Leah Acker, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology

Contact Info:

Office Location:	308 Research Drive, LSRC B255, Durham, NC 27710
Office Phone:	(919) 668-1334
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Education:

M.D.	Duke University, School of Medicine	2017
Ph.D.	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2014

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Colón-Emeric, CS; Peskoe, S; Ashner, MC; Kraus, VB; Huebner, JL; Hall, KS; Smith, P; Feld, JA; Acker, LC; Whitson, HE (2026). Clinical predictors of resilience following total knee arthroplasty: the PRIME-KNEE study.. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 81(5). [doi]  [abs]
2. Kang, MS; Acker, L; Woldorff, MG; Yu-Chin, C (2026). Neurocognitive Dynamics Underlying Penalty-induced Boosting of Proactive Metacontrol and Its Influence on Reactive Metacontrol.. J Cogn Neurosci, 38(3), 509-524. [doi]  [abs]
3. Brooke, N; Roberts, KC; Heinz, SAS; Metzler, E; Peskoe, S; Whitson, HE; Ginsberg, JP; Acker, LC (2026). Translational Methods for Wearable Heart Rate Variability Monitoring in Older Adults: Preoperative Risk Stratification and Postoperative Monitoring.. J Cardiovasc Transl Res, 19(1), 20. [doi]  [abs]
4. Kjaerulff, I; Soyster Heinz, SA; Fuller, M; Wright, MC; Blitz, J; Browndyke, J; Mathew, JP; Whitson, H; Acker, LC (2026). Mixed-methods Analysis of Preoperative Distress and Postoperative Outcomes in a Prospective, Observational Cohort of Older Adults.. Anesthesiology, 144(1), 77-89. [doi]  [abs]
5. Roberts, KC; Soyster Heinz, SA; Peskoe, S; Brooke, NE; Rosser, MA; Kenny, HC; Mekaru, H; Chen, V; Metzler, E; Browndyke, J; Whitson, HE; Ginsberg, JP; Acker, LC (2025). Aging Brain-Heart-Immune Axis and Postoperative Delirium: A Prospective Observational Study of Preoperative Heart Rate Variability Using At-home Wearable Devices.. Anesthesiology, 143(5), 1403-1406. [doi]