Dr Gareth Ackland PhD FRCA FFICM

Academy of Medical Sciences/ Health Foundation Clinician Scientist 2009-2014
Consultant in Anaesthesia, Barts and the London Hospitals

Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Queen Mary's University

Interests	Inflammatory mechanisms underlying postoperative organ dysfunction and sepsis Autonomic dysfunction in critical illness Postoperative outcome
Current Research	Cellular and humoral mechanisms associated with improving surgical outcomes. (Academy of Medical Sciences/Health Foundation Clinician Scientist award; 2009-2014). Parasympathetic modulation of perioperative myocardial injury (Royal College of Anaesthesia/British Journal of Anaesthesia Basic Science Research Fellow; 2014-2018) Molecular mechanisms underlying epidural-related maternal fever. (Obstetric Anaesthetists Association; 2014-2016) Translational clinical research supported by UCL/UCLH NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre
Publications	Biomarkers to guide perioperative management. Edwards M, Whittle J, Ackland GL. Postgrad Med J. 2011 Jan 17 Revised cardiac risk index and postoperative morbidity after elective orthopaedic surgery: a prospective cohort study. Ackland GL, Harris S, Ziabari Y, Grocott M, Mythen M; SOuRCe Investigators. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Dec;105(6):744-52. Epub 2010 Sep 28. Arterial hyperoxia and in-hospital mortality after resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Ackland GL, Dyson A, Singer M. JAMA. 2010 Oct 6;304(13):1440; author reply 1441 Chronic Kidney Disease and Postoperative Morbidity After Elective Orthopedic Surgery. Ackland GL, Moran N, Cone S, Grocott MP, Mythen MG Anesth Analg. 2010 Aug 31. Dehydration induced by bowel preparation in older adults does not result in cognitive dysfunction. Ackland GL, Harrington J, Downie P, Holding JW, Singh-Ranger D, Griva K, Mythen MG, Newman SP. Anesth Analg. 2008 Mar;106(3):924-9 Additional Publications available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=search&term=Ackland%20GL%5Bau%5D&dispmax=50
Address	Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, UCL Cruciform Building London WC1E 6BT UK
Links	Dr Alexander Gourine Prof Mervyn Singer
Contact	g.ackland[at]ucl.ac.uk