Heath Gasier
Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology
I was born and raised in Northeastern OH, and enlisted in the US Navy after graduating from Jefferson Area High School, OH in 1991. From 1991-1995 I served onboard the USS Denver (LPD-9) as a trained Operations Specialist and completed one Westpac Cruise in support of Operation Restore Hope/Battle of Mogadishu. In 1996 I transferred to the Ohio Army National Guard and served as a Heavy Constructions Equipment Repairer until 2002. During this time I completed a BSAS in Food & Nutrition-Dietetics from Youngstown State University, OH, a dietetic internship from University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH, and a MS in Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University, OH. In 2002 I was commissioned in the US Air Force and served as a registered dietitian at Wilford Hall Medical Center, TX. In 2005 I was awarded a US Navy Health Services Collegiate Program Scholarship to complete a PhD in Exercise Physiology at Texas A&M University, TX, under the direction of Drs. James Fluckey, Steven Riechman and Stephen Previs. After graduation I was commissioned as a US Naval Medical Service Corps Officer, Research Physiologist. From 2009-2013 I was assigned to the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, CT, whereby I established a biochemistry core laboratory, and served as a PI/Co-I on several research projects examining submariner and diver health and performance, and nutrition performance at high altitude. In addition, I served as Deputy Department Head, Deputy of Scientific Review, and Scientific Research Ethics Officer, and completed the following courses: Navy Scuba Diver, Cold Weather Medicine, Radiation Health and Department Head Leadership. From 2013-2015 I completed a Fellowship in Hyperbaric Physiology at the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, NC. Under the direction of Drs. Claude Piantadosi and Ivan Demchenko, I received specialized training on the use of various physiological and biochemical approaches to study redox balance in hyperbaric hyperoxia. In 2015 I was assigned to the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD. Over four years I served as a Course Director of Medical Field Practicum 101 and Warfighter and the Environment, overseeing the education and training of 180 medical students annually. In addition, I established an animal exercise and metabolic core laboratory and served as a PI on several research projects examining nutrient induced changes in skeletal muscle mitochondrial dynamics and function, vitamin D and immune function during military recruit basic training, and iron deficiency and bone health. In August of 2019 I joined the faculty within the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology.
Current Research Interests
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Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments 2021
Contact Information
- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, & Environmental Physiology, Dumc 3823 Durham, NC 27710
- DUMC 3823, 40 Medicine Circle, Durham, NC 27710
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heath.gasier@duke.edu
(919) 684-9234
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Gasier - PubMed
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