In 2001, Bekker was promoted to the academic rank of Associate Professor of Anesthesiology with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery. He led several clinical trials designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new pharmaceuticals. He also directed Clinical Research in the Department. In 1999, Bekker was appointed Chief of Neuroanesthesia Service. His clinical work was focused on providing perioperative care for neurosurgical patients. He was invited to speak at the meetings organized by the American Society of Anesthesiology, Society for Technology in Anesthesia, as well as at various regional conferences. Bekker's work in the area of computer simulation of physiological systems was recognized nationally. Career Īfter completing his residency in 1995, Bekker was recruited for the position of Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at New York University Medical Center.
Practical applications of this approach required understanding of the pathophysiology of the diseases, so Bekker started his study of Medicine in 1987 and completed a four-year medical school program at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1991, which was followed by a residency training in Anesthesiology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Mathematical modeling of biological systems sparked Bekker's interest in applying engineering principles to the analysis of the effects of drugs on mammalian circulation. The results of this work were presented at various forums and published in several publications, including one in Circulation Research. The NJIT Presidential Scholarship Award supported this research. His doctoral thesis, "Transient Analysis of Macromolecular Blood-Tissue Exchange in Microvascular Bed," added in the understanding of transendothelial transport of monoclonal antibodies. The focus of Bekker's research at that time was changing from chemical to biomedical engineering. In 1981, Bekker enrolled in the Master of Engineering Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which he completed in 1984 and enrolled in the PhD program at the same institution. During his tenure at Allied, he advanced a new process of converting heavy hydrocarbons to fuels using supercritical fluids. In 1982, he left CRC and joined Allied Chemicals (currently Honeywell) in 1982 as a Project Engineer. In 1980–81, Bekker was a visiting scholar at Columbia University at the Renewable Energy Research Laboratory Department of Energy supported his research. His research focused on developing advanced technologies for reducing emissions associated with carbon-based fuel. Īfter moving to the United States in 1979, he joined the Catalysis Research Corporation (CRC). Bekker presented the results of his research on the mechanism of hydrogen-fluorine chain reactions at several national conferences. He received additional training in the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, from 1975 to 1977 under the mentorship of Alexander Chaikin. He began his career as a research associate at the Institute of Stable Isotopes in Tbilisi, Georgia, where he was working on the development of the novel techniques of separating carbon isotopes for medical and military applications. He graduated from Tbilisi State University, Georgia, with a degree in Chemistry in 1974. Early life and education īekker was born and raised in Georgia. īekker was awarded the Distinguished New Jersey Medical School Alumni Award in 2016. In addition to publications in academic journals, his early work in industry led to the award of six U.S. He is an author of more than 120 peer-reviewed publications as well as more than 200 scientific abstracts and meeting proceedings. Later, his research has been in the areas of clinical pharmacology of sedatives and analgesics, understanding the effects of perioperative stress and anesthetics on cognition, particularly in the elderly, and brain protection. His initial work was focused on techniques of separating carbon isotopes for military and medical applications. īekker's research interests include clinical pharmacology, perioperative medicine, neurosciences, and medicinal applications of cannabis. He serves as the Chief of Anesthesiology Service at the University Hospital in Newark. He is also professor at the Department of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neurosciences. He is a professor and chair at the Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Alex Bekker is a physician, author and academic.
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