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Matthias Behrends, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesia andPerioperative Care
Contact Information
521 Parnassus Avenue
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415)476-0789
Fax: (415)502-8326
Email: behrendsm@anesthesia.ucsf.edu
Education
- 1988 - 96 University of Gottingen Medical School, M.D.
Residencies
- 1996-2003 University of Essen, Anesthesiology
Postdoctoral Training
- 1997-2000 University of Essen, Pathophysiology
Board Certification
- 1996 Medical Liscensure (Germany)
- 2003 Board Certification in Anesthesiology (Germany)
- 2007 Medical Liscensure (California)
Clinical Expertise
- Anesthesia
Research Interests
- Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion
- Septic cardiomyopathy
- Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion
- Inflammation following ischemia/reperfusion
- Liver Transplantation
Biography
Dr. Behrends earned his M.D. at the University of Gottingen Medical School (Germany) in 1996. He completed an anesthesiology residency at the University of Essen in 2003, followed by postdoctoral training in pathophysiology at the same institution . At the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Behrends was a Visiting Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology from 2004-06, and became a permanent Assistant Clinical Professor in 2006. Dr. Behrends splits his clinical time between Moffit and Mt. Zion Hospitals, as well as the UCSF Ambulatory Surgery Center, and is also involved in the training and supervision of anesthesiology residents on a daily basis. Having started researching under the mentorship of Dr. Claus Niemann in 2004, Dr. Behrends is now a primary investigator in basic science research on the pathophysiology of hepatic and renal ischemia/reperfusion injury.
Selected Publications
- Niemann CU, Xu F, Choi S, Behrends M, Park Y, Hirose R, Maher JJ. Short passive cooling protects rats during hepatectomy by inducing heat shock proteins and limiting the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. J Gastrointest Surg. In revision.
- Hirose R, Xu F, Dang, K, Liu T, Behrens M, Brakeman PR, Wiener-Kronish J, Niemann CU. Transient hyperglycemia affects the extent of ischemia-reperfusion-induced enal injury in rats. Anesthesiology. 2008 Mar;108(3):402-14.
- Park Y, Hirose R, Dang K, Xu F, Behrends M, Tan V, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. Increased severity of renal ischemia-reperfusion injuy with venous clamping compared to arterial clamping in a rat model. Surgery. 2008 Feb;143(2):243-51.
- Behrends M, Hirose R, Serkova N, Coatney JL, Bedolli M, Yardi J, Park YH, Niemann Cu. Mild hypothermia reduces inflammatoy response and hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. Liver Int. 2006; 26:734-41.
- Behrends M, Walz MK, Kribben A, Neumann T, Helmchen U, Philipp T, Schulz R, Heusch G. No protection of the porcine kidney by ischaemic preconditioning. Exp. Physiol. 2000;85:819-27.
