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When you need to get the name of one of the nation’s top doctors as close to home as St. Louis, just call 314-TOP-DOCS (314-867-3627) or toll free 1-866-867-3627. This is the physician referral and health information line from Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

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Anesthesiology

Catherine Kei Ifune, MD, PhD

Current Position
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Specialty Areas
Anesthesiology

Mailing Address
Washington University School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology 660 South Euclid Avenue Campus Box 8054 St. Louis, MO 63110

Areas of Clinical Interest
Anesthesiology

Board Certification
Anesthesiology -- Certified

Medical Education

B.S.: Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1985

Ph.D.: Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1990

M.D.: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1997

Residency: Anesthesiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, 2000

Hospital Affiliations

Honors and Awards

Society of College Women Fellowship, 1985

Monticello Research Fellowship, 1985

Public Health Services National Research Service Award, 1991

Leonard W. Fabian Award, 1999

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Ifune CK, Steinbach JH. Modulation of Acetylcholine-Elicited Currents in Rat Phaechromocytoma Cells by Internal Polyphosphates. Journal of Physiology (London), 1993; 463: 341-447

Ifune CK, Steinbach JH. Inward Rectification of Acetylcholine-Elicited Currents in Rat Phaeochromocytoma Cells. Journal of Physiology (London), 1992; 457: 143-165

Ifune CK, Steinbach JH. Voltage-Dependent Block by Magnesium of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channels in Rat Phaeochromocytoma Cells. Journal of Physiology (London), 1991; 443: 683-701

Ifune CK, Steinbach JH. Rectification of Acetylcholine-Elicited Currents in PC12 Cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 1990; 87: 4794-4798

Ifune CK, Steinbach JH. Regulation of Sodium Currents and Acetylcholine Responses in PC12 Cells. Brain Research, 1990; 506: 243-248

Catherine Kei Ifune, MD, PhD

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