RobertWhittingtonMD

Anesthesiology • New York, NY

Neuroanesthesiology

Professor, Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Phys & Surg

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Office
622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Phone+1 212-305-2594

Fax+1 212-305-2182
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1991 - 1996
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

HI State Medical License 2016 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2022
NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2009
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
A machine learning approach to identifying delirium from electronic health records.
Jae Hyun Kim, May Hua, Robert A Whittington, Junghwan Lee, Cong Liu, Casey N Ta, Edward R Marcantonio, Terry E Goldberg, Chunhua Weng> ;JAMIA Open. 2022 Jul 1
7 citations
Sauna-like conditions or menthol treatment reduce tau phosphorylation through mild hyperthermia.
Isabelle Guisle, Geoffrey Canet, Séréna Pétry, Parissa Fereydouni-Forouzandeh, Françoise Morin, Rémi Kérauden, Robert A Whittington, Frédéric Calon, Sébastien S Hébert...> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2022 May 1
The Anesthesiologist as Translational Scientist.
Keren K Griffiths, Adam Gerber, Robert A Whittington> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2022 Jan 1
Papper Event 2021: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward.
Lena S Sun, Ansgar Brambrink, Charles W Emala, May Hua, H Thomas Lee, Richard J Levy, Richard M Smiley, Robert A Whittington, Jacquelin H Narula> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2022 Jan 1
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Pediatric Surgical Patients Amid the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City.
Jerri C Price, Jennifer J Lee, Caleb Ing, Guohua Li, Jacquelin Narula, Mary K Clark, Steven Stylianos, Robert A Whittington, Richard J Levy, Lena S Sun> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2022 Jan 1
2 citations
COVID-19: A Catalyst for Transforming Randomized Trials.
Jennifer J Lee, Jerri C Price, William M Jackson, Robert A Whittington, John P A Ioannidis> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2022 Jan 1
4 citations
Relative potency of intravenous oxymorphone compared to other µ opioid agonists in humans - pilot study outcomes.
Shanna Babalonis, Sandra D. Comer, Jermaine D. Jones, Paul A. Nuzzo, Michelle R. Lofwall, Jeanne M. Manubay, Kevin W. Hatton, Robert A. Whittington, Sharon L. Walsh> ;Psychopharmacology. 2021 Jun 1
On the Importance of Language in Reports Discussing Racial Inequities.
Valerie E. Armstead, Brenda A. Bucklin, Maria Bustillo, Maya Jalbout Hastie, Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Allison J. Lee, Lisa Leffert, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Mohammed M. Minh...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 Jun 1
198 citations
Association of Delirium With Long-term Cognitive Decline: A Meta-analysis
Terry E. Goldberg, Chen Chen, Yuanjia Wang, Eunice Jung, Antoinette Swanson, Caleb Ing, Paul S. García, Robert A. Whittington, Vivek K. Moitra> ;JAMA Neurology. 2020 Jul 13
4 citations
The Frailty Syndrome: Anesthesiologists Must Understand More and Fear Less.
Elizabeth L. Whitlock, Robert A. Whittington> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Jun 1
10 citations
Critical Illness and the Frailty Syndrome: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets
Jonathan A Paul, Robert A. Whittington, Matthew R. Baldwin> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Jun 1
21 citations
Circadian and sleep/wake-dependent variations in tau phosphorylation are driven by temperature.
Isabelle Guisle, Maud Gratuze, Serena Petry, Françoise Morin, Rémi Keraudren, Robert A. Whittington, Sébastien S. Hébert, Valérie Mongrain, Emmanuel Planel> ;Sleep. 2020 Apr 15
92 citations
Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder: State of the Preclinical Science.
Roderic G. Eckenhoff, Mervyn Maze, Zhongcong Xie, Deborah J. Culley, Sarah J. Goodlin, Zhiyi Zuo, Huafeng Wei, Robert A. Whittington, Niccolò Terrando, Beverley A. Ors...> ;Anesthesiology. 2020 Jan 1
4 citations
Corrigendum to 'State of the clinical science of perioperative brain health: report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists Brain Health Initiative Summit 2018'...
Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli, Katie J. Schenning, Lars Eriksson, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, Clinton B. Wright, Deborah J. Culley, Lis Evered, David Scott, Nae Yah Wang, Char...> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2019 Oct 4
113 citations
State of the clinical science of perioperative brain health: report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists Brain Health Initiative Summit 2018
Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli, Katie J. Schenning, Lars Eriksson, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, Clinton B. Wright, Lis Evered, David Scott, Nae Yah Wang, Charles H. Brown, Esthe...> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2019 Oct 1
In Response.
Miles Berger, Martin S Angst, Deborah J Culley, Catherine E Price, David A Scott, Robert A Whittington, Roderic G Eckenhoff> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2019 Sep 1
Aging Gracefully: The Evolution of Perioperative Care for Older Adults.
Elizabeth L. Whitlock, Robert A. Whittington> ;Anesthesiology Clinics. 2019 Sep 1
19 citations
Administration of the benzodiazepine midazolam increases tau phosphorylation in the mouse brain
Robert A. Whittington, Laszlo Virag, Maud Gratuze, Hilana Lewkowitz-Shpuntoff, Mehdi Cheheltanan, Franck R. Petry, Isabelle Poitras, Françoise Morin, Emmanuel Planel> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2019 Mar 1
The Pros of Publishing Standalone Clinical Trial Protocols in Anesthesiology Journals
Robert A. Whittington> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2018 May 1
55 citations
Impaired Resolution of Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease: A Review.
Robert A. Whittington, Emmanuel Planel, Niccolò Terrando> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2017 Nov 6
29 citations
Tau hyperphosphorylation in the brain of ob/ob mice is due to hypothermia: Importance of thermoregulation in linking diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
Maud Gratuze, Noura B. El Khoury, Andréanne Turgeon, Carl Julien, François Marcouiller, Françoise Morin, Robert A. Whittington, Andre Marette, Frédéric Calon, Emmanuel...> ;Neurobiology of Disease. 2017 Feb 1
23 citations
Physical Activity and Cognitive Development: A Meta-Analysis.
William M. Jackson, Nicholas Davis, Stephen A. Sands, Robert A. Whittington, Lena S. Sun> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2016 Oct 1
74 citations
Inflammatory Pain Promotes Increased Opioid Self-Administration: Role of Dysregulated Ventral Tegmental Area μ Opioid Receptors
Lucía Hipólito, Adrianne Wilson-Poe, Yolanda Campos-Jurado, Elaine Zhong, Jose L Gonzalez-Romero, Laszlo Virag, Robert A. Whittington, Sandra D. Comer, Susan M. Carlto...> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2015 Sep 2
28 citations
Dexmedetomidine increases tau phosphorylation under normothermic conditions in vivo and in vitro
Robert A. Whittington, Laszlo Virag, Maud Gratuze, Franck R. Petry, Anastasia Noël, Isabelle Poitras, Geoffrey Truchetti, François Marcouiller, Marie-Amélie Papon, Nou...> ;Neurobiology of Aging. 2015 Aug 1
50 citations
Tau hyperphosphorylation and deregulation of calcineurin in mouse models of Huntington's disease
Maud Gratuze, Anastasia Noël, Carl Julien, Giulia Cisbani, Philippe Milot-Rousseau, Françoise Morin, Maya Dickler, Claudia Goupil, François Bezeau, Isabelle Poitras, S...> ;Human Molecular Genetics. 2015 Jan 1
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