Medical College of Wisconsin Anesthesiology Research 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509 Phone: 414-456-5687 Fax: 414-456-6507 zbosnjak@mcw.edu
Dr. Bosnjak's interests include the function of cardiac and smooth muscle ion channels and their behavior in the presence of anesthetics. Current research activities include cellular signal transduction pathways that are responsible for anesthetic-induced cardioprotection and the modulation of ATP sensitive potassium current in cardiac myocytes by ischemia and volatile anesthetics. He is an author or co-author of more than 230 publications and book chapters.
The NIH has continually funded Dr. Bosnjak since 1981. Currently he is the Principal Investigator of an R01, Program Director and Project PI of a Program Project Grant, and functions as a co-investigator on several R01 grants in the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Bosnjak remains a member of many professional societies and he is the recipient of various awards including the New Investigator Research Award, B.B. Sankey Anesthesia Advancement Award, Research Career Development Award, and the presidential medal "Northern Star" awarded to him by the late President of Croatia, Dr. Franjo Tudjman. Dr. Bosnjak serves as the current president of the World Association of Croatian Physicians. He is an editor of Anesthesiology and a reviewer for a number of journals including the American Journal of Physiology, Anesthesia and Analgesia, and the Journal of Anesthesia. Until June 2005, Dr. Bosnjak was a Chairman of the NIH Surgery, Anesthesia and Trauma Study Section. He also serves on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Subcommittee on Anesthetic Action and is a member of the MCW Nominating Committee of the Faculty Council as well as the Admissions Committee.
To contact Dr. Bosnjak, please call 414-456-5687 or e-mail zbosnjak@mcw.edu.
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