
James E. Cottrell MD
Professor and Chairman of Anesthesiology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn
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450 Clarkson AveBrooklyn, NY 11203
Phone+1 718-270-8867
Fax+1 718-270-1794
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical Education (Mercy)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1970 - 1972
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH/WPH)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1969 - 1970
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1974 - Present
NY State Medical License 1974 - 2020
PA State Medical License 1969 - 2014
NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2003
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- PKMζ-PKCι/λ double-knockout demonstrates atypical PKC is crucial for the persistence of hippocampal LTP and spatial memory.Panayiotis Tsokas, Changchi Hsieh, Alejandro Grau-Perales, Andrew Tcherepanov, Leo Kwok
Elife. 2026-07-22 - 1 citationsPKMζ-KIBRA interactions, molecular turnover, and memory.Changchi Hsieh, David A Cano, Panayiotis Tsokas, James E Cottrell, André Antonio Fenton
Molecular Brain. 2026-03-12 - 2 citationsPKMζ-KIBRA interactions, molecular turnover, and memory.Changchi Hsieh, David A Cano, Panayiotis Tsokas, James E Cottrell, André Antonio Fenton
Biorxiv. 2026-01-05
Press Mentions
American Society of Anesthesiologists Recognizes Alex Proekt, M.D., Ph.D., with Its 2021 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar AwardOctober 4th, 2021
AnnouncementsDecember 8th, 2017
AnnouncementsFebruary 17th, 2017
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