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Keith M. Vogt, MD, PhD, FASA

  • Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Bioengineering, and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh
  • Director, Anesthesiology Neuroscience Research Program, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
  • Director, Pittsburgh ANesTHEsiology Research (PANTHER) Track, UPMC Anesthesiology Residency Program
  • Director of Resident Research, UPMC Anesthesiology Residency Program
  • Director, Anesthesiology Professional Practice Rotation, UPMC Anesthesiology Residency Program
  • Affiliated faculty, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and Center for AI Innovation in Medical Imaging

    Education & Training

  • Marshall W. Webster Physician Leadership Program, UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
  • T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesiology Residency, UPMC
  • Preliminary Medicine Internship, Riverside Methodist Hospital
  • MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • PhD, Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University
  • MS, Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University
  • BE, Electrical Engineering Youngstown State University
Awards
First place abstract, International Association of Anesthetic Pharmacology annual meeting, 2024
Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2024
Association of University Anesthesiologists Active Member of the Year Award, 2024
Active Member, Association of University Anesthesiologists, 2023
Kosaka Best Abstract Clinical Research Award, IARS (International Anesthesia Research Society) Annual Meeting, 2021
Top finalist abstracts, IARS Annual Meeting, 2018 & 2019
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anesthesiology, Award for Excellence in Clinical Resident Teaching, 2016, 2017, 2020
Representative Publications

Dr. Vogt's publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.

Research, Clinical, and/or Academic Interests

Research Program Foci

  • Understanding the neuroscience of cognitive functions that characterize consciousness experience, with a particular focus on memory formation and pain perception.
  • Determining the systems-level neural correlates of the action of anesthetic and analgesic agents in the brain, including during the experience of pain
  • Development of whole-brain functional connectivity as a neurosignature for the experience of pain
  • Develop structural and functional biomarkers for cognitive vulnerability and postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction
  • Use of perioperative and/or neuroimaging data to predict/prevent adverse outcomes, with a particular interest in neurologic and psychiatric data/outcomes

Dr. Vogt's research broadly applies bioengineering systems and signals principles to better understand human neuroscience questions that are broadly relevant to anesthesiology and pain medicine. Dr. Vogt is the Director of our Anesthesiology Neuroscience Research Program. In addition to performing research with direct clinical relevance, his group also seeks to answer important questions fundamental to neuroscience.  Dr. Vogt supports and is actively engaged in team science and is excited to collaborate with other researchers and engage with trainees working at the interface of engineering, neuroscience, and medicine.

Research Grants

  • National Institutes of Health, R01AT013058 (PI: Vogt), A mechanistic neuroimaging study to determine brain changes with auricular stimulation and auriculotherapy in healthy volunteers and chronic low back pain patients, 2025-2030
  • National Institutes of Health, R35GM146822 (PI: Vogt), Neuroimaging to Identify the Neural Correlates of Anesthetic and Analgesic Action in Humans, 2022-2027
  • National Institutes of Health, K23GM132755 (PI: Vogt), Anesthetic Modulation of Human Memory During Acute Pain, 2019-2022
  • Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research, Clinical/Translational Mentored Research Training Grant, (PI: Vogt), Neuroimaging to Identify the Neural Correlates of Anesthetic and Analgesic Action in Humans, 2017 - 2019 
     

Educational Interests

Dr. Vogt is strongly committed to advancing scholarly education during clinical training programs. He has helped develop the curriculum and continues to direct the novel Anesthesiology Professional Practice rotation for our PGY1 residents.  Additionally, he directs the Pittsburgh ANesTHEsiology Research (PANTHER) track for training future physician scientists. He currently serves as Director of Resident Research for our residency program. He is committed to the mentorship of diverse graduate and medical trainees at all levels and supports faculty colleagues interested in advancement in academic medicine.