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Miriam Treggiari

Paul G. Barash Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Paul G. Barash Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology · 2023 - Present Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology
Professor in Anesthesiology · 2023 - Present Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology
Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2023 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

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Published March 19, 2024
Duke Awards 32 New Distinguished Professorships for 2024

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Recent Publications


Opioid Dose Variation in Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Study of Practice.

Journal Article Anesth Analg · May 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Although high-opioid anesthesia was long the standard for cardiac surgery, some anesthesiologists now favor multimodal analgesia and low-opioid anesthetic techniques. The typical cardiac surgery opioid dose is unclear, and the degree to which p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment with Manganese Porphyrin, MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+, Suppressed the Activation of Macrophages in a Mouse Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Journal Article Pharmaceuticals (Basel) · April 8, 2025 Background: Manganese porphyrin, MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+ (BMX-001), improves neurologic deficits in experimental ischemic stroke and has the potential to serve as an adjunct with thrombolysis or thrombectomy in stroke patients. In 10-30% of stroke patients follow ... Full text Link to item Cite

Protocol and design of the REPOSE study: a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of suvorexant to improve postoperative sleep and reduce delirium severity in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Journal Article BMJ Open · March 13, 2025 INTRODUCTION: Postoperative delirium occurs in up to 40% of older surgical patients and has been associated with prolonged hospital stays, long-term cognitive impairment and increased 1-year postoperative mortality. Postoperative sleep disturbances may inc ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Integrated Detection and Classification of Sepsis via Tensor Methods Using EHR

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2029

Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1996 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Pavia (Italy) · 1990 M.D.