Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Anesthesia
School of Medicine

Dr. Barreto Chang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, with a research focus on understanding the molecular and behavioral basis of cognitive impairment after surgery.

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By focusing on the perioperative period, she seeks to improve both the information patients receive during the perioperative evaluation in terms of their brain health assessment and also develop potential approaches for neuroprotection during the period of surgery and postoperative recovery.

Awards

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  • Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2024
  • Long-Term Mentor Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2024
  • Weill Award for Clinician-Scientists in the Neurosciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, 2024

Education & Training

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  • Internship Surgery Stanford Hospital and Clinics
  • MD/PhD Medicine/Neuroscience Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California San Francisco
  • Postdoctoral Studies Neuroscience University of California San Francisco
  • Residency Anesthesia University of California, San Francisco
  • BS Biology University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Interests

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  • Cognition
  • Anesthesia
  • Health Disparities
  • Diversity
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Community Outreach
  • Neuroscience
  • Aging
  • Postoperative Delirium (POD)
  • Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders (PND)
  • Geriatrics

Websites

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Publications (40)

Top publication keywords:
SeizuresEarly DiagnosisCognitive DysfunctionEmergence DeliriumHyponatremiaAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticKetamineMilk HypersensitivityAnesthesiologyDeliriumOtoscopesDermoscopyPilomatrixomaAnesthesiologistsCocos

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