Boris Dov Heifets MD
Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
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300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000
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Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2010 - 2013
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2009 - 2010
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Clinical Trials
- Intraoperative Ketamine Versus Saline in Depressed Patients Undergoing Anesthesia for Non-cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 22
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mapping of catecholaminergic denervation, neurodegeneration, and inflammation in 6-OHDA-treated Parkinson's disease mice.Matteo Santoro, Rachel K Lam, Sarah E Blumenfeld, Weiqi Tan, Peter Ciari
NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2025-02-11 - 1 citationsImpact of noradrenergic inhibition on neuroinflammation and pathophysiology in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Andrew K Evans, Heui Hye Park, Claire E Woods, Rachel K Lam, Daniel Ryskamp Rijsketic
Journal of Neuroinflammation. 2024-12-18 - An immune signature of postoperative cognitive decline: a prospective cohort study.Franck Verdonk, Amélie Cambriel, Julien Hedou, Ed Ganio, Grégoire Bellan
International Journal of Surgery. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- 5-HT Release in Nucleus Accumbens Rescues Social Deficits in Mouse Autism ModelBoris D Heifets, Karl Deisseroth, Nature
Press Mentions
Stanford Anesthesia Uncovers New Frontier in Alleviating PTSDApril 5th, 2025- Psychedelic Therapy Could Benefit Millions of Depressed Americans, Study FindsSeptember 13th, 2024
- Newly Revealed Details About Matthew Perry’s Death Put Psychedelics Back in the SpotlightAugust 19th, 2024
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Grant Support
- Mapping Neural Circuit Activity Mediating MDMA's Prosocial EffectSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2023–2027
- Mapping Neural Circuit Activity Mediating MDMA's Prosocial EffectSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2023–2027
- Mapping Neural Circuit Activity Mediating MDMA's Prosocial EffectSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2023–2025
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