A5102760593- Radiology practices and education
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
2020-2022
Global Policy Institute
2021
University of California, San Diego
2021
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2021
University of South Florida
2019-2021
University of Virginia
2021
Moffitt Cancer Center
2019-2020
Rush University Medical Center
2015
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1990
Cornell University
1990
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Since then, government agencies have taken significant measures to contain spread of coronavirus, imposing aggressive such as travel bans and shelters-in-place. While these efforts flattened curve curtailed virus, they also produced negative collateral effects on economy medical education. Tens thousands third-year students across United States were abruptly frozen in their progress choosing...
Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained surgical registry.To compare postoperative narcotic consumption between multimodal analgesia (MMA) and patient-controlled (PCA) after an anterior cervical discectomy fusion (ACDF).Studies suggest that approach to pain management leads decreased morphine total joint arthroplasty lumbar spinal procedures. Patients surgeons would benefit from knowing whether is superior PCA for ACDF.A retrospective cohort study ACDF patients receiving either...
The Open Payments database reports payments made to physicians by industry. Given the potential for financial conflicts of interest relating patient outcomes, further scrutiny these data is valuable. Therefore, objective this study was analyze physician-industry relationships specialty type, payment geospatial trend, and longitudinal trend between 2014–2018. We conducted an observational, retrospective analysis from licensed United States listed in National Plan & Provider Enumeration...
This manuscript is designed to complement the previously published primer on salary structures for new pain physicians. The previous "Employment Contract Financial Models Pain Physician: A Primer" had a goal of increasing understanding financial models by fellows when preparing contract negotiations. illustrates many equally important considerations "non-monetary" values that are significant part negotiation outside salary. It contributes overall education trainees and physicians benefits...
To date, no case studies specifically describing a curved kyphoplasty needle becoming lodged in the vertebral body with inability to be withdrawn have been reported. We describe involving single level balloon coaxial during which cement delivery device could not removed after cavity filling. In this case, board-certified interventional pain management specialist was performing for an L2 osteoporotic compression fracture. The tools utilized procedure included flexible instruments designed...
First bite syndrome (FBS) is intense facial pain at the first of each meal. Currently, no guidelines exist for treating FBS, although botulinum toxin injection has shown benefit. We describe a case right-sided FBS and painful trigeminal neuropathy, in which resolved 2 weeks using maxillary mandibular nerve block radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA). Our treatment may have disrupted somatic sensory input from parotid carried by auriculotemporal or lesioned otic ganglion resulting decreased...
RATIONALE: Patients discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia are at high risk readmission and mortality. Early in the pandemic we noted that many patients initial improvement of their COVID were subsequently readmitted with progressive hypoxemic respiratory failure. Therefore, implemented a remote patient monitoring program to track pulse oximetry, heart rate dyspnea COVID- 19 hospitalization. The goal was twofold: optimize hospital utilization resources by expeditiously...
An intrathecal drug delivery system (IDDS) has been widely utilized in the management of chronic pain and spasticity when oral pharmacologic agents are deemed ineffective. Typically, pumps implanted abdominal region; however, previous case reports have described nontraditional pump implantation sites, such as anterior thigh, gluteal region, iliac fossa. Adding to growing literature alternative this report discusses into submuscular plane pectoralis major muscle reviews advantages...