Peer Reviewed Publications (Selected Recent)

Van Acker G, Kim CH. Ventral Column Spinal Cord Stimulation for Post Lumbar Laminectomy Syndrome: A Case Report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002268. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37126791.

Kim S, Fazio K, Suric V, Van Acker G, Kim C. Comparison of MRI and Intra-Procedural Measurements A Case Series. Pain Medicine Case Reports. 2023:7;2.93-96.

Falowski S, Kim C, Obradovic M, Parker J. A Prospective Multi-Center Case Series Utilizing Intraoperative Neuromonitoring with Evoked Compound Action Potentials to Confirm Spinal Cord Stimulation Lead Placement. Neuromodulation. Neuromodulation. 2022 Jan 25:S1094-7159(21)06947-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2021.11.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35088735.

Suric V. Mata N, Hillery T, Kim C. Impact of Opioid Dose and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Chronic Opioid Patients Using STOP-Bang Questionnaire. Pain Physician. 2022 Nov;26(8):E1263-1267.

Habibi BA, Kim C, Elsharkawy H. Persistent and Chronic Perioperative Pain After Cancer Surgery. Curr Oncol Rep. 2022 Jan 21. doi: 10.1007/s11912-021-01152-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35061194. 

Grabnar M, Roach MJ, Abd-Elsayed A, Kim C. Impact of lavender on pain and anxiety levels associated with spine procedures. Ochsner J. 2021 Winter;21(4):358-363. doi: 10.31486/toj.21.0013.

Chin KJ, Versyck B, Elsharkawy H, Rojas Gomez MF, Sala-Blanch X, Reina MA. Anatomical basis of fascial plane blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Jul;46(7):581-599. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-102506. PMID: 34145071.

Eshraghi Y, Chakravarthy K, Schuster N, Abdallah R, Vallejo R, Strand N, Sayed D, Kim D, Kim, C, Shirvalkar P, Meacham K, Deer T. The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Practical Guidelines to Study Design and Scientific Manuscript Preparation in Neuromodulation. J Pain Res. 2021;14:1027-1041’.

Van Acker G, Wilson R, Kim C. Peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain. Interventional Pain Reports.2021; 5 (4):201.

Tsui BCH, Elsharkawy H, Mounir L, Kolli S, Narouze S, Drake R. Epidural placement using catheter over needle: a cadaver study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Mar 9:rapm-2021-102486. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-102486.

Wahezi SE, Duarte RA, Yerra S, Thomas MA, Pujar B, Sehgal N, Argoff C, Manchikanti L, Gonzalez D, Jain R, Kim CH, Hossack M, Senthelal S, Jain A, Leo N, Shaparin N, Wong D, Wong A, Nguyen K, Singh JR, Grieco G, Patel A, Kinon MD, Kaye AD. Telemedicine During COVID-19 and Beyond: A Practical Guide and Best Practices Multidisciplinary Approach for the Orthopedic and Neurologic Pain Physical Examination. Pain Physician. 2020 Aug;23(4S):S205-S238. Erratum in: Pain Physician. 2020 Nov;23(6):647.

Grabnar M, Kim C. Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy: A Case Report. AJPMR. July 20, 2020 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001542.

Averna A, Pasquale V, Murphy MD, Rogantin MP, Van Acker GM, Nudo RJ, Chiappalone M, Guggenmos DJ. Differential Effects of Open- and Closed-Loop Intracortical Microstimulation on Firing Patterns of Neurons in Distant Cortical Areas. Cereb Cortex. 2020 May 14;30(5):2879-2896. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz281. PMID: 31832642; PMCID: PMC7197073.

Mata N, Habibi B, Kim C. Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Treatment of Frostbite Neuropathy: A Case Report. Pain Medicine Case Report. 2020;(4) 6:207-210.

Brown J, Placeway J, Kim C. Two Cases of Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia. Pain Medicine Case Reports. 2020;4:179-182.

Wilson RD, Kim CH. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Management of Pain: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40141-019-00256-1.

Cleland T, Wilson R, Kim C, Jain N. What’s New in Orthopedic Rehabilitation. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2020;102(22):1923.

Ban C.H. Tsui, Elsharkawy HE. The novel cervical erector spinae plane block: interfacial layers remain important in the spread of anesthetics. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Elsharkawy H, Saasouh W, Babazade R, Soliman LM, Horn JL, Zaky S. Real-time Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Epidural with Transverse Interlaminar View: Evaluation of an In-Plane Technique. Pain Med. 2019 Sep 1;20(9):1750-1755. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz026. 

Deer TR, Grider JS, Pope JE, Falowski S, Lamer TJ, Calodney A, Provenzano DA, Sayed D, Lee E, Wahezi SE, Kim C, Hunter C, Gupta M, Benyamin R, Chopko B, Demesmin D, Diwan S, Gharibo C, Kapural L, Kloth D, Klagges BD, Harned M, Simopoulos T, McJunkin T, Carlson JD, Rosenquist RW, Lubenow TR, Mekhail N. The MIST Guidelines: The Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Consensus Group Guidelines for Minimally Invasive Spine Treatment. Pain Pract.  2019 Mar;19(3):250-274