The ACkER Lab is rethinking how we protect the brain during and after surgery—especially in older patients at risk for long-term cognitive decline. We’re a multidisciplinary team spanning …

Acker, Leah, Kevin Xu, and J. P. Ginsberg. “ The brain-heart-immune axis: a vago-centric framework for predicting and enhancing resilient recovery in older surgery patients.

I am a physician-scientist on the faculty at Duke University School of Medicine. I practice as an anesthesiologist in the Duke Health System and am a member of the Private Diagnostic Clinic,...

Leah Acker, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Duke University School of Medicine, a Research Education Core Fellow at the Duke Pepper Center and a practicing …

The Anesthesiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Engineering Research (ACkER) Laboratory, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), operates at the intersection of neuroscience, …

Dr. Leah Acker is an engineer, neuroscientist, and practicing neurosurgical anesthesiologist. She is dedicated to creating non-invasive, drug-free neuromodulation technologies that enhance …

Nov 20, 2025 · Duke Anesthesiology’s Leah Acker, MD, PhD, has been selected for the 2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Award in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss, …

Acker, Leah C., Erica N. Pino, Edward S. Boyden, and Robert Desimone. “ Large Volume, Behaviorally-relevant Illumination for Optogenetics in Non-human Primates.

Leah Acker Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology Anesthesiology, Neuroanesthesia [email protected] 136 Sands Building, Durham, NC 27710

Dr. Leah Acker is an assistant professor in Anesthesiology, a neuro-anesthesiologist, and a graduate faculty member in Neurobiology and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke …