Dr. Patrick M. Dougherty
Regular Member
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Pain Medicine
Research Interests:
- Neurobiology, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of the spinal dorsal horn
- Forebrain mechanisms of somatosensation and hyperalgesia
- Mechanisms of central pain
- Neural mechanisms of hyperalgesia, chronic fatigue and cognitive impairment due to cancer and cancer therapies
- Psychophysics and functional imaging of acute, neuropathic and cancer pain in humans
The research in my laboratories is focused on gaining a multidisciplinary understanding of the neurochemical and physiological consequences of peripheral injury and inflammation on neural activity in the CNS. There are several on-going projects related to this broad issue that provide the opportunity for students to participate in studies on subjects ranging from mice to humans and using techniques ranging from passive behavioral (psychophysical) analysis to acute in vivo and in vitro neurophysiological studies to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Publications
Program Affiliations:
Program in Neuroscience
Contact Information
Phone: 713.745.0438
Email: pdougherty@mdanderson.org
Office: MDA FC13.2048 (Unit 409)
Title: Professor
Education:
Ph.D. - The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston - 1988
