Dr. William M. Armstead works as Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care at The University of Pennsylvania Health System. He is also working as a member for Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. (Biochemistry) from University of Pennsylvania, 1979., and Ph.D. (Pharmacology) from Tulane University, 1985. His research interests include: Dr. Armstead's research focuses on characterizing mechanisms important in the control of cerebral hemodynamics under physiologic and pathologic conditions such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, and cerebral hypoxia/ischemia, particularly in the newborn. Current projects focus on interactions between the NMDA receptor and plasminogen activators after TBI, optimizing the efficacy/toxicity ratio of tPA, the only FDA approved treatment for stroke and translational research concerning the roles of sex and age in outcome after pediatric TBI.

Control of cerebral hemodynamics during physiologic and pathologic conditions such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and cerebral ischemia/reperfusion.