Warren Zapol
Warren M. Zapol | |
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Nationality | American |
Medical career | |
Profession | Physician |
Field | Anesthesiology |
Institutions | Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
Warren M. Zapol (1942-14 December 2021
The Warren M. Zapol Professorship in Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital is named in his honor. Emery N. Brown is the current Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anesthesiology.[2]
Early life and education
Zapol was born in New York and attended Stuyvesant High School.
Following graduation from the University of Rochester, Zapol served in the
Career
Zapol's major research efforts included studies of acute
In 2003, Zapol and his former research fellow Claes Frostell received the Inventor of the Year award from the Intellectual Property Owners Association for the development of a system to safely deliver inhaled nitric oxide,[5] a technique now used to save the lives of thousands of babies each year that he pioneered with his MGH team.[6]
In 2006, a steep mountain glacier in Antarctica was named for Zapol (78° 35’S, 85° 51’W).[citation needed]
From 2008 through 2016, he was appointed by President
In 2011, he presented the third annual John W. Severinghaus Lecture on Translational Research at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting.[7]
In 2012, he was designated as a Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association.[citation needed]
In 2014, Zapol together with his son David Zapol founded Third Pole Therapeutics, a US-based company developing next generation life-saving heart and lung therapies. The company is developing products that will generate and deliver electric nitric oxide.[citation needed]
Zapol was inducted as a Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors in 2016.
References
- ^ a b "Remembering Physicians". Massachusetts General Hospital. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Emery Brown". Institute for Medical Engineering & Science. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ a b "Warren Zapol | US Arctic Research Commission". Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ a b "Dr. adventure". MIT Technology Review. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. June 17, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Affairs, Sue McGreevey Massachusetts General Hospital Public (2015-07-08). "Electrifying invention can save young lives". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Dr. Adventure". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ Warren M. Zapol; Life at the Frontier: The Third Annual John W. Severinghaus Lecture on Translational Science. Anesthesiology 2011; 114:771–781 doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31820708d7