Physicians

Department / Division
Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology-Cardiac Division

Address
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone
919-668-2408

Fax Telephone
919-681-4698

Training

• MB ChB, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Health Sciences (South Africa), 1992

Residency

• Anesthesiology, Auckland City Hospital (New Zealand), 1996-2001

Fellowship

• Liver Transplant Anesthesia, Auckland City Hospital (New Zealand), 2000-2001
• Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care, Duke University Medical Center, 2001-2002

Other Training

• Fellow, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthestists

Clinical Interests
Anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery, intensive care medicine

Research Interests
1. Animal models of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) induced Cerebral Vasospasm
2. Pathogenesis of Cerebral Vasospasm following SAH
3. Translational Research in SAH
4. Long-term Outcome following Endovascular Coiling of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Lombard, FW; Welsby, IJ; Alexander, MJ; Borel, CO. Thromboelastography detects inadequate response to abciximab therapy during stent-assisted cerebral aneurysm coil embolization complicated by stroke. Neurocritical Care. 2006;4:32-34. (2006) Abstract

Mesis, RG; Wang, H; Lombard, FW; Yates, R; Vitek, MP; Borel, CO; Warner, DS; Laskowitz, DT. Dissociation between vasospasm and functional improvement in a murine model of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgical Focus. 2006;21:E4. (2006) Abstract