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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


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

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

Journal Article Anesth Analg · March 10, 2025 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

Role of Resident Microbial Communities in Biofilm-Related Implant Infections: Recent Insights and Implications.

Journal Article Surg Infect (Larchmt) · April 2023 The use of medical implants continues to grow as the population ages. Biofilm-related implant infection is the leading cause of medical implant failure and remains difficult to diagnose and treat. Recent technologies have enhanced our understanding of the ... 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.