by Douglas Raines with Ken Solt, Hugh Hemmings, Bernd Antkowiak
  
• 3.3
  Isoflurane reduces excitability of Drosophila larval motoneurons by activating a hyperpolarizing leak conductance.
  Recommended by Bernd Antkowiak, M Bruce MacIver, Hugh Hemmings
  
• 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
  
• 4.8
  Intrinsic functional architecture in the anaesthetized monkey brain.
  Recommended by Albert Dahan, Hugh Hemmings