George Alexander Mashour is an American anesthesiologist.
George Mashour | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | MD, PhD, Georgetown University School of Medicine |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Michigan Medicine |
Early life and education
editMashour completed his undergraduate degree in philosophy at St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) and then completed his medical degree and PhD at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.[1] Following his medical degree, Mashour completed his residency in the Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.[2] While at Harvard, he also accepted a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research for his project "Electrophysiology of Analgesic and Anesthetic Action on Serotonin Receptors".[3]
Career
editUpon completing his residency at Harvard, Mashour joined the University of Michigan (U-Mich) as a fellow in neuroanesthesiology and joined their faculty as an assistant professor in July 2007.[1] During his tenure at U-Mich, Mashour was appointed the Bert N. La Du Professor and associate chair for research in the Department of Anesthesiology and founded the center for Consciousness Science. As a result, he was promoted to associate dean for clinical and translational research, and director of the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research.[4] As the associate dean, Mashour and Cynthia Chestek studied the neurological mechanisms at work during ketamine anesthesia.[5] In 2016, Mashour was named the executive director of Translational Research in the U-M Office of Research where he was expected to advocate for translational research across U-Mich.[6]
As a result of his research, Mashour was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in recognition of his major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health.[7] Following the election, Mashour was also appointed chair of U-Mich's Department of Anesthesiology and the Robert B. Sweet Professor of Anesthesiology.[8]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mashour worked within the University of Michigan's Center for Drug Repurposing to battle the coronavirus.[9] He also collaborated with Theodore Goodson III to research how anesthetic drugs disrupt consciousness in the brain.[10] In 2021, Mashour received the American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research Award "for his significant work on the neurobiology of consciousness and unconsciousness, as well as his contributions to academic anesthesiology and translational science."[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Tremper, Kevin K. (October 2011). "George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., Recipient of the 2011 Presidential Scholar Award". Anesthesiology. 115 (4). Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "George Mashour, M.D., Ph.D." University of Michigan. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "George Mashour". Fulbright Scholar. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "George Mashour, MD Named Director of MICHR". University of Michigan. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "NIH-Funded Study Provides Insights on Brain Activity Under Anesthesia". University of Michigan. May 10, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "U-M Names George Mashour Executive Director of Translational Research". University of Michigan. March 31, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Sawani, Jina (October 15, 2018). "Two University of Michigan faculty elected to prestigious National Academy of Medicine". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Malcom, Kelly (December 5, 2019). "George Mashour, M.D., Ph.D. Appointed as Chair of U-M Department of Anesthesiology". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Bonomini, Nicole (May 7, 2020). "U-M Center for Drug Repurposing Searches for Coronavirus Therapy". Center for Leading Innovation & Collaboration. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Sherburne, Morgan (August 12, 2020). "The quantum brain: What a laser can tell us about the relationship between entangled photons and neurons". University of Michigan. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Department Chair George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., receives the American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research Award". University of Michigan. June 9, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External links
editGeorge Mashour publications indexed by Google Scholar