Allan Gottschalk, MD, PhD

Professional Titles

• Director, Postdoctoral Research Training Program, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

Computational Medicine, Institute for

CV

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/anesthesiology/faculty/cv/gottschalk.pdf

Clinical Trials Summary

Post-Operative Delirium in Elderly Surgical Patients (STRIDE)

Additional Academic Titles

Professor of Neurological Surgery

Research Interests

Acute perioperative pain, Biophysical models of general anesthetic action on the central nervous system, Informational aspects of sensory perception and the representation of sensory input, Neuropathic pain, Nonlinear dynamics of respiratory pattern generation

Lab Website

Allan Gottschalk Lab

• Research in the Allan Gottschalk Lab focuses on the mechanisms behind neuropathic pain, chronic pain related to nerve injury. We are investigating biophysical models of the impact of general anesthesia on the central nervous system; informational aspects of sensory perception and the representation of sensory input; nonlinear dynamics of respiratory pattern generation; and acute perioperative pain.

Research Summary

A research faculty member in the cerebroscience and pain programs at the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Gottschalk investigates the mechanism of chronic pain associated with nerve injury, also known as neuropathic pain.

As an affiliated faculty member at the Institute for Computational Medicine, he is interested in biophysical models of general anesthetic action on the central nervous system; informational aspects of sensory perception and the representation of sensory input; nonlinear dynamics of respiratory pattern generation; and acute perioperative pain.

Selected Publications

• 1. Papangelou A, Radzik BR, Smith T, Gottschalk A. “A review of scalp blockade for cranial surgery.” J Clin Anesth. 2013 Mar;25(2):150-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.06.024. Epub 2013 Jan 23. Review.
  2. Ochroch EA, Vachani A, Gottschalk A, Kanetsky PA. “Natural variation in the μ-opioid gene OPRM1 predicts increased pain on third day after thoracotomy.” Clin J Pain. 2012 Nov-Dec;28(9):747-54. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3182442b1c.
  3. Morad A, Winters B, Stevens R, White E, Weingart J, Yaster M, Gottschalk A. “The efficacy of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after intracranial surgery of the posterior fossa: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.” Anesth Analg. 2012 Feb;114(2):416-23. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31823f0c5a. Epub 2011 Dec 9.
  4. Sieber FE, Mears S, Lee H, Gottschalk A. “Postoperative opioid consumption and its relationship to cognitive function in older adults with hip fracture.” J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Dec;59(12):2256-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03729.x. Epub 2011 Nov 7.
  5. Lee HB, Mears SC, Rosenberg PB, Leoutsakos JM, Gottschalk A, Sieber FE. “Predisposing factors for postoperative delirium after hip fracture repair in individuals with and without dementia.” J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Dec;59(12):2306-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03725.x.

Honors

• Service Excellence Award, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1/1/11
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Anesthesia Research Training Grant (T32), University of Pennsylvania, 1/1/88
• Lewis B. Flexner Prize in Neurobiology, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, 1/1/83
• Predoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Training Grant, University of Pennsylvania, 1/1/81
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Boston University, 1/1/78
• Member, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society), 1/1/77
• Harold C. Case Scholar, Boston University, 1/1/77

Lectures & Presentations

Post-Craniotomy Pain Management: A Model for Clinical Research Using Six Sigma, http://webcast.jhu.edu/Mediasite/Play/bc1d7afe923c4637b7c5631304cfb075, 6/16/11

Memberships

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• Association of University Anesthesiologists
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• International Anesthesia Research Society
• Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists
• Maryland State Medical Society
• Society for Neuroscience
• Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care

Professional Activities

• ISO (International Standards Organization), Delegate, 1/1/92
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Research Committee, 1/1/12
• Journal of Pain Research, Editorial board, 1/1/08
• Pain Management: Acute Clinical, Anesthesiology and Pain Management Evaluation Board, 1/1/05
• The Scientific World Journal, Editorial board: Anesthesiology, 1/1/11
• University of Pennsylvania, Standing Committee on Academic Integrity, 1/1/94 - 1/1/96
• University of Pennsylvania, Steering Committee, 1/1/98 - 1/1/00
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Admissions Committee, 1/1/95 - 1/1/99
• World Journal of Anesthesiology, Editorial board, 1/1/10