Portrait of Graham R Huesmann, MD, PhD

Graham R Huesmann, MD, PhD

Physician, Neurology

Research Interests

  • Acute and ICU epilepsy monitoring
  • The role of Caspase-3 in suppressing synaptic communication
  • Targeting activation of neuronal Caspase-3 as a novel epilepsy therapy
  • Epileptogenesis in cortical dysplasias

Education and Training

  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2013
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2011
  • MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2007
  • PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2005

Publications

  • Johnson CL, Schwarb H, D J McGarry M, Anderson AT, Huesmann GR, Sutton BP, Cohen NJ. Viscoelasticity of subcortical gray matter structures. Hum Brain Mapp. 2016 Dec;37(12):4221-4233
  • Mackay DD, Huesmann GR, Wu RI, Stone JR, Pless ML. Giant cell arteritis causing symmetric bilateral posterior circulation infarcts. J Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Oct;19(7):393-6
  • Huesmann GR, Clayton DF. Dynamic role of postsynaptic caspase-3 and BIRC4 inzebra finch song-response habituation. Neuron. 2006 Dec 21;52(6):1061-72
  • Davies SA, Stewart EJ, Huesmann GR, Skaer NJ, Maddrell SH, Tublitz NJ, Dow JA. Neuropeptide stimulation of the nitric oxide signaling pathway in Drosophila melanogaster Malpighian tubules. Am J Physiol. 1997 Aug;273(2 Pt 2):R823-7
  • O'Donnell MJ, Dow JA, Huesmann GR, Tublitz NJ, Maddrell SH. Separate control of anion and cation transport in malpighian tubules of Drosophila Melanogaster. J Exp Biol. 1996 May;199(Pt 5):1163-75

Academic (or Faculty) Appointments

  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Research Assistant Professor