Academic Information
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests
- Postoperative delirium
- Heart-brain connection
- Effect of recreational and illicit drugs on anesthetic and pain medication dosages
- Opioid use reduction in anesthesia and pain management
- Patient-care improvement
- Mental health of clinical research professionals
Areas of Expertise
- Psychiatry-Anesthesiology interface (psychosis)
- Neurocognitive assessment of postoperative delirium
- Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS)
- Patient-care improvement through collaborative research efforts with other departments
- Mental health of clinical research professionals
Education & Training
Degrees
2022 PhD, University of Cape Town
2016 MS, University of Cape Town
2012 BS, Stellenbosch University
Awards & Honors
- David and Elaine Potter Doctoral Fellowship 2016 – 2018
- David & Elaine Potter Foundation, United Kingdom
- National Research Foundation Innovation Doctoral Scholarship 2016 - 2018
- National Research Foundation, South Africa
Publications
- Subcortical volumes, frontal cortical thickness, and pro-inflammatory cytokines in schizophrenia versus methamphetamine-induced psychosis
Lauren Blake, Kimberley C. Williams, Anne A. Uhlmann, Henk Temmingh, Antoinette Burger, Dan J. Stein & Petrus J. W. Naudé
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-025-01022-9 - The relationship between measurement of in vivo brain glutamate and markers of iron metabolism: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study in healthy adults
Antoinette Burger, Maritha J. Kotze, Dan J. Stein, Susan Janse van Rensburg, Fleur M. Howells
https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14583 - The impact of acute and short-term methamphetamine abstinence on brain metabolites: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy chemical shift imaging study
Antoinette Burger, Samantha J. Brooks, Dan J. Stein, Fleur M. Howells
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.029