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
- 1 citationsKetamine Evokes Acute Behavioral Effects Via μ Opioid Receptor-Expressing Neurons of the Central Amygdala.Matthew B Pomrenze, Sam Vaillancourt, Pierre Llorach, Daniel Ryskamp Rijsketic, Austen B Casey
Biological Psychiatry. 2025-10-01 - The psychoplastogen tabernanthalog induces neuroplasticity without proximate immediate early gene activation.Isak K Aarrestad, Lindsay P Cameron, Ethan M Fenton, Austen B Casey, Daniel R Rijsketic
Nature Neuroscience. 2025-09-01 - 5-HTreceptors in the nucleus accumbens constrain the rewarding effects of MDMA.Matthew B Pomrenze, Sam Vaillancourt, Juliana S Salgado, Kendall B Raymond, Pierre Llorach
Molecular Psychiatry. 2025-07-24
Journal Articles
- 5-HT Release in Nucleus Accumbens Rescues Social Deficits in Mouse Autism ModelBoris D Heifets, Karl Deisseroth, Nature
Press Mentions
Yes, Chronic Ketamine Use CAN Cause Bladder Issues... Among Even Worse IssuesJune 18th, 2025- Stanford Anesthesia Uncovers New Frontier in Alleviating PTSDApril 5th, 2025
- Psychedelic Therapy Could Benefit Millions of Depressed Americans, Study FindsSeptember 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 UNIVERSITY2023–2025
- Mapping Neural Circuit Activity Mediating MDMA's Prosocial EffectSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2023–2025
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