Leah Acker
@LeahAcker4
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Anesthesiologist | Engineer | Neuroscientist | PI | Blue Devil | Wife and Mom | my opinions are my own (and not medical advice)
Durham, NC
Joined September 2020
The one day I miss reading the @ASAMonitor daily digest…thankfully our awesome residents in @DukeAnesRes keep me up in the loop no matter how busy I am clinically!
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Really enjoying the ADS conference and appreciating the themes of voice, community and thought leadership. @AmerDelirium #ADS24SAC
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The ACkER lab is enjoying the “fruits” of its labor with a freshly picked afternoon snack!
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Congrats!!
Results from our #clinicaltrial using methadone for #PedsPain in children having tonsillectomy is online ahead of print @_Anesthesiology! 🎉 Special thanks to Dr Evan Kharasch, @Duke_Anesthesia and @DukeOPSD for their support #PedsAnes
https://t.co/YzNdJRWyUd
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So proud of Stephanie Minaya for a great presentation on autonomic fractionation @Duke_Anesthesia #DukeAE2024
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A role model and master of the difficult airway! Congratulations Bret!!!
🛡️After a 45-year career at Duke, we congratulate Dr. Bryant Stolp, asst prof of anesthesiology, on retirement & wish him the best! Please join us in thanking Dr. Stolp for his unwavering commitment to excellence, dedication to advancing #meded & compassionate care for patients.
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Heard some chatter about figures in specific aims - they are A-OK 👌 Figures in Specific Aims will not generate a warning or error. Find all the nitty gritty details of validations at: https://t.co/JxRiW8VhYS….
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Could not be more proud of our amazingly talented @Duke_Anesthesia #PedsAnes fellows @BenYAndrew and @ABreglio as they present their work at @PedsPainMed #SPPM24
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Coming back to the lab after a long day in the OR and feeling super loved!!
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Another great group of resident leaders! @Duke_Anesthesia @Duke_Anesthesia Congratulations!
🛡️Proud to announce our 2024-25 Duke #Anesthesiology Residency Program @dukeanesres leadership team!👏Chief Residents: Drs. Haley Amenson and Anne Walker;👏Education Chief Residents: Drs. Emily Masterson and Chris Haxhi. 🔗 https://t.co/mQ7BmX8cre
#ResidencyLife @DukeMedSchool
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Join us tomorrow for our Center for Cognitive Neuroscience talk series presented by @Duke_Anesthesia's @LeahAcker4 on "Delirium in Older Surgery Patients: A Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurobiological, and Multi-Organ System Perspective." More details here: https://t.co/B6VnGO6iRq
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Even though I had 3 kids during residency, I had no idea how much the risk of pregnancy complications increases among female physicians compared to the general population. I feel lucky, and a bit naive…thanks @ebmalinzakMD for these stats!
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So exited for @Duke_Anesthesia grand rounds with @ebmalinzakMD!
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Watching @DukeMBB in Cameron is a magical experience! And it’s even better when Duke takes the lead!
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Congratulations @NiccoloTerrando !!
👏Congrats to our own Dr. @NiccoloTerrando on being elected to the Board of Directors of the American Delirium Society @AmerDelirium!
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So excited to see our pre-op EEG changes with eyes opening and post-op #delirium severity in @BJAJournals! Thanks to this supportive, tenacious team and @Duke_Anesthesia,@NIHAging, @SNACCNeuro, @FAERanesthesia!
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In the eyes-closed, awake condition, EEG oscillatory power in the alpha band (7–13 Hz) dominates human spectral activity. With eyes open, however, EEG alpha power substantially decreases. Less alpha...
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There’s nothing quite like watching a student you’ve mentored successfully defend a solid, impactful thesis. Congratulations Sloan!! @DukePsychMajor @Duke_Anesthesia
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