Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Anesthesiology Special Interest Group
      
Anesthesiology Special Interest Group
  
      EVVCOM ASIG  
 
 

 
 
 
 
EVVCOM ASIG Advisors

 

Maxine Lee, M.D.

Clinical Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiology Consultants of Virginia, Inc.
5115 Bernard Drive, Suite 201
Roanoke, Virginia 24018


Richard P. Wyeth, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Anatomy & Physiology
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Richard P. Wyeth, Ph.D.2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060

Telephone: 540-231-8175
Fax: 540-231-5252
E-mail: wyeth@vcom.vt.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM & Friday 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Discipline
Anatomy & Physiology

Education
1973 University of Illinois, M.A.
2000 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Ph.D.

Currently Teaching
Cellular, Cardiac, & Vascular Physiology
Cardiac & Vascular Anatomy
Respiratory & Gastrointestinal Anatomy

Research Interests
Aging and gender in cardiac and cardiovascular disease: The steroid hormonal composition of men and women differs. These differences result in a sexual dimorphism that extends not just to the observable phenotype but also to the physiology of the heart and blood vasculature as people age. Our research focuses on the mechanisms of these differences. Specifically, we are interested in how sex steroids and age determine the biochemical, molecular biological, immunological, and biophysical responses of cardiac myocytes that predispose to arrhythmias and congestive heat failure. We are interested in how vasculature responses to autonomic stimulation differ as men and women age, and how their responses to microgravity will influence space exploration.