WashU Medicine researchers, including Drs. Robert Gereau, Bryan Copits, and Juliet Mwirigi, were recently featured for their groundbreaking chronic pain research, advancing precision treatments and non-opioid therapies to improve patient care.
Category: Pain Management
Can we predict who will develop migraine headaches? (Links to an external site)
Dr. Nahman-Averbuch is leading two studies to help predict who is at risk of developing migraine disorder, and to identify the changes in brain connectivity and hormone levels that precede the onset of migraine headaches in adolescents.
WashU’s Anesthesiology Residency and Fellowship Classes Celebrate Graduates
WashU’s Anesthesiology residency and fellowship classes came together in June to celebrate the accomplishments of their graduates.
Study targets kappa opioid receptor to develop more effective drugs for pain management
In a study published in Nature Communications in March 2023, researchers from the Center for Clinical Pharmacology unveil promising research in the development of more effective, less addictive, and safer pain management drugs.
WashU Pain Medicine doctors recognized among Castle Connolly ‘Top Doctors’ List
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Jessica J. Justmann, MD, and Robert A. Swarm, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were recently recognized as Top Pain Medicine Doctors for 2022 by Castle Connolly.
Lesley Rao, MD, named chief of pain management division
Dr. Rao will lead the clinical and educational responsibilities of the Pain Management Division, serve as the clinical section chief of the Washington University Pain Center, and operate as the director of the Pain Management Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Kate Gurba, MD, PhD, appointed Director of Acute Pain Management
Dr. Gurba has made significant contributions to the Acute Pain Service as a fellow, and even more so with her work as an attending on the service over the past year.
Robert Swarm, MD, stepping down as Division Chief of Pain Management and Director of Pain Management Center
Dr. Swarm has led pain management in Anesthesiology for almost three decades and under his leadership, our Pain Management Division has had a remarkably positive impact on our patients.
Lesley Rao, MD, appointed Associate Division Chief of Pain Management
Dr. Rao will work in collaboration with hospital and departmental leaders, as well as with pain division faculty, to further the Pain Management Division’s contributions to the missions of the Washington University Pain Center.
PRC Honors CAM Pain Management Center with 5-Star award for patient experience
The Pain Management Center was recently honored with a 5-star award from the Professional Research Consultants (PRC). This award designation is given annually to facilities that score in the top 10% of PRC’s national client database.