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Gregory Hammer

Academic Appointments

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Department of Anesthesia 300 Pasteur Dr H3580 MC 5640 Stanford, CA 94305
    Tel Work (650) 723-7835 Fax (650) 725-8544
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Email Tel (650) 723-5725 Tel (650) 723-7835
    Not 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)
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Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

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.

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