Annual Donald and Barbara Zucker Healthy Aging Lecture: Postoperative Delirium and the Acceleration of Brain Aging: Can We Stop the Snowball?
- Roybal Coordinating Center
- Jun 23
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July 9, 2026 | 5pm ET (Virtual)
Dr. Paul García, MD, PhD is a Professor of Anesthesiology at Columbia University.
Dr. García’s research has been funded by the NIH, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and private foundations. His work focuses on perioperative neuroscience and the development of clinically actionable approaches to brain monitoring. He has led clinical investigations examining electroencephalographic (EEG) biomarkers of anesthetic state, nociception, emergence from anesthesia, postoperative delirium, and cognitive recovery after surgery. His research seeks to identify neurophysiologic signatures that can guide individualized anesthetic care and improve perioperative outcomes. Dr. García’s interests center on multidisciplinary clinical research that informs evidence-based practice and advances perioperative brain health across diverse surgical populations.
This annual series, hosted by the Northwell Roybal Center for Personalized Trials, features leading researchers at the intersection of aging-related topics including Alzheimer Disease and related dementias and physical activity.