Anaesthesia and Pain Management Research

Department Research Lead

Professor Andrew Davidson

Email andrew.davidson@rch.org.au

Telephone (613) 9345 5233

Cardiac Anaesthesia Research Lead

Dr Paul Davies

Email paul.davies@rch.org.au

Telephone (613) 9345 5233

PhD Students

Dr Bae Corlette

Dr Paul Davies

Research Manager

Suzette Sheppard

Research Fellow

Dr Marie Kratzer

Visitors

Lucas Guimaraes Ferreira Fonseca (Brazil) 2024

Eun-hee Kim (South Korea) 2025-2026

Issada Jindawatthana (Thailand) 2025-2026

Description of Research

Research within the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management is conducted within the Anaesthesia and Pain Management Group in the Clinical Sciences Theme of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Our group focuses on improving the quality of care received by children before, during, and after their operations.

Major research themes include:

• Anaesthesia impact on the developing brain
• Pharmacokinetics of local anaesthetic agents
• Central Venous Access studies
• EEG and anaesthesia in the neonate
• Anaesthesia and the difficult airway
• Blood management during cardiac anaesthesia
• Environmental sustainability in anaesthesia
• Acute and chronic pain management
• Optimal outcomes and recovery from anaesthesia

Details of our research program, achievements and publications can be found at: https://www.mcri.edu.au/research/research-areas/clinical-sciences/anaesthetics

Funding opportunities

ANZCA research grants: https://www.anzca.edu.au/news/anzca-research-grants-for-2026 

ASA research grants: https://asa.org.au/asaeducation/asa-awards-prizes-and-research-grants/pre-nsc-adjudicated-grant-opportunities 

SPANZA research grants: https://www.spanza.org.au/research/research-grants/