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Hugh Hemmings
Weill Cornell Medicine Anesthesiology
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Hugh Hemmings

Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., MD, PhD, FRCA is the senior associate dean for research at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he is also the Joseph F. Artusio, Jr. Professor of Anesthesiology, chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, and a professor of pharmacology. He is Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Hemmings earned a BS in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale College, a PhD in pharmacology from Yale University, and an MD from Yale School of Medicine. His graduate work in the laboratory of Paul Greengard, PhD, was cited in Dr. Greengard’s 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Dr. Hemmings completed postdoctoral work at The Rockefeller University, a residency in anaesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and a fellowship in cardiac anesthesia at the New York Hospital.  He has been a faculty member of Weill Cornell for 26 years. An internationally recognized neuropharmacologist, Dr. Hemmings is an expert in the synaptic effects of general anesthetics and mechanisms of neuronal signal transduction.  His research in these areas is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health. He is active in several national and international societies for anesthesiology and neuroscience, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. He has been elected Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and is a member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists. Dr. Hemmings has authored more than 175 articles in anesthesiology and neuroscience, and has edited four books, including Pharmacology & Physiology for Anesthesia: Foundations and Clinical Application published in 2013. Education, Training and Faculty Appointments: 1985-1987 Postdoctoral Associate, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York1987-1988 Intern, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut1988 Research Associate, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York1988-2000 Guest Investigator, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York1989-1991 Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts1991 Fellow in Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, The New York Hospital, New York, New York1991-1995 Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York1991-1995 Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist, The New York Hospital, New York, New York1991-1998 Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York1995-1999 Director of Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York1996-2000 Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York1996-2000 Associate Attending Anesthesiologist, The New York Hospital, New York, New York1998-2001 Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York1999-2013 Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York2000-present Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York2000-present Attending Anesthesiologist, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York2000-present Adjunct Faculty, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York2001-present Professor of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 2013-present Chair of Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York2017 Senior Associate Dean for Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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Anesthesiologist

Gender Male
Education Yale School of Medicine
Training Massachusetts General Hospital, Rockefeller University
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525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
Services Hugh Hemmings provides Anesthesiologist services in New York, NY. An Anesthesiologist administers anesthesia for pain relief during procedures, surgical and non-surgical.

Please call Weill Cornell Medicine Anesthesiology at (212) 746-2949 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or get more information.
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