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Beverley A. Orser

Beverley A. Orser

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Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
18153
World Ranking
2983
National Ranking
172

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Beverley A. Orser is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in anesthesiology and neuroscience. Their research output spans across several interconnected fields, including medicine and neuroscience, with subfields focusing on developmental neuroscience, critical care and intensive care medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, anesthesiology and pain medicine, and emergency medical services.

Orser's main topics of investigation include anesthesia and neurotoxicity research, intensive care unit cognitive disorders, cardiac anesthesia and surgical outcomes, anesthesia and sedative agents, global health workforce issues, global health and surgery, and treatment of major depression.

The scientist's publication record features contributions to multiple reputable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie
  • Anesthesia & Analgesia
  • British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Anesthesiology
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal

Selected recent papers by Beverley A. Orser are:

  • Recommendations for Endotracheal Intubation of COVID-19 Patients, 2020, Anesthesia & Analgesia
  • Canada needs a national strategy for anesthesia services in rural and remote regions, 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Competence-Based Training and Immersion Virtual Reality: Paradigm-Shifting Advances in Medical Education, 2022, Anesthesia & Analgesia

Frequent co-authors with whom Beverley A. Orser has collaborated include Dian-Shi Wang, C. Ruth Wilson, Connor T. A. Brenna, Stephen Choi, and Lilia Kaustov.

Throughout their career, Orser has received recognition including membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2018 and fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science from the same year.

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for the nomenclature of cognitive change associated with anaesthesia and surgery—2018

    L. Evered;L. Evered;B. Silbert;B. Silbert;D.S. Knopman;D.A. Scott;D.A. Scott

  • Tonic inhibition in mouse hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons is mediated by α5 subunit-containing γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors

    Valerie B. Caraiscos;Erin M. Elliott;Kong E. You-Ten;Victor Y. Cheng

  • Emerging molecular mechanisms of general anesthetic action

    Hugh C. Hemmings;Myles H. Akabas;Peter A. Goldstein;James R. Trudell

  • The prevention of chronic postsurgical pain using gabapentin and pregabalin: a combined systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Hance Clarke;Robert P. Bonin;Beverley A. Orser;Marina Englesakis

  • G-protein-coupled receptors act via protein kinase C and Src to regulate NMDA receptors.

    W Y Lu;Z G Xiong;S Lei;B A Orser

  • Distinct functional and pharmacological properties of tonic and quantal inhibitory postsynaptic currents mediated by gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) receptors in hippocampal neurons.

    Donglin Bai;Guoyun Zhu;Peter Pennefather;Michael F. Jackson

  • Multiple mechanisms of ketamine blockade of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors.

    Beverley A. Orser;Peter S. Pennefather;John F. MacDonald

  • Inhaled anesthetics and immobility: Mechanisms, mysteries, and minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration

    James M. Sonner;Joseph F. Antognini;Robert C. Dutton;Pamela Flood

  • Anesthetic Neurotoxicity — Clinical Implications of Animal Models

    Bob A. Rappaport;Santhanam Suresh;Sharon Hertz;Alex S. Evers

  • Anaesthetic neurotoxicity and neuroplasticity: an expert group report and statement based on the BJA Salzburg Seminar

    V. Jevtovic-Todorovic;A. R. Absalom;K. Blomgren;A. Brambrink

  • Suppression of hippocampal TRPM7 protein prevents delayed neuronal death in brain ischemia.

    Hong-Shuo Sun;Michael F Jackson;Michael F Jackson;Loren J Martin;Karen Jansen

  • Inhibition by propofol (2,6 di-isopropylphenol) of the N-methyl-D-aspartate subtype of glutamate receptor in cultured hippocampal neurones.

    Beverley A. Orser;Maria Bertlik;Maria Bertlik;Lu-Yang Wang;John F. MacDonald

  • α5GABAA Receptors Mediate the Amnestic But Not Sedative-Hypnotic Effects of the General Anesthetic Etomidate

    Victor Y. Cheng;Loren J. Martin;Erin M. Elliott;John H. Kim

  • Propofol modulates activation and desensitization of GABAA receptors in cultured murine hippocampal neurons.

    Beverley A. Orser;Lu-Yang Wang;Peter S. Pennefather;John F. MacDonald

  • Medication errors in anesthetic practice: a survey of 687 practitioners.

    Beverley A. Orser;Robert J. B. Chen;Doreen A. Yee

  • A D2 class dopamine receptor transactivates a receptor tyrosine kinase to inhibit NMDA receptor transmission.

    Suhas A Kotecha;James N Oak;James N Oak;Michael F Jackson;Yael Perez

  • Tranexamic acid–associated seizures: Causes and treatment

    Irene Lecker;Dian‐Shi Wang;Paul D. Whissell;Sinziana Avramescu

  • Best Practices for Postoperative Brain Health: Recommendations From the Fifth International Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group.

    Miles Berger;Katie J. Schenning;Charles H. Brown;Stacie G. Deiner

  • A GABAergic system in airway epithelium is essential for mucus overproduction in asthma

    Xiang Yy;Wang S;Liu M;Hirota Ja

  • The General Anesthetic Propofol Slows Deactivation and Desensitization of GABAA Receptors

    Donglin Bai;Peter S. Pennefather;John F. MacDonald;Beverley A. Orser;Beverley A. Orser

  • Programming errors contribute to death from patient-controlled analgesia: case report and estimate of probability.

    Kim J. Vicente;Karima Kada-Bekhaled;Gillian Hillel;Andrea Cassano

  • Tonically activated GABAA receptors in hippocampal neurons are high-affinity, low-conductance sensors for extracellular GABA.

    Jacky Y. T. Yeung;Kevin J. Canning;Guoyun Zhu;Peter Pennefather

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Tymianski
Michael Tymianski University Health Network
Michael W. Salter
Michael W. Salter University of Toronto
Lu-Yang Wang
Lu-Yang Wang University of Toronto
James N. Reynolds
James N. Reynolds Queen's University
Michael Browning
Michael Browning University of Oxford
Bradley J. MacIntosh
Bradley J. MacIntosh Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Thomas W. Rosahl
Thomas W. Rosahl MSD (United States)
Stephen J. Moss
Stephen J. Moss Tufts University
Todd E. Golde
Todd E. Golde Emory University
Frances Chung
Frances Chung University Health Network

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