Anaesthesia

Head: Professor C S Goodchild
Address: Department of Anaesthesia, Level 5, Block E, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168
Telephone: (03) 9550 5290
Fax: (03) 9550 5211
Email: colin.goodchild@med.monash.edu.au
Basic studies on the antinociceptive properties of spinally administered drugs; a detailed analysis of the mechanism of their actions; the development of novel drugs targeting these spinal systems: studies include collaboration with the Department of Pharmacology in the study of GABAA receptor subtypes involved in spinal antinociceptive mechanisms; clinical studies of the treatment of acute and chronic pain syndromes; clinical audit of acute post-operative pain services; epidemiological studies of chronic pains following surgery.
The department also has an interest in intravenous anaesthesia and cerebral protection during surgery and anaesthesia.