Michael Avidan MB

Michael Wang PhD interviews Michael Avidan, MB, MAA 10 Conference Helsinki, Finland

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Michael Avidan

§ MBBCh, FCASA
Seymour & Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology
§ Director, Institute of Quality Improvement, Research & Informatics (INQUIRI)
§ Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

BIOGRAPHY AND AREAS OF RESEARCH:

Michael Avidan, He is the Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and is the Director of the Institute of Quality Improvement, Research and Informatics (INQUIRI). His current research interests include: intraoperative awareness, postoperative cognitive alteration, brain monitoring, and postoperative intermediate term outcomes

avidanm@anest.wustl.edu

Michael Wang

Michael Wang is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology in the College of Medicine, Biological Science and Psychology, University of Leicester UK, and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management at Leicester Royal Infirmary UK. He is a former Chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society. He has worked as a clinical psychologist for more than 35 years, treating patients with PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, obsessional compulsive disorder, and in particular, psychological problems arising from unplanned anaesthetic and surgical incidents.

Anthony Messina

Anthony Messina, MD, MSPH, MBA is a retired Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Management at the Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas and anesthesiologist.