Anesthesiology Research
Advancing Science, Improving Patient Care
Join the next generation of researchers in our quest to be the preeminent academic anesthesiology department in the world.
A culture of research and discovery
The U-M Medical School Department of Anesthesiology is at the forefront of addressing key questions in outcomes, neuroscience, and pain and opioids research. Our research is supported by National Institutes of Health funding, as well as a wide array of foundation, state, and industry funding.
Our work spans the translational spectrum, from computational in silico modeling, to animal experimentation, to prospective observational or interventional clinical research, to large-scale epidemiology.
We focus on three areas of research in nationally and internationally recognized centers:
- Outcomes research: The Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG)
- Pain and opioid research: Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center and OPEN
- Neuroscience research: The Center for Consciousness Science
In addition to generating some of the most influential work within the field of anesthesiology, we have rich and productive interdisciplinary connections to basic science, public health, engineering, and even philosophy and the arts.
Our faculty serve major research leadership roles across the university and nationally, in fields that transcend the traditional boundaries of anesthesiology, including genomics, precision health, drug discovery, and translational science.
We are committed to making a major impact in anesthesiology as well as science, medicine, and society through our discoveries shared through widely-published research and commentaries. We also are focused on shaping a more diverse and inclusive future for academic anesthesiology, both within our department and across the country.
Research Areas
Developing the Next Generation
Career development starts from our internship, with a unique research training month, then progresses to our research resident track, the C-STAR program. We are also one of 16 departments in the country to host an NIH T32 postdoctoral training program.
Research Leadership
Chad M Brummett, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Associate Chair for Research
Department of Anesthesiology, Medical School
Karsten Bartels, MD, PHD, MBA
Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Executive Director
Pain and Opioid Research
Anesthesiology
Medical School
Amy SB Bohnert, PhD, MHS
Professor of Psychiatry
Program Director, Anesthesiology, Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Douglas A Colquhoun, MB ChB, MPH
Program Director
Program Assistant, Anesthesiology
Medical School
Michael Mathis, MD
M.D. Research Professor
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Program Director
Medical School
Phillip E Vlisides, MD
Executive Director, Neuroscience Research
Medical School
Featured News & Stories
Psychedelics and anesthetics create mirror image patterns in the brain
Michael Mathis, MD, receives the American Society of Anesthesiologists James E. Cottrell, MD, Presidential Scholar Award
U-M study to evaluate cannabis coaching program for chronic low back pain
What’s the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?
New initiative aims to bridge gap between emergency room and long-term treatment for opioid addiction
