BorisDovHeifetsMD

Anesthesiology • Stanford, CA

Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

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
Completed
Phase 4

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 citations
Impact 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 Model
Boris D Heifets, Karl Deisseroth, Nature

Press Mentions

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
MDMA Therapy Rejected by FDAAugust 13th, 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