Donat Spahn

Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Professor Donat R. Spahn, F.R.C.A.

Academic positions:
- 2006 - present Professor and Chairman, Institute of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Zurich, Switzerland
- 2005 - present WHO Consultant / Trainer in Blood Transfusion.
- 1995 - present Professor of Anaesthesiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2001- 2006 Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

Any industry positions (past 5 years):
None declared

Research interests:
Professor Spahn's main research foci are fluid replacement therapy with crystalloids and colloids, blood transfusion and alternatives including artificial oxygen carriers and cardiovascular physiology including cardioprotection with beta-blockers and anesthetic preconditioning.

Other society memberships include:
- FMH Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (Vereinigung Schweizer Ärzte)
- SGAR Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Reanimation
- SGI Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Intensivmedizin (Ausserordentliches Mitglied)
- EACTA European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists
- ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists (Affiliate Member)
- IARS International Anesthesia Research Society
- ARS Anaesthetic Research Society
- EAA European Academy of Anaesthesiology (1999: Academician)
- DGAI Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (Corresponding Member)

Professor Spahn is Editor of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Associate Editor of Anesthesiology and serves on the editorial board of 7 other international scientific journals. He is author of more than 150 peer reviewed scientific articles listed in MEDLINE, more than 50 review articles and book chapters and co-editor of several books.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Anesthesiology & Pain Management > Perioperative Hemostasis & Transfusion Medicine (since 16 November 2005)

Donat Spahn is a Section Head for Perioperative Hemostasis & Transfusion Medicine, 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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