Lunardi Lab
The Lunardi Lab is part of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Virginia. Our research focuses on two broad topics:
- The impact of anesthetic drugs on endogenous sleep pathways
- The pathogenic mechanisms of Intensive Care Unit delirium
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Nadia Lunardi, MD, is a general and critical care anesthesiologist driven by a personal experience in the ICU as a teenager. She also works with heart and lung surgery patients during their initial recovery (post-surgery), while they are still in the hospital.
Current Projects
The Lunardi Lab is working on two main projects: Effects of sevoflurane and propofol anesthesia on sleep-wake behavior Pathogenetic mechanisms of Intensive Care Unit delirium
Publications
View our most recent findings and publications.