Research Interests
•Acute Lung Injury (ALI), Myocardial Ischemia, Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Intestinal Inflammation
Education Background
•Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
•Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
Current Position
•Chairman and Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston, USA
•Adjunct Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
•Professor with Tenure Department of Anesthesiology McGovern Medical School; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
Professional Experience
•Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
•Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
•Visiting Professor
Perioperative organ injury is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in surgical patients. Among different types of perioperative organ injury, acute kidney injury occurs particularly frequently and has an exceptionally detrimental effect on surgical outcomes. Here, we will discuss the role of hypoxia-signaling and hypoxia-inducible transcription factors, and discuss novel therapeutic concepts based on laboratory research and a recent clinical trial.
