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Dr. Michael "Jay" Buys awarded $1.1 million NIH VA Merit Grant

Dr. Michael "Jay" Buys awarded $1.1 million NIH VA Merit Grant

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine is excited to announce that Michael "Jay" Buys, MD, has been awarded a $1.1 million National Institute of Health Veterans Affairs Merit Grant. This grant, spread over three years, supports his groundbreaking research on reducing chronic opioid use among veterans undergoing community care surgery using a transitional pain service. Congratulations, Dr. Buys, on this incredible achievement and your dedication to improving veterans' health! 

Read more about the project.

A portrait of Jay Buys next to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs logo.