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Mara Serbanescu

Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology · 2022 - Present Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

Recent Publications


Effects of Perioperative Exposure on the Microbiome and Outcomes From an Immune Challenge in C57Bl/6 Adult Mice.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · January 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: Previous work suggests that the gut microbiome can be disrupted by antibiotics, anesthetics, opiates, supplemental oxygen, or nutritional deprivation-all of which are common and potentially modifiable perioperative interventions that nearly all ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of fiber-containing enteral nutrition on microbial community dynamics in critically ill trauma patients: a pilot-randomized trial.

Journal Article BMC Med · December 29, 2025 BACKGROUND: Gut microbial dysbiosis is common in the intensive care unit and certain derangements, like expansion of Enterobacteriaceae and other potential pathogens (pathobionts), are associated with increased morbidity. In other populations, dysbiosis is ... Full text Link to item Cite

Recent Insights into the Evolving Role of the Gut Microbiome in Critical Care.

Journal Article Crit Care Clin · April 2025 This review explores the evolving understanding of gut microbiota's role in critical illness, focusing on how acute illness and exposures in intensive care unit (ICU) environment negatively impact the gut microbiota and the implications of these changes on ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Unraveling effects of gut and blood microbial signatures on immune phenotypes and organ dysfunction in sepsis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Role of Nutrition on Gut Microbes and Translocation after Trauma Laparotomy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Anesthesia Research Society · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Emory University, School of Medicine · 2015 M.D.