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 Mass. Eye and Ear Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual(s) addressed in the message above. This communication may contain sensitive or confidential information. If you are not an intended recipient, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you believe ou have received this e-mail in error and the email contains patient information, please contact the Mass. Eye and Ear Compliance Line at If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail. 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 http://merci.ucsd.edu EFTA01048507