
Max Kelz
Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania · University of Pennsylvania Health System
- 2000–2004
Anesthesiology
1996–2000
1992–1996
Research
Expression of the transcription factor deltaFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine
Nature · 1999 · First of 17 authors · 513 citations
Neuron · 1994 · 483 citations
An essential role for orexins in emergence from general anesthesia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2008 · First of 10 authors · Corresponding · 281 citations

25 papers

20 papers · 1 as a resident

17 papers

15 papers

13 papers

8 papers

7 papers

7 papers
Grants
- 2026–2031
Neural Circuits Encoding Differential Vulnerability to Anesthetic Hypnosis
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · R35
Contact PI · $547.6K · University of Pennsylvania
- 2015–2030
Physician Postdoctoral Research Training in Perioperative Medicine (PPRTPM)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · T32
Contact PI · $2.4M · University of Pennsylvania
- 2023–2027
Brain Wide Anesthetic-Active Neuronal Network
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · R01
PI · $1.1M · University of Pennsylvania
- 2021–2026
Personalized Anesthetic Pharmacology Across the Lifespan
National Institute of General Medical Sciences · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · University of Pennsylvania
Clinical trials
- 2018–2023
A Study of Human Multi-Sensory Integration
Principal investigator · Suspended · Phase 2
University of Pennsylvania
- 2014–2017
MRI of Glymphatic Clearance During Anesthetic Sedation
Principal investigator · Completed · Early phase 1
University of Pennsylvania
- 2013–2015

