UPMC Medical Education Pain Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Topics

• Opioid Use Disorder Treatment 42
• Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation 40
• Pain Mechanisms and Treatments 36
• Pain Management and Treatment 26
• Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 23
• Anesthesia and Pain Management 16
• Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research 16
• Diversity and Career in Medicine 15
• Pain Management and Opioid Use 14
• Pain Management and Placebo Effect 10
• Migraine and Headache Studies 9
• Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies 8

Most cited

1. Risk Factors Associated With Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in US Patients Seeking Primary Care.

   JAMA network open · 2021 · 233 citations · Ajay Wasan

2. Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.

   Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026 · 20 citations · Ajay Wasan

3. Optimizing and Accelerating the Development of Precision Pain Treatments for Chronic Pain: IMMPACT Review and Recommendations.

   The journal of pain · 2023 · 81 citations · Ajay Wasan

4. Restoration of sensory feedback from the foot and reduction of phantom limb pain via closed-loop spinal cord stimulation.

   Nature biomedical engineering · 2024 · 50 citations · Isaiah Levy

5. Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.

   Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026 · 14 citations · Ajay Wasan