A/Professor Andrew Davidson
contact details
A
/Professor Andrew Davidson
Anaesthesia & Pain Management
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
Parkville Victoria 3052
T +61 3 9345 5233
F +61 3 9345 6003
E andrew.davidson@rch.org.au
biography
Andrew Davidson graduated in medicine from University of
Melbourne. He has trained in anaesthesia in the UK, Australia,
Rotterdam in The Netherlands and Boston in the USA. He has received
a Diploma of Biostatistics and Doctorate of Medicine from
University of Melbourne.
Andrew is currently a Senior Staff Anaesthetist, Royal
Children's Hospital and Associate Professor, Department of
Paediatrics, University of Melbourne. He is also the Director of
Clinical Research, Royal Children's Hospital.
He is a member of the ANZCA Clinical Trials Group and chair of the
SPANZA research sub committee.
He has editorial positions for the journals Pediatric
Anesthesia, Anesthesiology and Anesthesia and Analgesia. He has
over 50 peer reviewed publications and two NHMRC grants. He is the
principle investigator for the GAS study a multi national RCT
examining neurotoxicity of anaesthesia in infants, a study funded
by Australian, US, UK and Canadian government agencies.
achievements
Prosector in Anatomy from University of Melbourne
Macfarlane Scholar from Ormond College
Farley Fellowship from Children's Hospital, Boston
Gilbert Troup Medal and prize Australian Society of
Anaesthetists
Lennard Travers Professorship Australian and New Zealand College
of Anaesthetists
research focus & interest
Neurotoxicity of anaesthesia to infants.
EEG changes with anaesthesia in infants and utility and validity
of commercial processed EEG devices in children during
anaesthesia.
Memory formation; awareness and implicit memory in children during
anaesthesia.
Behaviour change and anxiety in children during the peri-operative
period.
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of general anaesthetics in
infants.
Optimal intravenous maintenance fluid for children.
publications
Sanders RD, Pandharipande PP, Davidson AJ, Ma D, Maze M.
Anticipating and managing postoperative delirium and cognitive
decline in adults. BMJ. 2011; 20;343:d4331
van der Griend BF, Lister NA, McKenzie IM, Martin N, Ragg PG,
Sheppard SJ, Davidson AJ. Postoperative mortality in children after
101,885 anesthetics at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Anesthesia
and Analgesia 2011; 112(6): 1440-7
Davidson A and Isono S. An Australasian Perspective in Supporting
Researchers in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Anesthesiology, 2011;
115: 1-2
Davidson A. Translational Research What Does It Mean?
Anesthesiology. 2011; epub ahead of print
Pham X, Smith KR, Sheppard SJ, Bradshaw C, Lo E, Davidson AJ,
Implicit memory formation during routine anesthesia in children: a
double-masked randomized controlled trial. Anesthesiology 2010;
112: 1097-104
Davidson AJ, McCann ME, Morton NS, Myles PS. Anesthesia and
outcome after neonatal surgery: the role for randomized trials.
Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 941-4.
Davidson A, Sheppard S Engwerda A, Wong A, Phelan L, Ironfield C,
Stargatt R. Detecting awareness in children using an auditory
intervention. Anesthesiology 2008; 109: 619-624
Davidson A, McCann ME and Morton N. Anesthesia neurotoxicity in
neonates: the need for clinical research. Anesthesia and Analgesia.
2007: 105(3); 881-2