From: MARK TRAMO
To: "Homer, Natalie" <1
Bcc: jeevacation@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Music & Brain Science Expertise Request for a Harvard Study of Music in the Operating
Room
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 05:14:16 +0000
Thank you for your email and kind words, Dr Homer - I would be delighted to help. I spent a number of years
working with Drs Kiang and Delgutte in the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory of Auditory Physiology at MEEI and
look forward to talking soon - Mark
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 7:23 PM, Homer, Natalie < wrote:
Dr.Tramo,
I am an Ophthalmology Resident at Harvard Medical School and am collaborating with several ophthalmic plastic
surgeons at Harvard and across the country to study what effect playing music in the operating room has on patients, as
many of our surgeries are performed under "conscious sedation". As part of the project I am hoping to consult with
someone knowledgeable in the study of music's influence on a person's mood. We are also specifically interested in
accessing the effects of different genres of music (i.e. classic, jazz, soft rock, etc.) on an individual's state of relaxation
and their intraoperative vital signs, which could potentially help surgeons to choose the appropriate music types to
enhance the patient's overall surgical experience. I have read some of your insightful work through The Institute for
Music and Brain Science and would greatly value your input to help guide this project.
Thank you for your consideration,
Natalie Homer
PGY3 Ophthalmology Resident
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Harvard Medical School
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Mark Jude Tramo, MD PhD
Dept of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dept of Musicology, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Director, The Institute for Music & Brain Science
Co-Director, University of California Multi-Campus Music Research Initiative (UC MERCI)
http://www.BrainMusic.org
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