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Dr. Patrick Lee Purdon is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Pain Medicine at Stanford University. His research integrates neuroimaging, biomedical signal processing, and systems neuroscience with a focus on general anesthesia and sedation. His group conducts human studies to investigate anesthesia-induced unconsciousness using various techniques of multimodal neuroimaging, high-density EEG, and invasive neurophysiological recordings, which aid in diagnosing medically refractory epilepsy. He has developed novel methods for neuroimaging and biomedical signal processing to monitor consciousness levels during general anesthesia using EEG. His academic contributions include numerous committee appointments in prestigious institutions such as Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, and he has been recognized through various honors, including the Nathanial M. Sims Endowed Chair for Anesthesia Innovation. Purdon's work is widely published, and he actively participates in peer review for several scientific journals. His ongoing projects aim to enhance monitoring technologies in anesthesia to optimize pain management and minimize opioid use in surgical settings. With a D.Phil. from Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences Technology, his academic credentials support a long-standing commitment to advancing the field of anesthesiology through innovative research.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Leading research in general anesthesia, neuroimaging, and biomedical signal processing.
Patent for a system and method to monitor neural signals.
Patent for administering and monitoring biomimetic sleep.
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