Professor of Neurological Surgery, Anesthesiology, Neurobiology & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Vice Chairman, Research
Director, Brain Trauma Research Center
Phone: (412) 383-2188
e-mail: dixonec@upmc.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest

Mechanisms of induction and recovery of functional deficits following traumatic brain injury; neurotransmitter agonist therapies for recovery of post traumatic functional deficits; models of traumatic brain injury; clinical studies of pharmacotherapy in TBI patients.

Biography

C. Edward Dixon, PhD, received his PhD degree in physiological psychology from the Virginia Commonwealth University in 1985. That year, he was awarded a National Research Service Award for Postdoctoral Fellows by the National Institutes of Health and joined the Division of Neurological Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia.

In 1986, he became a postdoctoral fellow in the Biomedical Science Department of the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, MI. Dr. Dixon was named assistant professor in the Division of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Virginia in 1987 and became an assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston in 1991.

In 1995, he joined the Brain Trauma Research Center in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh as associate professor and became the director of the Brain Trauma Research Center in October 2002. In 1995, he received his adjunct faculty position with the Department of Anesthesiology and in 2000, he received his adjunct faculty position with the Department of Neurobiology. In 1997, Dr. Dixon became director of the Acute Care Core of the Center for Injury Research and Control (CIRCL) at UPMC. In January 2003 he received an adjunct faculty position with the Department of Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation. In 2001, he became a co-director of the Safar Center for Resuscitative Research and in May of 2004, Dr. Dixon was named full professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2008, he was appointed vice chairman of research in the Department of Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Dixon served as president of the National Neurotrauma Society for the 2002-2003 term and continued as councilor of the society for the 2004-2007 term. He also has continued as a study section participant of several public and private grant review panels. His research has dealt primarily with mechanisms of post-traumatic memory deficits, rodent models of traumatic brain injury, and functional outcomes.

Dr. Dixon has published 137 papers in refereed journals, one book (co-editor), 21 book chapters, and two editorials.

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

Professional Organization Membership

American Association for the Advancement of Science
International Neurotrauma Society
National Neurotrauma Society (Charter Member)
Pittsburgh Chapter of Society for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience
WINTR (Women in Neurotrauma Research)

Editorial Service

• Editorial Boards:

Journal of Neurotrauma

• Ad Hoc Reviewer:

Brain Research
Journal of Neurochemistry
Journal of Neuroscience
Journal of Neurotrauma
Learning Memory
Stroke