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Office
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239Phone+1 503-494-7772
Summary
- Dr. Gary Westbrook, MD is a neurologist in Portland, Oregon. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Oregon. He is affiliated with OHSU Hospital and is a "Senior Scientist at Neuroscience Graduate Program".
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 1978 - 1981
Mount Auburn HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1978
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 1987 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2008
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 692 citationsMicromolar concentrations of Zn2+ antagonize NMDA and GABA responses of hippocampal neurons.Gary L. Westbrook, Mark L. Mayer
Nature. 1987-08-01 - 1351 citationsThe physiology of excitatory amino acids in the vertebrate central nervous system.Mark L. Mayer, Gary L. Westbrook
Progress in Neurobiology. 1987-01-01 - 2192 citationsVoltage-dependent block by Mg2+ of NMDA responses in spinal cord neurones.Mark L. Mayer, Gary L. Westbrook, Peter Guthrie
Nature. 1984-05-17
Press Mentions
Walking This Many Steps a Day Could Make You SmarterJuly 12th, 2019
Puzzling Brain Disease Could Now Be Better Diagnosed, TreatedJuly 10th, 2019
Can Short Bouts of Exercise Boost Brain Function?July 5th, 2019- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Synapses And Circuits In The HippocampusNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
- 2009 Excitatory Synapses And Brain Function Gordon Research ConferenceNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
- Synaptic Transmission In The CNSNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2009
- Endogenous Regulators Of Glutamate Activated ChannelsNational Institute Of Mental Health1997–2007
- Course Development In The Neurobiology Of DiseaseNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2006
- Excitatory Synaptic Transmission In The CNSNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993–1999
- Endogenous Regulators Of Glutamate Activated ChannelsNational Institute Of Mental Health1997
- Endogenous Regulators Of Glutamate-Activated ChannelsNational Institute Of Mental Health1990–1996
- Excitatory Synaptic Mechanisms In The CNSNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1988–1992
- Expression Of Ligand-Gated Ion Channels In Xenopus OocytesNational Center For Research Resources1990
- Identify Excitatory Synapses In The Olfactory SystemNational Center For Research Resources1989
