As a Consultant Anaesthetist at UCLH (FRCA, FFFPMRCA, MD), Brigitta developed a strong interest in acute and chronic pain management. She currently leads the Acute Pain Team and also overlooks the inpatient chronic pain patient service at UCLH.
Teaching and research form an important part of her responsibilities and make life as a consultant challenging and interesting. Brigitta is also the lead clinician for vascular anaesthesia working within a world class Multidisciplinary Endovascular Team at UCLH. She examines for the European Society of Anaesthesiology for many years in German and English.
Research interests:
- Acute and ongoing pain
- Psychopharmacology and pharmacokinetics of anaesthetic drugs
Recent Publications
Selected publications from the last 6 years:
- M Blagrove, CJA Morgan, HV Curran, B Brandner. The incidence of unpleasant dreams after sub-anaesthetic ketamine. Psychopharmacology (2008) 203:109-120
- Friswell J, Phillips C, Holding J, Morgan CJ, Brandner B, Curran HV.
Acute effects of opioids on memory functions of healthy men and women.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2008 Jun;198(2):243-50 - B Brandner, M Nagaratnam: Interventional techniques for chronic pain in OPML Chronic pain eds A Dickman, K H Simpson 2008 ISBN 9780199230280
- Acute Pain OPML Editors L Bromley, B Brandner Oxford University Press 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-923472
Services that this consultant provides: