Austrian Scientists & Scholars
AdventHealth Central Florida Division welcomed Dr. Peter Nagele, MD, MSc as Chief Scientific Officer for the AdventHealth Central Florida Division.
A nationally recognized, NIH‑funded physician‑scientist, Dr. Nagele will help accelerate our research strategy, expand NIH and industry partnerships, mentor emerging investigators, and strengthen how scientific discovery is integrated into whole‑person care. Dr. Nagele joins us from the University of Chicago, where he served as a tenured Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. His research spans cardiovascular medicine, genomics, perioperative science, and mental health—and includes landmark work identifying the rapid antidepressant effects of nitrous oxide in patients with severe depression. He has built and led multidisciplinary research programs that translate discovery into practical advances for patients, and his collaborative leadership will be instrumental as we continue to grow a mission‑driven, high‑performing research culture across Central Florida.
Further information:
Dr. Peter Nagele is a founding member and long-standing board member of ASciNA. He served as president from 2008 to 2011 (https://ascina.at/leadership/).
He studied medicine at the University of Innsbruck and completed his residency in anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Vienna General Hospital. In 2005, Peter Nagele earned his habilitation at the Medical University of Vienna and has been conducting research in the United States ever since.
After a research fellowship as an anesthesiologist and clinical researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, he moved to the University of Chicago, where he held a professorship in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care.
Nagele has been honored with numerous prizes and awards, including the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art and the Großes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Salzburg.
