Michael T. Alkire
Professor in Residence, Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Chief
Other not listed
Other not listed
B.S., University of Oregon
OTH, University of California, Los Angeles
OTH, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Irvine
Rm 104B - Bldg 53 - Rt 81A
Irvine, CA 92868
Rm 104B - Bldg 53 - Rt 81A
Irvine, CA 92868
Research Interests
Functional brain imaging; Mechanisms of anesthetic action on consciousness, memory and pain processing; Investigation and development of new clinical monitoring technology
Publications
Alkire MT, Asher CD, Franciscus AM, Hahn EL: Thalamic microinfusion of antibody to a voltage-gated potassium channel restores consciousness during anesthesia. Anesthesiology 2009; 110: 766-73
"Anesthesiology Editor's pick for Best-of-Meeting abstract award 2008"
"Anesthesiology Editor's pick for Best-of-Meeting abstract award 2008"
Alkire MT, Hudetz AG, Tononi G: Consciousness and anesthesia. Science 2008; 322: 876-80
Alkire MT, Gruver R, Miller J, McReynolds JR, Hahn EL, Cahill L: Neuroimaging analysis of an anesthetic gas that blocks human emotional memory. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105: 1722-7
Alkire MT, Nathan SV: Does the amygdala mediate anesthetic-induced amnesia? Basolateral amygdala lesions block sevoflurane-induced amnesia. Anesthesiology 2005; 102: 754-760
Alkire MT, Haier RJ, Fallon JH: Toward a unified theory of narcosis: brain imaging evidence for a thalamocortical switch as the neurophysiologic basis of anesthetic-induced unconsciousness. Conscious Cogn 2000; 9: 370-86
MT Alkire, M.D., RJ Haier, Ph.D., SJ Barker, Ph.D., M.D., NK Shah, M.D., JC Wu, M.D., and YJ Kao, Ph.D.: Cerebral metabolism during propofol anesthesia in humans studied with positron emission tomography. Anesthesiology, 1995 February, 82(2):393-403;discussion 27A.
The editorial HIGHLIGHT by Michael M. Todd, M.D.: p. 27A, acclaimed the manuscript as a "major achievement" in anesthesia research.
The editorial HIGHLIGHT by Michael M. Todd, M.D.: p. 27A, acclaimed the manuscript as a "major achievement" in anesthesia research.
Professional Societies
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Link to this profile
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Last updated
06/09/2023
06/09/2023