Alex Bekker

Dr. Alex Bekker MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery , NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (INC)

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Council Member Biography

Alex Bekker, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Bekker is also Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the NYU Medical Center. He is an author of more than 60 peer-reviewed articles, six patents, and 100+ abstracts related to anesthesia, pain control, circulation, clinical pharmacology, and biomedical engineering. Dr. Bekker frequently presents and moderates scientific panels at major meetings of anesthesiologists. He has received research grants from American Heart Association, national institute of Aging, Abbott Laboratories, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, Hospira, Aspect Medical, Glaxo Wellcome (GlaxoSmithKline), Merck, The Medicine Company and Eisai Inc. Dr. Bekker has also consulted for companies such as Abbott Laboratores, Merck & Company, Pharmacia, Hospira, and Eisai Inc. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

1995 - Unspecified
Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery , NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (INC)

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Investors Have Overreacted: The Use of BIS Devices to Monitor the Depth of Anesthesia Will Not Be Affected by One Negative Article

April 14, 2008

Anesthesia Awareness and the Bispectral Index | content.nejm.org

The recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine has suggested that the BIS monitoring system does not reduce the incidence of awareness under anesthesia. The stock of Aspect Medical Systems, the manufacturer of the BIS monitoring system, has lost 40% of its value during the last few weeks. The numerous problems with this particular trial design and its execution, however, preclude the educated reader from drawing any far-reaching conclusions. I do not believe that this article would seriously affect the use of BIS devices.

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GLG Study Groups with Alex Bekker(?)

Study Group Name No. Members
Anesthesiologists (US) 731
Physicians who Prescribe Opioids 680
Cardiac Anesthesiologists (US) 80
Users of INVOS Cerebral Oximeter Model 4100/5100 43

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