Ata Murat Kaynar, MD
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Titles:
Assistant Professor, CCM and Anesthesiology

Contact:
Email: kaynarm@upmc.edu

Degrees:

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE YEAR FIELD
Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey MD 1993 Medicine
Residency:  
University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey Residency 1995 Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Residency 1999 Anesthesiology
Fellowship:
 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA Fellow 2000 Critical Care Medicine
Other:
 
Columbia University, New York Internship 1996 Surgery
Board Certifications: Year
Certificate, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
1995
Massachusetts Medical License 1999
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology
2001
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine 2001
Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Instructor, Society of Critical Care Medicine
2002
Diplomate, Turkish Board of Anesthesiology 2002
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
2003
Pennsylvania Medical License 2006

Academic Appointments:

Year Title Location
1996-2000 Clinical Fellow in Anesthesia Harvard Medical School
2000-2006 Instructor in Anesthesia Harvard Medical School
2006-present Assistant Professor Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor Anesthesiology
UPMC

Hospital or Affiliated Institution Appointments:

Year Title Location
2000 Staff Anesthesiologist Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2001 Director, Critical Care Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2004 Member, Center for Faculty Development Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2005 Co-chair, VAP task force
(Ventilator Associated Pneumonia)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Honors/Awards:

  • 2002 NIH T32 mentored training grant
  • 2002 Bridge Award, Minority Faculty Development Program, Harvard Medical School
  • 2002 Rand scholarship for Marine Biological Laboratories Research, Woods Hole, MA
  • 2002 Albert’F scholarship for Marine Biological Laboratories Research, Woods Hole, MA
  • 2004 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research – Research Training Grant

Research Grants:

Title Source of Support
Sepsis and vasopressin in the ICU Eli Lilly Research grant (PI)
Microarray analysis of gene expression in the rat lung lavage model of ARDS Bridge Award, Harvard Medical School (PI)
The role of matrix metallo-proteinases in the pathogenesis of ventilator induced lung injury NIH T32 mentored training grant
The role of neutrophil elastase in the pathogenesis of ventilator induced lung injury Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research – Research Training Grant (PI)

Current Research Interest:

  • Animal models of acute lung injury and ventilator-induced lung injury
  • Neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions during inflammation
  • Matrix metalloproteinases and inflammation
  • Translation of clinical data from ARDS/ALI trials to animal models

Publications:

  • Sözüdoğru N, Kaynar M, Tosun G, Kaynak K, Beşirli K, Yaman M, Aktan K. Akciğer kanseri nedeniyle cerrahi girişim yapılan vakaların preoperatif ve postoperatif evrelerinin karşılaştırılması. Heybeliada Göğüs Hastalıkları Dergisi Eylül-Aralık 1994: 111-115 (in Turkish, “Comparison of pre- and postoperative evaluation of Lung Ca staging”).
  • Oz MC, Jeevanandam V, Smith CR, Williams MR, Kaynar AM, Frank RA, Mosca R, Reiss RF, Rose EA. Autologous fibrin glue from intraoperatively collected platelet-rich plasma. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53(3):530-1.
  • Oz MC, Williams M, Moscarelli R, Libutti S, Kaynar M, Fras C, Treat M, Nowygrod R. J Clin Laser Med Surg 1992;10(2):105-7. Laser bonding of secondary bronchi with solvent--detergent-treated cryoprecipitate. J Clin Laser Med Surg 1992;10(2):105-7.
  • Bozkurt AK, Suzer O, Kaynar M. Benefits of supplementing St. Thomas’ Hospital cardioplegic solution with tetraethylammonium on functional and metabolic recovery of isolated rat hearts. Cardiovasc Surg 1997;5(1):117-24.
  • Suzer O, Bozkurt A, Kaynar M, Ozuner Z. Diflouromethyl Ornithine Decreases the Injury of Ischemia in Isolated Rat Hearts. Turkish J Med. Sci 1997;27:1-5.

Presentations at major meetings :

  • Tension pneumopericardium following blunt thoracic trauma. Ramadori F, Kaynar M. Canadian Anesthesists Society 2005.