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Brendan CarvalhoAcademic Appointments
Appointment
Organization
Assistant Professor - Med Center Line
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Curriculum Vitae PDF
Research Interests
I am primarily interested in clinical and translational research covering various aspects related to cesarean anesthesia and labor analgesia. My current area of research focus is long-acting neuraxial opioids, labor patient-controlled epidural analgesia, persistent post-cesarean pain and pregnancy-induced changes in pain perception. In addition, I have done research on patient perception of cesarean anesthesia risk, determination of effective local anesthetic dosing for intrathecal cesarean anesthesia and peripartum experimental pain thresholds and tolerances. My main research interest lies in developing novel ways of improving post-cesarean and peripartum labor pain. I hope to understand pregnancy-induced changes in pain perception and the mechanism behind persistent post-cesarean pain. In the future, I hope we will be able to identify patients at risk and prevent the development persistent post-cesarean pain.
Publications
- Cohen SE, Andes LC, Carvalho B "Assessment of knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation of pregnant women." Int J Obstet Anesth 2008; 17: 1: 20-5 More »
- Angst MS, Clark JD, Carvalho B, Tingle M, Schmelz M, Yeomans DC "Cytokine profile in human skin in response to experimental inflammation, noxious stimulation, and administration of a COX-inhibitor: A microdialysis study." Pain 2008; More »
- Carvalho B, Clark DJ, Angst MS "Local and Systemic Release of Cytokines, Nerve Growth Factor, Prostaglandin E2, and Substance P in Incisional Wounds and Serum Following Cesarean Delivery." J Pain 2008; More »
- Carvalho B, Fuller A, Brummel C, Cohen SE "Local infiltration of epinephrine-containing lidocaine with bicarbonate reduces superficial bleeding and pain during labor epidural catheter insertion: a randomized trial." Int J Obstet Anesth 2007; More »
- Butwick A, Carvalho B "The effect of colloid and crystalloid preloading on thromboelastography prior to Cesarean delivery: [L'effet d'une precharge avec un colloide ou un cristalloide sur le thromboelastogramme avant l'accouchement par cesarienne]." Can J Anaesth 2007; 54: 3: 190-5 More »
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