George A Mashour
Interim Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Faculty Development
Professor of Anesthesiology
Program Director, Anesthesiology
Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School
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George A Mashour
Senior Associate Dean
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    Qualifications
    • MD, PhD
      Georgetown University
    Research Overview

    Multidisciplinary approaches to the study of consciousness
    - Network mechanisms of consciousness and unconsciousness
    -Theories of consciousness
    - Interfaces of sleep neurobiology and general anesthesia
    - Intraoperative awareness and metrics of consciousness

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    • Journal Article
      Intravenous psilocybin induces dose-dependent changes in functional network organization in rat cortex.
      Silverstein BH, Kolbman N, Nelson A, Liu T, Guzzo P, Gilligan J, Lee U, Mashour GA, Vanini G, Pal D. Transl Psychiatry, 2025 Mar 25; 15 (1): 93 DOI:10.1038/s41398-025-03308-4
      PMID: PMC11933319
    • Preprint
      Neurochemical and Neurophysiological Effects of Intravenous Administration of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine in Rats.
      Glynos NG, Huels ER, Nelson A, Kim Y, Kennedy RT, Mashour GA, Pal D. 2025 Feb 15; DOI:10.1101/2024.04.19.589047
      PMID: 38712161
    • Journal Article
      Environmental and patient safety outcomes of a health-system Green Anesthesia Initiative (GAIA): a retrospective observational cohort study.
      Colquhoun DA, Hovord D, Rachel R, Yuan Y, Mentz GB, Koppera P, Dubovoy TZ, Picton P, Mashour GA. Lancet Planet Health, 2025 Feb; 9 (2): e124 - e133. DOI:10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00331-0
      PMID: PMC11881991
    • Journal Article
      Corrigendum to "Effect of prolonged sedation with dexmedetomidine, midazolam, propofol, and sevoflurane on sleep homeostasis in rats" [Br J Anaesth 132 (2024) 1248-1259].
      Silverstein BH, Parkar A, Groenhout T, Fracz Z, Fryzel AM, Fields CW, Nelson A, Liu T, Vanini G, Mashour GA, Pal D. Br J Anaesth, 2025 Jan; 134 (1): 257 DOI:10.1016/j.bja.2024.10.004
      PMID: PMC11832911
    • Journal Article
      Measuring the dynamic balance of integration and segregation underlying consciousness, anesthesia, and sleep in humans.
      Jang H, Mashour GA, Hudetz AG, Huang Z. Nat Commun, 2024 Oct 24; 15 (1): 9164 DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-53299-x
      PMID: PMC11502666
    • Journal Article
      Propofol disrupts the functional core-matrix architecture of the thalamus in humans.
      Huang Z, Mashour GA, Hudetz AG. Nat Commun, 2024 Sep 9; 15 (1): 7496 DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-51837-1
      PMID: PMC11384736
    • Journal Article
      Imaging Brain Tissue with Quantum Light at Low Power.
      Varnavski O, Johnson P, Liu T, Pal D, Mashour GA, Goodson T. J Phys Chem B, 2024 Nov 28; 128 (47): 11516 - 11524. DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03225
      PMID: 39536763
    • Preprint
      Preliminary safety and effectiveness of psilocybin-assisted therapy in adults with fibromyalgia: An open-label, pilot clinical trial
      Aday JS, McAfee J, Conroy DA, Hosanagar A, Tarnal V, Weston C, Scott K, Horowitz D, Harte SE, Pouyan N, Glynos NG, Baker AK, Guss J, Davis AK, Burgess HJ, Mashour GA, Clauw DJ, Boehnke KF. 2024 Nov 6; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/j8zb5
    Featured News & Stories George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D.
    Medical School News
    George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., appointed interim executive vice dean for academic affairs/chief academic officer
    On Dec. 5, the Board of Regents approved the appointment of George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., as interim executive vice dean for academic affairs (EVDAA) in the Medical School, effective January 1, 2025. He also will serve as interim chief academic officer (CAO) for Michigan Medicine. He takes over EVDAA/CAO duties from Debra F. Weinstein, M.D., who is leaving Michigan Medicine at the end of this year to become president and chief executive officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
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    The brain in balance
    In a recent study, using network neuroscience, investigators found a way to objectively determine the balance of integration and segregation in fMRI-measured brain signals during wakefulness as well as during sleep and anesthesia.
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    Department News
    Green Anesthesia Initiative exceeds lofty goals for reduction in emissions
    The Department of Anesthesiology’s Green Anesthesia Initiative (GAIA) has taken an ambitious approach to environmental sustainability resulting in an 88% reduction of inhaled anesthetic greenhouse gas emissions.
    Department News
    George Mashour, MD, PhD, featured on the StarTalk Podcast
    George Mashour, MD, PhD at the University of Michigan Department of Anesthesiology featured on the StarTalk Podcast.
    Department News
    Green Anesthesia Initiative quickly shows progress
    Is there a common path to the psychedelic experience?
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    Department News
    U-M Anesthesiology ranked #1 in NIH funding for eighth consecutive year with more than $22M in funding
    Three researchers — Drs. George Mashour, Chad Brummett, and David Williams — ranked in top 7 for PI funding.