Associate Professor of Anesthesia,
Director, Orthopedic Anesthesia,
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,
Hadassah University Hospital
P.O.Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120.
Tel / Fax: 972-2-5844755
e-mail: drenger@cc.huji.ac.il
Born in Haifa, Israel; married with three children
Education
January 1980 M.D. Diploma, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
1974-1979 Medical studies (year 2-6), Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
Post-Graduate
1999 - Professor of Anesthesiology, Visiting, Harvard Medical School, Active Staff, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1993-1994 Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Visiting Active Staff, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1987-1989 Active Staff, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1985 Board Certified in Anesthesiology
1980-1985 Residency in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem,
1996 Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
1990 Senior Lecturer in Anesthesiology
1986 Lecturer in Anesthesiology
1984 Instructor in Anesthesiology
2005–Present Director, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Hadassah University Hospital
2003–2005 Director, Department of Anesthesia, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa
2001-2003 Director of Anesthesia, Hadassah University Hospital at Mount Scopus
1989–2001 Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Unit, Hadassah University Hospital
Honours
1976 - Dean’s Distinction list, Excellence in Medical Studies and Full One-Year Merit Scholarship, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School. Faculty Prize, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School: Lipman Halperin Prize for Excellent Scientific Research Work
1987 - Faculty Prize, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School: Prize for Excellent Scientific Research Work
1991 – Faculty Prize, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School: Prize for Excellent Scientific Research Work
1992 - First Prize, Best Scientific Presentation at the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain
2001 - European Society of Anaesthesiologists Award for Excellent Research
2007 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia Award for Excellent Research Proposal.
Research Grants
§ The Joint Research Fund of the Hebrew University Medical School and Hadassah Medical OrganizationIschemia Research and Education Foundation (IREF), USA
§ Chief Scientist Fund, Ministry of Health
§ Administrator General Office, Ministry of Justice
§ Berman grant for Heart research
§ Hospital Internal Funds
§ Glotzer Grant for Heart Research
§ Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia(SCA), USA
§ SCA - IREF Starter grant, USA
§ Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Mid-Career grant, USA
§ European Society of Anesthesia Research Award, Europe
§ Glaxo Research Fund, USA
Miscellaneous
1993–2004 Founding President, Israel Association of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiologists
1996–2005 Member, International Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
2005–Present Member, Scientific Program Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
Representative Council, European Association of Cardiothoracic
Current Research Interests:
- Spinal Cord Protection from Aortic Occlusion-Related Ischemia
- Myocardial protection by anesthetic pre- and postconditioning in the diabetic heart
- Enhanced perioperative management of patients with congestive heart disease using NT-proBNP blood markers as a guide for therapy
- Medical therapy and patient outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery
Selected Publications
1. Drenger B, Israeli A, Or R, Leitersdorf E (1985) Plasmapheresis - a treatment for streptococcal sepsis? Lancet 8461 ii:943.
2. Drenger B, Pe'er J, Ben Ezra D, Katznelson R, Davidson JT (1985) The influence of intravenous lidocaine on the increased intraocular pressure induced by tracheal intubation. Anesth Analg 64:1211-3.
3. Drenger B, Magora F, Evron S, Caine M (1986) The action of intrathecal morphine and methadone on the lower urinary tract in the dog. J Urol (Invest Urol) 135:852-5.
4. Drenger B, Pe'er J (1987) Attenuation of ocular and systemic responses to tracheal intubation by intravenous lidocaine. Br J Ophthalmol 71:546-548
5. Magora F, Shazar N, Drenger B (1989) Urodynamic studies after intrathecal baclofen and morphine in dogs. J Urol (Invest Urol) 141:143-147
6. Drenger B, Magora F (1989) Urodynamic studies after intrathecal fentanyl and buprenorphine in the dog. Anesth Analg 69:348-353
7. Drenger B, Shir Y, Pode D, Shapiro A, Magora F, Davidson JT (1989) Epidural bupivacaine and methadone analgesia for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. Br J Anaesth. 62:82-86
8. Drenger B, Quigg M, Blanck TJJ (1991) Volatile anesthetics depress calcium channel blocker binding to bovine cardiac sarcolemma. Anesthesiology 74:155-165
9. Drenger B, Runge SR, Hoehner P, Quigg M, Blanck TJJ (1991) Halothane inhibits binding of calcium channel blockers to cardiac sarcolemma. Mechanisms of anesthetic action in skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. Adv Exp Med Biol 301:109-114
10. North RB, Drenger B, Beattie C, McPherson R.W, Parker S, Reitz BA, Williams GM (1991) Spinal cord stimulation evoked potential monitoring during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Neurosurgery 28:325-330
11. Drenger B, Parker S, McPherson RW, North RB, Williams GM, Reitz BA, Beattie C (1992). Spinal stimulation evoked potentials during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Anesthesiology 76:689-695
12. Drenger B, Heitmiller ES, Quigg M, Blanck TJJ (1992) Depression of Ca2+ channel blocker binding to rat brain membranes by halothane. Anesth Analg 74:758-761
13. Drenger B, Zughayer H, Chrubasik J, Goldofsky S, Magora F (1993) Dose-response effect of intrathecal alfentanil on canine lower urinary tract dynamics. Anesth Analg 76:786-790
14. Drenger B, Ginosar Y, Chandra M, Reches A, Gozal Y (1994) Halothane modifies ischemia-associated injury to the voltage-sensitive calcium channels in canine heart sarcolemma. Anesthesiology, 81:221-228
15. Drenger B, Ginosar Y, Gozal Y (1994) Effect of halothane on sarcolemmal calcium channels during myocardial Ischemia and reperfusion. In: Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Disease. Edited by Bosnjak ZJ. Adv Pharmacol 31:89-97
16. Gozal Y, Glantz L, Luria MH, Milgalter E, Shimon D, Drenger B (1996) Normothermic continuous blood cardioplegia improves electrophysiologic recovery after open heart surgery. Anesthesiology 84:1298-1306. (The article is accompanied by editorial highlights). 1997 Year Book of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Mosby-Year Book, Chicago, 143-144
17. Gillis S, Merin G, Zahger D, Deeb M, Drenger B, Hyam E, Eldor A (1997) Orgaran for cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with previous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Br J Haematol 98:657-659
18. Drenger B, Parker SD, Frank SM, Beattie C (1997) Changes in cerebrospinal fluid pressure and lactate concentrations during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Anesthesiology 86:41-47
19. Glantz L, Ginosar Y, Chevion M, Gozal Y, Elami A, Navot N, Kitrossky N, Drenger B. (1997) Halothane prevents hydroxyl radical-related post-ischemic injury to canine heart. Anesthesiology 86:440-447
20. Gozal Y, Mintz B, Drenger B (2002) Time course of neuromuscolar blockade with rocuronium in children with Intracardiac shunts. J Cardiothor Vasc Anesth 16:737-8
21. Gozal Y, Chevion M, Elami A, Kitrossky N, Drenger B (2005) Ischemic preconditioning but not Isoflurane prevents postischemic production of hydroxyl radicals in a canine model of ischemia-reperfusion. Eur J Anaesthesiol 22:49-55
22. Gozal Y, Raphael Y, Rivo J, Chevion M, Drenger B(2005) Isoflurane does not mimic ischemic preconditioning in decreasing hydroxyl radical production in rabbit. Br J Anaesth 95:442-7
23. Leyvi G, Ramachandran S, Wasnick JD, Plestis K, Cheung A, Drenger B (2005) Risks and benefits of cerebrospinal fluid drainage during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. J Cardiothor Vasc Anesth 19:392-9
24. Drenger B, Gilon D, Chevion M, Elami A, Meroz Y, Milgalter E, Gozal Y (2008) Myocardial Metabolism Altered by Ischemic Preconditioning and Enflurane Anesthesia in Off-Pump Coronary Surgery. J Cardiothor Vasc Anesth 22:369-76
25. Body systems at risk, Panel Chairman and Lecture: Spinal cord protection in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. 49th Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, New York, 1995
26. Spinal cord protection in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. The Ether Day Guest Lecture in conjunction with the 150th Anniversary Celebration of W.T.G. Morton's First Demonstration of Ether at the MGH. The Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, October 16, 1996
27. Panel Chair, Protection of organ body at risk, and Lecture: Spinal cord protection. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Francisco 2000
28. Congress President, 8th International Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, and The 19th Congress of the Israel Society of Anesthesia, Tel Aviv 2002
29. The impact of the type of anesthesia on patient outcome after surgery. 13th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, Paris 2004
30. Panel lecture: Neurophysiologic monitoring and CNS complications in thoracic aortic surgery American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2006
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