Denham S. Ward, M.D., Ph.D.
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Denham S. Ward, M.D., Ph.D.
About Me
Faculty Appointments
Professor Emeritus - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD)
Professor Emeritus - Department of Biomedical Engineering (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
Residency in Anesthesiology,
Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, 1/80 - 6/80
University of California, Los Angeles Hospital and Clinics,
Los Angeles, California 1978 - 1980
Internship in Internal Medicine,
Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals,
Miami, Florida 1977 - 1978
Education
MD | University Miami Sch Medicine. Medicine. 1977
PhD | Univ of Cal Los Angeles. Not Classifiable. 1975
MS | Univ of Cal Los Angeles. Not Classifiable. 1971
BS | U Maine at Farmington. Not Classifiable. 1969
Awards
Vice-Chair of Academic Procession. 2008
Distinguished Engineer. 2008
AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award. 2005
Marshal Lichtman Dean's Senior Teaching Scholar (University of Rochester). 2005 - 2007
Ronald Gabel Award for Teaching Excellence (University of Rochester) 2003
Fogarty Foundation, Senior International Fellowship 1987
Crump Institute for Medical Engineering Fellowship 1973 - 1974
Hughes (Aircraft Company) Masters and PhD Fellowships 1969 - 1974
Distinguished Maine Student, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi
University of Maine
1965
Publications
Journal Articles
Standardizing and Personalizing Science in Medical Education
Lambert, DR; Lurie, SJ; Lyness, JM; Ward, DS.
Academic Medicine. 2010; 85(2): 356-62.
The role of the carotid bodies in the counter-regulatory response to hypoglycemia
Ward, DS; Voter, WA; Karan, S.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2009; 648: 273-80.
Patterns of Communication during the Preanesthesia Visit
Zollo, R; Lurie, SJ; Epstein, R; Ward, D.
Anesthesiology. 2009; 111(5): 971-78.
Ward DS, Voter WA, Karan S
The Journal of physiology.. 2007 July 15582 (Pt 2):859-69. Epub 05/03/2007.
Kaplan MB, Hagberg CA, Ward DS, Brambrink A, Chhibber AK, Heidegger T, Lozada L, Ovassapian A, Parsons D, Ramsay J, Wilhelm W, Zwissler B, Gerig HJ, Hofstetter C, Karan S, Kreisler N, Pousman RM, Thierbach A, Wrobel M, Berci G
Journal of clinical anesthesia.. 2006 August 18 (5):357-62. Epub 1900 01 01.
Norton JR, Ward DS, Karan S, Voter WA, Palmer L, Varlese A, Rackovsky O, Bailey P
Anesthesiology.. 2006 June 104 (6):1155-64. Epub 1900 01 01.
Gross JB, Bachenberg KL, Benumof JL, Caplan RA, Connis RT, Coté CJ, Nickinovich DG, Prachand V, Ward DS, Weaver EM, Ydens L, Yu S,
Anesthesiology.. 2006 May 104 (5):1081-93; quiz 1117-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kaplan MB, Ward D, Hagberg CA, Berci G, Hagiike M
Surgical endoscopy.. 2006 April 20 Suppl 2 :S479-83. Epub 03/16/2006.
Litman RS, McDonough JM, Marcus CL, Schwartz AR, Ward DS
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 2006 March 102 (3):750-4. Epub 1900 01 01.
Karan S, Voter W, Palmer L, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 2005 August 103 (2):384-90. Epub 1900 01 01.
Karan SB, Norton JR, Voter W, Palmer L, Ward DS
Advances in experimental medicine and biology.. 2004 551 :275-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Nieuwenhuijs DJ, Olofsen E, Romberg RR, Sarton E, Ward D, Engbers F, Vuyk J, Mooren R, Teppema LJ, Dahan A
Anesthesiology.. 2003 February 98 (2):312-22. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Norton JR, Guivarc'h PH, Litman RS, Bailey PL
Anesthesiology.. 2002 December 97 (6):1401-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kaplan MB, Ward DS, Berci G
Journal of clinical anesthesia.. 2002 December 14 (8):620-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Teppema LJ, Nieuwenhuijs D, Sarton E, Romberg R, Olievier CN, Ward DS, Dahan A
The Journal of physiology.. 2002 November 1544 (3):931-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Kottra JA, Gallagher PR, Ward DS
Journal of clinical monitoring and computing.. 2002 July 17 (5):279-85. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Weissend EE, Shrier DA, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 2002 March 96 (3):607-11. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Hayes JL, Basco MG, Schwartz AR, Bailey PL, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 2002 February 96 (2):342-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Karan S
Journal of anesthesia.. 2002 16 (3):216-21. Epub 1900 01 01.
Viapiano J, Ward DS
International anesthesiology clinics.. 2000 38 (4):127-40. Epub 1900 01 01.
Kim MB, Ward DS, Cartwright CR, Kolano J, Chlebowski S, Henson LC
Journal of clinical monitoring and computing.. 2000 16 (3):191-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Correlation between exhaled nitric oxide and plasma nitrate levels in healthy individuals
Chhibber, AK; Lustik, SJ; O'Hare, E; Heckman, J; Ward, DS.
Appl Cardiopulm Pathophysiol. 1999; 8: 37-40.
Cartwright CR, Henson LC, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 1998 September 89 (3):612-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Kottra JA, Verga KA, Berkowitz RJ, Ward DS
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1998 April 86 (4):724-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Henson LC, Calalang C, Temp JA, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 1998 January 88 (1):58-65. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Kottra JA, Berkowitz RJ, Ward DS
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.. 1997 December 55 (12):1372-7; discussion 1378-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Wu CL, Yang J, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 1997 August 87 (2):454-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Dahan A, Ward D, van den Elsen M, Temp J, Berkenbosch A
Journal of applied physiology.. 1996 August 81 (2):565-72. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Berkowitz RJ, Ward DS
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine.. 1996 July 150 (7):671-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Wada DR, Ward DS
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering.. 1995 July 42 (7):666-77. Epub 1900 01 01.
Henson LC, Temp JA, Berger AA, Ward DS
Advances in experimental medicine and biology.. 1995 393 :271-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Henson LC, Ward DS
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.. 1994 November 23 (6 Suppl):125-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Litman RS, Younan MM, Patt RB, Ward DS
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthe?sie.. 1994 August 41 (8):758-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Temp JA, Henson LC, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 1994 April 80 (4):739-50. Epub 1900 01 01.
Wada DR, Ward DS
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering.. 1994 February 41 (2):134-42. Epub 1900 01 01.
Dahan A, Ward DS
British journal of anaesthesia.. 1994 January 72 (1):17-20. Epub 1900 01 01.
Flögel CM, Ward DS, Wada DR, Ritter JW
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1993 December 77 (6):1207-14. Epub 1900 01 01.
Belleville JP, Ward DS, Bloor BC, Maze M
Anesthesiology.. 1992 December 77 (6):1125-33. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bloor BC, Ward DS, Belleville JP, Maze M
Anesthesiology.. 1992 December 77 (6):1134-42. Epub 1900 01 01.
Temp JA, Henson LC, Ward DS
Anesthesiology.. 1992 December 77 (6):1116-24. Epub 1900 01 01.
Henson LC, Ward DS, Whipp BJ
Respiration physiology.. 1992 August 89 (2):209-24. Epub 1900 01 01.
Nguyen D, Abdul-Rasool I, Ward D, Hsieh J, Kobayashi D, Hadlock S, Singer F, Bloor B
Anesthesiology.. 1992 April 76 (4):573-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Dahan A, Mann CB
Annals of biomedical engineering.. 1992 20 (2):181-94. Epub 1900 01 01.
Berkenbosch A, DeGoede J, Ward DS, Olievier CN, VanHartevelt J
Journal of applied physiology.. 1991 September 71 (3):1123-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Khoury GF, Raybould D, Ward D, Nyerges A, Neelakanta G, Busuttil R
Transplantation.. 1991 September 52 (3):552-5. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Nguyen TT
Medicine and science in sports and exercise.. 1991 June 23 (6):719-26. Epub 1900 01 01.
Dahan A, Ward DS
British journal of anaesthesia.. 1991 April 66 (4):454-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Gilbert SB, Waugaman WR, Ward DS, Mann CB, Kaufman RD
Nurse anesthesia. 1990 June 1 (2):90-8. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Berkenbosch A, DeGoede J, Olievier CN
Journal of applied physiology.. 1990 March 68 (3):1107-13. Epub 1900 01 01.
Jenkins JS, Valcke CP, Ward DS
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering.. 1989 November 36 (11):1098-104. Epub 1900 01 01.
Jenkins JS, Valcke CP, Ward DS
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering.. 1989 November 36 (11):1105-12. Epub 1900 01 01.
Abdul-Rasool IH, Ward DS
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1989 September 69 (3):300-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Valcke CP, Jenkins JS, Ward DS
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine.. 1989 June 29 (2):143-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Berkenbosch A, Ward DS, Olievier CN, DeGoede J, VanHartevelt J
Journal of applied physiology.. 1989 May 66 (5):2168-73. Epub 1900 01 01.
Bloor BC, Abdul-Rasool I, Temp J, Jenkins S, Valcke C, Ward DS
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica. Supplementum. 1989 85 :65-70. Epub 1900 01 01.
Jenkins JS, Valcke CP, Ward DS
Annals of biomedical engineering.. 1989 17 (1):93-108. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Nitti GJ
Medicine and science in sports and exercise.. 1988 December 20 (6):579-86. Epub 1900 01 01.
Berkenbosch A, DeGoede J, Ward DS, Olievier CN, VanHartevelt J
Journal of applied physiology.. 1988 May 64 (5):1779-85. Epub 1900 01 01.
Abdul-Rasool IH, Chamberlain JH, Swan PC, Ward DS
Critical care medicine.. 1987 November 15 (11):1044-50. Epub 1900 01 01.
Sabol SJ, Ward DS
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1987 July 66 (7):619-24. Epub 1900 01 01.
Boetger CL, Ward DS
Journal of applied physiology.. 1986 December 61 (6):2102-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Berkenbosch A, DeGoede J, Olievier CN, Ward DS
Pflu?gers Archiv : European journal of physiology.. 1986 November 407 (5):504-9. Epub 1900 01 01.
Comparison between chemoreflex gains obtained from two different methods in cats
DeGoede, J; Berkenbosch, A; Ward, DS; Bellville, JW; Olievier, CN.
J Appl Physiol: Respirat Environ Exercise Physiol. 1985; 59(1): 170-179.
Ward DS
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1984 February 63 (2):106-10. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Bellville JW
Journal of applied physiology: respiratory, environmental and exercise physiology.. 1983 November 55 (5):1418-25. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ward DS, Bellville JW
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 1982 April 61 (4):333-7. Epub 1900 01 01.
Applications of queuing theory to some problems in neuronal circuitry
Ward, DS; Rubin, I; Sclabassi, RJ.
Appl Math and Comp. 1977; : 227-245.
Swanson GD, Ward DS, Bellville JW
Journal of applied physiology.. 1976 April 40 (4):592-6. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Clinical Nursing Education: Current Reflections (2009)
Chapter: Interdisciplinary clinical education
Authors: D'Aoust R, Martina C, Wall A, Ward D
Publisher: National League for Nursing, New York 2009
Clinical Applications and Pathophysiology (2008)
Chapter: Physiological control of ventilation
Authors: Ward DS, Pandit JJ
Publisher: Elsevier Science 2008
Decision Making in Anesthesiology (2007)
Chapter: Anesthesia for the patient with carcinoid syndrome
Authors: Karan S, Ward DS
Publisher: Mosby 2007
Decision Making in Anesthesiology (2007)
Chapter: Response to the low pressure alarm
Authors: Norton R, Ward DS
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis 2007
Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering (2006)
Chapter: Hypoxia
Authors: Ward DS, Jensen J
Publisher: Wiley 2006
Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of the Control of Breathing (2005)
Chapter: Measurement of drug effects on ventilatory control.
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton 2005
Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of the Control of Breathing (2005)
Chapter: Ventilatory effects of cardiovascular drugs
Authors: Ward, DS; Karan, S
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton 2005
Lung Biology in Health and Disease (2005)
Chapter: Pharmacology and Pathophysiology of the Control of Breathing
Authors: Ward DS, Dahan A, Teppema L
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton 2005
Anesthetic Pharmacology: Physiologic Principles and Clinical Practice (2004)
Chapter: Lung Function
Authors: Lumb, A; Dahan, A; Ward, DS
Publisher: Churchill Livingston, St. Louis 2004
Wylie-Churchill-Davidson's Principles and Practices of Anesthesiology (2003)
Chapter: Respiratory Pharmacology
Authors: Ward, DS; Dahan, A
Publisher: Arnold, London 2003
Decision Making in Anesthesiology (1999)
Chapter: Response to the low pressure alarm
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis 1999
Decision Making in Anesthesiology (1999)
Chapter: Anesthesia for the patient with carcinoid syndrome
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Mosby, St. Louis 1999
Operating Room Management (1999)
Authors: Gabel R, Lee B, Kulli J, Spratt D, Ward DS
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinman, Boston 1999
Physiology and Pharmacology of Cardiorespiratory Control (1998)
Chapter: Mechanisms for the effects of inhalational anesthetics on the control of ventilation
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Dordrecht: Kluwer 1998
Anesthesiology Clinics of North America (1998)
Chapter: Inhalation anesthetics and control of breathing during hypoxia
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia 1998
Advances in Modelling and Control of Ventilation (1998)
Chapter: Influence of low dose dopamine on the heart rate and ventilatory responses to sustained hypoxia
Authors: Dahan, A; Ward, DS
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1998
Anesthesia: Biologic Foundations (1997)
Chapter: Neuropharmacology of the control of ventilation
Authors: Ward, DS; Temp, JA
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven 1997
Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology (1997)
Chapter: Anatomy of anesthesia monitors: What they can and cannot do, and what if they do nothing?
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Lippincott-Raven 1997
Anaesthesia Review 13 (1997)
Chapter: Intravascular Monitoring
Authors: Lustik SJ, Ward DS
Publisher: Churchill-Livingston 1997
Modeling and the Control of Breathing (1995)
Chapter: Hypoxic ventilatory response near normocapnia
Authors: Henson, LC; Temp, JA; Berger, AA; Ward, DS
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1995
Essentials of Anesthesiology (1992)
Chapter: Pharmacology principles
Authors: Ward, D
Publisher: JB Lippincott Co 1992
Decision Making in Anesthesiology (1992)
Chapter: Anesthesia for the patient with carcinoid syndrome
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: BC Decker 1992
Decision Making in Anesthesiology (1992)
Chapter: Response to the low pressure alarm
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: BC Decker 1992
Control of Breathing and its Modeling Perspective (1992)
Chapter: The effects of dopamine on the ventilatory response to sustained hypoxia in humans
Authors: Ward, DS; Nino, M
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1992
Control of Breathing and its Modeling Perspective (1992)
Chapter: Extracting peripheral and central contributors from the dynamics of the ventilatory response to hypoxia
Authors: Berkenbosch, A; DeGoede, J; Olievier, CN; Ward, DS
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1992
Biosensors and Bioelectronic Systems (1991)
Chapter: Modeling and estimation of lung parameters
Authors: Valcke, CP; Jenkins, JS; Ward, DS
Publisher: Marcel Dekker, New York 1991
Anaesthesia Review 8 (1991)
Chapter: The role of hypoxia in the control of breathing
Authors: Ward, DS; Temp, JA
Publisher: Churchill-Livingston 1991
Modeling and Parameter Estimation in Respiratory Control (1990)
Chapter: Dynamic models and parameter estimation: The hypoxic ventilatory response
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1990
Respiratory Control, A Modelling Perspective (1989)
Chapter: Asymmetry in the ventilatory response to a bout of hypoxia in human beings
Authors: Boetger-Mann, C; Aqleh, K; Ward, D
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1989
Respiratory Control, A Modelling Perspective (1989)
Chapter: Dynamics of the peripheral chemoreflex loop following acute acid-base disturbances in anesthetized cats
Authors: Schuitmake,r J; DeGoede, J; Berkenbosch, A; Olievier, C; Ward, D
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1989
Respiratory Control, A Modelling Perspective (1989)
Chapter: Building dynamic models of the control of breathing during hypoxia
Authors: Ward, DS; DeGoede, J; Berkenbosch, A
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1989
Control of Breathing during Sleep and Anesthesia. (1988)
Chapter: Effects of enflurane on the ventilatory response to increased carbon dioxide and metabolic rate in dogs
Authors: Ward, DS; Ginsburg, R; Abdul-Rasool, IH; Aqleh, K
Publisher: Plenum Press, New York 1988
Systems and Control Encyclopedia (1987)
Chapter: Respiratory System: Modelling and Identification
Authors: Bellville, JW; Ward, DS; Wiberg, D
Publisher: Pergamon Press 1987
Concepts and Formalizations in the Control of Breathing (1986)
Chapter: Role of peripheral D-2 dopamine receptors in the hypoxic ventilatory response
Authors: Ward, DS
Publisher: Manchester University Press 1986
Modelling and Control of Breathing (1983)
Chapter: Analysis of a ventilatory noise model in man and cat
Authors: Ward, DS; DeGoede, J; Wiberg, D; Berkenbosch, A; Bellville, JW
Publisher: Elsevier 1983
Modelling and Control of Breathing (1983)
Chapter: A system dynamics model of human respiratory regulation
Authors: Jensen, J; Mosekilde, E; Ward, DS
Publisher: Elsevier 1983