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Gregory Hammer
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Anesthesia
- Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Department of Anesthesia 300 Pasteur Dr H3580 MC 5640 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-7835 Fax (650) 725-8544Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5725 Tel (650) 723-7835Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Anesthesia
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Pediatric Anesthesia Research (2005 - 2008)
- Associate Director, Pediatric ICU (1995 - 2008)
Honors and Awards
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America (1996-Present)
- Graduation with Honors, U. of Illinois College of Medicine (1982)
- Graduation with Honors, U. of Wisconsin (1977)
- Graduation with Honors, Phillips Academy (1973)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (1990) |
| Board Certification: | Anesthesia, American Board of Anesthesiology (1989) |
| Fellowship: | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA (1988) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1987) |
| Residency: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA (1987) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Dr. Hammer's primary research interests are pediatric pharmacology and perioperative care of children undergoing cardiac surgery. He has numerous funded research projects in these areas, including an NIH grant for $4.3 million to study the pharmacology of sodium nitroprusside, a drug commonly used for blood pressure control in the operating room and ICU. Dr. Hammer has several grants and ongoing research projects in the area of perioperative pain management and physiologic monitoring.
Clinical Trials
- HMP PK PD study Recruiting
- IV APAP PK study Recruiting
- Long term (12-24 hrs) infusion of nitroprusside (SNP) in pediatric patients to study the tolerability, safety, and pharmacodynamics of SNP. Recruiting
- Study of a drug called "Ketamine" and how much is in the bloodstream of infants and children who have undergone surgery. Ketamine is a standard-of- care medication used in the intensive care unit at Stanford for sedation and anesthesia. Recruiting
- Study of blood levels of Ketorolac Administered Intranasally to Children for pain after surgery Recruiting
Publications
- Sedation and analgesia in the pediatric intensive care unit following laryngotracheal reconstruction. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009: 166-79
- Determination of the pharmacodynamic interaction of propofol and dexmedetomidine during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009; (2): 138-44
- Con: dexmedetomidine should not be used for infants and children during cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008; (1): 152-4
- The effects of dexmedetomidine on cardiac electrophysiology in children. Anesth Analg. 2008; (1): 79-83, table of contents
- Sedation and analgesia in the pediatric Intensive Care Unit following laryngotracheal reconstruction. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2008; (5): 1023-44, x-xi
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