Yvonne M. Hernandez

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Ph.D., Pharmacology
Georgetown University
(202) 687-5179
hernandy@georgetown.edu

I am the Course Director for Medical Pharmacology, a second year Medical School Course. In this position, I organize the curriculum for the course and act as a representative from the Department of Pharmacology in the Medical School. I am involved in the selection process for medical students, and I serve on a committee devoted to bettering education for Medical Students at Georgetown University and across the country.

Selected Publications:

• Wasserman AM, Ferreira M Jr, Sahibzada N, Hernandez YM, Gillis RA: GABA-mediated neurotransmission in the ventrolateral NTS plays a role in respiratory regulation in the rat. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 283:R1423-41, 2002
• Wasserman AM, Sahibzada N, Hernandez YM, Gillis RA: Specific subnuclei of the nucleus tractus solitarius play a role in determining the duration of inspiration in the rat. Brain Res. 880:118-30, 2000
• McManigle JE, Gillis RA, Dretchen KL, Taveira Da Silva AM, Hernandez YM: Respiratory depression produced by intravenously administered NBQX. Pharmacology. 56:285-90, 1998
• Hernandez YM, Raczkowski VF, Dretchen KL, Gillis RA: Cocaine inhibits sympathetic neural activity by acting in the central nervous system and at the sympathetic ganglion. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 277:1114-21, 1996
• Gillis RA, Hernandez YM, Erzouki HK, Raczkowski VF, Mandal AK, Kuhn FE, Dretchen KL: Sympathetic nervous system mediated cardiovascular effects of cocaine are primarily due to a peripheral site of action of the drug. Drug Alcohol Depend. 37:217-30, 1995
• Chen K, Hernandez YM, Dretchen KL, Gillis RA: Intravenous NBQX inhibits spontaneously occurring sympathetic nerve activity and reduces blood pressure in cats. Eur J Pharmacol. 252:155-60, 1994
• Raczkowski VF, Hernandez YM, Erzouki HK, Abrahams TP, Mandal AK, Hamosh P, Friedman E, Quest JA, Dretchen KL, Gillis RA: Cocaine acts in the central nervous system to inhibit sympathetic neural activity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 257:511-9, 1991
• Gillis RA, Bachenheimer LC, Dretchen KL, Erzouki HK, Hernandez YM, Jain RK, Jain MK, Kuhn FE, Quest J, Schaer GL: Role of the sympathetic nervous system in the cardiovascular effects of cocaine. NIDA Res Monogr. 108:92-109, 1991

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